From the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office:
On Wednesday, May 13, 2015, State’s Attorney Joseph Cassilly recognized Harford County law enforcement officers for the efforts toward drunk/drugged driving enforcement. This annual event is held each year before graduation and wedding season to emphasize to the public the need to use designated drivers and to be aware of alcohol consumption.
The Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office has been active in the annual DWI Law Enforcement Recognition Awards for the past 25 years and has supported the outstanding work of each officer.
According to numbers from the District court there were 921 drunk/drugged driving cases brought in Harford County last year (2014). This is 200 fewer cases than in 2012. “I believe that public awareness and education as well as enforcement are responsible for the reduction,” said Cassilly.
During the presentation in the Ceremonial Courtroom, Cassilly posed the question, “How many families get home safely from an evening out and realize everything is okay because a police officer stopped a drunk driver that might have ruined their lives.”
The respective Law Enforcement Agents receiving the honored awards are:
Maryland State Police – Bel Air Barrack
Tfc Stephen Whittenberg* 30 arrests
Tfc. Joseph Stec 23 arrests
Tfc. Daniel Bowman 21 arrests
Master Trooper Tyrone Herndon* 15 arrests
Tfc. Scott Estrin 14 arrests
Maryland State Police – JFK Highway
Tfc. Christopher Coral 36 arrests
Cpl. Jonathan Novack* 24 arrests
Tfc. Timothy Erstling* 26 arrests
Tfc. Bryan Horst 18 arrests
Tfc. Derrick White* 18 arrests
Harford County Sheriff’s Department
Dfc. Christopher Majewski* 26 arrests
Dfc. Shane Fraser* 25 arrests
Dfc. Anthony Dix 16 arrests
Det. Christopher Maddox* 15 arrests
Dfc. John Miner* 13 arrests
Bel Air Police Department
Officer A.J. Maro* 23 arrests
Sgt. Robert E. Pfarr* 10 arrests
Corporal Matthew F. Gullion* 5 arrests
Havre de Grace Police Department
Pfc. Aaron Sandruck * 12 arrests
Pfc. Brian Daniels* 6 arrests
Aberdeen Police Department
Officer Jeanette Giganti* 7 arrests
Maryland Transportation Authority
Officer George Grossnickle 4 arrests
*The star alongside of each officer’s name indicates a repeat performance in DWI arrests.
Must have been “Casual Dress” day at the Sheriff’s Department……..
It’s called he was working all day, you don’t wear a class A uniform to shift. And that deputy you refer to is one of the best cops I’ve ever seen, fortunately for everyone in the county he does his job well and helps keep everyone safe.
The photographer should have put him in the back row where the short black guy is, that leads me to another point, why are black officers in the back row? This is BS, time to call in Sharpton.
So that Deputy leads the HCSO in DUI arrests and he works the day shift? Interesting, you would have thought the top DUI arrests would have come from a Deputy who works the evening shifts.
Don’t get your panties in a bunch. Just pointing out it was the deputy that looked out of place in this photo. Everyone else was in dress uniform or clothes, while wearing a tie.