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Congratulations to Raiza Mardis, recipient of the City of Coral Gables “Officer of the Year Award,” for 2021.
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It is a great honor to nominate Detective Raiza Mardis for the prestigious Officer of the Year 2021 Award. Detective Raiza Mardis consistently produces an outstanding work product, has a tremendous work ethic, aims to provide a high level of professionalism and service to the community, and thoroughly investigates her assigned cases with steadfast determination and passion. Detective Raiza Mardis was recipient of the following awards in 2021: Detective of the 2nd Quarter, Dr. Roy Life Saving Award, and the 2021 Anti-Defamation League Doris Murray Felton Excellence in Law Enforcement.
Detective Mardis' ambition, fortitude, and keen investigative skill set is evident in the following assigned Coral Gables Police Department cases:
Anti-Semitic Graffiti Investigation
CGPD Cases: 21-001747, 21-001769, 21-001771, 21-002021, and 21-2025
Throughout February, March, and April 2021 numerous incidents of anti-Semitic graffiti were reported throughout Miami-Dade County and Davie, FL, where a subject had spray-painted antisemitic comments (i.e., "Communism is Judaism," "Beware of Jews," "Don't be fooled," "Revelations 2:9 and 3:9," "Zionism is Satanism," "Shabbos Goyim," etc.) along with the Star of David. These hate crimes were intended to target and instill fear within the Jewish community. The City of Coral Gables experienced five related cases during this time frame; therefore, these cases were assigned to Detective Mardis for follow-up investigation.
During Detective Mardis' investigation, she developed an extensive timeline to track the subject's whereabouts prior to, during, and after each offense. Detective Mardis utilized this timeline to complete a systematic and thorough area canvass. This canvass helped Detective Mardis obtain video surveillance footage at various businesses and residences, as well as the identification of an eyewitness whi...
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