CORNWALL, Ontario – The Cornwall Police Service (CPS) held their 25th annual Retirement and Recognition Evening at the Ramada Inn on Thursday, Oct. 24.
“I can tell you that the residents of Cornwall greatly values their Cornwall Police Service,” said Mayor Bernadette Clement during the opening remarks.
“We are here to recognize the accomplishments of the CPS over the past year,” said CPS Chief Danny Aikmen. “Everyday I hear and see the great work our officers do.”
Retiring officers who were recognized included Detective Sergeant Marc Bissonnette, Sergeant Trevor Butler, and Executive Assistant Diane Gibeau.
“I would like to thank all of the people that I’ve worked with,” said Bissonnette. “It’s been a great career. It’s great to see my son take the wings and become a police officer and all I can say is stay safe out there.”
In addition to the awards given for years of service, and dedication, there were also awards given for Excellence in Investigation, Community Service and Team Achievement.
The Team Achievement Award recognized more than two dozen officers who were involved in an incident earlier this year. On Jan. 7, 2019, eight individuals were arrested after CPS officers were called to a residence on Guy St. Inside, they found one individual who was bleeding heavily and was being restrained on the floor.
Thanks to the intervention of the CPS, all individuals plead guilty this year to charges that ranged from Conspiracy to Commit Murder to Breach of Probation.
The victim in the incident thanked the police, telling them that he believed that he would have died in that apartment had they not intervened.
The full list of award recipients is as follows:
RETIREES
Detective Sergeant Marc Bissonnette
Sergeant Trevor Butler
Executive Assistant Mrs. Diane Gibeau
POLICE EXEMPLARY SERVICE 20 YEAR MEDAL
Detective Sergeant Rachel Carpenter
Constable Anthony Joseph
Detective Constable Jason Kilger
Constable Jeffery Lalonde
Inspector David Michaud
Detective Sergeant Tracey Pilon
Sergeant Troy St. Germain
CPS LONG SERVICE AWARDS
30 YEARS
Detective Sergeant Marc Bissonnette
Sergeant Trevor Butler
Constable Constance Troutman
20 YEARS
Constable Andrew Arbic
Detective Sergeant Rachel Carpenter
Constable Anthony Joseph
Detective Constable Jason Kilger
Constable Jeffery Lalonde
Ms. Josée Lalonde
Inspector David Michaud
Sergeant Patrick Paquette
Detective Sergeant Tracey Pilon
Sergeant Troy St. Germain
15 YEARS
Sergeant Mark Anderson
Constable Daniel Cloutier
Inspector Chad Maxwell
Mr. Danick Dumoulin
10 YEARS
Constable Cody Casselman
Constable Jayson DeMary
Detective Constable Patrick Huygen
Special Constable Emily Lemire
Constable David Langlois
Constable Michael Menard
Constable Daniel Merpaw
Constable Kimberley Norman
Detective Constable Andrew Stephenson
Detective Constable Scott Virtue
DEDICATION TO DUTY—YEAR 2018
Ms. Helene Parthenais
Constable Jeremy Pilon
COMMUNITY SPIRIT/VOLUNTEERISM
Constable Jeff Lalonde
Ms. Mylene Lacroix
Special Constable. Robin Ruest
Mr. Justin Bouchard
PRESENTATION BY ACCIDENT & SUPPORT SERVICES INTERNATIONAL
Recognizing Natalie Joyal of the Cornwall Collision Reporting Centre
CORNWALL POLICE ASSOCIATION PRESENTATION
Recognizing Mr. Tony Petinella and Mr. Steven Welchner
CPA DEDICATION AWARD
Sergeant Robin McIntosh
CORNWALL POLICE SERVICES BOARD AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
TEAM ACHIEVEMENT
GROUP 1
Constable Justin Wheeler
Constable Jeremy Pilon
Constable Brian Synott
Acting Sergeant Ryan Campeau
Constable Andrew Stephenson
Detective Sergeant Rachel Carpenter
Acting Sergeant Dan Doyon
Constable Dan Merpaw
Constable Travis Bergeron
Detective Constable Austin Clark
Sergeant Mark Anderson
Ms. Tasha Marcotte
Constable Cody Casselman
Detective Constable Scott Virtue
Detective Constable James Lemoyre
Constable Nygel Pelletier
Constable Melanie Chartrand
Constable Justin Lafleur
Constable Elizabeth Crosby
Detective Constable Jamie Day
Ms. Rosanne Purcell
Ms. Mylene Lacroix
Ms. Meaghan Malloy
Acting Sergeant Matthew Lemire
Mr. Jason Pilon
Group 2 – TEAM ACHIEVEMENT
Constable Jeff Wannamaker
Constable Kimberley Norman
Constable Richard Houde
Constable Rodney Degray
Constable Karley Pilon
EXCELLENCE IN INVESTIGATION
Detective Sergeant Marc Fortin
Detective Constable James Lemoyre
Detective Constable Scott Virtue
Detective Constable Jason Kilger
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Constable Daniel Cloutier
Ms. Barbara Marchand
DEDICATION
Staff Sergeant George Knezevic
DEDICATION
Sergeant Scott Coulter
DEDICATION
Acting Sergeant Dan Doyon
DEDICATION
Stephanie MacRae