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Fostoria police honor officers for life‑saving responses; name 2025 officer of the year
Summary
Police Chief Wedge recognized several officers for life‑saving actions during 2025 and presented an Officer of the Year award to an officer credited with leading the drone team, regional SRT training and revamping the FTO program; the chief described incidents including a medical emergency and a stabbing response where tourniquets helped save a life.
Fostoria — Chief Wedge used the council meeting's public portion to recognize multiple officers for life‑saving actions during 2025 and to present the department's 2025 Officer of the Year award.
The chief told council the department wants to acknowledge three officers for a life‑saving intervention after an on‑duty medical emergency (naming Tom Tagert, Jeremy Celestez and Moira White) and…
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