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ANNUAL GOVERNOR'S CRIME PREVENTION AWARDS 2008
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29th ANNUAL GOVERNOR'S CRIME PREVENTION AWARD WINNERS
2008
Each year the Maryland Community Crime Prevention Institute, along with the Department
of Public Safety and Correctional Services, the Maryland Police and Correctional Training
Commissions, and the Maryland Crime Prevention Association present the Annual
Governor's Crime Prevention Awards.
This year there are 84 award recipients representing private citizens, community groups,
businesses, government agencies, colleges and universities, law enforcement officers, and law
enforcement agencies from throughout Maryland, each of whom have made outstanding
contributions to the furtherance of crime prevention programming.
Recipients are being honored for activities such as organizing and maintaining Neighborhood
Watch and Citizens On Patrol groups; participating with local citizens advisory boards and
police-community relations councils; working with youth through efforts such as D.A.R.E.
(Drug Abuse Resistance Education), School Resource Officer Programs, Teen Court, McGruff
presentations, and G.R.E.A.T. (Gang Resistance Education and Training); offering a summer and
after-school band program for youth in Annapolis; coordinating Project Graduation, an anti-drug
and alcohol program aimed at high school seniors in Charles County and the GATOR-AID
(Alcohol Impaired Driving) program in Frederick County; assisting with Sobriety Checkpoints in
Howard County; sponsoring "GAL PALS," a mentoring program for young women in Frederick;
working with Auxiliary Police Departments in Aberdeen, Frederick City, and Carroll County and
an Explorer Post in Howard County; working with seniors through programs such as local Triads
and Seniors and Law Enforcement Together (SALT) Councils, Smart Seniors, and the ALERT
Watch Your Car Program; expanding and encouraging citizen and community involvement in
crime prevention; providing crime prevention training to both civilians and law enforcement on
numerous crime prevention topics, including Personal Safety, Drug Awareness, Domestic
Violence, Rape Aggression Defense (RAD), Neighborhood and Business Watch, Operation
Identification, Home Improvement Scams, Vehicle Safety, Gang Prevention and Awareness,
Bank Security, Shoplifting, Internet Safety, etc.
Twenty-six (26) agencies submitted winning nominations, representing all geographic areas of
Maryland, from Frostburg in Western Maryland to Salisbury on the Eastern Shore, from
Baltimore City and Central Maryland to St. Mary's County. Three communities, Baltimore City
(Northwest District), Pocomoke City, and the C.S.A.F.E. Hope Community in Cambridge, will
be honored for their development/continuance of comprehensive community-based anti-crime
strategies in Maryland. Also, eight law enforcement officers will receive awards for the
performance of residential and/or commercial surveys in their communities.
Winners of this year's awards are:
GOVERNOR'S CRIME PREVENTION AWARDS 2008
Category A
Governor's Crime Prevention Award for Law Enforcement Agencies
- Annapolis Police Department
- Anne Arundel County Police Department
- Baltimore County Police Department
- Cambridge Police Department
- Charles County Sheriff's Office
- Frederick County Sheriff's Office
- Frostburg State University Police Department
- Howard County Police Department
- Johns Hopkins University Campus Safety and Security Department
- Queen Anne's County Sheriff's Office
- Salisbury University Police Department
- Towson University Police Department
- University of Maryland Department of Public Safety, College Park
- Washington County Sheriff's Office
Category B
Governor's Crime Prevention Award for Law Enforcement Officers
- Police Officer First Class William R. Ayres III, Baltimore County Police Dept.
- Deputy First Class John Bartlett, Frederick County Sheriff's Office
- Police Officer First Class James Anthony Barr, Baltimore County Police Dept.
- Patrol Officer First Class Charles Caldwell, Charles County Sheriff's Office
- Police Officer III Amy Daum, Montgomery County Police Dept.
- Police Officer IV Gregory Ford, MD National Capital Park Police, Prince George's Co.
