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Congratulations to Officer Dashiell Garcia, recipient of the City of Coral Gables “Officer of the Month Award,” for the month of March 2021.
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I respectfully nominate Officer Dashiell Garcia (ID #11047) for the Officer of the Month Award for March 2021...Body
On March 10, 2021 at approximately 0231 hours, CGPD Communications received a 911 call from the CVS store located at 1160 South Dixie Highway (US-1), Coral Gables, Florida about a theft in progress (27). A CVS employee stated three (3) white females stole wine and makeup, then fled in a gray hatchback bearing Florida tag LZBQ55. The 911 caller was still on the phone with the call taker as he watched the vehicle flee eastbound on US-1, then make a right-hand tum, heading southbound, possibly onto Augusto or Maynada Street. Both streets lead into residential neighborhoods.
Communications personnel announced a BOLO for the three female subjects and the vehicle over the police main radio channel to all on-duty officers. Officer Dashiell Garcia (ID #11047) was assigned by the dispatcher as the primary unit since the theft occurred in his assigned zone. However, he was responding from a distance since he had just finished conducting a Directed Patrol in the City's South District (Zone 11 Blitz).
Officer Garcia knew there was a very good chance of locating the subject vehicle due to the very short time delay from the when the theft occurred, and the BOLO being announced over the radio. Officer Garcia's intuition also told him that the subjects turned off US-1 to avoid detection and escape to the City of Miami by traversing eastbound through Coral Gables residential neighborhoods.
While responding to the call, Officer Garcia demonstrated good knowledge of surrounding jurisdictions geography by taking a shortcut through High Pines and heading North on Ponce De Leon Road (Miami-Dade County). As he approached the intersection of Maynada Street and Sunset Road, he demonstrated good judgement and decision...
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