Summit Mayor Elizabeth Fagan officiated the swearing-in ceremony for newly appointed Summit Police Sergeant Collin Scarpello on Wednesday, June 4, at City Hall.
Sergeant Scarpello grew up in Madison, NJ, and graduated from Rutgers University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Resources. He later attended Fairleigh Dickinson University and obtained a Master of Arts degree in Homeland Security with a concentration in Counter Terrorism. He attended Mercer County Police Academy and was hired by the Summit Police Department in 2018. As a member of the Patrol Bureau, Sergeant Scarpello has held a number of positions including Active Shooter Response Instructor and many others.
In 2020, Sergeant Scarpello was selected to become a member of the Union County Emergency Response Team (UCERT), and in 2022 he became a member of the Union County SWAT Team. In 2024, he was transferred to the Summit Police Department's Detective Bureau where he has served as a Detective until his promotion to the rank of Sergeant on June 4, 2025. Sergeant Scarpello also served as President of the Summit PBA Local #55 in 2024.
Sergeant Scarpello has received many departmental awards from the Summit Police Department, and four unit citations from Union County Prosecutor William Daniel for actions taken while serving alongside members of UCERT.
Sergeant Scarpello's full bio is available here. More information on the Summit Police Department is available at cityofsummit.org/police.
Pictured from left to right (above): Captain Christopher Medina, Mayor Elizabeth Fagan, Sergeant Collin Scarpello, Chief Ryan Peters, Captain Jonathon Garcia.
