West Hartford Police Announce Promotion, Retirement

WEST HARTFORD, CT — (From the West Hartford Police Department): It is with great pleasure that Interim Police Chief Dan Coppinger announced the following promotion, reassignments and retirement:

• Officer Leigh Cogle to Detective, assigned to the Detective Division, effective Sunday, February 18, 2018.

The following detective and officer will be reassigned:

• Detective Brian Hill to the Special Investigations Division, effective Sunday, February 18, 2018.

• Officer Mike Coyne to Court Officer, effective Monday, February 12, 2018.

The following retiree was also recognized:

• Officer Tom Nagle who served our Town/Department for 20 years. Best wishes to Tom and his family!

A ceremony was held in the Police Department’s Training classroom on Friday, February 16, 2018, at 8:30 a.m. to honor these officers. Congratulations & best wishes to all!

(Pictured) Photo 1: Interim Chief Coppinger promotes Leigh Cogle to detective; Photo 2: Chief Coppinger bestows a merit award to Officer Tom Nagle upon his retirement after 20 years of faithful service; Photo 3: Detective Cogel's family: (l-r) Mom Judi, brother Jason, friend Melissa Mullane, and the new detective's father Phil on hand to celebrate; Photo 4: Officer Nagle's daughter, West Hartford Police Officer Sara Nagle, congratulates her father; Photo 5: Officer Nagle's family joins him: (l-r) daughter Officer Sara Nagle, wife Sharon, father Warren and in front are his in-laws Roger and Better MacDuff; Photo 6: Retired West Hartford Police Detective Dawn Lascari and retired WHPD Sergeant Kim Sullivan came back home to wish Detective Cogle well.

Photos via the West Hartford Police Department on Facebook