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Ronald R. Burns, Chief of Police
Lakewood Police Department
July 14, 2003
445 South Allison Parkway
Lakewood, Colorado 80226-3106
Voice: 303/987-7100
TDD: 303/987-7111
Fax: 303/987-7296
Ms. Elizabeth Logan
539 S. Alkire Street
Lakewood, CO 80228
Dear Ms. Logan:
The purpose of this letter is to thank you for the critical role that you recently
played in the arrest of a dangerous burglary suspect, and to award you with
the Lakewood Police Department Citizen Citation for Meritorious Service.
During the morning hours of March 26, 2003, you saw a suspicious man by the
front door of the house across the street from yours. The man rang the front
doorbell, and then went around to the back of the house. You knew that the homeowners
were not home, and promptly called police, providing a detailed description
of the suspect.
You had a cellular phone and walked across the street to provide better detail
to dispatchers. As you did so, the garage door opened and you saw the suspect
in the garage. He was loading up your neighbor's Porsche 911 with stolen items,
and you noted that the motor was running. With disregard for your personal safety,
you confronted the suspect and warned him that police had been called and were
on the way.
Your intent was to prevent the suspect from stealing the valuable car, and
to prevent further property loss, and it worked. The suspect fled out the back
door and was apprehended a short distance away by police agents. All property
was recovered.
A similar event occurred in 1986, when you called in a burglary in progress
at the same home. On that occasion, a burglary was again transpiring when you
called, and your actions successfully interrupted the crime and thus minimized
property damage and loss to your neighbors.
Ms. Logan, the partnership of citizens and the police is key to the prevention and detection of crime. On behalf of the Lakewood Police Department and the citizens of Lakewood, I am proud to award you with the Lakewood Police Department Citizen Citation for Meritorious Service. I want to thank you for your alert observation and your willingness to become involved. Your role in the capture of this suspect protected many other citizens from the danger that he posed.
Sincerely,
Ronald R. Burns
Chief of Police
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