![]() ![]() Andres Kudacki, AP 'On behalf of the entire Suffolk County Police Department, we are honored to have these young men and women joining our ranks tomorrow and dedicating their careers to serving the residents of Suffolk County,' Police Commissioner Timothy D. The class elected Ferreira its president and underwent 29 weeks of training. Ferreira was sworn in with a group of 58 other officers, 43 of whom also had prior military experience. The agency, in a Facebook post, said the injury didn't deter him from achieving his life-long dream of becoming a police officer. ![]() As best anyone could tell, there had never been a full-time, active duty, double amputee police officer. Matias Ferreira was sworn in Friday as an officer with the Suffolk County Police Department in New York, six years after he stepped on an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan.ĭouble-amputee Marine vet makes history with remarkable achievement. Marine veteran who lost his legs during a tour of duty in Afghanistan is believed to be the first-ever double amputee to become a full active duty police officer in the U.S.
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