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NORWICH – The Norwich Police Department has six new recruits on the way, and has created new policies to help slow the spread of the coronavirus amongst emergency responders and the public.

At Tuesday night’s City of Norwich Common Council meeting, two new officers, Nick Mooney and Cameron Prime, were approved to join the Norwich Police Department.

In January, Corey Bennett, Corey Wengent, Scoit Laughlin, Tyler Dexheimer were added as new recruits, and currently they are in an academy in Syracuse.

Norwich Police Department Assistant Chief Scott Burlison said the recruits are a needed addition to the police department, and at this point their academies are continuing forward as scheduled.