Stephen Hackett Sworn In as Member of Old Lyme PD, Graduated From LOL High School in 2007

By Olwen Logan

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September 2, 2022

Old Lyme First Selectman Timothy Griswold swears in Stephen Hackett as the newest member of the Old Lyme Police Department.

OLD LYME — On Thursday morning, Stephen Hackett was sworn in as the newest member of the Old Lyme Police Department by First Selectman Timothy Griswold. His official title will be Officer Hackett, FC36.

From left to right, two members of the OLPD, First Selectman Timothy Griswold, Officer Hackett FC36, Selectwoman Martha Shoemaker and Selectman Matt Ward.

The other members of the board of selectmen and some current members of the OLPD were on hand for the ceremony. Griswold explained to LymeLine in a text message that Hackett becomes the sixth member of the OLPD, adding that Officer Roche had resigned in July and Officer Milardo has returned to work.

Applause was given for the newest member of the Old Lyme Police Department.

Hackett was a member of the Lyme-Old Lyme High School Class of 2007 and was most recently serving as a Patrol Sergeant in Old Saybrook.

Author

Olwen Logan grew up in a family of London educators but was inspired by her great grandfather, influential Daily Chronicle newspaper editor Alfred Ewen Fletcher, to pursue journalism. She built a successful career in efficiency analysis and senior audit management before launching her own PR-focused consultancy. After moving to the U.S. in 1990 and settling in Old Lyme in 1994, she became a staff writer for the now-closed Main Street News and later joined Jack Turner’s fledgling LymeLine.com, discovering the career she had always wanted—albeit in an unexpected digital form. Even after relocating to Maryland, she continued covering Lyme and Old Lyme with the same dedication, earning national recognition as a LION Publishers award finalist in 2020. After more than two decades of service, Olwen stepped away in November 2025, donating LymeLine.com to the newly formed nonprofit LymeLine Inc. and expressing her excitement for its continued growth and mission.