44 honored at Fresno police swearing-in ceremony

Forty-four Fresno Police Department employees were honored Friday afternoon at a swearing-in ceremony at City Hall.

Those honored ranged from new cadets to 10 who were promoted to the rank of sergeant.

The honorees:

Emergency Services Dispatcher: Sonam Chauhan.

Police Cadet I: Andrew Poundstone, Brennen Miller, Michael Ortega, Sandeep Maan, John Neely, Zuleika Ornelas, Anthony Avila, Alana Williams.

Police Cadet II: Cesar Linares.

Crime Scene Bureau Technicians: Nichole Corless, Patrisia Valdez, Shellia Galan, David Ingham, Scott May, Brooke Roger, Laura Yanovsky, Brooke Dorval.

Lateral Police Officers: Rey Medeles, Robert Miller, Anthony Pellouso, Vincent Bantayan, Julie Skamel.

Police Officer Recruits: Alexander Cordua, Jonathan Major, Jerome Royal, Arturo Gutierrez, Cesar Esquivez, Christopher Takemoto, Fernando Rosario, Gary Franco, Jeremy Weyerbacher, Sean McInerney, Everardo Robles.

Sergeants: Steven Jaquez, Jordan Beckford, Skye Leibee, Diana Trueba, Leslie Bragg, Ritchie O’Dell, Brandi Phebus, John Viveros, Troy Miller, Justin Hoagland.

This story was originally published May 29, 2015 at 6:33 PM with the headline "44 honored at Fresno police swearing-in ceremony."