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Detective Bobby Garten October 2023 Mission Moment Detective Bobby Garten Hartford Police Department, Connecticut End of Watch – September 6, 2023 On September 6, 2023, Detective Bobby Garten was killed when his patrol car was struck by a fleeing vehicle at the intersection of Asylum...
IMPAIRED DRIVING TOOLKIT: “A LAW ENFORCEMENT LEADER’S GUIDE TO SAVING LIVES” Ron Replogle Mothers Against Drunk Driving National Law Enforcement Initiatives Manager Drivers impaired by alcohol and other drugs have been, and continue to be, a major highway and public safety problem. In 2019, there...
Chief Jonathan Flores October 2023 Officer of the Month Chief Jonathan Flores City Manager Parr, Texas MADD proudly recognizes Chief Jonathn Flores, retired, formally of the Alton, Texas Police Department, as our Officer of the Month for October 2023. Chief Flores currently is the City...
Deputy Joseph Baroch September 2023 Officer of the Month Deputy Joseph Baroch Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office, Virginia MADD proudly recognizes Deputy Joseph Baroch of the Rockingham County, Virginia Sheriff’s Office as our Officer of the Month for September 2023. Deputy Baroch has been a member...
Todd Radabaugh SFSTs, Overcoming Mobility Challenges Todd Radabaugh National Association of State Boating Law Administrators Boating Under the Influence Program Manager Let’s face it. No law enforcement encounter is ever “routine”. This is especially true when it comes to impaired driving enforcement. Well-trained officers are...
OSCAR YOVANI BOLANOS-ANAVISCA, JR. September 2023 Mission Moment Deputy Sheriff Oscar Yovani Bolanos-Anavisca, Jr. Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, North Carolina On December 16, 2022, Deputy Sheriff Oscar Bolanos-Anavisca was struck and killed by a vehicle while investigating a robbery at 2:45 am at 2990 Gillespie...
As I reflect on Mothers Against Drunk Driving’s (MADD) 43rd anniversary, I am humbled to serve as the CEO of an organization founded by a group of determined and resilient women who were instrumental in mobilizing the groundswell of support that has improved the health...
Officer Nicholas Knoll Northern Idaho dui task force A Successful Law Enforcement Partnership for Community Safety Officer Nickolas Knoll Coeur d’Alene Police Department, Idaho Drug Recognition Expert While Idaho is one of the safest states in the country when it comes to the problems associated...
Sergeant Meagan Burke August 2023 Mission Moment Sergeant meagan burke oklahoma city, oklahoma Police department On September 29, 2022, Sergeant Meagan Burke of the Oklahoma City, OK Police Department was killed in an on-duty vehicle crash on I-44 at about 12:34 am. She was traveling...