Kent County sheriffs, CSX, Pinkerton honor Grand Rapids security officer who saved two lives in September.GRAND RAPIDS Grand Rapids, city (1990 pop. 189,126), seat of Kent co., SW central Mich., on the Grand River; inc. 1850. The second largest city in the state, it is a distribution, wholesale, and industrial center for an area that yields fruit, dairy products, farm produce, , Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 1996-- Security officer pulled two people to safety moments before car was struck by train; Kent County sheriffs to use event to unveil holiday drunk-driving program Kent County sheriffs, CSX Transportation "CSX" redirects here. For the parent company, see CSX Corporation. For other uses, see CSX (disambiguation). CSX Transportation (AAR reporting marks CSXT) is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the CSX Corporation. and Pinkerton's Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :PKT) Friday honored a Pinkerton security officer who pulled two men to safety Sept. 19 in Grand Rapids moments before their car was struck by a train. Pinkerton security officer Elton Twork received the Kent County Sheriffs Department Lifesaving Award for placing his life in jeopardy to help save the lives of others. CSX CSX Chessie Seaboard Multiplier (railroad transportation company) CSX Cayman Islands Stock Exchange CSX Changsha, China (Airport Code) CSX Cardiac-Specific Homeobox CSX Seaboard Coastline Railroad presented Twork with a meritorious service award for the officer's quick thinking in removing the victims from their car. Twork also received Pinkerton'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. award for heroism in the line of duty In the Line of Duty may refer to:
The event was held Friday morning at 3801 Kraft S.E., the site of the Sept. 19 early morning accident. Kent County Sheriffs' spokesman Sgt. Thomas Hillen said that the Pinkerton security officer had been on routine patrol when he noticed the men driving erratically. He followed them a short distance, phoning sheriffs of the situation. Several minutes later, the car crashed into a ditch, landing on train tracks adjacent to the Kent County International Airport. Twork pulled the men to safety seconds before an eastbound CSX train hit the car, throwing it 20 yards, narrowly missing all three. Currently, charges are pending against the driver of the vehicle for operating under the influence of alcohol. Kent County Sheriffs Department used the event to highlight its upcoming holiday drunk-driving campaign titled, ``Kent Area Safe and Sober.'' Sheriff James R. Dougan is leading a multijurisdictional task force that seeks to reduce the number of drunk drivers, traffic crashes and speeders during the upcoming holiday season. Participating agencies include the cities of Wyoming, Kentwood, Grandville and the Michigan State Police The Michigan State Police (MSP) is the state police agency for the State of Michigan. The department was founded in 1917 as a war-time constabulary and eventually evolved into the modern agency that it is today. The department's enlisted members are called Troopers. . The task force is made possible by a grant received from the office of Highway Safety Planning. Pinkerton is one of the world's largest and best known suppliers of contract security and investigation services. Founded in 1850 by the original ``private eye,'' Allan Pinkerton Allan Pinkerton (August 25 1819 – July 1 1884) was a U.S. detective and spy, best known for creating the Pinkerton Agency, the first detective agency of the United States. , the company today provides a broad array of security services Security services are state institutions for the provision of intelligence, primarily of a strategic nature, but also including protective security intelligence. Examples include the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in the United Kingdom, and the and technologies to address the asset-protection needs of its clients through 220 offices in the United States, Canada and Mexico, Europe and Asia. With headquarters in Encino, Calif., Pinkerton employs more than 45,000 personnel and counts approximately half of the Fortune 1000 companies as its clients. -0- NOTE: Photos available upon request. Call Dereck Andrade at Pinkerton's Inc. at 616/456-5464 or 818/380-8800. CONTACT: Pinkerton's Inc. Dereck Andrade, 616/456-5464 or Kent County Sheriffs Department Sgt. Thomas Hillen, 616/336-3116 |
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