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2012 Awards Dinner

Fair Lawn PBA Local 67 recently held its Annual Awards Dinner to honor its members for meritorious acts that occurred during 2011. Please scroll down to see the list of recipients for the year 2011.
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Lt. Robert V. Kneer organized a detail to catch a suspected car thief with the assistance of Det. Timothy O'Shaughnessy and P.O. Anthony Lugo. The team observed the suspect enter the Borough of Fair Lawn, via Broadway, and steal a car. The suspect was apprehended after a brief foot and car chase.

The team was awarded the Meritorious Service Award. Pictured below (l to r): Lt. Kneer, Sgt. Joseph Dawicki, PBA Vice President Brian Rypkema, PBA Financial Secretary Eric Eleshewich, and PBA President Michael O'Brien.


Officers responded to a call of three suspicious males outside of a home, who were making their way inside. As the Officers entered the home, they discovered the suspects hiding in a shower, as well as  a handgun on the shower floor. The officers were awarded the Honorable Service Award. Pictured below (l to r): P.O. Paul Donohue, P.O. Sean Nagle, Sgt. Joseph Dawicki, Det./Capt. Glen Cauwels, P.O. William Hickey, PBA Financial Secretary Eric Eleshewich, PBA Vice President Brian Rypkema, and PBA President Michael O'Brien. (not pictured P.O. Thomas Check)


P.O. Luis Vasquez and P.O. Christopher Siano arrived on a scene and found Barry Friedman not breathing. The Officers performed CPR/defibrillation and saved Mr. Friedman's life.  Both Officers were presented with the Lifesaving Medal. Pictured below (l to r): Sgt. Joseph Dawicki, P.O. Luis Vasquez, PBA Vice President Brian Rypkema, Barry Friedman, PBA Financial Secretary Eric Eleshewich, and PBA President Michael O'Brien. (not pictured Christopher Siano)

Det/Sgt. Brian Metzler, Sgt. Lonnie Mergler and P.O. Sean Nagle arrived on the scene and found a man lying face down on 2nd Street. The Officers performed CPR/defibrillation and saved his life. The officers were presented with the Lifesaving Medal. Pictured below (l to r): Sgt. Brian Metzler, Sgt. Joseph Dawicki, P.O. Sean Nagle, PBA Vice President Brian Rypkema, PBA Financial Secretary Eric Eleshewich, and PBA President Michael O'Brien. (not pictured Sgt. Lonnie Mergler)

Commendable Action Certificates were awarded to:

PO Stephen Buskiewicz, PO Glen Callons (now retired), PO Robert Belbol, Dispatcher Michael VanNess, Dispatcher Andrew Flax, Dispatcher Michelle Luscombe, Dispatcher Joseph Cecere, Dispatcher Andrew McGoldrick

Honorable Service Awards were awarded to:

PO Louis Evangelista, PO Robert Manning, Det. David Boone, Sgt. james Corcoran, PO Glen Callons, PO Juan Rodriguez, PO Paul Donohue, Sgt. Joseph Dawicki, PO Eric Eleshewich, PO Anthony Lugo, Lt. Robert Kneer, Det. Timothy O’Shaughnessy, PO Edward Egan, POSean Macys, PO Ian Manelis, PO Luis Vasquez, PO William Hickey, PO Sean Nagle, PO Thomas Check, Det. Capt. Glen Cauwels, PO Alan Annazone, Det. Lt. Michael Uttel

Unit Citation recipients:

PO Sean Macys, PO Brian Rypkema, PO Louis Failla, PO Michael O’Brien, PO Gerard Graziano, Det. Timothy O’Shaughnessy,Det. Sgt. Brian Metzler, Sgt. Eric Leitman, Det. Peter Yuskaitis, Aux. Sgt. Michael VanNess

Meritorious Service recipients:

PO Brian Rypkema, PO Gerard Graziano, PO Michael O’Brien, Det. Timothy O’Shaughnessy.

  The above four officers responded to a gun call where two handguns were recovered from two different vehicles.

Det. Capt. Anthony Serrao(now retired), Sgt. Paul Scott, Sgt. James Corcoran, Det. Peter Yuskaitis, Det. Timothy O’Shaughnessy, PO Eric Eleshewich, PO Brian Rypekma, PO Louis Vasquez, PO Anthony Lugo

  The above nine officers responded on a report of a barricaded subject inside of a residence. When officers arrived the subject exited the home with a shotgun.

Life Saving award recipients:

PO Brian Rypkema – soft shell crab chocking victim @ Oceano’s
PO Luis Vasquez & PO Christopher Siano – Mr. Barry Friedman, CPR victim
PO Sean Nagle, Det. Sgt. Brian Metzler, Sgt. Lonnie Mergler – person down in the road, CPR save

Stork Award recipients:

PO Brian Rypkema
PO Anthony Lugo

Drug Buster Award recipient:

Det. Timothy O'shaughnessy

Medal Of Valor recipients:

Sgt. Michael Messina
PO Kenneth Cavanagh

  For their interaction with a prescription fraud incident that ultimately resulted into Sgt. Messina being run down by the suspects in a vehicle while attempting to flee. Both suspects were captured.  

Local Press articles:

Fair Lawn Patch

Cliffview Pilot

Paramus Post

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