The West Haven Guardians of Law and Order as they
appeared in 1903.
Officer
Walter N. Scranton, the West Haven Police Department's only Mounted Police
Officer.
Officer Scranton worked the area along the
Waterfront from Second Avenue to the Milford
Town Line at Oyster River. One of
his duties was to retrieve hot-air balloons that had been
released from the "White City"
of Savin Rock from 1905 - 1910.
Members of the West Haven Police marching
in the July 4, 1917 Parade.
(Sitting left to right)
John M. Loomis ( First Police Chief) and
Chief Robert French inside Police
Station on Monday May 22, 1922.
(photo supplied by Tina & Jeff Loomis, Chester, VA)
Chief Robert French, Sgt. Gus
Moore, Officer Raymond Zoller and
Officer Lee posing with illegal stills seized by the
West Haven Police
Department during the Prohibition in 1924.
Officer Albert E.Withington, the West Haven Police Department's first motorcycle
officer with his Indian Motorcycle. Albert served as the department's
motorcycle
officer for many years until that type of patrol was replaced by the squad
car.
Affectionately known as " Smoke ", Albert joined the department
in 1925 and
retired as a Sergeant in 1945. (photo supplied by
Timothy J. Bennis (grandson))
The West Haven Police vehicle fleet in 1929 outside City Hall. (From
right to left),
1st Selectman Charles H.
Hobro, Police Chief Harry W. Tuttle, Ofc. Shine,
and 3 unidentified Officers.
Officer Raymond Zoller was killed in the line of duty on December
28, 1929.
Officer Zoller was fatally wounded by a shotgun blast fired from
inside of a
house being raided as a location where liquor was being illegally
distilled. He died in a squad car while being driven to the hospital by fellow
officers.
Detective
Joe Harvey at a motor vehicle crash scene in 1949.
(photo supplied by ret/Ofc. D. Harvey)
Officer Daniel Casman at the "Rock". Officer Casman's son -
Steve
and grandson - Craig followed in his footsteps and joined the department.
(photo supplied by Officer Craig Casman)
West Haven Police Class 1951
(photo supplied by ret/Ofc. D. Harvey)
West Haven Police Class
1952
(photo supplied by
ret/Ofc D. Harvey)
(From
left) Detectives Joe Harvey and Joe Figaro
inspecting an illegal still
seized from a raid in West Haven.
Patrol Division Rollcall in 1955
(photo supplied by Glassworks of West
Haven)
Members of the West Haven Police Department in 1957.
(photo supplied by ret/Sgt Irwin Tulchin)
Members of the West
Haven Police Department's Pistol Team being
presented medals by Chief
John Monahan in 1958. Left to right,
James Minuit,
Irwin Tulchin, Michael Caporale, Chief Monahan,
Lewis Burgess,
Frederick Bruch and Lt. Thomas Paterson.
(photo supplied by ret/Sgt Irwin Tulchin)
West Haven Police Department Ball Committee - 1958
(left
to right) Officer Ernest Rennie, Officer Christopher
Stratton,
Det. Joseph Figaro,
Officer Hank Carney, Sgt. Salvatore Malinconico,
Officer Edward
Cannellie and Officer Augie Scalese.
Detective
Captain Stephen E. Wilson was a 35 year member of
the West Haven Police
Department when he died while responding on
foot to a bank alarm
at the New Haven Savings Bank on Main Street.
On the morning of
December 9, 1959 at 0844 hrs., Det. Capt. Wilson was
running with fellow
officers to the bank alarm when he collapsed from an
apparent heart
attack across the street from the bank. Det. Capt.Wilson was
pronounced dead on arrival at St. Raphael's Hospital. It was later
learned that
the bank alarm turned out to be accidentally set off by
an employee.
Irwin
Tulchin and Nick Rapetske the top shooters for the
West
Haven Police Department Pistol Team displaying their
shooting styles on the police range in 1964.
(photo supplied by ret/Sgt Irwin
Tulchin)
Officer George Fitch (left)
with Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe Louis.
(photo supplied by ret/Det
James Tucker)
Ed
Carney Sr. driving a police vehicle in a Parade in front
of the
A & P Market on Campbell Avenue.
(photo supplied by
Ed Carney Jr.)
Officer
Edward J. Carney at a Savin Rock game
of chance stand.
(photo supplied by
Ed Carney Jr.)
Proud Father and Son, Chief
Joe Harvey at Ofc. Dan Harvey's
swearing in ceremony in 1965
(photo supplied by ret/Ofc. D. Harvey)
Officers displaying the newly purchased riot gear in 1966.
West Haven Police Officers receiving commendations
on March 27, 1967.
(Shown
standing left to right) Officers Ralph Puglia, James
Tucker, Chief Michael Onofrio,
City of West Haven Mayor Alexander Zarnowski.
(sitting left to right) Officers
Ernest
Rennie, Henry Carney, George
Griem, Donald DeGrasse and Police Commissioner
Alex Botte.
(photo supplied by
ret/Det. James Tucker)
West Haven Police Auxiliary Theatre Show Ticket 1968
(Ticket supplied by K. Vecellio)
Officer Ed Carney Sr. questioning a "runaway" his Granddaughter
Kathy Carney - 14 months old in July 1968.
(photo supplied by
Ed Carney Jr.)
West Haven Police Department Drill Team in
1968. (Standing in front) Chief
Michael
Onofrio,
(first row) William Dorgan, William Maloney, Henry
Carney and Ed
Carney, (second row) Robert
Weber, Alfred Nardi, Herbert Reed and James
Baklaar, (third row) Francis
Dahlmeyer, Paul Fritz, Daniel Harvey and Salvatore
Coppola, (last row) Edward
Allen, Joseph Conzo and Edward Connelly.
