Crime & Safety
JPD Promotes Two
The local police department announced the promotions of Robert Abbruzzese to lieutenant and Dennis Peacock to sergeant.
The promoted two officers in a ceremony on June 15 at the senior center. Robert Abbruzzese earned the rank of lieutenant, and Dennis Peacock was promoted to sergeant.
Abbruzzese, a 14-year veteran of the department, has served for six years as a sergeant in the patrol division. A member of the deparment's Special Response Team, he holds an associates degree in Criminal Justice and is matriculating towards his bachelor's degree.
Abbruzzese, a graduate of Johnston High School, is a retired 15-year veteran of the U.S. Army who earned a Bronze Star in the war in Iraq.
Peacock has been on the local force for seven years, serving in the patrol division. He is a member of the S.R.T. team and a recipient of the Mayor's Medal and two Department Ribbons for meritorious police work.
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Married with three children, Peacock is the first African-American to join the Johnston Police Department and to earn promotion to a supervisory position.
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