ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY) – The Elmira Police Department welcomed a new officer to its ranks Monday morning.

26-year-old Brooke Owen was sworn in inside the Elmira City Clerk’s Office; Officer Owen graduated from Horseheads High School in 2012. She also graduated from the Southern Tier Law Enforcement Academy in 2019.

Officer Owen is a lateral transfer from the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office, where she previously served as a full-time road deputy since February 2020. Before the Sheriff’s Office, she worked for the Trumansburg Police Department.

With Officer Owen being sworn in, EPD now has 68 sworn officers.