On November 19, 2001, a medical call was dispatched requesting help at the home of Cpl. Johnny Anderson. Upon arrival it was discoverd that the electrical power to the house and neighborhood was out. Cpl. Anderson's daughter Kristin was in a life and death situation since she depended on a electrically operated machine to assist in breathing and it did not have a battery backup system.

Lt. Locke immediately assisted Cpl. Anderson's wife with the Ambu-Bag for breathing while Deputies Thurman, Burns, and Allen tried to determine the reason for the power outage. Upon finding that the entire neighborhood had no power Deputy Thurman quickly remembered that his patrol unit had a 120 volt power source installed in it. While Deputy Thurman was getting his unit from the street, Deputy Burns and Allen located an electrical extension cord in the basement of the house and ran it to Deputy Thurman's car and the breathing machine. Within a moment Deputy Thurman had power going to the machine that keeps Kristin alive.

There is no doubt that the quick response, thinking and ability saved the life of our friend and fellow deputy's daughter Kristin.

On September 22, 2001, you responded to a single car accident on I-575. Upon your arrival you found that the driver was unresponsive and not breathing. You did not delay and immediately started CPR on the victim. Because of your actions the driver started breathing on his own and was later turned over to an EMS unit.

As a direct result of your acts, you saved the life of this accident victim.

On April 11, 2001, your quick actions and professionalism in subduing a subject who was about to stab himself in the chest is a testament to your quick thinking and training.

You are presented this award for your sustained and exemplary duty performance in support of our agency over the past year.

This award is presented to you for your outstanding achievement and performance in support of the agency's stated mission, goals and objectives.

Because of your observation skills when you encountered a subject on May 4, 2001, who had appeared under the influence you were able to determine that the person was a diabetic and needed immediate medical attention. Due to your good judgment you were able to help the subject by getting him the needed medical attention required. According to hospital personnel had you not taken the action that you did, this person may have gone into shock and possible died.

Six individuals were identified and eventually arrested. The dedication and skills in following leads the use of BOLOS and collection of evidence were the determining factors in the successful conclusion to this incident.

From the date she was notified, January 6, 2001, to the date of the audit, she worked continuously to insure that the Sheriff's Office was prepared. It was largely do to her determined efforts that the audit was successful and she has continued with this determination to make operations of the switchboard effective and efficient.

This award is presented to Mr. Brown for his actions to protect other citizens from harm. On August 9, 2001, and intoxicated subject was inside the Kroger store located at Hwy. 92 and Robin Rd. The subject was cursing store employees and had been involved in a physical confrontation with the store manager. As a customer, Mr. Brown confronted the subject asking him to leave because there were children present and the subject was obviously out of control. The subject began to verbally assault Mr. Brown, as he led him from the store.

Once outside the store the subject produced a knife and attempted to assault Mr. Brown. He was able to take the knife from the subject just as deputies arrived, who then took the subject into custody. Mr. Brown left the scene, not realizing how important his actions were until her read about the assault in the local newspaper. He then contacted the Sheriff's Office and provided a statement about the incident.

Mr. Brown placed himself in a difficult situation when he confronted the offender inside, then later outside the store. However, his actions were unselfish and were done to protect other citizens, both children and adults.

They are presented with this award for their performance and professionalism on October 26, 2001, regarding the Armed Robbery that occurred at the Shell gas station at Sixes Rd. and Bells Ferry Rd. It was because of their efforts, teamwork and communications that the 2 suspects were apprehended.

For his performance and professionalism on May 6, 2001, regarding the apprehension of a suspect during the theft of property at Woodstock Outlet Store, located at 1087 Robin Rd. Because of his attention to detail and keen observation skills the suspect was arrested and the recovery of the property was accomplished.

For his performance and professionalism on January 11, 2001. He apprehended two suspects during a burglary in progress call at 1490 Toonigh Rd. Because of his quick response and attention to detail the suspects were arrested at the scene.

For his performance and professionalism on January 11, 2001. He apprehended two suspects during a burglary in progress call at 1490 Toonigh Rd. Because of his quick response and attention to detail the suspects were arrested at the scene.

For his performance and professionalism on October 29, 2001, regarding the apprehension of a suspect during a burglary at 4022 Fincher Rd. Because of his quick response and attention to detail that the suspect was arrested at the scene.

For his performance and professionalism on January 6, 2001, regarding the capture of an escaped prisoner for the Adult Detention Center. Because of his alertness, attention to detail and observation the escaped suspect was recaptured.

For his performance, professionalism and a level of commitment in the apprehension of a subject on August 8, 2001. The subject was wanted on numerous felony warrants. Also the recovery of a stolen vehicle from Henna Autoplex valued at $42,100.00.

Mr. Bryan's kindness and consideration in donating a large number of Pentium III computers to the Sheriff's Office free of charge for use in our new precincts and new jail. It is the concern and help from citizens like him that Public Safety Organizations are able to better serve the citizens of our areas of responsibility.

For his service to a fellow citizen on September 5, 2001. Mr. Boyd stopped at the scene of a two car accident on Sixes Rd. The driver of the vehicle that was rear-ended was a 79 year old man, who had been the recipient of a recent quadruple heart by-pass. As a passing motorist, he stopped at the scene and while waiting for units to arrive, you sat with the man to make sure he was okay. He knew the gentleman was quite shook up and quickly learned he was a heart patient. Mr. Boyd was thoughtful enough to remain with the man until EMS units arrived.

Mr. Boyd could have gone on his way, instead he took time to assist another for 45 minutes, something that not many motorists would have done.

On February 21, 2001, Corporal McDonald using the Computer Aided Composite Depiction Program, worked with a nine-year old sexually assaulted victim to develop a composite sketch of her perpetrator.

After several hours of working with the victim, a sketch was developed and was then boradcast on Metro Atlanta TV. This broadcast brought immediate results and detectives were able to identify and arrest the subject thanks to Cpl. McDonald's talents and training.