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FROM Kenneth I• Harms
Chief of Police
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-f Of a icers of the Month
flay 1981
The Miami Police Debar t-ent has se4.e_-ted Officers Crested Cocas,
Alberta Dunc-an, Julio Pena, Teresa Flanders, Ronalu Stevens and
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F.H.P. last. Corte iroo`er Timiotn/f Flynn as its i'lost. Outstanding
Officers of the Vonth for May 1981.
These officers risked their lives to rescue 14 people, including
s infant, a Cirni3bdZ.d2iezrler thS lG1L,a hezrZe3g iI.
The incident occurrel,: on the ni.?ht of .'lay 2nd, miter. Trooper Flynn
and 0ffZcer Guas saw smoke caning from, the second r loor O'
building: at 5P01 N.E. 2nd Avenue. A'te2, ca;.ZZns for the e
Depart{'mer.t, they were joiner~ at the scene b,� 0 .cers C lanC.i.ers,
Duncan and Pena. The building ;loused a Liquor store on the ground
level an.,'.' .2r_'.rtments on the sec'onk ,"'door Recognizing the
possibility o- occuovents in: tee second floor aaartnentJ, the
o' 'leers C,,.... 1 '' e "1 i ''n l `o be enCountered bU ✓,z?- end „�, t'G �JZB u .a r:7, t t
th7,CR s-C,.:: . -,:e fa_tY7d, e: apaY't„r'rntj--a7, .3ecu2'8:� LriCt�+3c:.
t. t .: -•r ,,-,-.'.:. "', o• �.... 4- »ems
wit ;t o .: ✓ u ;, ., c, w for t r' 1 a : r own tl t, ;.� = �, ✓ y , „ h o c e a
their taa� I to ea,:�l apart~•ant, awohe tht; occccpaY.ta and leu eaC;2
One thr0:(?i2 tlr^ rapiwly s VCading and out Of the building to
safety.
By this t"'"c: ti2C CLitter Of ti2e l�qu02' Store: dr2'i3etl a3ta 2ntered
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the burning "`ic 2 ,..t,., s. � ., ro ri
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Learning Lila mar ins✓aac, Cf fi:cr Steve7z.3 r_dn2 into tha building
an": p u L. G e..w !. ;, "1 O i.! :i ,� .., . A "; G t7 e Y. .;. e.. 2 .. J 2 e are-- w Il t, u t. o . t: owner
had been :n :.;ent- ur in fla»:es. -
The gal iam e.'::hibi-led -by these o: fi cers prove:nt,?a, a major
tragedy. Eac.4 o,'; zccrvJ; [•:, J.is :.r.w ne2 ow?" Zv.'G o ._ l •J
ZiVos of 17 un.i2lt.7�.'�,.ot;-,ng. J✓�'v✓"1J.
Please advi3.3 dill of"f:ce oj' file .:ate --nd time 0,2=icers f,u_-z3,
Duncan, Pena, FZandera,J'..ZJt323 u3,,.ppoopor Ft..i) 32 are to .zppea2'
before the city Com=_? scion to receive the Certif:.catas o,
Appreciation.
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