Stonington Police swear in three new officers

December 20, 2015 11:00 pm • Last Updated: December 21, 2015 6:50 pm

Stonington Police Chief Darren Stewart swears-in Jeffrey Hewes, right, as the other two of the three new members of his department; Richard Souza, Jr., and Brett Cody await their turn, during a ceremony Monday, Dec. 21, 2015. Hewes comes from the Alexandria, VA police and will start duty soon. Souza and Cody will start at the state police academy at the end of the month and when they come on duty after the academy will bring the department to its highest staffing level in history with 37 full-time and 6 part-time officers. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Stonington — The police department swore in three new officers Monday morning during a ceremony in the police department community room.

The officers are Jeffrey Hewes, Richard Souza, and Brett Cody.

Hewes, 30, comes to the department from Alexandria, Va. where he worked as patrol officer since January of 2013. Hewes, a former Groton resident and a graduate of Fitch High School, also graduated from Springfield College.

Souza, a current resident of Stonington and graduate of Salve Regina University, worked as a branch manager at Osterman Propane LLC in Waterford before beginning his police training. Cody, who grew up in Thomaston, worked as a bank teller at Thomaston Savings Bank after graduating from the University of Connecticut. Souza, 31, and Cody, 23, are both scheduled to begin the Police Academy on December 31, 2015.

Richard Souza, Jr., right, watches as his wife Alexandra and daughter Adelyn, 3, pin on his badge after he took his oath from Stonington Police Chief J. Darren Stewart in a ceremony Monday, Dec. 21, 2015. The three officers, Souza, Jeffery Hewes and Brett Cody will bring the department to its highest staffing level in history with 37 full-time and 6 part-time officers. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Stonington Police Chief Darren Stewart swears-in Brett Cody, right, as the other two of the three new members of his department; Richard Souza, Jr., and Jeffrey Hewes look-on, during a ceremony Monday, Dec. 21, 2015. Hewes comes from the Alexandria, VA police and will start duty soon. Souza and Cody will start at the state police academy at the end of the month and when they come on duty after the academy will bring the department to its highest staffing level in history with 37 full-time and 6 part-time officers. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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