Lansdowne police recognized for work in and around the community
Living a life devoted to “protect and serve” can’t be easy. But each and every day, our communities are monitored by local police departments. In Lansdowne Borough, the department is made up of ten officers, four patrol sergeants, two investigation sergeants, and a chief of police. And each of those staff members deserves recognition for the job that they do.
Thankfully, the department’s leadership agrees. They recently took to social media to recognize the officers and staff. Firstly, the chief pointed out that many aren’t even aware of the many ways in which the police serve the local community.
“It’s very easy to say that Law Enforcement is a thankless job,” said a post on the department’s Facebook page. “Most folks only see us out driving around town and aside from the police blotter we post on our website, they don’t really see what we do.”
He said that recognizing the department should begin in the department itself.
“One thing we haven’t done a lot of is formally recognizing the outstanding work our officers do,” said the chief’s post. “We’re trying to change that.”
With that goal in mind, the department took time out during a recent council meeting to recognize the hard work of its police. There, the team “honored a number of our staff before Council for their efforts.”
The recognition began with a recent tale of tragedy.
“In connection to the tragic incident in East Lansdowne, several of our staff were recognized,” said the post. Officer David Schiazza received a ribbon for Valor. Sergeant Christopher Craig received a ribbon for Heroism. Officer Daryl Savitski and Sergeant Jonathan McGowan received ribbons for Merit. Unit Citations were awarded to Officers Albertoli, Lyons, McDermott, McGinnis, Murray, Oulouhojian and Sergeant Kester for the same incident.
Other police were recognized for work in the Borough, beyond the duties of the job.
“Chief Rutherford received a commendation of Merit. Officers Albertoli and Murray along with Sergeant Miller were recognized for their community service,” said the post.
Sergeant Kester was presented with a Lifesaving Award for his
actions which saved the life of an infant. Officer Oulouhojian received a commendation of Merit for his role in the same incident.
“Thank you all for your dedicated service to our community,” said the post. For more on the awards, including images from the borough council’s meeting, visit the Facebook page here.
