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Civilian Commendations:
David Buck, Whitpain Township
Ernest DiSandro, Whitpain Township
Joseph McKendry, Whitpain Township (not pictured)
Brian McShane, Whitpain Township
For rescuing a trapped pilot following a plane crash in their neighborhood and working quickly to save the pilot’s life.
Monica Jenkinson, Laurel House
Amanda Uckele, Laurel House
Bonnie Pugh, MCAP Volunteer Lawyer
For their outstanding efforts and support of the three victims of one of the worst cases of domestic violence in Montgomery County.
Father Jerry Wild, St. Teresa of Avila Parish, West Norriton
For saving the life of man, wanted by police, who was attempting to commit suicide in the church parking lot.
Law Enforcement Commendations:
Special Agent Iman Ibrahim, ATF
Special Agent Patrick Smith, ATF (not pictured)
For the superior support and co-investigation into a gun trafficking organization that was illegally obtaining firearms and reselling them to arm criminals.
Officer Bianca Deluca, Whitpain Township Police Department
Officer Richard Houser, Whitpain Township Police Department
Officer Brian Richard, Whitpain Township Police Department
Det. Bradley Potter, Whitpain Township Police Department
Sgt. Jon Bleuit, Whitpain Township Police Department
For rescuing a trapped pilot following a plane crash and the subsequent investigation.
Ofc. Matthew Friend, Lower Merion Township Police Department
For the successful and safe resolution of a situation with a teenager threatening to commit suicide from the rooftop of his family’s home.
Ofc. Frank Cattie, Lower Moreland Township Police Department
Ofc. Christopher Daniel, Lower Moreland Township Police Department
Det. Sgt. David Scirrotto, Lower Moreland Township Police Department
Sgt. Scott Smith, Lower Moreland Township Police Department
For recognizing that something was not right during a parked vehicle check and rescuing a 16-year-old girl from prostitution, then successfully investigating the man who was trafficking her.
Lt. Michael Jackson, Lower Providence Township Police Department
For establishing a pilot diversionary program for first-time, young drug offenders to help them get back on track, thereby preserving their futures.
Ofc. W. Timothy Arthur, Lower Providence Township Police Department
Sgt. Scott Dreibelbis, Lower Providence Township Police Department
Sgt. Terrence Kennedy, Lower Providence Township Police Department
Det. Charles King, Lower Providence Township Police Department
Det. Reginald Nealy, Jr., Lower Providence Township Police Department
For their outstanding investigation into one of the worst cases of domestic violence in Montgomery County.
Det. Patrick Horne, Towamencin Township Police Department
Sgt. Gary Wacker, Towamencin Township Police Department (not pictured)
For dedication to investigating and arresting drug dealers in the township and the surrounding area, thereby saving lives and making Montgomery County safer.
Ofc. Christopher Dolga, Upper Merion Township Police Department
Det. Brendan Dougherty, Upper Merion Township Police Department
Det. Blaine Leis, Upper Merion Township Police Department
Det. Robert Smull, Upper Merion Township Police Department (not pictured)
For interdicting a wanted and dangerous criminal in the process of committing another gunpoint robbery and potentially saving the lives of innocent bystanders.
Det. Timothy Roeder, West Pottsgrove Police Department
Ofc. Robert Stoudt, West Pottsgrove Township Police Department
Sgt. Steven Ziegler, West Pottsgrove Township Police Department
For the successful investigation and prosecution of a convicted felon who forced himself into a house and robbed the residents of drugs and money.
Allied Universal, King of Prussia Mall Security
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Fort Washington
Montgomery County Department of Public Safety
Upper Merion Township Police Department
For the swift response and successful investigation into the kidnapping of a 7-week-old infant at the King of Prussia Mall and the return of the infant to his family that same evening.
Pennsylvania State Police, Troop K, Skippack Barrack’s Patrol and Criminal Investigation Units
For the successful investigation into a murder of a woman by her daughter in Perkiomen Township.
Det. Daniel Fox, Telford Borough Police Department
For the successful investigation and support of a teenage girl who had been raped over time at the hands of her mother’s common law husband.
Rachel Attebery, Philadelphia
Ryan Porto, Havertown
For rescuing a trapped driver and her baby from a burning vehicle following an accident in Lower Merion Township.
Chris Doerr, North Penn High School employee
Chris Sharkey, North Penn High School employee
Detective Michael Paul, Towamencin Township Police Department
For the quick action in directing responding fire companies and the exemplary arson investigation into the fire at North Penn High School set by a juvenile.
Deavona Robinson, Pottstown
Rommell Robinson, Pottstown
For saving the life of an unconscious overdose victim in Pottstown by performing CPR until emergency personnel arrived with naloxone.
Ronald Shields, King of Prussia
Officer Stephen Patton, Lower Merion Township Police Department
For rescuing a trapped driver from a burning vehicle following a car crash in Gladwyne.
Ernesto Teutle, Hatfield
For his quick-thinking and decisive action that helped rescue his sister from an assault by an intruder.
Sgt. Oswaldo Toledo, Abington Township Police Department
Officer Gary Martinez, Abington Township Police Department
For the successful and safe resolution of situation with an armed man who wanted to commit suicide by cop, thereby saving the man’s life.
Officer Joseph Morrissey, Cheltenham Township Police Department
For the exceptional investigation into the death of a 92-year-old pedestrian who was struck and killed by SEPTA bus driver Katrina Sanders.
Officer Stephen Winneberger, Limerick Township Police
For astute observations on routine traffic patrol that led to the arrest of two suspects wanted for murder in Michigan.
