ADVISORY/CYA Staff Recognized for Bravery, Heroism.News/Assignment Editors ADVISORY...for Tuesday (Sept. 19) SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE) Youth and Adult Correctional Agency Secretary Robert Presley and California Youth Authority (CYA CYA Cover your ass. See Defensive medicine. ) Director Jerry L. Harper will present the CYA's Medal of Valor For other medals of the same name, see . The Medal of Valor (O't Ha'gvora, Hebrew: עיטור הגבורה) is the highest Israeli Military decoration. to Parole Agent Dennis Maldonado at the third annual presentation of the department's Medal of Valor awards ceremony at 10 a.m. on September 19, in Room 4203 at the State Capitol. The ceremony will also honor eleven other individual staff members, three units, and one Department of Justice (DOJ (Department Of Justice) The legal arm of the U.S. government that represents the public interest of the United States. It is headed by the Attorney General. ) agent. The staff from ten different CYA locations throughout the state will be honored for exceptional acts of heroism, bravery, and service beyond normal job expectations. Those who will receive the department's highest honors made significant contributions to the safety and security of the workplace and the community in 1999. "It is a pleasure to honor those who have not hesitated to do the 'right thing' when tragedy strikes -- often putting themselves at risk to save or help others," said CYA Director Harper. "Today our world needs heroes more than ever... so it is with great pride that we celebrate the brave work of these individuals who have made a difference in our world." This year the Medal of Valor, the CYA's highest honor, will be presented to an employee that has shown distinguished action in the face of immediate and life-threatening peril. In addition, the ceremony will include the presentation of two Gold Star awards, four Bronze Star Bronze Star n. A U.S. military decoration awarded either for heroism or for meritorious achievement in ground combat. Noun 1. awards, five Distinguished Service medals (one is being awarded posthumously), three Unit Citations, and a Letter of Commendation. The CYA's Medal of Valor awards program was begun in 1997 with the support and cooperation of the California Correctional Peace Officers Association The California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA), founded in 1957 as the California Correctional Officers Association (CCOA), is the correction officers' labor union in California. . The recipients for 1999 are: Medal of Valor Dennis Maldonado, Parole Agent III, Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Gang Information Apprehension Unit (Whittier), for extreme bravery in the apprehension of an armed suspect. His efforts during a long "stand-off" also prevented the necessity for other law enforcement officers to use deadly force An amount of force that is likely to cause either serious bodily injury or death to another person. Police officers may use deadly force in specific circumstances when they are trying to enforce the law. to stop the young man determined to commit suicide Verb 1. commit suicide - kill oneself; "the terminally ill patient committed suicide" kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" . Gold Star Brian Bowers, Youth Correctional Counselor, South Coast Parole (Whittier), for his bravery in handling a potentially life threatening situation while arresting a parolee pa·rol·ee n. One who is released on parole. Noun 1. parolee - someone released on probation or on parole probationer . Cherie Ware, Parole Agent I, South Coast Parole (Azuza), for her bravery in handling a potentially life threatening situation while arresting a parolee. Bronze Star Oreaser Brown, Jr., Youth Correctional Counselor, O. H. Close Youth Correctional Center (Stockton), for his quick and decisive action in saving a Youth Authority ward who was choking. Troy Gold, Jr., Youth Correctional Officer, Pine Grove Conservation Camp (Ione), for his heroic efforts in two incidents. The first involved rescuing a man from an automobile accident Ask a Lawyer Question Country: United States of America State: Utah Say you're at a red light in a left hand turning lane and the light turns green so you let up slightly on the break antedating moving forward and the vehicle that occurred along Highway 88 (Amador County), and the second is for his quick action and judgment that prevented a fire from spreading to homes near Pioneer. Wayne Lew, Parole Agent II (Specialist), Southern Gang Information and Apprehension Unit (Hacienda Heights), for efforts in preventing a suicide attempt by an emotionally unstable CYA parolee. ValVincent Reyes, Parole Agent II (Specialist) Los Angeles Metropolitan Parole (Torrance), for his quick and decisive action in preventing a suicide attempt by a CYA parolee. Distinguished Service (Posthumous) Walt Jones, Assistant Director, Office of Prevention and Victims Services (Rancho Cordova), for his outstanding leadership and service to the department throughout his career. Mr. Jones died in February 1999. Distinguished Service David Bacigalupo, Acting Superintendent, El Paso de Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
