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Cambridge Police Honors Officers at 14th Annual Awards Ceremony

May 17, 2016 • 8 years ago

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Hundreds of friends, family members and city dignitaries gathered in the Kresge Auditorium at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology earlier this month to honor the admirable work conducted by sworn officers and personnel.

More than 25 awards were presented at the ceremony, which was highlighted by a celebration of Commissioner Haas’ service to the City of Cambridge and included the presentation of lifesaving awards to 13 different officers.

Other notable awards were presented to:

Officer Dion S. DiNatale, 2015 Patrol Officer of the Year
Detective Michael J. Logan, 2015 Detective of the Year
Sergeant David M. Brown, 2015 Superior Officer of the Year
Meghan M. LaMonica and Rebecca R. Leonard, 2015 Non-Sworn Employees of the Year

A full list of awards and recipients can be found below:

RECIPIENTS	AWARDS
Sergeant Paul J. Sugrue Officer William C. Barnes Officer James M. Greene Officer John B. Sanchez Officer Ronald J. Yusam	Retirement Award

Sergeant David M. Brown	Superior Officer of the Year Award

Officer David C. Lee Officer Philip P. McDavitt	Thomas J. Riley Lifesaving Medal

Officer Darin M. Cromwell	Herbert Halliday Lifesaving Ribbon

Officer Joshua Buxbaum	Herbert Halliday Lifesaving Ribbon

Officer Edmund A. Costa Officer Athanasi Darviris	Herbert Halliday Lifesaving Ribbon

Officer Brian J. Harutunian	William Loughery Medal of Valor

Selective Enforcement Lieutenant Frederick J. Riley, Jr. Sergeant John F. Fulkerson Sergeant Thomas J. Glynn Officer Keith E. Albert Officer Antonio J. Arcos Officer William R. Arthur, Jr. Officer James M. Brown Officer Anthony J. Cacciola Officer Jason R. Callinan Officer Cameron O. Deane Officer Carlos R. Figueroa Officer Sean C. Figueroa Officer Michael Hinds Officer Jerry Jean-Baptiste Officer William M. Macedo Officer Kenel Prinston Officer Christopher T. Sullivan Officer Kathleen M. Sullivan Officer Benny Szeto Officer David K. Szeto	Commissioner's Unit Award - Ribbon

Officer Ivelise Padgett	William J. Carroll Letter of Commendation

Officer Katie Levesque	Herbert Halliday Lifesaving Ribbon

Officer Christine M. Levesque	Herbert Halliday Lifesaving Ribbon

Officer Christopher T. Sullivan	Administrative Award of Merit

Officer Ryan T. Callinan Officer Jonathan Martins	William J. Carroll Letter of Commendation

Sergeant William C. Bates	Herbert Halliday Lifesaving Ribbon

Officer Stephen E. Bikofsky	Herbert Halliday Lifesaving Ribbon

Officer Matthew A. Price	Administrative Award of Merit

Sergeant Susan M. Kale	Administrative Award of Merit

Mrs. Meghan M. LaMonica Mrs. Rebecca R. Leonard	Non-Sworn Employee of the Year Award

Officer Dion S. DiNatale	Patrol Officer of the Year Award

Officer Jonathan Martins Officer Hercot L. Miller Officer Brendan Pasco	Herbert Halliday Lifesaving Ribbon
Officer Jonathan Martins Officer Brendan Pasco	William J. Carroll Letter of Commendation

Detective Michael J. Logan	Detective of the Year Award

Officer David M. Porter	Marine Military Ribbon

Officer Alfred Nicotra	Army Military Ribbon

Mr. Richard Sevieri	Navy Military Ribbon

Detective William Phillips Detective Stephen K. Edwards Officer Timothy F. O'Brien	30 Years of Service Award - Ribbon

To view photos from this year’s ceremony, please visit the Cambridge Police Facebook page.

The Cambridge Police Department would like to thank all of those who attended the ceremony, particularly Mayor E. Denise Simmons, Councilor Jan Devereux, Councilor David Maher, Councilor Timothy Toomey, Jr., City Manager Richard Rossi, Deputy City Manager Lisa Peterson, M.I.T. Police Chief John DiFava, Cambridge Assistant Fire Chief Gerard Mahoney, Cambridge Emergency Communications Department Director Christina Giacobbe, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan, Peace Commission Executive Director Brian Corr, Reverend Larry Kim, the Carroll, Barron and Loughrey families, and M.I.T. for hosting the event.

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