Irwin hires 4 police officers
Irwin Borough’s police department has added new four new officers to its ranks this week.
Borough council on Tuesday approved hiring both full-time and part-time officers, in part to replace three officers who have left in the past month.
Two part-time Irwin officers, Cody Stanoszek of North Huntingdon and Justin Hott of Pittsburgh, were hired as full-tme officers at a rate of $24.64 an hour, as determined by the police contract with the borough.
Andrew Carter of Munhall and Eric Williams of Pittsburgh were hired as a part-time officers at a rate of $22.88 an hour.
Irwin Police Chief Dan Wensel said he wants to hire another full-time and part-time officer.
“We were short-staffed,” Wensel said.
Cpl. Michael Hooper, a full-time officer, and Devin McCurdy, a part-time employee, both resigned this week. Hooper took a job with the Plum police department and McCurdy took a job with the Northern Regional Police Force in Pittsbugh’s North Hills, Wensel said.
Adam Painter, a part-time officer, resigned Dec. 24.
Joe Napsha is a TribLive reporter covering Irwin, North Huntingdon and the Norwin School District. He also writes about business issues. He grew up on Neville Island and has worked at the Trib since the early 1980s. He can be reached at jnapsha@triblive.com.
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