Lieutenant John McGrory

Patrol Section Commander

Lieutenant McGrory started his career with the Fairfield Police Department in September of 2004 as a police dispatcher.  He graduated from the Essex County Police Academy in October of 2005 and was awarded the top academic award for his class. 

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Lieutenant McGrory was assigned to the Patrol Section from 2005 to 2015.  During his time in patrol, he was a field training officer, an EMT assigned to the Emergency Services Unit, and a member of the Intelligence Unit.

  

In 2016, He was assigned to the Investigation Section as a detective.  In June 2016, he was the first officer in department history to be assigned to the Drug Enforcement Administration as a narcotics task force officer.  On February 27th, 2017, he was promoted to the rank of sergeant and was assigned as a patrol squad supervisor.  On June 24th, 2021, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and became the Patrol Section Commander.  

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PATROL SECTION

 

The Patrol Section is located in the Operations Division and is divided into four squads and provides primary response to all calls for service on a 24-hour basis, 365 days per year. A number of the department’s specialized units fall within the Patrol Section to include the Special Enforcement Unit, Emergency Response Team, Emergency Services Unit, School Security Unit, and the Drone Unit.

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Patrol Section Supervisors

 

• Sergeant Ian Rasmussen #70

• Sergeant Brian Sabatelli #72

• Sergeant Christopher Hlubik #76

• Sergeant Thomas Myers #77

• Sergeant Steven Ptaszynski #80

• Corporal Jeffery Dean #82

• Corporal Steven D'Argenio #84

• Corporal David Lagan # 86

• Corporal James High #87

 

Police Officers

 

• Officer Brian Holzmann #71

• Officer Raymond Puluse #81

• Officer Sean McCormack #85

• Officer Frank Patierno #89

• Officer James Ciampi #94

• Officer Jayson Sickles #95

• Officer David DeCarlo #98

• Officer Daniel Kalinowski #99

• Officer Sean Wilk #100

• Officer Jesse Schnackenberg #102

• Officer Ryan Cleary #103

• Officer Kevin Chen #104

• Officer Vincent Purcell #105

• Officer Patrick Reynolds #106

• Officer John Seragusa #107

• Officer Cory Perrette #108

• Officer Luca Catania #109

• Officer Katrina Guevara #110

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SLEO II Officers

 

• Special Officer Felipe Maldonado #630

• Special Officer Gia Gagliano #645

• Special Officer Andrew VanderWal #648

 

SLEO III Officers

 

• Special Officer Joseph Prinzo #633

• Special Officer Carmine Pelosi #634

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Dispatchers

 

• Dispatcher Felipe Maldonado #443

• Dispatcher Joe Piccoli #446

• Dispatcher Andrew VanderWal #450