(Rockville Centre, NY) Police Officer Paul Kaplon of the Rockville Centre Police Department was honored recently with the 2013 Town of Hempstead Police Service Award.
Officer Kaplon was among 22 police officers to be presented with the Town of Hempstead’s 2013 Police Service Award.
“Police officers in our Village make significant sacrifices every day to ensure our safety and maintain our peaceful neighborhoods,” commented Mayor Francis X. Murray. “When others are running away from danger, they run toward it, putting their lives on the line in pursuit of helping innocent bystanders and victims and pursuing criminals.”
The Town recognized law enforcement professionals from the Nassau County Police Department and Village police departments within the town at its annual ceremony. The recipients of the award are nominated by their departments for their meritorious duty to the community. Kaplon was honored for his exceptional police work, which included his fast-acting rescue of two children trapped in a house fire and for saving the life of a woman in cardiac arrest. Officer Kaplon won “for his willingness to serve the Rockville Centre community at any cost,” according to the Town of Hempstead.
Police Officer Paul Kaplon of the Rockville Centre Police Department was one of the officers honored by the Town of Hempstead recently.
