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Fifteen Waterford Police Officers will be recognized for their outstanding service to the department and to the community this evening at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

Waterford Police Department is hosting an awards banquet at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London tonight to honor members of the department who have gone above and beyond the call of duty. The following officers are being recognized for their outstanding service this year:  

K9 Officer Daniel Lane
Officer Matthew Fedor
Officer Robert Strohl
Detective John Davis
Officer Eric Lewandoski
Det. Sgt. Joseph DePasquale
Officer Andrew Farrior
Officer Robert Yuchniuk
K9 Officer Todd O’Connell
Detective Edward DeLaura
Officer Robert Edwards
Officer Gil Maffeo
Officer Eric Fredricks
Officer John Bunce
Officer Richard Avdevich

In addition to honoring officers, the Waterford Police Department is also taking the opportunity to thank the following civilians for their assistance this year: 

Alan Centazzo-Waterford Wal-Mart
Robert Marelli Jr.-Seconn Fabrication
Joseph Schoonmaker- CT. Dept. of Corrections

Congratulations everyone, and thank you for everything you do!

The banquet is open to the public and will include raffles of prizes donated by a number of local businesses. To see if there are any tickets still left for tonight's event, please contact Officer Surdo at nsurdo@waterdordct.org.


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