AWARDS GIVEN OUT TO THOSE INVOLVED IN LOCAL PUBLIC SAFETY.Byline: Daily News PALMDALE - Palmdale recognized its finest at the annual Public Safety Appreciation Dinner. Honored at the May 7 dinner at the Larry Chimbole Cultural Center were Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Firefighter-Paramedic David Esparza, Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Dave Miklos, California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. Officer Ken Wheeler, Palmdale Senior Building and Safety Inspector Bud Davis For other uses, see: Bud Davis (disambiguation). Bud Davis (real name: George Davis) is a stuntman, actor and assistant director. Most famous for his stuntwork, Davis is an inductee into the Stuntman Hall Of Fame. , Palmdale Community Relations 1. The relationship between military and civilian communities. 2. Those public affairs programs that address issues of interest to the general public, business, academia, veterans, Service organizations, military-related associations, and other non-news media entities. Specialist Kelly Long and Los Angeles County Deputy Probation Officer probation officer n. 1. An official usually attached to a juvenile court and charged with the care of juvenile delinquents. 2. An official charged with supervising convicts at large on suspended sentence or probation. John ``Jack'' Cook. Esparza was recognized by Assistant Fire Chief Steve Lindsey for his accomplishments and his contributions to firefighting and for his role as a mentor in the Rescue Youth Program, a program for youths at risk of getting in trouble with the law. Palmdale Sheriff's Station commander Capt. John Witt introduced Miklos, who was recognized for his crime-prevention efforts and other work. Miklos is currently a field training officer and was recently promoted to sergeant. Miklos is best known for earning two consecutive gold medals for the ``Toughest Competitor Alive'' at the World Police and Fire games The World Police and Fire Games (WPFG) are a biennial athletic event open to active and retired law enforcement and fire service personnel throughout the world. The WPFG Federation is an arm of the California Police Athletic Federation (CPAF), a U.S. organisation. . CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan Antelope Valley station Lt. Andria Witmer introduced Wheeler, a field training officer. The city also honored two ``Outstanding Public Safety Practitioner of the Year'' award recipients. Davis, introduced by Building and Safety Director Shane Walter, who heads up the department's housing and compliance division and is part of the city's Partners Against Crime program with the Sheriff's Department. Long, introduced by Public Safety Administrator Anne Ambrose, handles the overall coordination of the Partners Against Crime program. Cook was honored for his work with the Partners Against Crime team. His was the first recognition by the city of a person who is an employee of an outside agency that is part of the PAC team. Mayor Jim Ledford presented the awards. Representatives from the offices of Rep. Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon, the late Sen. W.J. ``Pete'' Knight, Assemblywoman Sharon Runner and Supervisor Michael Antonovich were also on hand to present certificates to the award recipients. |
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