Letters of Awards 2006
Employee of the Year 2006
February 13, 2007
Dear Officer Gilbert,
It is with great pleasure that I give you the distinction as the 2006 Employee of the Year for the Farmington Police Department. This annual award is given to any full-time employee who stands well above other employees in the performance of their job and who contributes immensely to the mission of the Farmington Police Department.
During 2006, you received the distinction of Employee of the Quarter two times, once for the Spring Quarter and again in the Summer Quarter. One was for your work on obtaining a grant for COP Cards through the Bureau of Highway Safety. The second was for your work on reported gang activity in our town.
Throughout this time, you continued your work as our School Resource Officer and our Sexual Assault investigator. Both positions require special training and are important positions for the Farmington Police Department to provide so that people feel safe while in our town.
For the reasons mentioned above, you have stood out and are the Farmington Police Department's "2006 Employee of the Year".
Once again, congratulations for a job well done.
Sincerely,
Richard E. Caton III
Chief of Police
Employee of the Quarter, Fall 2006
Brian A. Ross,
It is my pleasure to announce that you have been selected the Farmington Police Department Employee of the Quarter for the Fall of 2006. During this time you handled and investigated three violent crimes while maintaining a high level of traffic enforcement.
You investigated two complaints where people were threatened with a knife. One was at a local bar where an intoxicated patron threatened people with a knife. The man was arrested without anyone being hurt. The second knife incident involved a young man who was in mental crisis. When you attempted to assist the man and his mother, he came at you with a hunting knife. You took defensive actions that protected yourself and others. The man was later apprehended and no one was hurt in what could have turned into a deadly force situation.
In the third case, you investigated a sexual assault that took place in our town. Through the criminal investigation, you were able to make a case and arrested the perpetrator for this heinous crime.
Your work on these cases, plus your traffic enforcement efforts, contributed to the Farmington Police Department maintaining a feeling of safety for people in Farmington.
Once again, I want to congratulate you as the Employee of the Quarter for the Fall of 2006.
Sincerely,
Richard E. Caton III
Chief of Police
Employee of the Quarter, Summer 2006
Bridgette L. Dellarma,
It is my pleasure to announce that you have been selected the Farmington Police Department Employee of the Quarter for the Summer of 2006. In September, you received information about “gang activity” that was supposed to occur at the Franklin County Fair.
Your intelligence gathering and the Farmington Police Department’s investigation into this information prevented a potential dangerous event from occurring. All rumored participants were interviewed and suspected major “players” were banned from the fairgrounds.
This purported “gang activity” is a form of domestic terrorism that, like international terrorism, is prevented by officers in our communities communicating with the public. The public are the eyes and ears of law enforcement that together can prevent criminal acts and solve crimes that do occur.
Your trusted work with the public precipitated you receiving this key information that allowed the Farmington Police Department to maintain a feeling of safety for people in Farmington.
Once again, I want to congratulate you as the Employee of the Quarter for the Summer of 2006.
Sincerely,
Richard E. Caton III
Chief of Police
Employee of the Quarter, Spring 2006
Officer Bridgette L. Dellarma,
It is my pleasure to announce that you have been selected the Farmington Police Department Employee of the Quarter for the Spring of 2006. Your work on applying for and receiving a Bureau of Highway Safety grant is the reason for your selection.
In 1997, the Farmington Police Department received a grant to produce “Cop Cards” that included a Highway Safety message. They were a huge success with the public, especially children but with some adults as well.
This spring another grant for “Cop Cards” became available. You took the initiative to apply for this grant and were successful in receiving it. You have worked hard to coordinate all the aspects needed to produce the “Cop Cards”. We are anxiously waiting for the cards to be produced so that we can make them available to the public.
This is another example of the Farmington Police working to open communication “doors” with the public and by opening these “doors”, making Farmington a safer place.
Once again, I want to congratulate you as the Employee of the Quarter for the Spring of 2006.
Sincerely,
Richard E. Caton III
Chief of Police