From left to right: Officer Michael Rardin, Chief J. Scott Bendig, and Officer Eric Hernandez.
(The following is a release from Montgomery Township.)
On August 23, Montgomery Township Police Department swore in two new police officer recruits — Officers Michael Rardin and Eric Hernandez.
Michael Rardin was born and raised in Fullerton, California, graduating from Norte Vista High School. Michael served in the United States Army from 2009 until 2014 as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician, serving in Afghanistan. Michael holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from American Military University. ln 2015 Michael was hired by the Riverside Police Department, where he worked until relocating with his family to Pennsylvania earlier this year.
Eric Hernandez was born in Brooklyn, New York. At a young age, Eric relocated to the Poconos, graduating from Pocono Mountain West High School. He attended Lackawanna College, where he obtained an Associate in Science degree in Criminal Justice. Eric completed his Act 120 Certification through the Lackawanna County Community College Municipal Police Academy, graduating in October of 2015. Eric started his police career working for the Wilkes-Barre Township Police Department part-time, transitioning to full-time employment with the University of Scranton Police Department, then his most recent employment with the Hazleton City Police Department
The Montgomery Township Police Department congratulates and welcomes Officers Rardin and Hernandez to the Department.
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