Crime & Safety

New UNH Police Officer Takes Oath Of Office In West Haven

The swearing-in ceremony took place at West Haven City Hall on Friday.

WEST HAVEN, CT — (Pictured): New University of New Haven police Officer Thomas P. Flaherty, center, is joined by, from left, Ronald M. Quagliani, UNH associate vice president of public safety and administrative services; UNH Police Chief Tracy L. Mooney; Mayor Nancy R. Rossi; and UNH Officer Scott Gardner after being sworn in by Rossi on Friday at City Hall.

Attending the ceremony were Flaherty’s wife, Meghan, and twin daughters, Brooke and Camryn, 12; his parents, Thomas and Joan Flaherty; and his nieces and godfather. Flaherty, of West Haven, retired as a detective from the city’s Police Department on Thursday after a 20-year career.

(City Photo/Michael P. Walsh)

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