Lombardo named Trooper of the Year

The International Association of Chiefs of Police has named trooper Robert Lombardo of the state police Swiftwater barracks as the 2010 IACP/Motorola Trooper of the Year.

Troopers are nominated by their comrades and those nominations are submitted to the IACP, which then reviews information about each nominee before deciding whom will be named Trooper of the Year.

One of four finalists chosen from state and provincial police agencies in the U.S. and Canada, Lombardo was honored at a March 12 ceremony in Alexandria, Va. The other finalists were from Alabama, Michigan and California.

On June 7, 2009, Lombardo, fellow state trooper Joshua Miller and other police were led on a high-speed chase that ended on Route 611, just south of Coolbaugh Elementary Center in Coolbaugh Township. Police boxed in a car driven by Daniel Autenrieth, 31, of Palmer Township, who had a gun and his kidnapped 9-year-old son with him in the car.

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