- Deputy First Class Steven Griffin, Frederick County Sheriff's Office
- Deputy First Class Jim Harris, Frederick County Sheriff's Office
- Police Officer Erika Heavner, Howard County Police Dept.
- Corporal Jody Maybush, Frederick County Sheriff's Office
- Police Officer III Brandon Pellecchia, Montgomery County Police Dept.
- Deputy First Class Brian Stocks, Frederick County Sheriff's Office
- Corporal Marty Watkins, Frederick County Sheriff's Office
- Deputy First Class Daniel Watson, Washington County Sheriff's Office
Category C
Governor's Crime Prevention Award for Community Groups, Organizations, and Individual Citizens
PLEASE NOTE: ( ) indicates name of nominating department.
- Anne Arundel County Police Community Relations Council (Anne Arundel Co. Police Dept.)
- Mr. Ronald Chester (Annapolis Police Dept.)
- Mr. Justin Cole (Annapolis Police Dept.)
- Mr. Matthew Cole (Annapolis Police Dept.)
- Mr. Billy Dean, Jr. (Annapolis Police Dept.)
- Mr. Frank Deluca (Annapolis Police Dept.)
- Mr. Charles V. Drennen (Hampstead and Manchester Police Depts.)
- Frederick Police Department Uniformed Auxiliary (Frederick Police Dept.)
- Mrs. Linda Nelson Gouker (Frederick County Sheriff's Office)
- Ms. Debbie Gunn (Howard County Police Dept.)
- Mr. Robert Harris (Frederick Police Dept)
- Ms. Denise Hawk (Annapolis Police Dept.)
- Mr. John Hayden (Charles County Sheriff's Office)
- Auxiliary Corporal Robert Heller, Jr. (Frederick Police Dept.)
- Mr. Michael Hill (Annapolis Police Dept.)
- Howard County Police Department's Law Enforcement Explorer Post 1952 (Howard County Police Dept.)
- Mr. James Loach (Annapolis Police Dept.)
- Ms. Ashley Lohr (Maryland Crime Prevention Association)
- Ms. Simona Mason (Westminster Police Dept.)
- Mid-Atlantic Clothing (MAC) Recycling (Maryland D.A.R.E. Officers' Association)
- Mr. Bob Morelli (Queen Anne's County Sheriff's Office)
- Northwest Citizens on Patrol (Baltimore Police Dept.)
- Mr. Jesse Poole (Charles County Sheriff's Office)
- Mrs. Katherine Poole (Charles County Sheriff's Office)
- Mr. Ronald Robey (Annapolis Police Dept.)
- Seniors and Law Enforcement Together (SALT) Council (Frederick County Sheriff's Office)
- Mrs. Joyce Simms (Annapolis Police Dept.)
- Mrs. Sara Smith (Queen Anne's County Sheriff's Office)
- Mrs. Jeanne Slawson (Annapolis Police Dept.)
- Mrs. Patricia R. Thompson (Howard County Police Dept.)
- Ms. Angel Thornes (Pocomoke City Police Dept.)
- Victim Services Unit (Frederick County Sheriff's Office)
- Mr. Tim Winter (Frederick County Sheriff's Office)
Category D
Governor's Crime Prevention Award for Outstanding Proactive Crime Prevention Programs in Maryland
PLEASE NOTE: ( ) indicates name of nominating department.
- Aberdeen Police Department Auxiliary Police Program (Aberdeen Police Dept.)
- Anne Arundel County Police Department School Resources Unit (Anne Arundel County Police Dept.)
- Community Resource Officer Section (Howard County Police Dept.)
- Crime Prevention and Safety Tips Poster Program (Johns Hopkins University Campus Safety and Security Dept.)
- Domestic Violence Section (Howard County Police Dept.)
- GAL PALS (Frederick Police Dept.)
- Know Five in Frederick (Frederick Police Dept.)
- Operation Safeguard (Kennedy Krieger Institute - Security)
- St. Mary's County Drug Abuse Resistance Education "Camp D.A.R.E." (Maryland D.A.R.E. Officers' Association)
- School Resource Officer/G.R.E.A.T. Training Program (Aberdeen Police Dept.)
