Bethel PD to Promote Three Cops

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They were selected for promotion at the Police Commission meeting last month.

BETHEL, CT — The Police Department will be swearing three officers into new positions on Friday.

Heather Burnes, Vincent Lajoie and Courtney Whaley were all selected for promotion at the October 17 Police Commission meeting.

Sergeant Burnes is being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and has been named as the Field Operations Commander for the department, placing her in command of patrol operations as well as the Detective Bureau. Officer Lajoie is being promoted to the rank of Sergeant, a position he previously held in the Danbury Police Department until his retirement there. Youth Detective Whaley is also being promoted to the rank of Sergeant and will be returning to patrol operations after some time spent as a School Resource Officer, as well as in the Youth Bureau as a Detective.

All three will be sworn in to their new positions at 6:00 p.m. on November 1st at the new Police Department Headquarters located at 12 Judd Avenue.


Photos of Heather Burnes, Vincent Lajoie and Courtney Whaley provided by Bethel PD.