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Shippensburg Police Department
Fred A. Scott, Chief of Police
60 West Burd
Street ~ Shippensburg, Pennsylvania 17257 ~ Department: 717.532.7361
Fax: 717.532.2313 |
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Citizen and 3 officers get awards
Citizen and Officer get awards A local resident and three police officers were honored by the head of the police force at Thursday night's Shippensburg Borough Council meeting. Shippensburg Police Chief Fred Scott on Thursday night said the awards are for recognition of actions by the men that went "above and beyond" the normal call of duty. Toby Coy was the recipient of a Shippensburg Citizens Award for his actions that led to the arrest of people charged with vandalism throughout the borough. Jeff Shubert and Cpl. Scott Wolfe were recognized for their efforts to aggressively investigate and apprehend people involved in a borough crime spree, while Craig Dunn was honored for his aggressive enforcement that led to numerous alcohol-related arrests. "As my guys can tell you, I don't give awards regularly," Scott said. "Usually you have to do something exceptional for me to do this." Scott said Coy was on his way back to his house on Feb. 4 when he observed several children standing in the street. Coy smelled the scent of paint lingering in the air, according to Scott, and thought something didn't seem right. When Coy stopped to question the youngsters about their intentions, he also noticed a bag containing paint cans. The boys ran, but Coy was able to stop and detain them until police arrived. "Subsequently, his actions led to the arrest of three individuals," Scott said. "We have had no incidents in the borough since." Wolfe and Shubert took the lead on a case that ultimately led to the arrest of seven people charged with a host of crimes, including drug use, theft and making terroristic threats. He said they often rearranged their schedules and worked on their off-duty time to ensure the crime was solved. "Because they took the lead, and put a lot of time into it, we were able to solve this case rather quickly," Scott said. He said throughout 2006 Dunn was able to apprehend 21 people for driving under the influence, and another 37 for non-traffic citations for underage drinking. Nearly all of these arrests were the results of Dunn's aggressive early-morning patrols, Scott said. "This is a renowned accomplishment," Scott said. "He should be highly commended, since almost all of the arrests were issued through an initial traffic stop."
SEE COMMENDATION LETTERS: Citizens Award Presented to Toby Coy Certificate of Accommodation to Corporal Scott Wolfe Chambersburg Public Opinion - Tracy Panzer can be reached at tpanzer@publicopinionnews.com or 262-4754 |
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