Awards recognize police officers' bravery

December 8, 2008 08:00 AM Email| Comments (5)| Text size – +

By Globe Staff

They protect and they serve -- sometimes in extraordinary ways, without regard for their own safety.

Governor Deval Patrick and other officials will celebrate the bravery of 28 police officers at noon today at the State House in the 25th annual George L. Hanna Jr. Memorial Awards Ceremony.

The officers will be cited for their actions in 13 incidents, including apprehending suspects, preventing a suicidal man from harming himself, and subduing a gunman who had opened fire on officers, the state Executive Office of Public Safety and Security said.

The officers are from the State Police, Transit Police, and departments in Boston, Dalton, Malden, Milton, Springfield, and Somerville.

The awards are named for Trooper George L. Hanna, who was fatally shot in 1983 during a motor vehicle stop in Auburn.

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5 comments so far...

Too bad the article doesn't bother to recognize the officers by name...

Posted by Tina December 8, 08 11:03 AM

I don't suppose Officer Michael Gallucci is up for one of these awards...

Posted by jkstraw December 8, 08 01:23 PM

Good Work Tnanks for your service and BE SAFE

Posted by john December 8, 08 01:51 PM

If these cops had done something wrong, their names would be on the front page. They performed heroically, and the Globe doesn't mention their names at all?

Posted by Mark December 8, 08 03:48 PM

Hey Mark, I've been trying to find the names elsewhere and haven't been able to, so I don't think it's some kind of Globe anti-police censorship. In fact, it's not yet posted on the website of one of the agencies in question (I think a guy I know got one and was trying to confirm that info).

Posted by JChris December 8, 08 04:43 PM