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
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AWARDS
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Sergeant Paul J. Sugrue
Officer William C. Barnes
Officer James M. Greene
Officer John B. Sanchez
Officer Ronald J. Yusam
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Retirement Award
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Sergeant David M. Brown
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Superior Officer of the Year Award
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Officer David C. Lee
Officer Philip P. McDavitt
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Thomas J. Riley Lifesaving Medal
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Officer Darin M. Cromwell
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Herbert Halliday Lifesaving Ribbon
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Officer Joshua Buxbaum
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Herbert Halliday Lifesaving Ribbon
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Officer Edmund A. Costa
Officer Athanasi Darviris
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Herbert Halliday Lifesaving Ribbon
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Officer Brian J. Harutunian
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William Loughery Medal of Valor
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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
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Commissioner's Unit Award - Ribbon
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Officer Ivelise Padgett
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William J. Carroll Letter of Commendation
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Officer Katie Levesque
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Herbert Halliday Lifesaving Ribbon
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Officer Christine M. Levesque
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Herbert Halliday Lifesaving Ribbon
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Officer Christopher T. Sullivan
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Administrative Award of Merit
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Officer Ryan T. Callinan
Officer Jonathan Martins
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William J. Carroll Letter of Commendation
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Sergeant William C. Bates
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Herbert Halliday Lifesaving Ribbon
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Officer Stephen E. Bikofsky
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Herbert Halliday Lifesaving Ribbon
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Officer Matthew A. Price
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Administrative Award of Merit
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Sergeant Susan M. Kale
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Administrative Award of Merit
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Mrs. Meghan M. LaMonica
Mrs. Rebecca R. Leonard
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Non-Sworn Employee of the Year Award
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Officer Dion S. DiNatale
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Patrol Officer of the Year Award
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Officer Jonathan Martins
Officer Hercot L. Miller
Officer Brendan Pasco
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Herbert Halliday Lifesaving Ribbon
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Officer Jonathan Martins
Officer Brendan Pasco
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William J. Carroll Letter of Commendation
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Detective Michael J. Logan
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Detective of the Year Award
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Officer David M. Porter
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Marine Military Ribbon
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Officer Alfred Nicotra
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Army Military Ribbon
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Mr. Richard Sevieri
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Navy Military Ribbon
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Detective William Phillips
Detective Stephen K. Edwards
Officer Timothy F. O'Brien
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30 Years of Service Award - Ribbon
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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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