Family and friends joined the police department at the Friday night ceremony at the Masonic Temple on Barracks Street.
TRENTON -- Numerous city police officers were awarded medals at the department's annual awards ceremony.
Pastor John R. Taylor of Friendship Baptist Church gave the invocation and benediction, and several police commanders spoke at the Friday night ceremony at the Masonic Temple on Barracks Street.
Awarded the Commendation of Merit: Detective Jose Gonzalez, Police Officer Samuel Gonzalez, Police Officer Vincent Gribbin, Police Officer Matthew Hutcinson, Police Officer Jorge Mejia, Police Officer Vincent Mistretta, Police Officer Tomika Sommers, Police Officer Antonio Wilkie-Guiot.
Awarded a Certificate of Commendation: Police Officer Rosemarie Addar, Detective Frederick Bender, Police Officer Nathan Bolognini, Police Officer John Carrigg, Detective Sarai Cheek, Detective Jonathan Cincilla, Detective Katherine Cox, Detective Joseph D'Ambrosio, Detective Jeffry Donaire, Detective Jose Gonzalez, Police Officer Samuel Johnson, Police Officer Jorge Mejia, Detective Eliezer Ramos, Detective Noel Santiago, Police Officer Samuel Santiago, Detective Williams Salhanick, Detective Kevin Starkey, Police Officer Eric Thomson, Police Officer Anthony Villaneuva, Sgt. Jason Woodhead, Det. Sgt. Darren Zappley, New Jersey State Police Trooper Matthew Conde, Mercer County Sheriff's Officer David Smithson, Kelly Montesano of Trenton EMS.
The following civilians were also honored: James Alexander, Robinson Bolaj (Bolos), Maria Chan, Hancy DeRose, Daniel Dominguez, Hector Hernandez, Amera Monroe, Jose Roman, Helder Rosa.
Command Citations were given to: Police Officer Rosemarie Addar, Detective Frederick Bender, Police Officer Aaron Bernstein, Police Officer John Carrigg, Detective Sarai Cheek, Detective Jonathan Cincilla, Detective Jeffry Donaire, Detective Tara Dzurkoc, Police Officer Waldemar Garcia, Police Officer Olix Heredia III, Police Officer Timothy Miller and K-9 Roy, Police Officer Domingo Perez, Detective Eliezer Ramos, Detective William Salhanick, Police Officer Michael Schiaretti Jr., Police Officer Eric Thompson, Police Officer Miguel Torres, Police Officer Antonio Wilkie-Guiot, Police Officer Kanifah Wood, Sgt. Darren Zappley and Police Officer Steve Austin.
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