Ridgecrest PD hands out slew of awards
Ridgecrest Daily Independent
The Ridgecrest City Council meeting Wednesday was the scene of a slew of awards by the Ridgecrest Police Department.
Honorees for 2020 included Officer of the Year Detective Frank Mixon; Reserve Officer of the Year Reserve Officer Michael Rogers; Supervisor of the Year Antionette Agostinacci; Employee of the Year ACO Shawna Villa-Rodriguez; Explorer of the Year Explorer Jesse Torres; and Volunteer of the Year (Chief’s Award) Dean Laird.
Torres was not present at the meeting and will receive his award at a later date.
Sergeant Eric Clinton, Officer Daniel Pietrangelo, Officer Timothy Plunkett also received Life-saving Awards for working with the Kern County Fire Department and Liberty Ambulance and ultimately saving someone from a fentanyl overdose on Feb. 5.
Cody Holte, Patrick Torok receive first Purple Heart, Medals of Honor in Grand Forks Police history
Grand Forks Police Officer Cody Holte and Cpl. Patrick Torok, who were involved in the shootout in which Holte was killed last May, each made GFPD history when they became the first recipients of the Purple Heart and Medals of Honor in the history of the department. 12:00 pm, Apr. 1, 2021 ×
Mark Nelson, Grand Forks chief of police, speaks to a crowd gathered at the GFPD s awards ceremony Tuesday, March 30, 2021. (Russ Hons photo, courtesy of Grand Forks Police Department).
GRAND FORKS The Grand Forks Police Department gave out the first Purple Heart and the first two Medals of Honor in the department s history this week.
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Lisle officers honored for helping to save Downers Grove man Downers Grove resident Tom Sterr, second from left, meets with Lisle police officers Sean McKay, left, Luke Rider and Brian Brendal after they were honored with Lifesaving Awards from the village March 1. The four met on New Year s Eve when officers arrived to help Sterr, who was unresponsive after a heart issue while working out at Benet Academy in Lisle. Courtesy of Kevin Licko/Lisle Police
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Tom Sterr of Downers Grove is grateful he was able to meet Lisle police officers Brian Brendal, Sean McKay and Luke Rider for a second time.
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TAMPA, Fla. â The Tampa Police officer who died after crashing into a wrong-way driver was awarded the agency s Life Saving Award seven times throughout his career.
Master Patrol Officer Jesse Madsen, 45, had served as a Tampa Police officer for 16 and a half years.
He was a husband and father of three. He was also a U.S. Marine.
He died on Tuesday morning around 1 a.m. after his patrol car crashed into a wrong-way driver on I-275. We have reason to believe that he veered into this oncoming car to protect others, that is what we gathered through some of our witnesses, said Police Chief Brian Dugan. When you look at someone who has earned seven Life Saving Awards, it s no surprise, he would take such swift action and do this.