**Corrected as to adding award recipients to the Meritorious Service Medal and Unit Citation Award.**
NEWS RELEASE
City of Takoma Park Police Department
• 7500 Maple Avenue • Takoma Park, Md 20912
For more information contact:
Public Information Officer (PIO)
Catherine Plevy, 301/891.7142 or 240/338.2901
May 8, 2012 (8:20 p.m.)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Chief Ronald Ricucci announces today the officer and civilians who have won 2011 awards.
The 2011 Officer of the Year is Private Peter Marable.
Pvt. Marable took the Oath of Office with the Takoma Park Police Department on January 10, 2011, shortly after graduating from the Montgomery County Police Training Academy. During his field training, Pvt. Marable’s willingness to learn, desire to perform his duties and his positive attitude have been more than impressive.
After successfully completing his field training, Pvt. Marable continued to excel in his dedication to duty, professionalism and determination. Having previously worked as a District Court Commissioner, Pvt. Marable brought much knowledge to the job which he eagerly shares with his fellow officers. Pvt. Marable strives for excellence and has skills, knowledge and ability which far exceed an average, young officer. In his short time thus far with Takoma Park Police, Pvt. Marable has logged in 1,088 calls for service, wrote 292 reports, conducted 255 field interview reports, wrote 235 State citations, 112 Safety Repair Orders, 44 parking tickets, 98 warnings, made 33 in-view full custody arrests, eight juvenile arrests, served 29 arrest warrants, obtained nine arrest warrants, wrote 27 criminal citations and made two Driving Under the Influence arrests. Pvt. Marable is a tremendous asset to the Takoma Park Police Department and we congratulate him on being named Officer of the Year!
We also congratulate our Civilians of the Year, Ana Cubillo, Dispatcher, and Andrew Gucciardo, Crime Analyst.
Ms. Cubillo joined the Takoma Park Police Department in April 2007. Ms. Cubillo is an asset not only to the communications division, but the department as a whole. She embodies the word "teamwork" and is a huge supporter of officer safety. Ms. Cubillo strives to keep the officers and citizens of Takoma Park safe whenever she sits down to do her job. She is always willing to accept additional tasks, such as filling in as supervisor when needed, and assisting the warrants clerk. When dispatching a tense or critical situation, Ms. Cubillo is always calm and collected, which is such an important attribute. Ms. Cubillo’s positive attitude fosters team building in the communications division, and she provides the highest customer service.
Mr. Gucciardo joined the Takoma Park Police Department in December 2009, and immediately took a strong approach to his duties and demonstrated that he is committed to his responsibilities. Mr. Gucciardo is constantly tracking crime patterns and developing responses to command staff on how to respond to specific crime trends. He keeps officers informed by providing crime maps and pertinent suspect look-out information. He is always willing to accept additional tasks, such as assuming the department’s Public Information Officer media responsibilities, when needed. Since his employment with the Takoma Park Police, CompStat has grown and has been presented on a monthly basis to staff and periodically to the public. Mr. Gucciardo’s positive attitude fosters team building, and he provides the highest customer service.
Ms. Cubillo and Mr. Gucciardo contribute significantly to the department’s visions and goals through their extraordinary efforts, outstanding performance and dedication to duty. Congratulations to both Ms. Cubillo and Mr. Gucciardo!
There are a variety of other awards that are given out at the Takoma Park Police Awards Banquet, which is being held on Friday, June 1, 2012:
Supervisor of the Year
Lt. Richard Bowers
Life Saving Medal
Sgt. Andrew John
Medal of Honor
Lt. Tyrone Collington
Cpl. Keith Largent
Cpl. Thomas Black
Pfc. David Quante
Meritorious Service Medal
Sgt. Dan Frishkorn
Cpl. Paula Gaskin
Pfc. Carla Magnaye
Pfc. Jeffrey Demuth
Pfc. Mary Jo Walpole
Pfc. Matthew Barber
Pvt. Thomas Sims
Honorable Service Medal
Pfc. Eric Mueller
Pvt. Thomas Sims
Unit Citation
Support Services Division
Lt. Tyrone Collington
Sgt. Dan Frishkorn
Cpl. Paula Gaskin
Cpl. Greg Wolff
Pfc. Rick Cannatella
Pfc. Derek Fields
Pfc. Joseph Butler
Ms. Diana Dean
Mr. Leo Mangum
Mr. Andrew Gucciardo
First Place Shooter
Pfc. Matthew Barber
There are also a myriad of Memorandum of Commendations, Command Recognitions, Letters of Recognition and Educational Achievements that will be given out to civilian and sworn personnel for their great work during 2011.
Congratulations to all of the award recipients!
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