Daniel Bittick, Senior Youth Correctional Counselor, El Paso de Robles Youth Correctional Facility (Paso Robles), for his outstanding work in the implementation of the Camp Roberts Pre-Parole Program. Keith Cobb, Parole Agent I, Stockton Parole (Valley Springs), for his excellent and longstanding service to the department, especially in the victim advocacy area. John Honesto, Parole Agent II, Stockton Parole (La Grange), for his innovative service to the department, especially for the development and implementation of the original Public Service Program -- now replicated throughout the department. Unit Citation Heman G. Stark Youth Correctional Facility First Watch -- Chino Chino (chē`nō), city (1990 pop. 59,682), San Bernardino co., S Calif.; founded 1887, inc. 1910. It is the business and processing center of a diversified farming (notably dairying) area. -- This unit is being recognized for their group effort to save the life of a ward who had barricaded himself in a smoke and fire filled room. The team members are: Dennis Cobarrubias (Riverside), Kerry Goytia (Moreno Valley),Vivian Ibach (Fontana), Anthony Jordan (Rialto Rialto, city (1990 pop. 72,388), San Bernardino co., S Calif., a residential suburb of San Bernardino; inc. 1911. The city has greatly expanded as a result of the economic and demographic growth of the southern California area. ), Jerry Loya (Hacienda Heights), Marc Madrid (Ontario), and Cynthia Vasquez (Colton). Inland Parole Clerical Staff -- Riverside -- This unit is being recognized for their team effort to assist a parole agent's wife when she called the office fearing she was suffering a heart attack. The clerical staff members are: Yvonne Barela (Rialto), Donna Garcia (Moreno Valley), and Colleen Readinger (Mira Loma). Stockton Parole Office -- Stockton -- The entire parole office staff is being recognized for their outstanding and cohesive team effort to reduce crime in the service community. Stockton Parole staff members are: Maria Adame (Stockton), Kendrick Brown (Stockton), Kathy Carbullido (Stockton), Keith Cobb (Valley Springs), Lorraine Friesen (Lodi Lodi, city, Italy Lodi (lô`dē), city (1991 pop. 42,250), Lombardy, N Italy, on the Adda River, near Milan. It is an important dairy and light industrial center. ), Sabrina Gascon Gascon inhabitant of Gascony, France; people noted for their bragging. [Fr. Hist.: NCE, 1049] See : Boastfulness (Stockton), John Honesto (La Grange), Patricia Joshua (Stockton), Ron Keeler Keel´er n. 1. One employed in managing a Newcastle keel; - called also keelman ltname>. 2. A small or shallow tub; esp., one used for holding materials for calking ships, or one used for washing dishes, etc. (Oakdale), David Parraz (Sacramento), Laura Randle (Modesto), Mark Reyna (Sacramento), and Rachel Rios (Sacramento). Letter of Commendation CYA will also present a letter of commendation to Department of Justice Agent Dan Fleischer for his assistance to CYA staff in a potentially life-threatening incident. Agent Fleischer is from the Commerce DOJ office and is assigned to work with the CYA's Southern Gang Information and Apprehension Unit. The CYA provides institutional training and parole supervision for juvenile and young adult offenders. The department also works with community organizations, local law enforcement, and other agencies on gang and drug suppression and delinquency prevention activities. The department is responsible for more than 12,200 juvenile and young adult offenders, with 7,400 in 11 institutions and four conservation camps, and 4,800 on parole. In addition, more than 16,000 crime victims are on record to receive services from the department. Note to Editors: Each recipient's city of residence is listed in parenthesis parenthesis: see punctuation. The left parenthesis "(" and right parenthesis ")" are used to delineate one expression from another. For example, in the query list for size="34" and (color = "red" or color ="green") following the recipient's name. For additional information on specific individuals, please contact CYA at numbers listed above. |
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