Good morning, I'm Captain Collins Coy, and I'm joined here today with City Manager Wilfredo Melendez, Police Commissioner Neil Reynolds, and Captain Rell Rodriguez.

Welcome to the family's friends and the fellow police officers here to our promotion ceremony, in which the following promotions will take place.

One police lieutenant to the rank of captain, three sergeants to the rank of lieutenant, and four officers to the rank of sergeant.

If you would please rise and join me in the pledge, and I'd like to ask the Salerno boys, and Gianna's daughter, if she wants to, come up to help us with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Guys ready?

It's a big moment here.

Just let's go.

I pledge allegiance.

To the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, nation under God, indivisible will liberty and justice for all.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Please be seated.

Thank you to Ciro and Gino.

Gianna, and we'll have you next time.

You can be seated, guys.

Thank you.

It's uh my pleasure to welcome up City Manager Wredo Melendez for some remarks.

Good morning, everyone.

Commissioner Reynolds, uh, members of the police department, our city hall staff, honored guests, family members, friends, and most importantly, our officers being promoted today.

Thank you for for being here.

It's it's a privilege to join you as we recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of these dedicated public servants.

Today's ceremony marks an important milestone in their careers and reflects years of hard work, the commitment they have, and the service to our community here in No Rochelle.

Law enforcement is one of the most demanding professions in public service.

Every day our officers are out there, the public facing, are called upon to protect lives, maintain the public safety of our city, they solve problems, respond to situations that require courage, sound judgment, and professionalism.

The individuals we honor today have consistently demonstrated those qualities that have earned the trust and confidence of their supervisors, their peers, and the community they serve.

Promotions are not simply rewards for past performance.

They are investments in the future of our organization here in Nurshell in our city.

With each new rank comes greater responsibility, greater leadership expectations, and greater opportunities to make a positive impact.

The officers being promoted today have shown they are prepared to meet those challenges.

As a city manager, I have the privilege of working every day alongside many outstanding professional people across our municipal organization.

And I can say with confidence that our police department is strengthened by the leaders who are committed to excellence, accountability, and service.

And one thing I say every year, I want to acknowledge the families, the friends, the loved ones who support our officers.

Police service is never a journey that's taken alone.

It's long hours, missed holidays, unexpected calls for duty that affect not only the officer, but those who who stand beside them.

Your encouragement, your patience, the sacrifices you have contributed greatly to today's achievements, and we thank you for that support.

To the officers receiving promotions, congratulations.

Your new rank is a reflection on your accomplishments, but is also reminder of the responsibility you now carry.

The officers you lead will work to, will look to you for guidance, mentorship, and an example.

So on behalf of the mayor, the city council, and the entire city organization, I offer my sincere congratulations to each of our promotees.

We are proud of your accomplishments, grateful for your service, and excited for the leadership you will provide in the years ahead.

So thank you, congratulations, best of wish best of wishes as you begin this next chapter in your career.

Thank you, Mr.

Melendez.

I just like to acknowledge some of the city leaders and officials that are here today.

And forgive me if I uh miss you, but I'd like to acknowledge Fets and Leak, Civil Service Commissioner, Todd Castaldel, Deputy City Manager, former police commissioner Robert Gonzola, Fire Chief Andy Sandor, who's this is his last on duty promotion ceremony.

He's retiring at the end of the month after 30 plus years of service.

City Clerk Kim Jones, who's about to come up in a few minutes, uh, Commissioner Paul Vaca.

I see Robert Bonjourney, Director of All Tech Citywide, and if I miss you, I apologize as clergy here, and it's a lot of people who took the time out to come.

So, on behalf of the commissioner and the police department, thank you for taking the time.

And now I'd like to introduce police commissioner Neil Reynolds for some remarks.

Good morning.

Good morning.

All right.

So just to start out, I brought this up here because it's hot.

I know some of you like me think it's hot, and I might be wiping my head, but I'm also like I've been saying lately, I've been trying to hide it, but I'm a crier.

Sometimes I'll get emotional at these things, starting already.

