What happened: Council welcomed its newest police officer, Haylie Brass, who joins the Lititz Borough Police Department.
Quotable: âWe are thrilled to have another woman officer,â said police Chief Kerry Nye, noting that Brass is the first female officer since Carolyn Sensenig retired in 2009 after 11 years. Sensenig is now a civilian police aide for the borough.
Meet the new officer: âI am very excited about this opportunity. I have always loved Lititz and look forward to working in such a wonderful small town,â said Brass, 23, of Ambler. She graduated from Upper Dublin High School and earned her bachelorâs degree in criminal justice from Gwynedd Mercy University. Brass graduated from Montgomery County Municipal Police Academy in October. Her position with Lititz Borough is her first appointment as a police officer. âI have always wanted to be a police officer, ever since I was young. I am so grateful to be here in Lititz,â Brass said.