This past Monday night, the annual Reading Police and Fire Badge Pinning Ceremony took place at Reading Memorial High School. It kicked off with the Reading Police Honor Guard Presentation of Colors, The Irish American Police Officers Association Pipe and Drums, the National Anthem sung by Todd Angilly, the Pledge of Allegiance and concluded with welcome and acknowledgements by Chief Gregory Burns, Chief David Clark and Town Manager Fidel Maltez.
Below are the recipients of the various awards and promotions as well as our photos from the event. The original high-res and uncompressed copies can be found on our Facebook page.
Reading Police & Fire Promotions and New Hire Badge Pinning Presented by Chief Gregory Burns & Chief David Clark
- Lieutenant Patrick Silva, RPD Officer Michael Davis, RPD
- Paramedic Evan Loreth, RFD Paramedic Patrick Steward, RFD
- Sergeant Benjamin Woodward, RPD Officer Andrew Schmitz, RPD
- Paramedic Michael Poulin, RFD Officer Robert Hutchins, RPD
- Sergeant Scott Craven, RPD Officer DaLonn Pearson, RPD
- Paramedic Andrew Smith, RFD
Awards Presentation
Police Department โ2023 Officer of the Yearโ SRO Brian Lewis
Fire Department โ2023 Firefighter of the Yearโ Firefighter Derek Loftus
Police Department โ2023 Employee of the Yearโ Mental Health Clinician Taunya Jarzyniecki
Police Department โChiefโs Unsung Hero Awardโ Lieutenant Detective Rich Abate
Police Department โPerseverance Awardโ Officer Erik Drauschke
Fire Department โFirefighter Service Awardsโ
25 Years: Firefighter Michael Wood
20 Years: Firefighter Sean Devlin, Firefighter Thomas McCarthy, Captain Scott Myette
Police Department โCommunity Service Ribbonsโ
CSO Kristen OโShaughnessy
SRO Matt Vatcher
Officer Cody Costa
Traffic & Safety Officer Mike Scouten
SRO Brian Lewis
Fire Department โOutstanding EMS Provider Awardsโ
Presented by EMS Coordinator FF/Paramedic Joseph Lapolla
โPatient Treated for Cardiac Arrest w/Full Recoveryโ
Captain Daniel Pouliot
Lieutenant Ryan Buckley
FF/Paramedic Derek Loftus
F/F Paramedic Eric Bagby
โPatient Treated for Cardiac Arrest w/Full Recoveryโ
Lieutenant Brian Ryan
F/F Paramedic Steven Binari
F/F Paramedic Marckendy Vernet
F/F Paramedic Karl Granoth
F/F Paramedic Evan Loreth
โPatient Treated for Complete Airway Obstruction w/Full Recoveryโ
Lieutenant Paul Dalton
FF/EMT Stephen Pelrine
FF/EMT Dana Ballou
FF/Paramedic Adam OโDoherty
FF/Paramedic Joseph Bialecki
Life-Saving Award
Officer Kaylyn Balbo
โPolice Department Community Supporterโ
Reading Rifle & Revolver Club
Middlesex Animal Clinic
Womenโs League of Reading
Special Thank youโs
Rachel OโNeil of The Flower Shoppe for the floral arrangements & Al Pereira from Advanced Photo for the pictures.
