SSMPSOn Friday May 15th the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service and the Sault Ste. Marie Police Services Board will be recognizing staff members at the Annual Police Exemplary Service Medal Awards Luncheon.

Officers and civilian staff will be recognized by Chief Robert Keetch and Police Services Board Chair Pat Mick.

This year the following members will be recognized for their years of service

20 Year Medal 

• Sergeant Brent Duguay

• Sergeant Vicki Monto

• Sergeant Geoffrey MacLeod

• Constable Fred Brown

• Constable Jeffrey Novitski

• Constable Karen Kovacs

• Constable Nicole Magnan

• Constable Steven Shier

• Constable Jody Kilby

• Constable Robert Pauli

• Constable Tracy Speck

• Constable Daniel Turco

• Constable David West

• Constable Darin Rossetto

30 Year Bar 

• Constable Peter Lobert

25 Years-Civilian Recognition 

• Special Constable Albert Innocente

• Ms. Leslie Thompson

OACP Life Membership:

Retired Chief Robert Davies and Retired Deputy Chief Robert Kates will be presented with Life Membership badges to the Ontario Association of Chief of Police (OACP). This recognition will be presented by Chief Chuck Seguin of the West Nipissing Police Service. Chief Seguin is the Zone 1A Director of the OACP.

Chiefs Coin 

Chief Keetch will also be presenting Corporal Michel Duguay from the RCMP with a Chief’s Coin. Corporal Duguay is retiring at the end of May and has been with the RCMP for 37 years.

The Chief’s coin is a personal recognition by the Chief of a great job and recognizes the strong working relationship that Corporal Duguay has had with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service.

The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service and the Sault Ste. Marie Police Services Board would like to thank these members for their hard work, dedication and years of service.