VALERIE HALCOMB

2014 Letter of Commendation

 

 

The Portage Department of Public Safety issues this award to a member or group of members who perform an action which exhibits outstanding diligence, perseverance, alertness or highly creditable police accomplishment.

 

RECOGNITION:

On July 12, 2013, officers and fire division personnel were dispatched to Crossroads Mall on what was initially believed to be an active shooter.  Dispatch received multiple 911 calls, one of them reporting people had been shot.  Although the incident was later determined to be a fabrication of a mentally unstable person, a well-coordinated response that began with Dispatchers Valerie Halcomb and Dennis Cox, resulted in Officers Joseph, Slavin, Vesey, Clark & Stapert being able to effectively respond to the scene, begin coordinating their actions that included locating the suspect vehicle, evacuation of the mall and the apprehension of the caller.

 

The board recommends a Letter of Commendation be awarded to Dispatchers Valerie Halcomb & Dennis Cox, Officers Geoffrey Joseph, Nate Slavin, Eric Vesey, Ron Clark & Brett Stapert.