INDIANA POLICE OFFICERS HONORED BY U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE

At a particular ceremony this morning in entrance of the Indiana Borough Constructing, a number of members of the police division had been honored for his or her good work in a number of incidents, and for his or her group outreach efforts.

(Indiana Borough Police Officers are joined by Mayor Invoice Simmons, Chief Justin Schawl, U.S. Lawyer Cindy Chung, DA Bob Manzi and State Consultant Jim Struzzi for ceremonies on the Indiana Borough Constructing.  Photograph by Josh Widdowson)

Sergeant Jeffrey Hoag; Patrolemen firstclass Randy Allmendinger and Joshua Henning, and patrolmen Michael Clawson and Andrew Koszarek had been honored by the US Lawyer’s workplace in Pittsburgh for his or her work in a number of incidents the place they used intelligence gathered and de-escalated varied conditions with out resorting to using violence.  US Lawyer Cindy Chung mentioned that whereas police are approved to make use of violence in sure conditions, it’s additionally essential when to make use of different methods.

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Chung additionally honored Sgt. Jeffrey Hoag and his companion, Okay-9 officer Axel for his or her group outreach effort by the Consolation Okay-9 program which has been round for one yr now.

Chief Justin Schawl mentioned he had nothing however satisfaction for all of the officers work.

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Henning, Allmendinger and Clawson had been honored for a collection of incidents on February tenth by the fifteenth of final yr, the place they interacted with somebody believed to be mentally unstable.  On the fifteenth, a 302 warrant to get her to an emergency room for analysis, however the scenario turned hostile.  They had been in a position to keep a optimistic dialogue till she surrendered with out incident or violence.

One other incident was in April of 2022, when Hoad, Clawson and Koszarek had been introduced in to deal with an incident at an space college the place a lady was in possession of a makeshift weapon and was appearing in a threatening method.  The three used info from an identical case involving the lady in one other county, and had been in a position to once more deescalate with out using pressure.