Evergreen Park Police Tactical Unit Receives Prestigious Award

Photo: Members of the Evergreen Park Police Department’s Tactical Unit with Chief Michael Sanders, Mayor Jim Sexton and Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart.

The Evergreen Park Police Department’s Tactical Unit received the Cook County Sheriff’s Unit Citation Award during a ceremony on Nov. 3.

Sheriff Tom Dart grants this award annually for a single incident in which a unit performs, as a whole, in an exceptionally professional manner. It is also awarded to units exhibiting a consistently high degree of professionalism above and beyond the call of duty, when dealing with a number of incidents.

The members of the police tactical unit were recognized for their outstanding acts of service and professionalism. Over the past year the unit has made over 800 arrests, served over $1 million in arrest warrants, recovered numerous firearms and seized over 1,500 grams of heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and prescription medication.

Chief Michael D. Saunders accepted the Sheriff’s Unit Citation Award and recognized the following members of the Evergreen Park Police Department Tactical Unit:

• Captain Robert Wall
• Sergeant Adam Zimmer
• Sergeant Steven Hart
• Sergeant David Linn
• Sergeant Abel Salazar
• Sergeant Daniel Trujillo
• Tactical Officer Raul Arroyo
• Tactical Officer Piotr Bielanski
• Tactical Officer Andrew Pratt
• Tactical Officer Richard Soso
• Tactical Officer Steven Stiers