| The Harrington Park Police Department would like to annouce the swearing in of our newest officer, Ptl. Robert P. Murphy. Ptl. Murphy is a lifetime resident of Harrington Park and attended the Harrington Park Public School as well as Northern Valley Old Tappan Regional High School. Upon graduating from N.V.O.T. Ptl. Murphy attended the Unites States Military Academy at West Point NYand graduated in 2000 with a commission as a 2nd lieutenant. He continued his miltary training at Armor Officer Basic Training in Fort Knox, KY and was a assigned as a Scout Platoon Leader in Buedingen Germany. As a Scout Platoon Leader Ptl. Murphy was responsible for the training and welfare of a 29 man platoon as well as the maintenance and employment in war of six Bradley Fighting Vehicles. Deployed with the 1st Armored Division to Operation Iraqi Freedom Ptl. Murphy was promoted to Captain in October 2003. Ptl. Murphy completed his active duty service in May 2005 and became a member of the I.R.R. In-active Ready Reserve. |
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