Police, Firefighters Honored at Rockville’s 30th Annual Public Safety Awards
First responders who protect and serve Rockville were honored at the 30th annual Rockville Public Safety Awards held June 12 at Lakewood Country Club.
Each year, members of public safety agencies that serve the city of Rockville are recognized for their outstanding service. Since 1990, 603 awards have been presented to members of Rockville’s public safety agencies, civilians and K-9 partners.
This year, 36 members of the Rockville City Police Department (RCPD), Rockville Volunteer Fire Department, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Montgomery County Department of Correction and Rehabilitation, and one community member were honored for their service.
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RCPD members were honored with the following awards:
The Citation for Bravery, presented to a member of a public safety organization, or the civilian community, for an act of bravery beyond the call of duty, wherein the member’s physical safety was exposed to danger, to save the life of another or perform an extraordinary and heroic public safety duty.
- Officer Brandon Thomas, for pulling a suicidal man from the ledge of a parking garage.
- Lt. Andy Taglienti, Cpl. Norman Paul and Cpl. Eddie Roman, for safely restraining a woman wielding a knife and threatening staff at a nursing home.
- Officer Lindsay Fader, for helping to locate a missing suicidal woman, who was found unharmed in Great Falls Park.
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