Lansdale Police Honor Officers At Awards Ceremony

The Lansdale Police Department held its First Annual Award Recognition Ceremony last week, to celebrate the accomplishments of the department during 2018.

The awards ceremony, which took place on Jan. 16, was created in part to help shed a positive light on the police department, and reverse the national trend of only focusing on the perceived negative aspects of law enforcement, according to the press release.

The following officers were recognized for not calling out sick the entire year of 2018:

• Officer John Albany
• Detective Joel Greco
• Officer Scott Keeler
• Officer Richard Kruppenbach
• Officer Jeffrey Mallozzi
• Detective Chad Bruckner

The following officers were awarded a Unit Citation of Merit for their successful apprehension of a commercial burglar:

• Officer Daniel Gallagher
• Officer Matthew Erbele
• Detective Joseph Gary
• Detective Joel Greco
• Detective Nicholas Oropeza

The following officers were awarded a Unit Citation of Merit for their successful apprehension of an armed subject:

• Officer Liam Pyskaty
• Officer Drew Freed
• Detective Nicholas Oropeza

The following officers were awarded a Unit Citation of Merit for rescuing a cat that was stuck in a tree:

• Officer Steve Owens
• Officer Corey Pfister
• Officer Matthew Erbele 

The following officers received an Individual Citation of Merit

• Officer Amanda North for apprehending an armed drug dealer
• Detective Joel Greco for apprehending and convicting three child predators
• Police Support Services Director Christine Schreiner for managing the police department’s integration of the Montgomery County Department of Public Safety’s Unified Record Management System
• Police Support Services Ashlee Perry for detecting that a prisoner was suffering a medical emergency. This detection saved the prisoner’s life.

The following officers were recognized for completing their schooling

• Officer Daniel Gallagher, Pennsylvania State Police Motor Carrier Enforcement School (three week training program)
• Detective Nicholas Oropeza, Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice, Summa Cum Laude, from Chestnut Hill College
• Lieutenant Ryan Devlin and Police Support Services Director Christine Schreiner, FBI’s LEEDA Training Program

Additionally, the awards ceremony wrapped up with Officer Richard Kruppenbach being recognized as the 2018 Lansdale Police Department’s Officer of the Year.

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