Manmeet Colon 1st Sikh woman to take charge as Connecticut’s assistant police chief

Manmeet Colon 1st Sikh woman to take charge as Connecticut’s assistant police chief

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Category : International Published on: March 29 2023

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  • Indian-origin Sikh Manmeet Colon has been sworn in as first assistant police chief of Connecticut's New Haven city, becoming the department's first Indian-American and second woman assistant chief of colour to rise to the top position.
  • The Board of Police Commissioners in New Haven unanimously approved the appointment of Colon, 37, who was previously a lieutenant in the internal affairs office.
  • Colon graduated from the police academy in December 2008 and studied criminal justice at the University of New Haven.
  • New Haven is a coastal city on Long Island Sound, in Connecticut,United States.
  • New Haven was one of the first planned cities in the U.S.
  • New Haven is the home of Yale University.
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