Crime & Safety
South Windsor Police Department Swears in New Officer
Christopher J. Poehnert joins the South Windsor Police Department after serving seven years in Granby.
South Windsor has a new police officer: Christopher J. Poehnert was sworn in Monday, June 16 by South Windsor Police Chief Matthew Reed, the police department announced.
Poehnert, a certified officer who served seven years in the Granby Police Department, including as an investigator and part of the regional emergency services team.
He's received the MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) Award twice as well as a Merit Award from Granby Police. Poehnert, who lives in South Windsor with his family, will now start field training with the South Windsor Police Department.
Poehnert is a graduate of Keene State College in New Hampshire, with a degree in safety studies and sociology.
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