LAPD: The LAPD celebrated National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week – popularly known as National Dispatchers Week – April 11-15, honoring its dispatchers with ceremonies and honors.
In 1992, President George H. Bush established National Dispatchers’ Week to honor police dispatchers for providing vital emergency services to their community nationwide. The LAPD has been celebrating it ever since.
Honors for employees of the year and pins for service were distributed. The following received honors:
Sworn Supervisor of the Year:
Sgt. II Manuel Sanchez
Civilian Supervisor of the Year:
Whitney Baumann, Sr. PSR I
Administrative Employee of the Year:
Roberto Lopez, Sr. PSR II
PSR III of the Year:
Aaron Johnson
PSR II of the Year:
Nhu Nguyen
Police Officer of the Year:
Officer II William Roecker