PURCHASE, NY (June 5, 2026) — Thirty-eight recruits, including eight from the Westchester County Police, graduated Friday from the Westchester County Police Academy. The officers will begin work in 11 Westchester departments and one in Putnam County.
The graduation ceremony took place at the SUNY Purchase Recital Hall, where County Executive Ken Jenkins and Public Safety Commissioner Terrance Raynor presented diplomas to the graduates of the 161st Session of Basic Recruit School.
“These recruits were required to bring their best effort to the Academy every day. Nothing less would be accepted. Their presence at this graduation ceremony is proof they kept their end of the bargain,” Jenkins said, also acknowledging the support from families.
Raynor emphasized treating the public with fairness and respect. “Most of the people you encounter will never remember your rank, your assignment, or how many arrests you made. What they will remember is how you treated them,” he said.
Graduate Assignments
The graduates and their departments include:
- Westchester County: Mehdi Abirou, Javier De La Cruz, Hugo Ortiz, Terrance Raynor, Shane Repp, Anthony Riccobono, Sean Trenholm, Julia Tucciarone.
- Putnam County: Declan Busche, Robert Noble.
- Eastchester: Charles Anastos.
- Harrison: Marco Angarano, Guy Arcuri, Giovanni Campo, Thomas Ciafone, Aulon Hasanramaj, Sean Walther.
- Mamaroneck Village: Max Leifert.
- Mount Vernon: Matthew Jackson.
- New Rochelle: David Barreto, Michael Birone, Zackary Cole, Lawrence Lin, Silvia Magallon, Michael Pippo.
- Scarsdale: Ashley Farewell, Michael Quintana.
- Tuckahoe: Isabella Troiano.
- White Plains: Latifah Castleberry, Deckcoda Sinclair, Nicholas Yerks.
- Yonkers: Samantha Colavito, Joseph Manzo, Elijah Morton, Jordan Rivera, Marlene Sahawneh.
- Yorktown: Madison Esposito, Timothy Kozlowski.
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