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Del City honors officers and dispatchers with lifesaving award and commendations
Summary
Del City Police Department awarded a lifesaving award to two officers and issued commendations to two dispatchers for actions taken in 2024, the council recognized during the Jan. 6 meeting.
Del City recognized two police officers and two communications staff on Jan. 6 for lifesaving measures and investigative work during separate incidents in 2024.
The council opened a presentation to award the Del City Police Department Lifesaving Award to Officer Robert Colson and Officer Paige Gray for their response on Oct. 27, 2024, to an unresponsive woman in the 31000 block of Southeast 44th Street. According to the citation read into the record, Officer Gray performed CPR, Officer Colson administered doses of naloxone (Narcan) and both provided chest compressions and other measures until emergency medical services arrived. The presentation states the woman regained consciousness and was transported by EMS.
The council also presented certificates of commendation to dispatchers Lucy Renaud and Aaron Cote for open‑source and camera searches that, the department reported, helped locate a 13‑year‑old runaway in August 2024. Chief Berger praised the department’s personnel and the council opened the presentations by voice vote.
Chief Berger described the department’s response training and highlighted new defensive tactics training begun at the end of the year, and the council publicly thanked officers and dispatchers for their work.
No formal council action was required beyond opening the presentations and recognizing the employees.
