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NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release:  Monday, October 23 , 2006

Hartford Police Officer Matthew Arace
Promoted to Sergeant.

(Hartford) - Police Chief Daryl K. Roberts announced today that he had promoted Hartford Police Officer Matthew Arace, who died suddenly as a result a injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on Saturday, October 21, 2006, to the rank of Sergeant, effective Sunday, October 22, 2006.  In announcing Sergeant Arace's promotion, Chief Roberts said, "It was my intention to promote Sergeant Arace within the next few weeks.  Sergeant Arace earned this promotion and it is with profound sorrow but great respect and honor that I promote him posthumously."

Sergeant Arace joined the Hartford Police Department on August 15, 1996, and after graduation from the Hartford Police Academy on January 24, 1997, was assigned to the Patrol Division.  Sergeant Arace was a certified Field Training Officer for newly graduated probationary police officers.  On May 11, 2003, Sergeant Arace was appointed Community Service Officer for the Barry Square neighborhood in the south end of Hartford.

During his law enforcement career Sergeant Arace received an official commendation from the U.S. Marshals Service of the U.S. Department of Justice, the Hartford Police Department's Distinguished Service Medal, and numerous letters of commendations for his work above and beyond the call of duty throughout his career.

Sergeant Arace's funeral service will be Thursday, October 26, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. at Holy Trinity Church, 53 Capitol Avenue, Hartford.  Relatives, friends, and colleagues may call at the D'Esopo Funeral Chapel, 277 Folly Brook Boulevard, Wethersfield, on Wednesday, October 25, 2006, from 3-8 p.m.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Sergeant Matthew Arace's name may be made to the Hartford Police Benevolent Association, c/o the Hartford Police Department, 50 Jennings Road, Hartford, CT 06120.  On-line expressions of sympathy to the family may be sent at www.desopo.com.

Sergeant Matthew Daniel Arace
September 17, 1971 - October 21, 2006

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