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Yorkville police welcome newest officer to the force · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Yorkville Police Welcome Newest Officer to the Force. Written by
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  Speaker 1: Joey Weslow. This article is being read by an automated
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  Speaker 1: voice brought to you by Everlit. The Yorkville Police Department
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  Speaker 1: welcomed its newest officer with Deputy Chief Ray McCall Lasek
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  Speaker 1: saying the new officer will be a great asset to
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  Speaker 1: both the Yorkville community and the force. Nicholas Godleski was
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  Speaker 1: sworn in during the Yorkville City Council meeting on August 25th.
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  Speaker 1: Godlewski joins the force as a patrol officer. During the ceremony,
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  Speaker 1: Godlewski was administered the oath by Yorkville Mayor John Purcell
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  Speaker 1: and surrounded by family members. I'm excited to start working here,
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  Speaker 1: and I'm looking to make an impact within the community,
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  Speaker 1: Godlewski said. Godlewski is from Gurnee. He earned a degree
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  Speaker 1: in Law Enforcement and Justice Administration from Western Illinois University
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  Speaker 1: in 2024. He was first hired by the Libertyville Police
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  Speaker 1: Department where he attended the Police Training Institute in Champaign.
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  Speaker 1: He graduated from the Institute in December 2025 before coming
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  Speaker 1: over to the Yorkville Police Department in July. Mikolasik said
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  Speaker 1: Godlewski started his 16-week field training program on July 6th.
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  Speaker 1: He's progressing nicely and doing very well, Mikolasik said. He
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  Speaker 1: fits in great here, and we're very happy to have him.
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  Speaker 1: Welcome aboard. Mikolasik said one of the unique attributes Godlewski
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  Speaker 1: brings to the forces a strong fluency in the Polish language.
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  Speaker 1: I'm sure he'll be an asset to law enforcement in
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  Speaker 1: this county in the future when translation services are needed,
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  Speaker 1: Michalasek said. Godlewski joins the Yorkville Police Department as the
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  Speaker 1: force's 34th officer, bringing the force back to full staffing
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  Speaker 1: after a resignation since the department's last hire in February.
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  Speaker 1: Deputy Chief Garrett Carlisle said the department is looking to
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  Speaker 1: add a 35th officer either later this year or early
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  Speaker 1: next year.