The Officers made every attempt to de-escalate the incident and resolve the hostage situation. All three were wet from the freezing river. When officers arrived, they found the vehicle in the river with a male holding a female and child hostage at knife point. The temperature was in the single digits and the river was moving fast with an ice flow. *Summary of Incident: On at about 3:30 in the morning 1 st Platoon Officers responded to the Dock Street Dam for a report of a vehicle in the Susquehanna River with persons on the roof. Lifeteam EMS: Paramedics Kay Ross, Edward Ream: EMT: David Malysz, Michael Raymond, Jorden Helsel McKenna Dauphin County Dispatcher Will Gibler Weist Brandon Remingtonĭistinguished Unit Citation: Schuyler N. The entire list of honorees and their awards are as follows: He also received a Distinguished Unit Citation for responding to a reported shooting at an after-hours nightclub in September 2022. Officer Hoover received an award of Valor for his role in saving the lives of a mother and her young child at a January 2022 incident at the Dock Street Dam. Officer Brandon Hoover was awarded Officer of the Year. One citizen, an off-duty HACC security officer, was also honored for his heroism.Īll awards are from the 2022 calendar year. The 82 people honored across 15 categories are largely Harrisburg Police officers, and also Dauphin County co-responders, Community LifeTeam EMS paramedics, Harrisburg firefighters, and Pennsylvania Attorney General agents. HARRISBURG - Following a year where nearly 80 percent of city homicides were solved, and countless other lives were saved by officers’ heroic actions, the Harrisburg Bureau of Police celebrated more than 80 individuals Tuesday at its annual awards ceremony. Officer Brandon Hoover was honored with Officer of the Year.Ĭontact: Matt Maisel, Director of Communications The list of honored individuals include Harrisburg Police officers, Dauphin County Co-Responders, Attorney General agents, Harrisburg Firefighters, and citizens.
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