(photo supplied by Ed Carney Jr.)
Members of the May 3, 1969 Policeman's Ball committee. (Standing
left to right ) Sgt Jerry Biondi,
Officer Edward Connelly, Sgt. Joseph Conzo,
Det/Sgt. George Hawley, Det. Angelo
Biondi, Officer Francis Dahlmeyer, Sgt.
John Slater and Officer James Tucker.
(Sitting left to right) Assistant
Chief Joseph Harvey, Officer Donald Ianuzzi, Deputy
Inspector
Sal Malinconico and Officer Al Nardi.
(photo supplied by ret/Det James Tucker)
Copy of a newspaper article dated July 2, 1969 announcing West Haven Police
Department promotions
and new Hirings.
(article
supplied by ret/Chief John Maiorano)
First West
Haven Police Department's Santa / School Visit in December 1969.
(Police
left to right) Det. Sal Marino, Officer
Dan Harvey, Chief Joe Harvey,
Deputy
Inspector Sal Malinconio and Santa-Officer
Robert Weber.
(photo supplied by ret/Ofc. D. Harvey)
(Left to Right) Linda Finn, Ed Carney Sr.
trying on a new bulletproof vest, Mary Ann Durso
and Chief Joe Harvey
(photo supplied by
Ed Carney Jr.)
First Police Union Local 895 contract
signing July 1, 1971.
(Left to right); Alex Botte, Chairman of Police
Commission, Ptlm. James Cimmino,
Union President, Ptlm. Edward Connelly,
Union Vice President,
(standing); Sgt. Michael D'Errico, Ptlm. Robert Weber Jr., members
of the negotiating team.
Police Benevolent Association members map
plans for Policeman's Ball for May 1 1971.
(Standing left to right) Sgt.
John Slater, Officers Robert Weber, Matthew Carrano,
Allan
Friedman, Edward
Connolly. (Sitting left to right) Det.
James Tucker, Chief Joseph Harvey,
Officers William Dorgan,
and Alfred Nardi.
(photo supplied by ret/Det. James Tucker)
A West Haven Police Officer and his cruiser meets Mother Nature in 1971.
(photo supplied by ret/Det James Tucker)
Chief Harvey, First West Haven Policewoman Beatrice
Ferrucci and
retired Det. Harold Torello.
(photo supplied by ret/Ofc. D. Harvey)
(Left to Right) Officers Jimmy Sansone, Craig
Whelen, Sal Carrano, Dave Ricci, Charlie Beurer, and Ed Connelly
in 1975 standing in the driveway of the old police headquarters at 355 Main
St.
(photo supplied by Captain Charles Beurer)
Memorial Day parade in 1976.
(Left to right); Officer D. Hewston, James
DiBiaso (owner of the Ford Model A), ret/Officer
R. Treat,
ret/Officer R. Rabbito, ret/Det. Sgt.
S. Marino, ret/Officer H. Reed and (kneeling)
ret/Det. D. Dymarcik.
Chief Joe Harvey' s Angels in 1977
(photo supplied by J. Morrisette)
Police
Chief Joseph W. Harvey (seated center) with Inspector
Peter Longo
posing
with the West Haven Auxiliary Police (PSO) in 1978.
Auxiliary Police Capt. Arnold Hewston swearing in Rev. Tierney
as chaplain.
Police
Chief Malinconico and Lt. Michael Kelly looks on.
Police Commissioner Louis Donofrio, Officer Steve Casman, Chief Malinconico
and Police Commissioner Morty Hecht.
(photo supplied by Officer Craig Casman)
Brothers - Salvatore Carrano and Matthew Carrano
Officer Matthew Carrano standing guard outside of a
Homicide Scene on Knox Street on January 2, 1982
Members of the West Haven Police Department S.W.A.T. Unit in 1983
(photo supplied by ret/Chief John Maiorano)
Photos from a barricaded gunman incident on Richard Street in 1983.
(photo supplied by ret/Chief John Maiorano)
West Haven Police S.W.A.T. Unit during a gas exercise in 1983.
West
Haven Police members mobilizing for the KKK rally on 4/28/84.
Retired Sgt Richard Rabbito with his newly purchased (at
the time) 1985
Harley Davidson motorcycle.
Sgt. Rabbito was assigned to the Traffic Division and was the department's
expert draftsman. If you look closely you will see a radar unit attached
to the front fairing of his motorcycle.
This motorcycle is still in service as a spare today.
Collage of West Haven Police personnel past and present, composed for
50th West Haven Policeman's Ball, May 24, 1986.
Deputy Chief George Greim being "arrested" for the Jail
for Bail Charity
by Det. David Burke and Det. Paul Raucci.
West Haven Police Department's Emerald Society Marching Unit in 1995
St.
Patrick's Day Parade.
Special
Olympics 1995
(left to right), Ast. Chief
Innamorato, Silver Medallist
Nick Pergolotti., Mayor H. Richard Borer,
Thomas
Hamilton, Ast. Chief Kniehl, Doug Cutler and Police Chief
Michael Kelly.
First
members of the West Haven Police Department Bicycle Unit posing
with other trainees in 1996. (in order starting 3rd from left)
Ofc. Sal D'Amato, Sgt. Lorie Tamaro and Ret. Ofc. Patty Whelan.
Members
of the West Haven Police Department's S.W.A.T. Unit in 1995.
Officer Vincent Costanzo and ret. K-9
Sabian instructing Officers S. Ardito
and S. McNeil.
Retired members of the West Haven Police Department at a luncheon in 2000.
Officer
David Hewston utilizing his laser unit on Ocean Avenue assisted by a
"Speed Enforcement Chase Parrot" in 2000.
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