PAX Centurion - March / April 2015

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • March/April 2015 • Page 33 On Thursday, October 9, 2014, Commissioner’s Commendations were awarded to District B-3 Sergeant Detective John Fitzgerald, Detectives Anthony Williams, Patrick Foley, and Jean Ricard, and Police Officers Clifford Davis, Alexis Maldonado, and Boston Housing Officer Charles Keller: Between August 17 and September 24, 2014, there were three inci- dents of armed robberies of livery vehicles in the Mattapan area. In two of the incidents, a knife was shown and in the third, a handgun was shown. During one of the incidents, a livery driver was stabbed multiple times with what police believe to have been a screw- driver. Detective Williams was assigned to investigate these robberies and came to the conclusion that the suspects in all three of the incidents were a female and a male. In one case, the suspects used a cell phone to contact the victim before robbing him. Detective Williams went to every livery service in the area and provided them with suspect descrip- tions, details of the crimes, and the cell phone in which the suspects used to call the victim. On September 5, 2014, Detective Williams received a call from a livery driver who stated that the number provided to him that was used by the suspects, had requested his services in the area of 138 Lucerne Street. An operation was put into place in which the above listed officers posed as livery drivers and were able to success- fully apprehend four suspects, two of whom positioned themselves in front of and behind the vehicle in an effort to prevent movement. For their attention to detail, innovative tactics and fearless actions, we say thank you! On Thursday, October 9, 2014, Commissioner’s Commendations were awarded to District B-2 Officers Kevin Plunkett and Domenic Columbo: On September 15, 2014, Officers Plunkett and Columbo responded to a radio call for a person stabbed in the area of 76 Perrin Street. On arrival, officers located the unresponsive victim suffering from a critical stab wound in his leg. The officers immediately applied direct pressure to the victim’s wound and created a tourniquet with his belt in an effort to combat the worsening situation. EMS arrived on scene and transported the seemingly lifeless victim to an area hospital where the outcome seemed grave. Hours later, the officers were contacted by the surgeon who stated that the officers’ application of the tourniquet saved the victim’s life. For their immediate response and life-saving efforts, we say thank you to Officers Plunkett and Columbo. On Thursday, October 9, 2014, Commissioner’s Commendations were awarded to District B-3 Drug Control Unit Sergeant Detective Kenneth Gaines, Detective Moises Acloque, and Officers Keith Kaplan, Carlson Breneus, Brigido Leon, Robert Walsh and Kurt Stockinger: During the month of August, the B-3 DCU under the direction of Sgt. Det. Gaines, removed eight firearms from the streets of Boston. Through their hard work and dedication to keeping the city’s streets safe, these officers dedicated their time to effectively combat drug problems and gun violence in our neighborhoods. For their diligence and excellent work, we thank Sgt. Det. Gaines, Det. Acloque, Officers Kaplan, Breneus, Leon, Walsh, and Stockinger. On Thursday, May 8, 2014, Commissioner’s Commendations were awarded to District A-7 Sergeant Detective Charles Daly along with Officers Cristina Merrick, Gary Marino, Shan- non McLaughlin-Fabiano and David Macioce for their actions in the following incident: On November 28, 2013, Officers Merrick and Sgt. Det. Daly were on duty at District A-7 on the second floor when they heard a call for help followed by a loud crashing sound. Both acted quickly and ran down the hallway to find Sgt. John Foote, a thirty plus year veteran of the Department, collapsed on the floor in severe distress from a cardiac event. With no hesitation, all of the officers mentioned, came to Sgt. Foote’s aid. Officer McLaughlin- Fabiano grabbed the Automatic External Defibrillator while Officer Macioce ran across the street to a convenience store to get aspirin all the while Sgt. Det. Daly, Officer Merrick and Officer Marino comforted Sgt. Foote and continued an open line of communication in an effort to keep the Sergeant calm. The AED was attached to Sgt. Foote and the EMS on scene were able to deliver a shock which resulted in Sgt. Foote going back into a stable heartbeat rhythm. For their quick actions, calm, reassuring behavior, combined with excellent training, each of these dedicated members of the BPD are awarded Commissioner’s Commendations.