8 newportbeachindy . com APRIL 14 , 2023
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NBPD Officers and Staff Honored at Annual Police Appreciation Breakfast
Pictured left to right : Joseph De Julio ( Officer of the Year ), Tracy McKenzie ( Sworn Supervisor of the Year ), Chief Joseph L . Cartwright , Matthew Fear ( Civilian Supervisor of the Year ), Erica Bloom ( Civilian of the Year ), Rodica Iova ( Volunteer of the Year )
By NB Indy Staff
The 50th Annual Police Appreciation Breakfast was held last month at VEA Newport Beach ( a Marriott Resort & Spa ). The event was hosted by the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce and the Commodores Club , and sponsored by Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian , the Chase-Fainbarg and Feuerstein families , and Newport Beach & Company .
Members of the Police Department were honored at the breakfast , which was attended by city staff , community leaders , and members of the local business community .
Nominations for the Police Department Annual Awards are collected by committees for each award category . Members of the Police Department who receive award nominations are discussed by those committees and then recommendations are submitted to the Chief of Police for consideration .
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The following members of the Police Department received recognition in the listed categories :
• Officer Joseph De Julio : 2022 Officer of the Year
• Sergeant Tracy McKenzie : 2022 Sworn Supervisor of the Year
• Records Supervisor Matthew Fear : 2022 Civilian Supervisor of the Year
• School Resource Specialist Erica Bloom : 2022 Civilian of the Year
• Volunteer Rodica Iova : 2022 Volunteer of the Year
Additional awards were presented to officers and staff who went above and beyond the call of duty .
LIFESAVING AWARD PRESENTED TO OFFICERS JEREMY DUTTON , ANTHONY OLIVAS , AND JACOB SURBER On June 10 , 2022 , Officers Dutton and
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TOURISM TRENDING UP According to Sherwin , “ leisure travel domestically had been really good . There has been a little slowdown because of costs , and interest rates , which usually affect consumer demand . The upside is that more meetings and conventions are coming back .”
Sherwin says that Visit Newport Beach is still trying to lure international travelers , especially the UK and Canada . The pandemic put a temporary damper on international travel from certain countries , and that is starting to make a comeback .
“ We are making progress ,” he said . “ In many respects we are there but not quite . The good news is that overall spending , even at the reduced level , is way up because of hotel rates being up . From a Newport Beach perspective , we are seeing transient occupancy revenues
Olivas responded to a traffic collision involving a vehicle and a bicyclist . When they arrived at the scene , they found that the bicyclist was unconscious , with visible injuries to his head , and profusely bleeding from an open wound on his leg . Immediately recognizing that the leg wound — and the loss of blood from it — were potentially life-threatening , the officers worked together to apply a tourniquet to the man ’ s leg . Officer Surber arrived at the scene and applied a second tourniquet , which finally stopped the loss of blood . All three officers continued to perform lifesaving measures until Newport Beach Fire Department personnel arrived and transported the man to a trauma center , where he received additional treatment and recovered from his injuries . Officers Dutton , Olivas , and Surber are commended for their quick response , recognition of the severity of the medical emergency , and effective application of two tourniquets , which undoubtedly saved the man ’ s life .
LIFESAVING AWARD PRESENTED TO OFFICERS DANIEL CHAVEZ AND ROBERT HUFFORD On February 21 , 2022 , a man was sitting on his couch at home when he suddenly stopped breathing and lost consciousness . Officers Chavez and Hufford responded to the request for medical aid and immediately began to perform CPR for several minutes in an attempt to save the man ’ s life . They continued lifesaving measures until Newport Beach Fire Department personnel arrived to transport the man to a local hospital , where he made a full recovery . ( Just two weeks ago , the man and his family shared a heartwarming reunion with the Police and Fire personnel who helped save
close or in many respects higher than in 2019 , but it ’ s not because of the volume of visitors , it ’ s because of average spent .” Sherwin said he ’ s looking forward to the opening of the Pendry Newport Beach ( formerly the Island Hotel ), which is scheduled to debut in September — although they won ’ t be accepting convention groups until the end of the year .
“ When you open a new hotel , you need a little time before you bring in a lot of convention groups ,” noted Sherwin .
Overall , said Sherwin , “ we made good progress last year , we are making more progress this year , so by next year we will be where we were before in terms of overall volume . The question is will consumers continue to spend at the levels they had before on travel . Will inflation slow them down ? So far , it has not . We ’ ll see where we are later this year .” his life .) Officers Chavez and Hufford are commended for their quick assessment and team effort to render aid , which undoubtedly helped this father of three survive a potentially-fatal cardiac event .
LIFESAVING AWARD PRESENTED TO OFFICERS JAMISON HUGHES , CHRISTINE MARONEY , AND AN- THONY OLIVAS On May 4 , 2022 , the Police Department received a 911 call reporting that an elderly woman had become trapped under her car , and that she was unable to breathe . Officers Hughes , Maroney , and Olivas responded to assist and recognized that they would have to act immediately and could not wait for additional assistance . Officers Hughes and Olivas moved to the rear of the car and together they lifted the vehicle up and off the trapped woman as Officer Maroney manipulated the steering wheel and guided the car forward to a stop a safe distance away . All three then worked together to render aid to the woman until Newport Beach Fire Department personnel arrived to transport her to a hospital . Although she suffered multiple injuries to her head , torso , and hip and her care team was unsure if she would survive , we are pleased to report that the woman recovered from her injuries . Officers Hughes , Maroney , and Olivas are commended for their quick response , teamwork , and extraordinary actions to save this woman ’ s life .
LIFESAVING AWARD PRESENTED TO OFFICER CONNOR MILLER On September 11 , 2022 , Officer Miller responded to a medical aid for a onemonth-old baby who had stopped breathing . As he entered the neighborhood , he saw the terrified parents running towards him , carrying their unresponsive child in their arms . The father quickly gave the infant to Officer Miller , who confirmed that the baby was not breathing and immediately began CPR . He was able to open the infant ’ s airway and — shortly thereafter — the baby gave out two tiny coughs and started to squirm and cry in Officer Miller ’ s arms . The officer continued to monitor the child ’ s vital signs until Newport Beach Fire Department personnel arrived to transport the baby to a local hospital . Officer Miller ’ s training and professionalism allowed him to quickly assess the situation and his actions undoubtedly saved the life of a young child that day .
AWARD OF MERIT PRESENTED TO LIEUTENANT PETER CARPENTIERI When Peter Carpentieri was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on January 2 , 2022 , he was immediately given an array of ancillary assignments , including : the Area 1 Commander ( with responsibility for the Balboa Peninsula ), the Field Training Program supervisor ( overseeing the on-the-streets training for new police
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