Troy Police Chief Shawn McKinney, left, and Troy Mayor Robin Oda, right, welcome new Troy Police Officer Timothy J. Bragg, center, during a swearing-in ceremony held on Thursday, July 6.

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TROY — Timothy J. Bragg was sworn in as Troy’s newest police officer during a special ceremony held on Thursday, July 6.

Officer Bragg is a Piqua native, and a former member of the U.S. Marine Corps. While in the military, he graduated from military police school, marksmanship school, marksmanship trainers school and completed a deployment to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Officer Bragg graduated from Edison State’s Peace Officer Training Academy in December, and is now training with the Troy Police Department full time.