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.

February, 2010

On Thursday, February 4 Officer Keenan responded to a radio call of a person screaming at an apartment building in the 2300 block of Woodward Street. Upon her arrival, she spoke with two witnesses in the lobby of the building. Both witnesses were bleeding from injuries caused by a 21 year old black male. The witnesses advised Officer Keenan that the offender had attacked his grandfather because he wouldn’t give the offender any money. Officer Keenan found the offender in an elevator in the building and placed him under arrest. The offender’s grandfather was then found dead on the balcony of his apartment building with stab wounds to the neck.

As a result of Officer Keenan’s quick response, she was able to apprehend the offender before he could injure anyone else in the apartment building. The defendant was charged with Murder and related offenses.

 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.