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"The Greenwich Police Department will have its first female captain when Lt. Pamela D. Gustovich, a 24-year veteran of the police force, is officially sworn in Tuesday. Gustovich is one of four in the department who have recently been named to higher positions. Capt. Mark A. Marino will be sworn in as deputy chief, Sgt. Robert J. Lombardo will be sworn in as lieutenant and Detective Martin A. O'Reilly will be sworn in as sergeant. The ceremony will take place at 5 p.m. in the lobby of the town's Public Safety Complex, located at 11 Bruce Place. First Selectman Peter Tesei commended both Gustovich and Lt. Robert Berry, the other captain candidate, for their devotion to the police department. \"Both are exceptionally qualified individuals,\" Tesei said. Interviews for the captain position, which included outside evaluation from a police board, concluded Thursday, according to Tesei. \"I have high regard for Lieutenant Robert Berry, and I'm pleased to see Lieutenant Gustovich assume the position of captain,\" he said. Tuesday's ceremony will conclude a string of changes to the upper ranks of the department since the retirement of Chief David Ridberg last year. James Heavey ascended to the chief position in November, leaving his role of deputy chief, which will be filled by Marino. That opened up the captain position that Gustovich will assume. Hired by the department in 1987, Gustovich was promoted to lieutenant in 2003. A December 2011 graduate of the FBI National Academy program at Quantico, Va., she is the current vice president of the Connecticut Association of Women Police and is the former president of the Fairfield County Police Training Association. Gustovich has received the Law Enforcement Commendation Medal from the Sons of the American Revolution and a meritorious ribbon and three ribbons of commendation for her service. Marino, a Trumbull resident and 28-year veteran of the department, has already been identified as Heavey's second-in-command. A former military police officer, Marino has received numerous awards during his time with the department, including six letters of commendation for his service, two American Red Cross Life Saving awards, an FBI certificate of appreciation and the Greenwich Police Department Merit Award. Lombardo is a Newtown resident and has been with the department since 1992 after serving nine years with the Wilton Police Department. He has received commendations for his role in investigations and for his emergency medical service. O'Reilly joined Greenwich police in October 1994 and was promoted to the detective division in 2008. A Monroe resident, O'Reilly has received the United States Attorney's Award, multiple letters of commendation, the Investigators Ribbon, three unit citations for his service and the Mothers Against Drunk Driving award three separate years. The department will also swear in two new members of the police force at 11:15 a.m. Monday in the selectman's office in Town Hall, 101 Field Point Road. The new officers will complete an 18-month probationary period beginning Monday. Yolanda R. Greenhaw, a Georgia native, served in the U.S. Army from 2005 to 2009 as a supply specialist and is an Iraq War veteran. She is joining the department after serving as a correctional officer at Coastal State Prison in Garden City, Ga. Peter T. Schmitt, a New York native, is attending John Jay College of Criminal Justice and is working toward a degree in criminal justice and economics. He served in the U.S. Navy from September 2001 to June 2009. Staff Writer David Hennessey can be reached at david.hennessey@scni.com or 203-625-4428."
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