Watertown Police Department
Chief of Police Edward Deveau (left) welcomed new Watertown Police Officers Christopher Murgo, Michael Hill, Kerilyn Amedio along with Town Manager Michael Driscoll.
The Watertown Police Department is pleased to announce the swearing-in of three new officers into its ranks: Christopher Murgo, Michael Hill, and Kerilyn Amedio.
Officer Murgo is a 2008 graduate of Watertown High School and a 2013 graduate of Salem State College.
Officer Hill is a 2003 graduate of Newton North High School and a 2007 graduate of Middlesex Community College.
Officer Amedio is a 2008 graduate of Mount Saint Joseph Academy and a 2012 graduate of UMass-Boston.
The officers attended the six month State Police Municipal Police Academy in New Braintree. All three officers will participate in an extensive field-training program before receiving their final assignments with the Patrol Division. The swearing-in ceremony took place on February 20, 2015 in the WPD Community room.
Watertown has approximately 32,000 residents.
According to the 2007 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics, Bureau of Justice Statistics, the Watertown Police Department has approximately 66 police officers. Of those 66 police officers:
61 Caucasian (92%)
2 African-American (3%)
3 Hispanic (5%)
The Watertown racial breakdown is:
82% Caucasian
7% Asian
5% Hispanic
3% African American
3% Other
Where are the Asian police officers?