Each month the officers of the 7th District nominate one of their peers to be recognized as "Officer of the Month" for outstanding service to the community. The chosen officer is invited to the next monthly meeting of the P.D.A.C. where he/she is presented with various city and state citations, a gift basket compliments of Wawa Corp and a gift from the P.D.A.C.

This page will periodically be updated with information on the latest nominees. The P.D.A.C. wishes to extend their sincere appreciation to the various sponsors of this monthly award.

January, 2010

P/O George Rodriguez #2961

P/O Joseph McGrath #2496

On Friday, January 15 at approximately 12:40 A.M. Officer Rodriguez  was on patrol in the vicinity of Bustleton Avenue and Tomlinson Road when he observed a black male driving a gold Mercedes make an illegal turn on red. Officer Rodriguez stopped the vehicle in the 10900 block of Kelvin Avenue. When Officer Rodriguez asked for the driver’s identification, he flashed a police badge which, upon questioning, stated belonged to his girlfriend. An NCIC/PCIC check revealed that the driver had a suspended license. Officer Rodriguez made a decision to Live Stop the vehicle. Officer Joseph McGrath and Sgt. DiPietro arrived as backup. Officer McGrath was observing the male from the passenger side of the vehicle when he noticed the occupant stuff an object into his waistband and pull his shirt down.  The driver was ordered out of the vehicle and told to put his hands on the vehicle. He backed in to Officer McGrath, attempted to flee, ran into the car door and was tackled by Sgt. DiPietro. The suspect continued to struggle until handcuffed. Officer Rodriguez recovered a large clear bag of Marijuana that fell from the suspect’s person when he attempted to flee. He then recovered another clear bag which contained additional marijuana and more than 200 oxycodone pills. The suspect was charged with violations of the Controlled Substance Act and resisting arrest.

The alertness of both Officers Rodriguez and McGrath resulted in a large quantity of narcotics being taken off the streets of our community.

 POLICE OFFICER OF THE YEAR

Each year the member of the 7th P.D.A.C. choose an Officer of the Year. For 2009, we reached out to each of the four platoon lieutenants and asked them to nominate one officer under their command who they believe deserves this recognition. We asked them to choose someone who truly stands out and is admired by his/her peers. The nominees are:

John Lordan

Carmen Espada

Derrick Walker

Ernest Green

The winner will be announced at our May meeting. Congratulation to all of the above officers for their nomination.