Crime & Safety

Acting Peekskill Police Chief's Daughter Joins Rye PD

A press release from Rye City Police Commissioner William Connors.

Leila M. Molle has been appointed to the position of Police Officer in the City of RyePolice Department, effective January 07, 2013. She was sworn in at Rye City Hall on Friday, January 4, 2013.

Police Officer Molle, 28, is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology. A resident of Cortlandt, she follows in a family tradition: her mother, Catherine Johansen, recently retired as a Lieutenant in the Peekskill Police Department, where her stepfather, Eric Johansen, was recently appointed acting police chief.

Police Officer Molle will be assigned to the Westchester County Police Academy forbasic recruit training, after which she will begin the Department’s field training program, astructured curriculum designed to familiarize newly hired officers with the community andDepartmental procedures under the guidance of experienced officers.

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