Among the Windsor Police officers who will be honoured at the upcoming Chief's Gala are three Constables who rescued occupants from two burning vehicles.
Constables Joshua Allen, Eduardo Arevalo, and Wayne Bridge responded to a crash on Tecumseh Road East at McDougall Avenue and will receive the Senior Constable John Atkinson Memorial Award on October 1.
The inaugural Chief's Gala at the St. Clair Centre for the Arts was announced earlier this month to raise money for Camp Brombal and the Canadian Mental Health Association Windsor-Essex County Branch, and recognize officers who demonstrated excellence on the job.
The Award of Excellence for Policing will go to Sergeant Charles Sasso and Constables Paco Boutros-Gebrael, Jordyn Naumovski, Jacob Polski, and Emily Stevenson after they found a missing person suffering from hypothermia in a ditch and transported him to the hospital.
Officers who conducted a cross-border investigation into a violent home invasion and sexual assault of a child will receive the Award of Excellence for Criminal Investigation. Staff Sergeant Dave Tennant, Sergeants James Gendreau and Jeff Pocock, and Constables Bethany Bondy, Rob Hanna, Larry Hartley, Phil Peladeau, and Sean Richardon will be honoured for their role in the arrest of the suspect in Michigan.
The Award of Excellence for Community Service will go to Sergeant Adam Young, retired Constable Bonnie Dominey, and Melanie Kish-Lewis. They coordinated the Windsor Police Law Enforcement Torch Run in support of Special Olympics.
The Alton C Parker Award is being awarded to Constable Cealia Gagnon for more than 20 years of exceptional community service as a mentor to Special Olympics athletes and as a volunteer with local charities.
Nicole Sbrocca, the CEO of the Canadian Mental Health Association Windsor-Essex County Branch, will receive the Award of Excellence for Support Services.
And the Award of Excellence for Innovation goes to retired Windsor Police Chief Jason Bellaire; President and CEO of Erie Shores Healthcare and Windsor Regional Hospital, Kristin Kennedy; President and CEO of Hotel Dieu Grace Healthcare, Bill Marra; and former Windsor Regional Hospital CEO and President David Musyj. They are being recognized for creating the Nurse Police Team and Crisis Response Teams.
