Lions Name Oak Lawn's Top Cop And Top Firefighter of 2018

OAK LAWN, IL — OLPD Officer Finbarr Haran and OLFD Capt. Theodore Moran have been named the village’s top cop and firefighter of 2018. Both first responders will be honored at the Oak Lawn Lions Club's 47th annual Law and Order Dinner at this Thursday, May 3.

Haran and Moran were nominated by their colleagues and chosen by an award recipient committee comprised of members from Oak Lawn's police and fire departments. The Lions have honored the Oak Lawn police officer and firefighter of the year since 1972.

The evening’s featured guest speaker is Thomas E. Meloni, Ph.D., professor of criminal justice at Western Illinois University and a 37-year police veteran serving in various capacities.

Law and Order Night will be held at the Johnson-Phelps VFW Post 5220, 9514 S. 52nd Ave., Oak Lawn. Cocktails are at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets are $35, which include an open bar. For more information or to RSVP email Lion George “Skip” Pearson at skipdog@sbcglobal.net.