And and I just want to say that this is one of the days that makes me emotional.

This is something that these officers have earned, and it gives me no greater pleasure than to be the person who's in the position not to say that I'm promoting you, but that you've earned your promotion.

So give it up to them.

I also want to call out some men and one woman who are our newest police officers.

If you could stand up, please.

Those are the newest police officers.

They graduated from the police academy recently.

And I'm I'm equally proud of them, and one day uh many of them will be sitting on this very stage.

So it's a great day to be NRPD, and I am truly privileged to stand here before you this morning as we celebrate eight police officers who have earned their respective promotions to supervisor.

Three are taking their first supervisory step and being promoted to police sergeant.

Three are moving into the next level of supervision as police lieutenants, and one is taking the step into a command level supervision position, that of a police captain.

It's not easy to become a Nourishel police supervisor, and let me tell you a little bit about the journey these officers have taken.

First, they had to score highly on their respective promotional examinations.

That required a tremendous sacrifice, a sacrifice of time, time away from hobbies, time away from friends, and most importantly, time away from you, their families.

Then they had to successfully navigate interviews with current police supervisors, and finally they had a conversation with me.

That's it's not so funny.

That's what most people see.

Um, and they think that that's what determines who gets promoted.

But the most important part of the process happens long before any examination or interview.

By the time these officers sat before a promotional panel, we already knew who they were.

Their work spoke for them.

I'm not talking about the awards or commendations that they've earned, although many have earned a lot of them, and you will hear about them shortly.

I'm talking about who they were as people and as fellow officers.

Were they ready to teach other officers what professional policing truly looks like?

Were they prepared to continue shaping perceptions both within our department and throughout our community about what real policing is.

The most important part of becoming a police supervisor is the time spent as a police officer and as a person.

It is how you conduct yourself every day.

It is how you learn to communicate, how you learn to engage with people, and how you learn to lead, and most importantly, how you learn to care.

Those so-called soft skills are the most important skills a supervisor possesses.

They are the skills that help them navigate difficult situations, build trust, develop people, and lead effectively.

Here's a secret.

But most of what you regurgitate on that exam, you can look it up in a book afterwards.

Most of the time, you will have time.

Sometimes you have to make a quick decision, but it's no quicker than that that you had to make as a police officer.

So what to charge, what not to charge, you can look that up in the book, and we often say it when we're sitting around.

The most important lesson of supervision is understanding that the job is no longer about you.

That's the stuff that you can't read in a book.

It's about them.

It's about the officers you lead, it's about putting them in the best possible position to succeed, to grow, and to achieve their goals throughout their careers.

Your success as supervisor will ultimately be measured not by what you accomplished personally, but by those around you and what they accomplished because of your leadership.

So in closing, I'd like to first thank the families.

Thank you for sharing these eight officers with us.

And to the officers, I'm appreciative to you of answering yes to those questions, of understanding what it what it means to be a police supervisor here in this department.

And I'm thankful that you're taking the step to be the newest leaders in the best city of the best officers of the finest police department in Westchester County.

Thank you.

Thank you, Commissioner.

I'd like to call upon the city clerk of NeuroShell, Kim Jones, who will now administer the oath of office to the officers.

Officers, please stand and raise your right hand.

I please state your name.

Do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of New York.

And that I will faithfully discharge.

In New Road Shell, New York.

According to the death of my ability.

Congratulations on your new promotion.

Thank you, Ms.

Jones.

You could be seated.

Police Officer Joseph Viera Jr.

Police Officer Vieira was appointed to the NeuroShell Police Department on December 23rd, 2020, and has served the department for the past five years.

He is currently assigned to the second tour in patrol, where he continues to serve the community with professionalism, integrity, and dedication.

During his career, Officer Viera has also served as a member of the Critical Incident Unit C team from March 2025 through August of 2025.

His experience in both patrol and patrol operations and critical incident response has helped help prepare him for his next step in leadership.

Officer Vieira is a graduate of Mamarinick High School.

He attended Westchester Community College and Baruch College, and he's currently enrolled at Monroe University, where he's expected to graduate in December with a bachelor's degree in professional studies.

