New UNH Police Chief Takes Oath Of Office In West Haven

WEST HAVEN, CT — (Pictured): West Haven Mayor Nancy R. Rossi swears in new University of New Haven Police Chief Adam Brown at the World War I Armistice Memorial on the Green on Tuesday.

Among those attending the ceremony were Brown’s parents, Bob and Nancy Rakauskas; his girlfriend, Jennifer Cretella; 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 was promoted to chief after serving as UNH’s deputy chief since June 2020, succeeds former Chief James T. Gilman, who retired in June after two years of service. A resident of Branford, Brown is a former 20-year member of the Connecticut State Police.