Dearborn Police Dept. Celebrates Promotion of 7 Officers

It was a proud day for seven Dearborn Police Department officers who were sworn in Monday to their newly promoted positions.

“They follow a bunch of great people in service who set great examples,” Chief of Police Ronald Haddad said. “And with that, I told them that our expectations based on the challenges of today will be far greater.”

Haddad explained that officer promotions are based on a combination of their score on a written test, performance evaluation, and seniority. Seargents also must go through a two-day assessment.

“It’s highly competitive,” he said. “There’s integrity in it, and we’ve set the standards high.”

The officers who received promotions—about 25 of the department’s supervisory staff—include:

• Sgt. Donald Wilcox, promoted to Lieutenant
• Sgt. Issa Shahin, promoted to Lieutenant
• Sgt. Stephen Renico, promoted to Lieutenant
• Cpl. Vincent Belloli, promoted to Sergeant
• Cpl. Timothy McHale, promoted to Sergeant
• Cpl. Jamison Carpenter, promoted to Sergeant
• Cpl. Andrew Zelazny, promoted to Sergeant

Mayor Jack O’Reilly called the promotions a continuation of the “heritage of leadership that exists in our police department.”

“We are a service-oriented community and a service-oriented police department, and we’re a successful one,” he said. “We see this in terms of the innovations, the ways to keep pace with technology and use that as a tool. But at the end of the day, it’s the people on the street; the people who are engaged.

“Our officers—they’re the ones who get it done, and we’re very proud.”

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