{"id":703,"date":"2018-05-16T15:11:52","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T15:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madd.org\/connecticut\/?p=703"},"modified":"2022-05-30T08:32:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T08:32:08","slug":"top-cop-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madd.org\/connecticut\/top-cop-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Cop Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"703\" class=\"elementor elementor-703\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b1764ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b1764ae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4651eb9\" data-id=\"4651eb9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-287cc0cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"287cc0cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/connecticut\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2018\/05\/top-cop-2-179x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"179\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2581\" \/>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Yesterday we had the honor of presenting our Top Cop Award to Sergeant John Testa of the Hamden Police Department. From enforcing DUI laws and keeping our streets safe, to speaking at our programs, being a member of our State Advisory Board and volunteering so much of his time to the Tri-Town Walk Like MADD as Co-Chair of the Walk Committee, Sergeant Testa works tirelessly to help MADD CT create a future of no more victims. We are incredibly grateful for all that he does. Congratulations Sergeant Testa on your well deserved award!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday we had the honor of presenting our Top Cop Award to Sergeant John Testa of the Hamden Police Department. 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