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Congratulations to Operator Denie Pomilban, recipient of the City of Coral Gables "Operator of the Year Award," for 2023.
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On December 22, 2023, Operator Pomilban was assigned to work the Police Dispatch position on the midnight shift. From the commencement of the shift, there were back-to-back priorities. At 2339 hours a 911 call was received for a domestic in progress at 1224 Blue Road. The subject fled the scene during the dispatch. Operator Pomilban knew to bolo the responding units, keeping them updated until they were able to make contact with the caller. The units were able to locate the subject and subsequently resulted in an arrest. During this call, another emergency was received reference a hit and run with injuries. As the calls poured in, Operator Pomilban was able to manage through all of the notes from the call takers and the fast-paced radio traffic that she was receiving.
Soon after these calls were received, an officer called the station stating two suspicious subjects were in the area of 1200-BLK Tangier. He provided a description and advised that they fled.
Operator Pomilban dispatched the proper units and advised them to canvas the area. After receiving this call, we received several additional calls related to vehicle burglaries located in 3 zone. The Holiday Crime Suppression Task Force were also working, but they were on a different radio channel. Operator Pomilban ensured to simulcast every subject description received to ensure that all the units were kept up to date. In total, there were 3 vehicle burglaries received and 2 Open Door calls that she was working simultaneously.
At 0213 a burglary in progress located at 4425 Ponce de Leon Blvd was called in by the security of the Shops at Merrick Park. This call resulted with two subjects being arrested. Operator Pomilban had to continuously swap units from one call to the next, keeping her board organized with their last locations and perimeter points. In additional to handling...
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