In 2022, Officer Vieira completed the NeuroShell SWAT school, further adding to his training and experience within the department.

His professional recognition includes one Class C citation and three commendation awards.

Among the accomplishments among the accomplishments' accomplishments, he is most proud of his being part of a group of officers who rescued a two-year-old child from the arms of a highly intoxicated male who is armed with a knife.

That incident reflected the courage, teamwork, judgment, and commitment to protecting others that are essential to police service.

Officer Vieira identifies integrity and community engagement as professional strengths, and this promotion holds special meaning for him.

It represents the result of his hard work and dedication, while also giving him the opportunity and responsibility to help shape the future of the NeuroShell Police Department.

Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his family, coaching, and participating in CrossFit.

Today he's joined by his wife, Jenna Goldberg, his daughter Violet Vieira, and his mother, Cynthia Belton.

Sergeant Joseph Vieira Jr.

And I just like to acknowledge our my colleague, Captain Robert Torr, who's not here, he's on vacation.

Actually, I think he was on vacation the last promotion ceremony, too.

Commissioner.

But he writes these bios after getting information from these uh promotees, and he does a nice job some or longer than others, but um he does a great job.

I just want to acknowledge him.

Police specialist Zaquan Grissette.

Police Specialist Grassette was appointed to the NeuroShell Police Department on December 23rd, 2020, and has served the department for the past five and a half years.

During that time, he has distinguished himself through hard work, professionalism, and a steady commitment to becoming a better police officer each day.

He began his career in patrol, working the third tour in Steady Sector 6 before going on to serve the Critical Incident Unit.

He is currently assigned to the Property Theft Unit and the Critical Incident Unit, where he continues to apply his training, experience, and leadership in support of the department's mission.

Before joining the NeuroShell Police Department, Police Specialist Grissette served as a correction officer with the State of New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, where he was assigned to a correction emergency response team.

Police specialist Grissette is a graduate of Samuel Gomper's Vocational and Technical High School.

He earned an associate's degree in criminal justice from Monroe College's NeuroShell campus, and a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from St.

John's University.

Throughout his career, he has completed extensive specialized training.

He is a DCJS certified SWAT operator, firearms instructor, and general topics instructor.

His additional training includes ICAT, FBI close quarter battle training, crisis intervention, interviews and interrogation, street encounters, technology threats and trends against law enforcement, and supervisory liability training.

His awards and recognition include two Class C citations, two unit citations, one commendation award, perfect attendance awards in 2021 and 2022, and a nomination for Officer of the Year in 2022.

Among his accomplishments he is most proud of are completing the 2022 Neuroshell SWAT school, where he finished with the most challenged points among NeuroShell candidates, becoming a DCJS certified firearms instructor, and being selected to participate in the department's detective training program.

One of his most memorable experiences was responding with his critical incident unit team to a daylight homicide investigation, where their teamwork training and coordination helped lead to the apprehension of four of the six suspects.

That incident reflected many of the qualities he values most in police work, including preparation, teamwork, emergency response, crisis intervention, and dedication to bringing a difficult investigation to a successful close.

Police specialist Grissette also gives back to his involvement as a mentor in the police career pathway workforce development program, a partnership between the Boys and Girls Club of NeuroShell and the NeuroShell Police Department.

This promotion means a great deal to him.

It represents years of work, dedication, perseverance, beginning with his decision nearly 20 years ago to pursue criminal justice, continuing through his time as a correction officer, and ultimately leading him to the NeuroShell Police Department.

He would like to thank his family, mentors, supervisors, partners, friends, co-workers, and his CIUC team for their support along the way.

He is especially grateful to his father, Robert Grissette, his mother Melanie Damon, his late stepfather Joseph Scott, and his brother Jomel Scott.

Sergeant Zaquan Grissette, thank you.

Congratulations.

Police specialist Stephen Parker.

Police Specialist Parker was appointed to the NeuroShell Police Department on July 25th, 2018, and has served the department for the last eight years.