- Student Crime Solvers (Charles County Sheriff's Office)
- University Crime Watch Emergency Response (Salisbury University Police Dept.)
Category E
Governor's Crime Prevention Achievers' Award
For the performance of residential and/or commercial security surveys, as follows:
500 Surveys
- Detective Carl Lindhorst, Baltimore County Police Dept.
250 Surveys
- Community Services Specialist Norm Crews, Annapolis Police Dept
50 Surveys
- Officer Andy Kauffman, Baltimore County Police Dept.
- Officer Michael Klein, Baltimore County Police Dept.
- Sergeant John McGee, Baltimore County Police Dept.
- Captain Ronald Pierce, Jr., MD National Capital Park Police, Prince George's County
- Detective Jim Skidmore, Baltimore County Police Dept.
- Deputy First Class Kevin White, Frederick County Sheriff's Office
Category F
Governor's Crime Prevention Award for
Comprehensive Community-Based Anti-Crime Strategies in Maryland
PLEASE NOTE: ( ) indicates name of nominating department.
- Community Outreach Programs (Pocomoke City Police Dept.)
- CSAFE* Hope Community (Cambridge Police Dept.)
- Shomrim of Baltimore, Inc. (Baltimore Police Dept.)
*CSAFE - Collaborative Supervision and Focused Enforcement
CONTACTS - 2008 GOVERNOR'S CRIME PREVENTION AWARDS
Aberdeen Police Dept. - Sgt. Frederick Budnick - 410-272-2121, ext. 121
Annapolis Police Dept. - Officer Hal Dalton - 410-268-9000, ext. 7305
Anne Arundel County Police Dept. - Sgt. James Cifala - 410-222-0041
Baltimore Police Dept - Deputy Commissioner Deborah Owens - 410-637-8866
Baltimore County Police Dept. - Major Randall Russin - 410-887-2216
Cambridge Police Dept. - Lt. R. Patrick Doyle - 410-228-3333
Charles County Sheriff's Office - Sgt. J.M. Harmon - 301-609-7942
Frederick County Sheriff's Office - Cpl. Thomas Johann - 301-600-3909
Frederick Police Dept. - Chief Kim Dine - 301-694-2100
Frostburg State University Police Dept. - Chief Brian Shanley - 301-687-4328
Hampstead/Manchester Police Depts. - Chief Gerald Gall - 410-239-6900
Howard County Police Dept. - Captain Ellsworth Jones - 410-313-3717
Johns Hopkins University Campus Safety and Security Dept. - Lt. Bruce Miller, Sr. - 410-516-4671
Kennedy Krieger Institute - Mr. John Gattus, Jr. - 443-923-7700
Maryland Crime Prevention Association - Detective Paul Ciepiela - 410-887-5901
Maryland D.A.R.E. Officers' Association - Mr. Claude Nelson- 410-875-3426
Maryland National Capital Park Police, Prince George's County - Captain Ron Pierce - 301-429-5625
Montgomery County Police Dept. - Lt. Michael Wahl - 240-773-5200
Pocomoke City Police Dept. - Lt.Michael Switalski - 410-957-1600, ext. 106
Queen Anne's County Sheriff's Office - Sheriff R. Gery Hofmann - 410-758-0770
Salisbury University Police Dept. - Chief Edwin Lashley - 410-543-6007
Towson University Police Dept. - Chief Bernard Gerst - 410-704-2505
University of MD Police at College Park - Captain John Brandt - 301-405-7032
Washington County Sheriff's Office - DFC James Holsinger - 240-313-2194
Westminster Police Dept. - Sgt. Keith Benfer - 410-848-4646
For more information on the Governor's Crime Prevention Awards Program, please
contact the Maryland Community Crime Prevention Institute of the Maryland Police and
Correctional Training Commissions at 1-800-303-8802 or 410-875-3425. The address is
6852 4th Street, Sykesville, MD 21784. You can visit the Institute on the web at
www.dpscs.state.md.us
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