Police District Employees Honored

The Board of Police District Commissioners recently presented awards of recognition to employees of the PWPD who assisted with rescue and relief efforts in New York City since Sept. 11. Police district employees assisted in many aspects of the rescue efforts including search and rescue, patrol duties, security details as well as collecting and delivering rescue supplies into Ground Zero.

Bottom row (l. - r.): Commissioner Bob Persons, Detective Steve Cardello, Norm Carpenter, Lieut. Ralph Rantz, Police Officer Tom McCarthy, Police Officer Curtis Palawsky. Top row (l. - r.): Police Officer Bob Cavalli, Commissioner Sal Zimbardi, PO Steve Cammer, PO Tracy Dioguardi, PO Dom Morrocu, PO Brian McCarty, PO Jerry Mele, Captain James "Bud" Ellerby, Dispatcher Trish O'Neil, PO Scott Wood, PO Karen Arsenault, Detective Jerry Rasiak, Sgt. Brett Lewis, Detective Dean Steinmann, Detective Bob Del Muro and Commissioner Jim Duncan.

Commissioner Duncan, along with Commissioner Zimbardi and Commissioner Persons, presented the awards to 19 police district employees. Numerous other employees will be honored at future police commissioners meetings.