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7 New OPD Officers Set

To Take Oath En Masse 

ONEONTA – After Common Council approval Tuesday evening, the Oneonta Police Department’s new class of six men and one woman – a record seven – will be sworn by Mayor Gary Herzig at 10 a.m. next Monday, the 22nd, in an open-air ceremony in Neahwa Park, City Hall confirmed this morning.

The new officers are Michael Angellotti, Christian Cooper, Bryce Kohout, Michael Pedulla, Carson Pochkar, Thomas Steinberg and Karolina Stypulkowski.

Each will be paid $40,000, the starting salary under the Police Benevolent Association’s contract with City Hall, and will undergo six months of training at the Broome County Police Academy.

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