Resource officers honored
Reporter:
Hoa Nguyen
Greenwich Time - Staff Writer
Quote:
"All they told me was 'You're going to be at a conference and answering questions,' " Rivera said moments after learning he and the other officers were to be honored for outstanding police work as part of the Dr. John A. Clarke award luncheon.
Story:
Antonio Rivera and fellow neighborhood resource officers arrived at Luca's Steakhouse Thursday afternoon unclear about what they were doing there...
...students and educators and assist in investigations where neighborhood tips can play an important role. "They do a lot of community outreach," Police Chief David Ridberg said. "I get nothing but very positive feedback."
Several of the officers -- Rivera, Hirsch and Reynolds -- also are natives of the town, which gives them an insider perspective of Greenwich in addition to their vast knowledge of the law, police procedures and emergency response techniques.
For instance, Hirsch, 34, a 10-year veteran of the force, was born and raised in Glenville and now is assigned to work that western sector of town. Rivera, 43, a 19-year-veteran, lived in Banksville as a child before moving to Adams Garden in Old Greenwich. He is responsible for covering the northern sector of town,...
...One of the unique parts of being a neighborhood officer is the certain level of freedom officers have to initiate programs, said McKiernan, 37, an 11-year veteran of the force. For instance, he and Hirsch were lamenting one day about the lack of recruiting brochures the department had for students, so they created one and then attended college job fairs where they talked to students about the benefits of becoming a police officer. "The freedom and the level of trust we had was what we enjoyed," McKiernan said....
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