He is currently assigned to the Critical Incident Unit, where he continues to serve as professionalism, dedication, and strong commitment to training and emergency response.

He began his career working the third tour in patrol for three years before moving to the Critical Incident Unit, where he has served for the past five years.

His experience in both patrol operations and critical incident response has helped prepare him for his next step in leadership.

Police specialist Parker attended Westchester Community College, where he earned an associate degree in criminal justice.

He also attended SUNY Albany, where he earned a bachelor's degree in communication with a minor in criminal justice.

Throughout his career, he has completed extensive specialized training, included SWAT school, crisis intervention training, ROCO ropes and confined space rescue, a breaching instructor course, defensive tactics instructor training, instructor development school, and EMT certification.

His awards and recognition include two lifesaver awards, one commendation award, a unit citation, a 2023 Class C citation, and three perfect attendance awards.

Among his the accomplishments he is most proud of are becoming a defensive tactics instructor and earning a position in the critical incident unit.

Some of his memorable experiences include the various specialized trainings he has completed and a gun arrest he made while assigned to the third tour.

Police specialist Parker identifies training as one of his professional strength strengths, and his career reflects a continued commitment to improving his own skills while helping strengthen the department's readiness and response capabilities.

This promotion allows him to continue growing both professionally and personally and gives him the opportunity to see law enforcement from a different standpoint as he takes on greater responsibility within the department.

Police specialist Parker is from NeuroShell.

Outside of work, he enjoys training and spending time with his friends and family.

He would like to thank his family and friends for their support throughout his career.

Today he's joined by his wife Christy, his daughter Charlotte, and his parents Patricia and George Parker.

Sergeant Stephen Parker.

Congratulations.

Detective Davy Martinez.

Detective Martinez was appointed to the NeuroShell Police Department on December 30th, 2019, and has served the department for the past six and a half years.

During that time, he has built a strong reputation for professionalism, discipline, and dedication to service.

He began his career in patrol working the third tour in Sector 4 from June 20th through February, June 2020 through February 2022.

In February of 2022, he was assigned to the Critical Incident Unit, where he served as a SWAT operator.

Since April of 2022, he's also served as a member of the Department's Sniper Observer Team.

In 2024, he completed the Detective Training Program, gaining experience in forensics, the Special Investigations Unit, and the General Investigations Unit.

Since February of 2025, he has been assigned to the Forensics Unit, and he's also a proud member of the NeuroShell Police Department Honor Guard.

In addition to his service with the department, Detective Martinez has served for 20 years in the United States Marine Corps Reserves, where he currently holds the rank of major.

His military assignments have included Platoon Commander, Company Executive Officer, Company Commander, Operations Officer, and Officer in Charge.

He's also completed two overseas deployments, serving in Bahrain in 2015 and Kuwait in 2023.

Detective Martinez is a graduate of Neurosha High School in Morrisville State College, where he graduated Cum Laude.

Throughout his career, he has completed numerous specialized training, include SWAT operator, patrol rifle, sniper observer, field training officer, crisis intervention, hazardous materials technician, firearms trafficking investigations, pharo scanner certification, basic investigative photography, crime scene and evidence specialist, and the read technique of interview and interrogation and advanced interrogation.

His professional accomplishments include five unit citations, one C Citation Award, one commendation award, multiple perfect attendance awards, and his recognition as COP of the month in both October of 2020 and October of 2025.

He is especially proud of the opportunity to assist the criminal investigations division and outside agencies with various investigations throughout his time in CID.

Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his family and friends.

Today, he is joined by his mother, Liliana Holdwin, and his sister Alexa Martinez.

Sergeant Davy Martinez.

Sergeant Robert Johnson was appointed to the NeuroShell Police Department on January 2nd, 2014, and has served the department for the past 12 years.

He is currently assigned to the Second Tour Patrol and has previously served as a PACE youth detective and youth engagement officer.

Sergeant Johnson is a graduate of Tuckahoe High School and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from a Delphi University, where he majored in criminal justice.

His specialized training includes basic and advanced field training officer training, juvenile police training, police cyclist instructor training, and school resource officer training.

