Policeman deserves applause

A Monterey police officer who went the extra mile deserves special Professor Toro attention this week.According to James Maxon, the city’s park attendant at Veterans Memorial Park, Officer Larry Siville was summoned to the park to check on a young man and his 17-month-old baby, who had been camping in the park’s hiking area off and on for several weeks.

After spending time with the two earlier this month, Siville found the child was clean, well-fed and happy. The father has no job, very little food or money and is living out of a tent.

On the other hand, Siville also found that the man is a devoted father, sober and attentive to his son. Unfortunately, the man is also on probation, he is not eligible for city or county services, and the situation they were living in could not continue for long.

Maxon said the man’s mother had offered to pay the airfare to bring the man and his infant to Ohio, where she could assist in raising the child. But the man was unable to leave the county because of his probation status.

‘Best possible outcome’

“I will never know all that Officer Siville did, but I do know the result,” Maxon said. After working directly with the Monterey County Probation Department on behalf of the man, Siville managed to get the young man’s probation either revoked or transferred, and the man was able to fly back to Ohio with his son.

“Officer Siville responded with humanitarian compassion for a very difficult situation,” Maxon said.

“Officer Siville went beyond just doing his duty to secure the best possible outcome.”At a time when peace officers have often come under harsh criticism for their actions, The Professor is happy to share examples of the quiet and good things police do for people.

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