Awards Ceremony at the Buck Institute. 
Last night, the Novato Police Department held an Awards Ceremony to honor all of the recent new hires, promotions and awards. Hosted at the beautiful Buck Institute for Research on Aging campus, the ceremony honored many with the intention of highlighting the most recent accomplishments of employees of the department as well as the community members that have displayed an exemplary role within our community. Congratulations to everyone recognized and we thank you all for your service to the City of Novato!
Awards: Congratulations!
- Special Recognition: City Manager Adam McGill (Previous Chief of Police)
- Honorable Mention: Explorer Damaris Marrufo (Novato Youth Volunteer of the Year)
- Chief’s Commentation:
- Taylor Barnes (Armored Rescue Van State Grant & Document Management System Integration)
- Lieutenant Mike Howard (Document Management System Integration)
- Lieutenant Chris Jacob (Axon Implemetation & Document Management System Integration)
- Sergeant Matthew Waite-McGough (Document Management System Integration)
- Records Supervisor Leslie Turner (Document Management System Integration)
- Evidence Technician Kerryn Eways (Document Management System Integration)
- Crime Analyst Scott Kelly (Document Management System Integration
- Distinguished Citizen Award:
- Bridget Lemos & John Hunt (Assistance with Fatal Traffic Collision on 9/15/19
- Michael Jacobs & Christopher Boston (Assistance with Drowning Incident on 9/8/19)
- Community Service Club Award: Samantha Tradelius (Sparkle Foundation Community Partnership)
- Employee of the Year Award: Officer Josh Wax (nominated by his peers)
- Meritorius Service Award:
- Emergency Management Consultant Dave Jeffries (Public Safety Power Shutoff)
- Officer Thomas Lyons (Novato Homeless Community Partnerships)
- Medal of Merit Award: (Life-Saving Award)
- Corporal Nick Zolli (Mental Crisis Incident on Freeway Overpass)
- Sergeant Matthew Waite-McGough (Mental Crisis Incident on Freeway Overpass)
New Hires: Welcome to the NPD Family!
- Officer Derrick Young
- Officer Michael Schneider
- Officer Lucas Hlebakos
- Dispatcher Kelly Mauel
- Dispatcher James Inskeep
- Intern Shayla Raposa
Promotions: Congratulations!
- Deputy Chief Jim Correa
- Lieutenant Chris Jacob
- Sergeant Matthew Waite-McGough
- Sergeant Reza Pourfarhani
- Sergeant Joseph Eastham
- Dispatch Supervisor Elizabeth Greiner
- Senior Dispatcher Regina Davies
- Senior Dispatcher Mary Salazar
- Community Service Officer Lauren Myr
- Police Aide Issak Leon
- Police Aide Shelby Jones
Address/Location
Novato Police, CA
909 Machin Ave
Novato, CA 94945
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 415-897-4361
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