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Cambridge Police Honors Officers at 16th Annual Awards Ceremony

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Hundreds of friends, family members and city dignitaries gathered in the Kresge Auditorium at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 to honor the admirable work conducted by sworn officers and personnel in the Cambridge Police Department.

More than 15 awards were presented at the ceremony, which was highlighted by the Administrative Award of Merit to five employees who led the Department’s “Drive 2 Support Puerto Rico” and the presentation of the Commissioner’s Letter of Commendation to nine different officers for their role in helping to save the lives of individuals who had overdosed.

Other notable awards were presented to:

  • Officer Oral Bynoe, 2017 Patrol Officer of the Year
  • Detective Jonathan Russell, 2017 Detective of the Year
  • Detective Michael Alpers, 2017 Specialist Officer of the Year
  • Sergeant Stanley Gedaminsky, 2017 Superior Officer of the Year
  • Alyssa Donovan, 2017 Non-Sworn Employees of the Year

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

RECIPIENTS

AWARDS

Commissioner Christopher Burke

Superintendent Joseph Wilson III

Deputy Superintendent Paul Ames

Deputy Superintendent James DeFrancesco

Sergeant Kelley King

Officer Antonio Arcos

Officer Edward Burke

Officer David Diamond

Officer Thomas Grainger

Officer Kathleen Sullivan

Detective Edward Liberacki

Retirement Award

Officer Michael Mori, Everett Police

Officer Eric McPherson, Boston Police

Cambridge Police Law Enforcement Award

Officer Sean Norton

Herbert Halliday Lifesaving Ribbon

Officer Jason Callinan

Herbert Halliday Lifesaving Ribbon

Opioid Response

Sergeant William Bates

Officer Mark Clavette

Officer James Ferreira

Officer Francis Gutoski

Officer Lucas Harney

Officer Liam McMahon

Officer Michael Morrissey

Officer Sean Norton

Officer Brian Pugliares

Commissioner's Letter of Commendation

Detective Sergeant Joseph Murphy

Detective David Albert

Detective Brendan O’Hearn

Detective Calvin Kantor

Detective Michael Logan

Detective Michael Miceli

Detective Jonathan Russell

Officer Robert Clinton

Officer Thomas Gaudette

Officer Francis Gutoski

Officer Donyell Joseph

Officer Melissa Miceli

Officer Michael LeVecque

Officer Liam McMahon

William J. Carroll Letter of Commendation

Officer Reynaldo Benzan

Officer Oswaldo Ortiz

Detective Agrait Collazo

Gladys Martinez

Matthew Nelson

Administrative Award of Merit

Sergeant Susan M. Kale

Larry Burke Community Policing Award

Crime Scene Services Unit

Brooke Miller

Michaela McManus

Jennifer Chisholm

Casey Hopkinson

Commissioner’s Unit Award

Officer Oral Bynoe

Patrol Officer of the Year Award

Detective Jonathan Russell

Detective of the Year Award

Detective Michael Alpers

Specialist Officer of the Year

Alyssa Donovan

Non-Sworn Employee of the Year Award

Sergeant Stanley Gedaminsky

Superior Officer of the Year Award

Officer Zachary Brown

Officer Joseph Nicotra

Army Military Ribbon

Deputy Superintendent Leonard DiPietro

Sergeant Richard Linehan

Detective Donald Bombino

Officer Paul Burke

Officer Carl Jones

35 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 Marc McGovern, Councilor Dennis Carlone, Councilor Craig Kelley, Councilor Alanna Mallon, Councilor Sumbul Siddique, Councilor Timothy Toomey, Jr., City Manager Louis DePasquale, Deputy City Manager Lisa Peterson, M.I.T. Police Chief John DiFava, Cambridge Acting Fire Chief Gerard Mahoney, Cambridge Emergency Communications Department Director Christina Giacobbe, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan, Peace Commission Executive Director Brian Corr, the Cambridge Police Chaplains, and M.I.T. for hosting the event.

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The Cambridge Police Department is committed to the enforcement of laws and preservation of order that protect the rights and property of every person within the City of Cambridge. Our mission is to provide the highest quality of police service and to impact crime, and its associated elements, through the utilization of new and proven crime prevention strategies and problem-solving partnerships with our community.  For more information, follow @CambridgePolice on Twitter, or access the department’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/CambridgePolice.


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