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Mayor Dennis M. Clough congratulates Sgt. Richard Lea on his promotion to the rank of Sergeant.
Westlake Mayor Dennis M. Clough administered the Oath of Office to three police officers March 16 ahead of the annual Police Awards Ceremony.
Promoted: Detective Richard Lea was promoted to the rank of Sergeant, having demonstrated outstanding work during his time with Westlake as a patrolman, a detective, an instructor in various disciplines and a member of the Westshore Enforcement Bureau (WEB). Before coming to Westlake in December 2018, Sgt. Lea spent five years with the Macedonia Police Department’s Detective Bureau and SWAT Team.
Welcome: Mayor Clough also swore in two new Westlake Police Patrolmen – Michael Thompson and Bailey Gannon. Ptl. Thompson spent 10 years as a patrolman in Fairview Park. As an operator on WEB SWAT for the past five years, he has assisted in instruction on subject control, firearms and tactics. Ptl. Gannon is a third-generation police officer who has spent the last two and a half years with the Cleveland Police Department.
