East Hartford Police Department Welcomes Four To Its Ranks

Courtesy of EHPD

EAST HARTFORD, CT – The Town of East Hartford and the East Hartford Police Department welcomed three new police officers and an animal control officer Monday at the East Hartford Public Safety Complex.

Officers William Acevedo, Thomas Meleady Jr., Jordan Lytle and ACO Kristin Judd were sworn in by East Hartford Town Clerk Robert Pasek, overseen my East Hartford Mayor Michael P. Walsh, East Hartford Police Chief Scott Sansom and members of his command staff.

“East Hartford has one of the finest police departments in the state and that’s because of the men and women who serve as our police officers,” said Walsh.

“In order to continue providing the absolute best service to our community, we have to do our part ensuring our new officers continue to receive the finest training possible,” Sansom said. “These new officers are currently certified CT officers who have decided to make East Hartford their new home. We will be with them every step of the way ensuring they have access to every resource they need in their journey.”

The following became EHPD members Monday:

• Officer William Acevedo is 39 and has been a Hartford Police Officer since March of 2018. Acevedo has been described as being dependable and professional according to his supervisors in Hartford.

While in Hartford, Acevedo was assigned to the motor unit, and was a field training officer.

• Officer Thomas Meleady Jr. is 28 years old and has been serving as a police officer in Springfield, Mass., over the past four years.

Prior to his employment with Springfield, he served in the U.S. Army from May 2014 until he was honorably discharged in September 2017.

Meleady has been described by his peers as a person who truly loves being a police officer.

• Officer Jordan Lytle is 27 and has been a police officer in New Haven for the past year and a half.

In September of 2021, Lytle received a letter of commendation for removing a gunshot victim from a vehicle entangled in live wires.

• Animal Control Officer Kristin Judd previously served as a part-time ACO in East Hartford from November of 2019 until July of 2020.

Judd decided to pursue a full time position at the CT Humane Society where she was a team leader, assistant district manager and foster care coordinator.

She is pet certified in first aid and CPR and a certified dog trainer.

Acevedo, Meleady Jr., Lytle and Judd will start their training in the near future.