Officer Eric Fries, Lower Merion Township Police Department
Officer Vincenzo Tucciarone, Lower Merion Township Police Department
For their quick-thinking actions that saved a man from committing suicide on train tracks in Ardmore.
Officer Scott Burnick, Lower Pottsgrove Police Department
For the heads-up traffic stop that led to the apprehension of a man wanted for a Pottstown armed robbery using a sawed-off shotgun.
Corporal Thomas Ward, Montgomery Township Police Department
For a traffic stop and subsequent search of a vehicle, motel room and storage locker that led to the apprehension of a drug trafficker.
Trooper Jason Henley, Pennsylvania State Police, Skippack Station
Trooper Susan Rivchin, Pennsylvania State Police, Skippack Station
For dedication in protecting drivers and making Montgomery County roadways safer through identification of impaired drivers.
Sgt. Michael Ponto, Pottstown Borough Police Department
For saving a gunshot victim’s life by employing first-aid procedures that prevented him from bleeding to death.
Det. Sgt. James Kelly, Upper Moreland Township Police Department
Detective John Schramm, Upper Moreland Township Police Department
For the challenging investigation that led to charges against a mother and her boyfriend for child abuse that left the 3-year-old child with permanent head injuries.
Detective Charles Leeds, Norristown Police Department
Detective Michael Glauner, Pottstown Police Department
Detective Robert Hill, Jr., Abington Police Department
For the exemplary investigation of a one-day crime spree where the defendant, Kenneth Jones, robbed four different victims at gunpoint in Norristown, Pottstown and Abington.
Detective Thomas Wittig, Whitpain Township Police Department
Detective Mark Welsh, Jenkintown Police Department
Detective Daniel Grassi, Delaware State Police
Supervisory Special Agent Scott Duffey, FBI
For the long-term investigation into multiple bank robberies committed in Pennsylvania and Delaware over a number of years and the successful capture of Joseph Mieluchowski.
 
Officer James Throop, Souderton Police Department
Officer Wayne L. Black, Souderton Police Department (not pictured)
Sgt. David Bechtel, Telford Police Department
Officer Ryan J. Kochersperger, Telford Police Department (now Franconia Police)
For saving the life of a woman being threatened by her husband in a violent domestic situation that ended with the heavily armed man safely being taken into custody.
Detective Thomas Wittig, Whitpain Township Police Department
For his investigation into a violent, home invasion-robbery, specifically, the successful identification of one of the suspects using surveillance footage from multiple sources, which then led to the apprehensions, and later convictions, of all defendants involved.
DA Steele congratulates, from left, Sergeant Stephen T. Gillen, Upper Gwynedd Township Police Department; Towamencin Township Officers James Hanrahan and Michael Seider; Officer Joel Greco, Lansdale Borough Police Department; and Sergeant Dean A. Miller, Lansdale Borough Police Department
For the successful resolution of a hostage situation on July 23, 2015, involving Andrew Cooper, who took his parents hostage in a plan to harm them and police
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Officer Warren M. Young, Lower Merion Township Police Department
For rescuing an injured man trapped in a vehicle following an accident on Oct. 27, 2015, at Liberty Gas Station in Lower Merion.
Officer Daniel Rose, Montgomery Township Police Department
For rescuing a female victim with a gunshot wound to the head from her apartment at Karen’s Court on April 30, 2015.
From left, Tara Willis, Ashley Thompson and Stacy Sweinhart from the Laurel House Domestic Abuse Response Team
For supporting victims of violence and for working to end domestic violence in our community.
Officer James McCue, Lower Pottsgrove Township Police Department
Was intentionally struck by a car on April 16, 2015, after what began as a routine traffic stop for erratic driving.
Detective Michael Henricks, East Norriton Township Police Department, and Detective Sergeant Raymond D. Bechtel, III, Upper Providence Township Police Department
For investigating predators who were using the Internet to lure and sexually assault children.
Detective Mark Wickersham and Detective Brooke Fisher, Pottstown Borough Police Department
For the long-term investigation that connected two Pottstown shootings in November 2014 with an obliterated serial number handgun and the defendant.
Probation Officers Michael Poust and Probation Officer Jennifer Hall, Montgomery County Adult Probation; and Officer Timothy Roeder, West Pottsgrove Township Police Department
For quick thinking during a probation visit that led to the defendant giving up crucial evidence in the murder of Lori Marie Sheridan on Dec. 1, 2015.
Officers Richard Hough and William Lynch, Philadelphia Police Department—25th District
For a traffic stop that resulted in the arrest of Khaleef Jones and Daquan Hamilton for a Dec. 27, 2013, shooting and murder of George Hashimbey in Pottstown.
Officer Matthew McCarthy and Officer James Burke (not pictured), Philadelphia Police Department—26th District
For locating and arresting wanted suspect Richard Collins for the March 20, 2015, murder of Artie Bradley in Pottstown.
Officer Glenn Muntzer and Officer Tobias Fisher, Upper Merion Township Police Department
For resuscitating an electrocuted construction worker using an alternate CPR technique on April 13, 2015, at The Court at King of Prussia site.
Lieutenant Francis X. Wheatley and Chief Michael Beaty, retiring from the Whitemarsh Township Police Department
For 30 years of service and leadership to the law enforcement community and the citizens of Whitemarsh Township.
Sergeant Mark A. Stead, Lower Providence Township Police Department
Overall commendation for great work throughout his career, including with the NOPE Program.
Marissa Wadsworth
For dedication to the NOPE Program and sharing the story of her son T.J.’s overdose death in the hopes of preventing it from happening to other families.
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