Fairhaven’s newest police officer, Ian Furtado, smiles as his father, Jeffrey Furtado, pins the badge on his son during the Select Board meeting on 11/6/23. Photo courtesy Town of Fairhaven.
By Beth David, Editor
The Fairhaven Select Board welcomed the town’s newest police officer, Ian Furtado, at its meeting on Monday, 11/6/23. Ian Furtado was sworn in on 10/30, but got pinned on Monday, by this father, Jeffrey Furtado, who is also the town’s Water Superintendent.
Fairhaven Police Chief Michael Myers told the board that that Officer Furtado is a 2016 graduate of Fairhaven High School and a graduate of Franklin Pierce University with a degree in Criminal Justice. He worked as a corrections officer in the Bristol County House of Corrections, and graduated from the police academy on 10/27.
“We are very pleased to have him with us now on the Fairhaven Police Department,” said Chief Myers, adding that he will be a “great officer and a great assistance to our community.”
Officer Furtado’s father pinned his badge on him at the meeting, and the board recessed for a few minutes to take some pictures.
Select Board members and family members pose for a photo after Ian Furtado (CENTER) is introduced as Fairhaven’s newest police officer. L-R: SB member Keith Silvia, SB Chair Leon Correy, SB members Stasia Powers, Bob Espindola, Officer Furtado, Jeffrey Furtado (Ian’s dad), Kim Franks (Jeffrey’s girlfriend), SB member Charlie Murphy, Town Administrator Angie Lopes Ellison. Photo courtesy Town of Fairhaven.
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