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The Brantford police services board has decided to rename its annual safety patroller award in memory of a retired constable who died Jan. 3.
The Andrea J. Cooper Safety Patroller Award honours top patrollers.
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“Andrea epitomized everything positive about the police,” said Chief Rob Davis. “Her genuine compassion for youth and the community are unparalleled. The naming of this award is a testimony to the positive impact she made on so many people.”
During her 30-year career, Cooper was involved with the safety patroller program for nearly 15 years as a police officer and a parent. Cooper also co-ordinated the attendance of patrol captains at CAA’s annual three-day summer training company in Oshawa, where, in 2016, she accepted the the CAA’s School Safety Patrol Program Achievement Award given to the police service that lends ex