On May 18th the Chillicothe Police Department held their 5th annual “Back the Blue” and Awards Night dinner at Grecian Gardens. This was originated by Dave Hirtz along with other citizens of Chillicothe to honor the Chillicothe Police Officers and their families. Chief Jeremy Cooper presented the following awards:

Officers receiving letters of commendations:

Sgt Rob Purcell (received 2)

Officer Brian Green (received 2)

Sgt Nick Bridges

Detective Pat Donovan

Citizen of the year:

Rick Lingenfelter

Officer of the Year:

Sgt Rob Purcell

The Chillicothe Police Officers would like to express their thanks to the Chillicothe Community for all of their support.