Throughout his career, Sergeant Johnson has been recognized for his commitment to youth, community engagement, and service.

His awards include the Boys and Girls Club of NeuroShell's Service to Youth Award, the West COP Generation Now Award, the Butterflies from Jody Keith Morris First Responder Award, and the NeuroShell NAACP First Responder Award.

Among his accomplishments, he is most proud of is creating a youth mentorship program for the department that gave students opportunities to visit places such as Brooklyn Bridge, Pennsylvania, Rutgers University, and many other locations.

Through that work, Sergeant Johnson has helped create meaningful experiences and positive pathways for young people in the community.

One of his most memorable experiences began when he met a student named Gio Wellington as a seventh grader.

After a challenging first meeting, Gio became like a little brother to him.

Sergeant Johnson had the privilege of watching him graduate from middle school, high school, and college, and just last week presented him with his certificate after Gio successfully completed the police academy in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Community policing has been a central part of Sergeant Johnson's career and his broader service to Nourishell.

Outside of the department, he is the owner of Better Way Basketball, which includes five five youth basketball teams, and he's the founder of Better Way New York, a nonprofit youth mentorship program that provides a national and international travel opportunities for young people.

Better Way New York also supports the Shideri Taylor Memorial Scholarship awarded to a Nourish High School graduate who has overcome significant adversity and plans to pursue a degree in education.

For Sergeant Johnson, this promotion represents an opportunity to better serve his community and continue creating opportunities for the youth who need them most.

He would like to thank his wife Cecilia and son Jace, as well as his parents, his Aunt Linda, his cousins Nate Adams, Aaron Williams, Alan Weaver III, and all the partners who have joined him in his mission to serve the youth.

Today he's joined by his wife Cecilia Johnson, his son Jace Johnson, his father Robert Johnson Sr., and his sister Anna Lugo.

A proud Neurochell native from Morris Street.

Sergeant Johnson continues to live in Neurochell.

Outside of work, he enjoys fitness, coaching his son and family trips to Disney World.

Lieutenant Robert Johnson.

For the record, Sergeant Johnson was at Disney World, his last promotion.

All right, this is gonna be a long one.

This is my friend Sergeant Joseph Salerno.

We both became cops in the summer of 98.

He in New York City and me here.

And Joe transferred here a little less than a year after his hiring.

And it's good to see a senior sergeant with his knowledge and experience taking the lieutenant's test seriously and bringing that experience to the rank of lieutenant.

Very happy for him.

Sergeant Salerno was appointed to the NeuroShell Police Department on April 5th, 1999, and has served the department for the past 28 years.

His career has been defined by commitment, experience, leadership, and longstanding service to the City of Neurochell.

Before joining the NRPD, Sergeant Salerno served with the New York City Police Department from July 1998 through April 1999.

He also served as a NeuroShell Harbor Master and a seasonal park ranger with the Westchester County Department of Public Safety, where he was a certified peace officer.

Sergeant Salerno began his NRPD career in patrol, including patrol rotations, steady midnights on Sector 1, PACT Beat 6.

In December of 2020, he was promoted to detective and assigned to the PACT unit.

In September of 2008, he was promoted to sergeant.

He later served as a as the Critical Incident Unit A Team Supervisor from 2014 through 2020.

He was the Harbor Unit Supervisor from 2020 to 23, and is since 2023 has been assigned to the traffic safety unit within the PSD traffic unit.

He actually made a joke at motorcycle school that he's driven every type of vehicle and he was hoping the commissioner would start an aviation unit so he can get those vehicles too.

Sergeant Salerno is a graduate of Nourish High School.

He earned a bachelor's arts degree from Iona College in 1998 and a Masters of Science degree from Iona College in 2015, where he also received the Iona College Criminal Justice Award.

Throughout his career, Sergeant Salerno has completed extensive specialized training in tactical operations, leadership, traffic safety, investigations, and instruction.

