Concord Police Honor Cregg, LeBlanc

On Wednesday, April 1, 2015, the Concord Police Department held its annual awards ceremony to recognize officers and civilian employees for demonstrating extraordinary efforts in the performance of their duties, according to a press statement.

Master Police Officer Brian Cregg, pictured left, received Police Officer of the Year in recognition of his high degree of motivation and dedication, commitment to service to the public, positive attitude and contributions to the Department.

Brian joined the Concord Police Department in December 2003 after serving in the United States Air Force. He is currently assigned to the Patrol Division and has worked in special assignments in the Youth Services Unit and the Problem Oriented Policing Unit. He also obtained the specialties of Bike Officer, Long Arms Officer, Taser Officer and member of the Crisis Intervention Team.

During the past year the Department established a pilot program known as POP (Problem Oriented Policing Unit). Brian applied and was selected to participate in this special assignment. He and his partner worked toward solving neighborhood and community problems. They helped develop a highly successful Unit through hard work, determination, creativity, professionalism, communication and a strong work ethic. His work was noticed by local residents, business owners and elected officials.

Brian has been recognized as an officer who can establish a rapport with various types of people that he encounters. His working knowledge of his sector and the people who frequent it is invaluable when it comes to street intelligence and information.

Dispatcher Dianne LeBlanc received Civilian Employee of the Year in recognition of her extraordinary efforts in the performance of her duties.

Dianne joined the Department in February 2001 and currently serves as a Dispatcher in the Communications Unit.

Each year the Department responds to 56,000 to 60,000 calls for service. The vast majority of the calls originate in the Communications Unit. In her position she is tasked with communicating with complainants on the phone, documenting their reasons for calling the police, and ultimately dispatching the appropriate personnel to handle the complaint.

Dianne is a veteran dispatcher known for her outstanding customer service skills and ability to multi-task between speaking with complainants on the phone, communicating with police officers on the road, and documenting all of the transactions in the computer simultaneously. In addition to her regular duties, she also assists in training new dispatchers.

Dispatcher Makenzie Moore received a Letter of Commendation for her professionalism, multi-tasking capabilities and calm manner during the midnight shift on May 15, 2014. During an already busy shift that was operating with a reduced number of officers, a call came in for an armed robbery in progress at Dunkin Donuts on Fisherville Road. The female clerk had been physically assaulted and bound and believed the suspects may be armed and still inside the store. Makenzie remained on line with the victim, comforted her and coordinated responding officers and additional manpower from NH State Police.

Officer Michael Adam, Officer Christian Lovejoy and Moore received Letters of Commendation for their actions in response to a call for a domestic disturbance where a female had been repeatedly assaulted that evening by her intoxicated boyfriend who was armed with a handgun. After a tense exchange, the suspect was detained, disarmed and arrested. He was found to have a Ruger .45 handgun in his waistband.

Officer Matthew Casey, Sergeant Sean Ford, Officer Jaymelyn Lendacky, Officer Nicholas McNutt and Master Police Officer Dick Scott received Letters of Commendation for their actions in response to a call for a domestic disturbance between a male and female. Officers became involved in a violent struggle with both suspects who were drunk and uncooperative. During the struggle, a crowd gathered in the street which could have created an even more volatile situation for all involved; however, officers were able to gain control of the suspects and place them under arrest.

Officer William Carroll, Detective Bryan Croft and Master Police Officer Adam Fanjoy received Letters of Commendation for their actions in response to an alarm at Advanced Auto Parts where they discovered an attempted burglary. While looking for suspicious activity, a vehicle was stopped after it was seen exiting the rear of the Red Apple Buffet. The driver had a wrecking bar and an inconsistent story. The wrecking bar was found to be a likely match to the pry marks at the business. An investigation connected the suspect to the attempted burglary.

Detective Robert Buelte, Officer Jonathan Cote, Ford, Master Police Officer Joseph Russell and Officer Andrew Sargent received Letters of Commendation for their efforts in response to a call for a sexual assault committed against a 14 year old male by his mother’s live-in boyfriend. The suspect barricaded himself in a house and was threatening to harm himself with a knife. He was persuaded by Officers to drop the knife and was then taken into custody. He was heard making comments that he was trying to bait the Officers into shooting him.

Detective Charles Wroblewski received a Letter of Commendation for his investigation of a local car wash company whose owner was bypassing his water meter in order to reduce his city water bill. The owner was arrested and as part of his plea agreement he was required to pay back the $50,000 in water revenue that he stole from the City.

Sargent received a Commendation Bar for Meritorious Service for his actions during a motor vehicle stop which resulted in the discovery that the couple driving the vehicle were heroin addicts with criminal records and that they had left a 4 year old child alone in their apartment. The child was just feet from steep hardwood stairs and 40 feet from an unsecured and loaded 9 mm handgun under the pillow in her parent’s bed. Several exposed syringes, sharp utensils and tactical sharps were easily accessible. In addition, there were three registered sex offenders living within the immediate area. The couple was arrested and charged with Endangering the Welfare of a Child.

Cregg and Master Police Officer Craig Levesque received Commendation Bars for Meritorious Service for their actions in response to a call for a suspicious person on Lakeview Drive. The suspect was a prisoner who had escaped from the prison the day before and who was armed with a knife. The Officers disarmed him and took him into custody.

Detective Wade Brown and Detective Bryan Croft received Commendation Bars for Meritorious Service and Russell and Wroblewski received Letters of Commendation for their investigation of a home invasion and robbery where two armed men had entered an apartment that was occupied by two teen males and a young boy. They bound the teenage victims with duct tape and threatened them with a gun and a knife. The suspects stole money, drugs and a pistol from the apartment before fleeing. Two suspects were identified, located and arrested. The investigation also revealed that they were suspects in several other theft related crimes in and around Concord.

Detective Julie Curtin received a Commendation Bar for Meritorious Service and Ford, Lovejoy and Officer Andrea Wright received Letters of Commendation for their investigation of a case involving a 14 month old child with suspicious injuries. The child had been left in the care of her mother’s boyfriend and had sustained severe head injuries. She was med-flighted to Boston Children’s Hospital. As a result of the investigation, the mother’s boyfriend was arrested and charged with two counts of First Degree Assault, one count of Second Degree Assault and two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child.

Detective Wade Brown, Croft and Wroblewski received Commendation Bars for Distinguished Unit Action for their investigation of several burglaries in the northern end of the city where suspects entered residences through unlocked windows during the early morning hours. Four of the homes were occupied by the residents at the time of the burglaries. As a result of evidence and stolen items recovered, two suspects were arrested and are being held pending their trials.

Adam, Brown, Detective Joseph Chaput, Croft, Detective Chris DeAngelis, Sergeant Michael Guarino, Sergeant Marc McGonagle, Officer Nichols McNutt and Wroblewski received Commendation Bars for Distinguished Unit Action for their investigation of over 38 burglaries or attempted burglaries of homes and commercial businesses that occurred during the first three months of 2014. Other surrounding jurisdictions experienced a similar spike in activity. A wide variety of items had been stolen, including firearms. Information from their investigation led them to three individuals who were involved with numerous burglaries, thefts and frauds in order to support their opiate addictions. The group was responsible for the majority of burglaries and attempted burglaries in and around Concord over a period of months.