Reply Information via City of New London NEW LONDON, CT — Mayor Michael Passero, the City Council and Police Chief Pete Reichard announce the hiring under a recently awarded Federal "Cops" Grant the listed below Police Trainees, who were sworn in today at 1:00 PM in a virtual ceremony at Police Headquarters. The six Police Trainees will begin their academy training this Friday January 8, 2021 for the next six months. Subscribe Police Trainees Richard Perez is married and has 9-year-old and 5-year-old daughters. Richard was born in Manhattan and grew up in NY. After Highschool, Richard attended the Queensboro Community College. Prior to being hired, Richard worked for Techno Engineering as a Community Construction Liaison. Richard is bilingual in Spanish and English.