Four Suffolk County Police Department officers were honored for their heroic actions to save the life of a suicidal man armed with a shotgun.
The Police Reserves of Suffolk County honored Seventh Precinct Officers Darwin Nieto, Conor Diemer, Joseph Hernandez, Zachary Vormittag and Brendan Nappi bestowed the honors on these brave officers for finding and saving that distressed individual.
Sergeant David Ferrara was recognized for assisting Sixth Precinct Officer Michael LaFauci when he was shot in the line of duty last May. His actions were cited with saving Officer LaFauci’s life.
Detective Michael Langella and Detective Erik Pedersen were honored for their work bringing a sexual predator to justice. The man had broken into the homes of elderly women in the area of the Seventh Precinct and assaulted them.
The Police Reserves also awarded children of SCPD members with scholarships. Madeleine Hardy, Allison Blosser, Nicholas Friedlander, Ethan Shulder, Sophia Minnion, Margaret Monahan and Sophia Cano were awarded scholarships