Aguiar Promoted to Sergeant

Rehoboth K9 Officer David Aguiar was promoted to Sergeant at Monday’s Board of Selectmen meeting.

Aguiar was honored as K9 Handler of the Year in a ceremony held last May in South Yarmouth. Aguiar, who is partnered with Edo, was presented with the K9 Sergeant Sean Gannon Award. Gannon was a Yarmouth Police Officer killed in the line of duty in April 2018. He was the first K9 Narcotics Officer for the Police Department.

Aguilar became a Reserve Officer in 2015 and was promoted to full-time Patrolman in 2016. Aguilar and Edo were paired up in May 2021 when then Chief James Trombetta offered Aguilar the position of K9 Handler.

The pair is associated with the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Detection Unit as an EOD Canine Support. Aguilar and Edo assisted them every year with two major events –the Boston Marathon and July 4^th Harborfest on the Esplanade.

Trombetta, who now serves as Chief of Operations for the Police Department, said he was “proud” of the things Aguilar has accomplished “and the Police Officer he’s become over the years.”

State Rep. Steve Howitt, R-Seekonk, read a proclamation on behalf of the House of Representatives. Evan Gendreau, a representative for State Senator Kelly Dooner, R-Taunton, read a proclamation from the State Senate.