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New UNH Deputy Police Chief Takes Oath Of Office In West Haven

The new deputy chief, who was sworn in Wednesday, is a former 20-year member of the Connecticut State Police.

WEST HAVEN, CT — New University of New Haven Deputy Police Chief Adam Brown was sworn in by West Haven Mayor Nancy R. Rossi on Wednesday at the World War I Armistice Memorial on the Green. Attending the ceremony were Brown’s son, Trevor, 21; his daughters, Mikayla, 18, and Catalina, 16; and his girlfriend, Jennifer Cretella. They were joined by UNH Police Chief James T. Gilman and Sgt. James Daniels; Ronald M. Quagliani, UNH’s associate vice president of public safety and administrative services; and Christopher J. Reed, UNH’s director of safety and training and fire marshal.

Brown, who most recently was the civilian public safety director for six years at UNH, succeeds former Deputy Chief Donald F. Parker, who retired in January after eight years of service. A resident of Branford, Brown is a former 20-year member of the Connecticut State Police.

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