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Annual Police Awards honour local heroes, nedia, officers by Tim Whitnell Metroland West Media___________________________________ 7 |Thursday May 2 5 , 2 0 1 7 | O A K V ILLE B EA V ER |www.insidehalton.com Citizens and police officers who risked their lives in order to try to save others were recognized by the Halton Regional Police Service at its annual awards evening -- held at the Operating Engineers Banquet Hall in Oakville -- May 18. Fifty-one people were honoured, including 2 7 current or retired Halton officers, 11 civilian members of Halton police, 11 private citizens and two media members. Halton police chief Stephen Tanner, Oakville Mayor Rob Burton, who is also chair of the Halton police services board, deputy chief Nishan Duraiappah and acting deputy chief Jeff Hill handed out the awards. The following are synopses of the stories of some of the winners: Const. Geoffrey Bridgeman received the chief' s Award of Valour for intervening when his partner was allegedly attacked by a man with a knife. On June 30, 2016, Bridgeman and his partner Const. MacKinnon were called to a Burlington residence after a man called police to say his brother was out of control inside the house. MacKinnon went to an upstairs bedroom and a man allegedly lunged at him with a knife in hand, knocking the officer backwards into a bathtub. The pinned officer was cut on an ear and his neck by the knife. Bridgeman pulled the man off his partner and was allegedly bitten on the arm by the assailant, who still held the knife. The brother of the man then tackled his sibling. At that point Bridgeman used a Taser to subdue the man. The suspect was charged with attempted murder. · · · W ELC O M E TO OUR W O R LD Const. Ian Weir won the other chief' s Award of Valour. He entered a home on Kingswood Drive in Oakville that was on fire. A couple in their sixties were inside but the wife would not leave her disabled husband' s side. They were in a back bedroom. The officer and Oakville firefighters entered the smoke-filled home and rescued the couple. The homeowners were treated at hospital for smoke inhalation. Mike Burnett won a chiefs citizen' s commendation for possibly saving the life of a man who tried to evade police by jumping off the Brant Street Pier in Burlington last summer. Burnett was at Spencer Smith Park, with his family, on a Saturday afternoon in mid-June 2016 for the Sound of Music Festival when a man jumped into the water below the pier. Officers had been responding to a report of two allegedly drunk men causing a commotion see Officers on p.20 ANNUAL POOL ACCESSORY SALE-TIL MAY 31 HUGE SAVINGS ON ALL YOUR POOL NEEDS!! H A YW A R D 1 H P PUM P* $299 6KG C H LO R IN E P U CK S* $ 2 9 .9 9 ^ B55 ONNECTED Breitling reinvents the connected w atch firm ly geared tow ards p e rfo rm a n ce . Every inch an in stru m e n t o f th e fu tu re , th e ROBOTIC POOL CLEAN ERS* FROM $ 4 9 9 AUTOMATIC POOL CLEANER* $99 E xo sp ace B55 m u ltifu n c tio n e le c tro n ic c h ro n o g ra p h pushes th e b o u n d a rie s o f co m fo rt, e rg o n o m ics and e fficie n cy. T h e tita n iu m case of this com pendium of in novatio ns houses an exclusive Su p erQ u artzTM caliber chronom eter-certified by the VARIABLE SPEED PUMPS FROM $799** Ask about the silent pump that helps heat your pool CO SC and fe a tu rin g a range of o riginal functions tailor-m ade f o r p ilo ts a n d m en o f a c tio n . W e lco m e to th e w o r ld o f precision, feats and high-tech sophistication. W elcom e to the va n g u a rd o f instrum ents fo r professionals. GAS HEATERS* 150.000 BTU 250.000 BTU $1399 $1699 K n a r J E W E L L E R Y 504 IROQUOIS SHORE ROAD, UNIT #1, OAKVILLE, ON L6H 3K4 905-815-5252 *Limited Time Offer, No Dealers Please, Quantities Limited. Restriction apply. Check - in store for details. Not applicable on prior sales. *One per customer/household. ** After rebate (where applicable) www.leisureindustries.ca OAKVILLE |321 CORNWALL RD. (905) 8 1 5 -8 7 7 7