His training includes New York State SWAT certification, tactical team leader training, National Tactical Officers Association SWAT team leader certification, advanced active shooter training, FEMA and New York State Incident Command Certification, Field Force Disorder Control, Crisis Intervention, Motorcycle Operation, Marine Law Enforcement Vessel Patrol Operation, Radar and LIDAR, DWI supervision, FBI LEDA training leadership training, instructor development, field training officer certification, gang intelligence awareness, and interview and interrogation training.

His professional recognition includes five Class C citations, the 2007 PACT Unit Citation, eight commendations, one life saving award, recognition as a 9-11 first responder, the Commission Police Commissioners Award, and eight years of perfect attendance.

Sergeant Salerno is especially proud of his service as a 9-11 first responder and volunteer at Ground Zero.

His role is one of the original New York Neuroshell SWAT team leaders and his work with one of the first New York State certified SWAT teams in Westchester County.

He is also proud of his work as a field training officer, having trained more than eight police officers in transfers, and his service on the SOA board for 18 years and the PBA board for two years.

Among his most memorable assignments was his seven years in the Critical Incident Unit, where he participated in and supervised numerous high-risk warrants throughout Westchester County and New York City.

Those operations were completed without injury to officers or civilians, reflecting the discipline, preparation, and professionalism that marked his time in the unit.

Sergeant Salerno's professional strengths include crisis intervention, de-escalation, communication with people in crisis, illegal firearm recoveries, street encounters, SWAT, CIU, traffic safety, and community instruction.

He has served as a citizen police academy instructor for police civilian encounters and has emphasized throughout his career that traffic safety is public safety.

I think he's going for Lieutenant Wilson's job.

This promotion carries special meaning for Sergeant Salerno and his family.

To him, he represents the dedication and devotion he has given to public service, the City of Neuroshell, and the Nourish Police Department.

It is important to him that his wife Lisa and his children understand the value of service, the opportunity to serve as one community, and the family legacy of protecting others with gratitude.

Sergeant Salerno would like to thank his wife Lisa and his family for supporting them through another assignment and work transition and for understanding the demands of police services and what it places on an officer and his family.

He's also grateful to his nephew, police officer Chris Salerno, for carrying on the family legacy and serving as a role model and inspiration to his sons Cyril and Gino.

Today, Sergeant Salerno is joined by his family, including his wife Lisa, his mother Carmelina, his sister Maria, his nephew, police officer Chris Salerno, his son Ciro and Gino, his daughter Gianna, and his mother-in-law, retired crossing guard Marianne Congelo.

Outside of work, Sergeant Salerno enjoys trips upstate to Franki's and dirt bike riding with his boys, Lieutenant Joseph Salerno.

Congrats.

Detective Sergeant Dwayne Jones.

Detective Sergeant Jones was appointed to the Neuroshell Police Department on July 30th, 2010, and has served the department for the past 15 years.

A homegrown member of the NeuroShell community, he's built a distinguished career marked by dedication, investigative skill, leadership, and service to both the department and the city.

He began his career as a police officer assigned to the police services division from July 2010 through December 2014.

In January of 2015, he was promoted to detective and assigned to the criminal investigations division, serving in the Special Investigations Unit and later the Property Theft Unit.

In September of 2020, he was promoted to sergeant and assigned to the Police Services Division on the first tour.

Since June of 2021, he has served in the Criminal Investigations Division's Forensic Investigation Unit, where he is currently assigned.

Detective Sergeant Jones earned a Bachelor's of Science degree in business management from SUNY Empire State College in May of 2020.

He also completed undergraduate business coursework at Pace University's Lubin School of Business, Iona College's La Penta School of Business, and Central Connecticut State University.

Throughout his career, he's completed extensive specialized training in investigations, forensic science, leadership, and public safety.

His training includes advanced bloodstained pattern analysis, management of confidential informants, forensic investigation and photography, homicide investigations, electronic evidence, FBI LEDA command leadership, open source and social media investigations, violent crime scene reconstruction, police supervision, cellular phone investigations, UAS preparation, Haida Advanced Narcotics Training, and Mental Health Crisis Intervention.

