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Newtown Police's Newest Officer Has A Familiar Face

The Newtown Police Department swore in its newest officer this week.

(l. to r.) Newtown's newest police officer John Facto and Chief of Police David Kullgren
(l. to r.) Newtown's newest police officer John Facto and Chief of Police David Kullgren (Newtown Police Department)

NEWTOWN, CT — The Newtown Police Department swore in its newest officer this week.

John Facto, a lifelong Newtown resident, previously served the town as a volunteer firefighter, and for six years as a dispatcher in the Emergency Communications Center.

Most recently, Facto has served as a police officer in Stratford, a job he has held for nearly a decade.

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