Sill’s first award, the Chief’s Award, was given to Captain David Odle and Deputy Fire Chief Skeety Poulton following the public tribute the two helped organized following the passing of commissioner Bob Carlile. The two also received Commendation Awards for their efforts.
A Commendation Award was also given to Captain Jon Antrim following a motorcycle crash which claimed the life of Chad McIntire, who worked as a paramedic and shift supervisor for the Seward County Emergency Medical Services. Sill said that Antrim came to the aid of EMS employees by watching over their night shift and allowing them to grieve the loss of their friend. Antrim then arrived for work the next morning to fulfill his regular duties. He also spent many hours with McIntire’s family in helping to coordinate funeral services. Sill added that Antrim grew up with Chad.
“This was a sign of true compassion for your colleagues,” Sill said. “I was so moved by this that to me, this deserves a lot of recognition. He did this all on his own, on his own time. It was his friend, but he did this with the utmost professionalism and I was absolutely in awe over how he managed to hold himself together and make all emergency service personnel proud.”
Commendation Awards were also given to more than a handful of officers, detectives and investigators who helped uncover several strings of burglaries throughout the year. Corporal Wade received an award as well for dedicating time to uncover a counterfeit scheme on his own.
Sill also announced that Captain David Odle, who went on to receive several awards, has been accepted into the FBI National Academy to attend in April 2013.
“This is huge, this is just as big for him as it is for the Liberal Police Department,” Sill said. “I was just as happy as he was to receive that letter.”
Detective Aaron Harvey also received a Commendation Award for training he has already completed in interviewing child victims in abuse cases. Sill commented that while these cases are the most difficult and stressful to work, Harvey has completed an astounding 40 interviews this year – each of which can take weeks to a month to complete.
A Commendation Award was also given to Sergeant Dallas Ryan for his work in coordinating with grant-writer Catherine Byrd to fund the purchase a piece of equipment used to map out crime scenes using laser technology. The tool saves extensive time for the department, which used pencil and paper mapping beforehand.
Staff member Catherine Byrd was recognized with a Meritorious Service Award for her work in applying for and securing grants for both the LPD and other agencies in the county – grants which Sill mentioned are hard to come by. Byrd’s work has resulted in several new technology systems, equipment upgrades and funding for the School Resource Officer program. In total since 2008, Sill said Byrd has gathered $713,625 dollars in funds for the department.
Meritorious Service Awards were also given to staff members and officers for their dedication to the National Night Out campaign and the Shop with a Cop program.
Finally, Chief’s Awards were given to Officer Josiah Smiddy for the most improvement in his running time, and to Sergeants Franka Jiminez, Jared Ratzlaff, Mark West and Dallas Ryan for their leadership on the force.
Crime Analyst Sandy Castaneda won employee of the year for her service. Sill noted that Castaneda has done a tremendous job in improving the flow of intelligence information throughout the department and partnering agencies across the state.
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