Every day, thousands of Ontarians rely on professional police officers, 9-1-1 dispatchers and other police service personnel to keep their families and communities safe.
The Police Association of Ontario (PAO) is proud to facilitate the Annual Police Services Hero of the Year Award, which provides the public with an opportunity to nominate and recognize their hero for the work they do on behalf of Ontarians. This nomination can be related to a specific event whereby a Police Officer or a Civilian Police Services Employee went above and beyond the call of duty, or it can be in recognition for their ongoing support and involvement within their respective community.
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I wish to nominate Constable Andrew Lindsay for this award as I believe the work he does within this community is invaluable. In my interactions with Andrew he has always been courteous, respectful and represented the HRPS in a professional manner. Andrew has been recognized by MADD the last few years for his outstanding work ethic in trying to rid...
Const. Cole Richards is an active and diligent member of the Halton Regional Police Force, having been sworn in to the force on December 19, 2013. His continued dedication to his line of work, and his abilities to always overachieve his limits leads me to nominate him for the Police Services Hero of the Year Award. No matter the hours,...
James is an outstanding CID officer. I met him about 6 years ago when he was on uniform patrol. On a snowy night in December, I got hit by a car while on my tractor. I was even more upset as a great friend had past away earlier that day... Officer Jardine was so caring and understanding that night... I’ve...
Cst. Wayne King, Cst. Wes King, Cst. Bryan Armstrong, Cst. Jeff Burns, Cst. Corby Wright, Cst. Kevin Dunlop, Cst. Jay Dickson, Cst. Adam Handscomb. I nominate all 8 members of the Durham Regional Police K9 Unit for going above and beyond the call of duty with their Charity K9 Calendars. 2019 will be their 5th year producing and selling their...
In 2017, Sergeant Kevin Lui of the London Police Service took the initiative to reboot Joe League, a discontinued basketball-focused community outreach initiative. His redesigned program develops kids’ basketball and life skills through a variety of volunteer-led activities and league play. Because of the time, energy and vision that Kevin brought to Joe League and the partnerships he forged, the...
This nomination is being submitted on behalf of a young teen and her mom. The teen joined our Me to We: Going Local Group five years ago, and continues to participate in the program. She is now 17 years old. Here is her story and nomination… “I would like to nominate Constable Adam Metcalf, with the Waterloo Regional Police Services,...
Matt is a vital part of the community with his outstanding skills to be a leader and role model, and his focused attention on keeping our community and children safe. Matt was recently a part of an extremely difficult and dangerous situation relating to human trafficking. As a parent, I will sleep better tonight knowing those types of disturbed people...
D/Cst Lindsay White is not only an incredible person, but an amazing officer. She strives to do to her job in the utmost and professional manner and will go out of her way to ensure the job is done. She has a passion for policing and a passion for helping others. Between her immense involvement with Special Olympics and LETR,...
On December 27, 2018, PC Whiteway was on regular patrol and noticed black smoke in a residential neighborhood. It was quickly learned this was a working house fire in a townhouse. PC Whiteway entered the residence calling out for the occupants but was met with thick smoke and flames that were quickly spreading, he was unable to enter that unit. ...
Joel is a Sergeant of a road platoon. He has more than 20 years of service as a police officer and over the years has done many amazing activities to ensure that his platoon is always properly supported and feels like a family. He works on programs for the community with his Community Mobilization Team trying to improve relationships between...