Salisbury PD Top Cops Awarded!

SALISBURY POLICE OFFICERS RECEIVE AWARDS

Salisbury Mayor James Ireton, Jr., is pleased to announce that five police officers from the Salisbury Police Department have recently won awards in recognition of their contributions to the Salisbury community.

Officer Kenneth D. Wilson received the Maryland Municipal League (MML) Police Executive Association’s 21st annual “TOP COP” award. The award was presented to Officer Wilson by Governor Martin O’Malley, along with Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler, at the Maryland Municipal Police Executives Association meeting in Ocean City on June 30, 2009. Officer Wilson was selected as the “2009 Municipal TOP COP” in recognition of his dedication and commitment to serving the citizens of Salisbury.

Four Salisbury Police officers received Wicomico EXILE Achievement Awards – Corporal Jason King, Detective Dan Parsons, Officer Troy Underwood and Officer Chad Crockett. The awards were presented to these officers by United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein and Asst. Special Agent in Charge David McCain of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives at a formal ceremony in Salisbury on June 30, 2009. These officers were selected to receive this award in recognition of their valuable contributions to the Wicomico EXILE gun crime program. Wicomico EXILE is a joint effort by local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, with the assistance of community activists, educators, and civic and faith-based organizations, to combat gun crime. “I am grateful to these officers for working with federal and state authorities to remove dangerous criminals from the streets of Salisbury,” said U.S. Attorney Rosenstein.

Mayor Ireton said, “I, on behalf of our citizens, thank these officers for their service to Salisbury. It is important to recognize these public servants for their dedication. The City Council and I will recognize these officers at the July 13th Council meeting, and I encourage the public to join us.”
“I would like to thank MML for this very prestigious award that recognizes the hard work of another Salisbury Police Officer,” said Salisbury Police Chief Allan Webster. “This is thesecond time that MML has recognized an officer from our department. Officer Ken Wilson is just one of many fine Police Officers that serve the citizens of Salisbury.”

Chief Webster continued, “My appreciation goes out to all of the officers who were recognized by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Exile Program. This was a team effort and paid off with additional sentences for those convicted of weapons violations. This program is another example of the cooperation between law enforcement, the Wicomico States Attorney’s Office, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office. All of the officers, attorneys, corrections, and parole and probation personnel have made a major contribution to making Salisbury a better community.”