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Congratulations to Sergeant Gordon Dickinson, recipient of the City of Coral Gables “Officer of the Year Award,” for 2022.
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I would like to nominate Sgt. Gordon Dickinson (7078) for the 2022 Officer of the Year Award. This year, the Coral Gables Police Department has been able to successfully deter and apprehend many different offenders who have attempted to come into the city to take advantage of its residents and visitors. Whenever a crime has occurred, there has been an immediate response by officers in coordination with other units and divisions, leading to arrests and cleared cases. I believe Sgt. Dickinson has played a large role in many of those instances, with his leadership and ability to set the example for his subordinates. Below are just some of the incidents that took place this year to show his value to this agency.
On March 26, 2022, at 0943 hours, CGPD Communications Section received a 911 call from 2401 Ponce De Leon Blvd, TD Bank, from a bank teller stating he has just been robbed. As Officers were locating the robbery subject utilizing the confidential tracking system, Sgt. Dickinson immediately responded to the TD Bank and located the victim and witness to get additional information, while securing the scene. The officers were able to stop the offender and get her out of the vehicle, placing her into custody. After the incident, both scenes were properly secured for the FBI, which they later thanked Coral Gables Police for the thorough and complete investigation. (22-001899)
On April 1, 2022, at 0640 hours, officers responded to the 700-block of Solano Prado reference a suspicious vehicle dropping off subjects into the gated community reference possible vehicle and residential burglaries. The officers located the subjects and vehicles that were burglarized. However, one of the offenders ran from officers and a perimeter was established. Sgt. Dickinson was able to lead the efforts with his K-9 unit to conduct a search of the area....
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