Monroeville welcomed three new, full-time police officers to its force Tuesday.
Kevin Persichetti, 25, Joseph Susalla, 28, and Brian Frank, 26, who were sworn in by Mayor Nick Gresock, will bring the Monroeville Police Department to 47 officers. They join six others that were hired in 2019 following retirements.
Police chief Doug Cole said there could be three additional hires in 2020 as others retire.
Persichetti graduated from Penn Hills High School in 2012 and from the University of Pennsylvania’s Municipal Training Academy in 2015.
He most recently worked as a police officer in Penn Hills, with other stints in Wilkinsburg, Springdale, Pitcairn and the Westmoreland County Park Police.
Susalla graduated from Plum Senior High School in 2009 and from Indiana University’s Criminal Justice Training Center in 2015. He also serves as a firefighter and paramedic in Monroeville.
Previous experience involved jobs in Pitcairn, Edgewood and Swissvale.
Frank graduated from Gateway High School in 2012 and from Indiana University in 2016. He completed training at Allegheny County Police Academy in 2017. He previously worked in East Deer and Frazer.
Cole said Frank’s father, Charlie Frank, served on the Monroeville police force for 25 years.
