Published August 23. 2017 12:00AM
South Whitehall’s police department has welcomed three new police officers.
Joseph Starosta, 25; Andrew D. Cikanovich, 27; and Matthew Carney, 31; were sworn in recently before District Judge Jake Hammond, South Whitehall.
Starosta, a graduate of Panther Valley High School, Lansford, Carbon County, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice from Bloomsburg University.
He received Act 120 certification from the Allentown Police Academy.
Cikanovich, a graduate of Plymouth Whitemarsh High School, Plymouth Meeting, is studying at Neumann University, Aston, Delaware County, for a Bachelor’s degree in public safety administration.
He received Act 120 certification from Montgomery County Community College.
Carney, a graduate of Monsignor Bonner High School, Drexel Hill, received a Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice administration from Alvernia University, Reading, Berks County.
He received Act 120 certification from the Reading Police Academy.
Carney served five and a half years active military and is in the Reserves.
PRESS PHOTO BY SUSAN BRYANTDistrict Judge Jake Hammond administers the oath to new South Whitehall Township Police Officers Andrew D. Cikanovich, Matthew Carney and Joseph Starosta in his courtroom.
