Welcome to the Force

Leila M. Molle, 28, was appointed to the position of Police Officer in the City of Rye Police Department and sworn in at City Hall on January 4.

Leila M. Molle, 28, was appointed to the position of Police Officer in the City of Rye Police Department and sworn in at City Hall on January 4.

Police Officer Molle, 28, is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology. She’s following in a family tradition: her mother, Catherine Johansen, recently retired as a Lieutenant in the Peekskill Police Department, where her stepfather, Eric Johansen, was recently appointed Chief of Police.  

She will be assigned to the Westchester County Police Academy for basic recruit training, after which she will begin the Department’s field training program.

Photo by Detective John Wood, City of Rye Police Department