His professional recognition reflects the quality and consistency of his work.

His awards include investigator of the year in 2017, Lifesaver of the Year 2014, Police Officer of the Year in 2014, and the Police Commissioners Award in 2013, the Nurse Shell Housing Authority Award in 2013, Transcare Lifesaver of the Year in 2011, and Corporate Crime Investigator Year in 2016.

He has also received five Police Officer of the Month Awards, 11 Class C citations, 12 Commendation Awards, 13 unit citations, and seven perfect attendance awards.

One of the accomplishments he is most proud of is attaining the rank obtaining the rank of detective within the first five years of his career.

Among his most memorable memorable assignments was serving as lead detective on two long-term wiretap investigations alongside the FBI and the New York State Attorney General's office.

Those investigations involved narcotics trafficking and organized crime corruption, resulting in dozens of arrests and dismantling and the dismantling of multiple criminal organizations.

Detective Sergeant Jones is joined today by his family, including his wife Tammy Jones, his sons DJ and Dior, and his parents Doreen Nixon and Dwayne Jones.

Lieutenant Dwayne Jones, Lieutenant Nicholas Zuzlow.

Lieutenant Zuzilo was appointed to the NeuroShell Police Department on July 31st, 2013, and has served the department for the past 13 years.

During that time, he has built a career marked by leadership, dedication, professionalism, and a strong commitment to both the community and the officers he has served alongside.

He began his career in patrol on the third tour, assigned to Sector Sector 6, where he also served as a field training officer for 2015 through 2018.

In 2018, he was assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division, Special Investigations Unit, where he served until 2020.

He then returned to patrol as a sergeant on the third tour from 2020 through 2022.

Since 2023, he has served on the first tour as a lieutenant, and from 2024 through 2026, he served as tour commander.

Lieutenant Zuzilo earned a Bachelor's of Arts degree in criminal justice from John J.

John J.

College.

Throughout his career, he has continued to develop as a law enforcement professional and leader through extensive training, including field training officer, criminal and drug interdiction, NYPD HIDA Advanced Narcotics Training, Unified Response Command Training, G191 Incident Command, Emergency Operations Center and Incident Command System Training, and Emergency Management Training.

He's also the recipient of FBI Leader Trilogy Award, having completed the Supervisor Command and Executive Leadership Institutes.

In addition, he has completed the Police Executive Research Forum Senior Management Institute for Police, Session 96 at Boston University.

Lieutenant Zuzilo's awards and recognition include the Police Commissioner's Award, five Class C citations, five commendations, two unit citations for his work in the Special Investigations Unit in 2019, COP of the Year in 2016, a Westchester Police Honors Award in Category 2 for Operation Cripkeeper, two life saving awards, a four-year perfect attendance award, and four COP of the month recognitions.

Among the accomplishments he is most proud of is the opportunity to help others, including members of the community as well as fellow police officers, develop, grow, and succeed.

His professional strengths and interests include leadership training, investigations, community policing, mentoring younger officers, emergency response, and traffic safety.

To Lieutenant Zuzlo, this promotion represents both a profound honor and a deep responsibility.

It is an opportunity to help shape the future of the Neuroshell Police Department and to continue contributing to the growth and success of its members.

Outside of work, Lieutenant Zuzlo enjoys spending time with his family, including vacations, the beach, the pool, and sports.

He's a lifelong Nourish Shell resident and remains deeply connected to the community he serves.

Today he's joined by his wife Christina, his daughters, Valentina, Serafina, and Alessandra, and his son Nicholas, his father, Nick, his brother Jason, who serves as a Neuroshell firefighter, and his mother-in-law Cecilia.

He also remembers his late mother, Kathy, who passed away in March of 2025.

Lieutenant Zuzlo would like to thank his family, especially his wife Christina, for her constant support and for taking care of their family throughout his career.

Captain Nicholas Zuzlo.

This concludes our promotion ceremony.

Thank you for all attending and congratulations to honorees.

We welcome you all to join us for refreshments at the Rotunda.

Thank you.

And gents, stay up there for a photograph, please.