
On October 21, 2009, Officers Mitchel Simpher and Aaron Gaddis received a call for “Burglars in the Building” at 5149 Lexington. The officers were nearby and quickly arrived and were able to apprehend two suspects and recover several times, including a 42” flat panel television, a Nintendo Wii, jewelry, video games, DVD’s and CD’s totaling nearly $2,000.00 in value.
These officers have displayed this type of work in the past. On August 30, 2009, they were two blocks away from another “Burglars in the Building” call and again apprehended the suspect and recovered several pieces of property valued over $1,000.00.
In addition to their self-initiated work, these officers have diligently handled their radio assignments and affected 9 arrests with 52 total charges in the month of October alone. These Officers have worked as a team in helping to reduce crime in the Seventh District and should be recognized as such.
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