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New Hire
Hailey Griffin is congratulated by Putnam Police Chief Christopher Ferace after she is sworn in at Putnam's newest police officer. Courtesy photo.
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PUTNAM — Putnam Police Department Chief Chris Ferace announced the hiring of the newest officer at the Putnam Police Department. Officer Hailey H. Griffin was sworn in Aug. 29. Officer Griffin comes to the Putnam Police Department as a lateral hire who previously served five years with the Plainfield Police Department.
Officer Griffin brings a wealth of experience and knowledge with her and will be an outstanding addition to the Putnam Police Department, Ferace said. She is a 2012 graduate of Plainfield High School and in 2016 earned a bachelor’s in criminal justice from Post University where she graduated Cum Laude and was a two-sport Division II athlete.
While studying in college she completed her required student internship at the Putnam Police Department. Officer Griffin comes highly trained and holds a POSTC Detective Certification, she is a certified Field Training Officer (FTO) and Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) trained. She is the second female officer hired by the Police Department.
Officer Griffin becomes the 17th sworn member of the Police Department. This position is funded by the Town of Putnam, resulting from the overwhelming decision by townspeople to increase the department and have a School Resource Officer (SRO) assigned to the Putnam School District starting this school year.
Officer Griffin lives in Brooklyn with her fiancée. After completing a familiarization and orientation training with the Police Department, she will be assigned to the department’s Patrol Division.