MADD honors officers with highest drunken driving arrests
MADD Hawaii recognized several Honolulu police officers Tuesday night for their efforts to curb drunken driving on Oahu roadways.
Waldron Chung, an officer for nine years, works in the Traffic Division, catching drunken drivers and speeders on the freeways and major roadways of Oahu. MADD awarded him for making 108 drunken driving arrests in 2010.
That was about 31 arrests more than the next highest Traffic Division officer, a night solo bike officer who also received an award.
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Southwest Side street dedicated to police officer
Dozens of Chicago police officers and officials gathered this morning to dedicate a Southwest Side street to Officer Michael Gordon, who was killed in a car crash while on duty in 2004.
Gordon’s family joined officers and public officials at 51st Street and Leamington Avenue, where they unveiled a street sign bearing his name. The intersection is near his grandparents’ former home in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood.
“It’s been very hard these past seven years, but it’s been a great honor for us,” said Gordon’s mother, Carol Gordon. “(The street dedication) meant a lot to us.”
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Bethel police officer is Exchange Club’s Officer of the Year
Steve Pugner’s father was a police officer in Redding for 27 years, but that’s not the only reason he chose to pursue a career in law enforcement.
“It was just being able to make a difference to the community I live in,” said the 40-year-old Pugner, now a corporal with the Bethel Police Department.
Born and raised in Redding, Pugner, who had been an auxiliary officer with his hometown department, moved to Bethel when he was hired just over 11 years ago.
‘Model officer and a soldier’
The story of Lisle police officer Robert Harper is one that could be taken from the headlines of virtually any newspaper.
His superiors, his fellow officers and his community all regard him as a leader and a hero. But the father of two young girls says that today, he is just a man who appreciates life and is thankful to be one of the few who can make a difference.
Harper, 46, has served his community nearly 18 years as a police officer. But he has also represented his country on a larger, more dangerous stage: This December, he will have served 30 years as both an active and reserve member of the United States Army.
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Cranberry Officer Injured In Pursuit Goes Home
A Cranberry Township police officer was finally able to go home today, months after being critically injured when he fell from a jersey barrier while in pursuit of a suspect.
It was a bright and beautiful day in Butler County for Cpl. Dan Hahn’s homecoming.
It had been a long time since Cpl. Hahn enjoyed sitting on his porch, a long time since he saw his beloved dog, a long time since Feb. 14 when the officer fell some 25 feet off an Interstate 79 overpass while chasing a suspect.
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Holiday weekends can be busy times for Jackson police officers
Locked in the back seat of a police cruiser might be the last place you want to be on Memorial Day weekend. A large, muscular police dog stares you down from behind a layer of bulletproof glass, and you begin to wonder what went wrong.
Jackson Police Department K9 Officer Bill Mills said it might have started with alcohol.
Memorial Day weekend is “definitely a party weekend,” said Mills, a 19-year veteran of the department. “People are off work and they start drinking, and it causes more disorderlies and domestic (disturbances).”
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Sewickley Officer and Man’s Best Friend Keep the Community Safe
Sewickley Police Patrolman Frank Lesniak is the dog handler for Tripp, a black Labrador retriever and the police department’s latest edition. 
What type of work does he perform and where does he live ? Does he like to be petted? (Tripp — not Officer Lesniak.) We asked.
Q. What is your full name?
A. Frank Lesniak
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Foundation donates bulletproof vest to Jenkintown police dog
Mike Decher, a Northampton Township police officer for 15 years, has owned dogs his whole life. When budgetary cuts started affecting K-9 units at police departments nationwide, Decher decided to take the initiative to help those dogs.
“We determined there was a need for assistance with training, safety equipment, food,” Decher said. “The whole enchilada.”
He and his wife, Kim, founded the PA K9 Assistance Foundation in January 2010. The foundation solicits donations, and then they determine what other police need for their K-9 units, whether it’s food, training equipment, safety equipment, or whatever else might be needed.
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Collinsville K9 Officer Assisting In Joplin Rescue Effort
A Collinsville K9 Officer has been in Joplin, searching for survivors and victims and plans to go back. He said it’s the worst damage he’s ever seen and it’s made so much worse because it affected so many people.
Daniel Avery’s paid job is in the construction business, but he volunteers his time as a K9 officer for the Collinsville Police Department. Normally, he is doing drug searches or tracking suspects, but Monday, he was in Joplin, searching for tornado victims.
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Off-duty Long Beach SWAT Officer Saves Father’s Life
An off-duty Long Beach police detective earlier this month used his training as a certified emergency medical technician to save his father’s life.
Detective Rob Owens, a member of the Long Beach Police Department’s Special Weapons and Tactics team, and his family were having dinner with his father, who was visiting from out of state, on Thursday, May 19, an LBPD spokeswoman said.
As the Owenses enjoyed their meal, his father suddenly began to choke, gasping for air several times.
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