Media advisory, Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 7 p.m., Headquarters, lobby, Service awards, 121 TPS members and two community members recognized for unselfish acts of bravery, courage, exceptional performance of duty and dedicated service to the community
Broadcast time: 05:59
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Corporate Risk Management: 416-808-7096
On Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at 7 p.m., in the lobby at headqyarters, 121 members of the Toronto Police Service and two members of our community will be recognized for unselfish acts of bravery, courage, exceptional performance of duty and for dedicated service to the community.
The presentations will be made by Toronto Police Services Board Chair Dr. Alok Mukherjee and Chief William Blair.
For further information, please contact Ms. Renee Angco at 416 808-7096 or Corporate Communications at 416 808-7100.
View the Award Presentation program.
TEAMWORK COMMENDATION
Teamwork Commendations are granted by the Toronto Police Services Board
to a group for exceptional performance of duty, community policing initiatives,
or innovations or initiatives that enhance the image or operation of the
Service.
PC ARSHAD, Sheraz
PC DEWLAND, William
PC HUNTLEY, Melissa
PC MARSHALL, Kevin
PC MC KEOWN, Sean-Brendan
PC SHAW, Kempton
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The following member of the community is granted a Partnership Award by
the Toronto
Police Services Board for grateful acknowledgement of unselfish
assistance rendered to the Service for an initiative or innovation that
impacted positively on the image or operation of MR. MACMULLIN, Eric Submitted
by 51 Division
Police Constables Sheraz Arshad, William Dewland and Kevin Marshall of
51 Division and Mr. Eric MacMullin
On September 1, 2013 officers were called to attend an incident where a
male was hanging off the window of an apartment on the 23rd floor of a
residential high rise. The male was only dressed in his underclothes and
appeared to be emotionally distressed. Constables Sheraz Arshad took control of
the scene and set up a perimeter to keep the high volume of pedestrian and
vehicular traffic at a safe distance.
Constables Arshad and Bill Dewland proceeded to the apartment on the
23rd floor to establish contact with the male. At this point the male was
scaling the outside of the window and was barely holding onto the metal edges
of the window with his fingertips and stepping on the edge of his toes.
Constable Arshad began to communicate with the male through a nearby
balcony, attempting to convince him to return inside the building. At the same
time Constable Dewland started gathering information from other tenants and
learned that the male had injected himself with a drug and was hallucinating.
Constable Arshad continued to offer reassurances to keep the male calm. Toronto
Fire personnel arrived at the apartment and secured Constable Arshad with a
harness, anchoring him safely to the building. Constable Kevin Marshall and
Nurse Eric MacMullin, a part of the Service Mobile Crisis Intervention program,
also attended the apartment and guided Constable Arshad in his interaction with
the male and as a result, Constable Arshad was able to bring the male safely
onto the balcony.
In recognition of their
dedication in saving the life of a distressed person, Police Constables Sheraz
Arshad, William Dewland and Kevin Marshall are awarded with a Teamwork Commendation
and Mr. Eric MacMullin is awarded with a Community Member Award.
Police Constables Kempton Shaw,
Melissa Huntley and Sean-Brendan McKeown of 51 Division
On September 20, 2013 Constables Sean McKeown, Kempton Shaw and Melissa
Huntley responded to a call which involved the sound of a gunshot and a person armed
with a gun in an apartment.
Once on scene the officers took control of the situation and placed 3
individuals under investigative detention. They quickly determined that there
was no evidence of any altercation involving a firearm but they did however
make observations which led them to believe that the apartment was the site of
a credit card forgery lab.
Constable McKeown contacted 51 Division’s Fraud office. Upon hearing
the facts, 51 Division Fraud Investigator confirmed the officers’ suspicions.
The officers placed the 3 males under arrest for Possession of Credit Card
Forgery Devices and Possession of Property Obtained by Crime and secured the
scene so a search warrant could be prepared and executed.
Constable Shaw noticed one of the accused was in possession of a set of
car keys. Upon locating the car, the
officer conducted a cursory search through the car window which led to the
discovery of additional credit card forgery devices.
In recognition of their keen
observations and diligent investigation, Police Constables Kempton Shaw,
Melissa Huntley and Sean-Brendan McKeown are awarded with Commendations.
Constable Jenifferjit Sidhu, Corporate Communications, for Superintendent Kim Yeandle, Corporate Risk Management
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