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Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
Leesburg Police Officers Honored by Loudoun Chamber of
Commerce at 26th Annual Valor Awards
Leesburg, VA (April 7, 2011) – Ten Leesburg Police Officers were recognized at the Loudoun
Chamber of Commerce’s 26th annual Valor Awards on Tuesday, April 5, 2011.
Four officers were honored with Life Saving Awards for their actions in three separate incidents.
Office Dale Depoy was recognized for his efforts in response to the report of an unconscious
man at a Leesburg pub. Along with Deputy Chief James Cook and Master Firefighter Anthony
Jackson, Officer Depoy administered CPR and used an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) to
restore normal rhythm to the patient’s heart. The patient was transferred to the hospital
where he made a full recovery.
Officer Leha Green was recognized for her actions in response to a 70-year-old man in possible
cardiac arrest. When Officer Green arrived on the scene, two off-duty rescue officers had
begun administering CPR to the patient. Officer Green used an AED to restore the patient’s
heartbeat and assisted the rescue officers until an ambulance arrived to transport the patient
to Cornwall Emergency Room.
Sergeant Thomas Moore and Office Mirza Kadric were recognized for their efforts in reviving
Terry McCaffrey, who suffered a massive coronary while driving his vehicle on Edwards Ferry
Road. Office Kadric and Lieutenant Danielle Frye of the Loudoun County Fire Marshal’s Office
were first on the scene. They removed Mr. McCaffrey from the vehicle and administered CPR.
When Sergeant Moore arrived on the scene, he used an AED to restore McCaffrey’s heartbeat,
just as an ambulance arrived to transport him to the hospital, where he recovered. McCaffrey’s
wife, Ann, received a Citizens Award for her efforts in stopping the vehicle safely from the front
passenger seat.
Leesburg Police Officers Robert Hall and Justin Wilt were recognized for their efforts following
the historic snowstorm of early February 2010 in response to a drug overdose incident. At the
time of the incident, many of the residential streets in the Town had not yet been plowed, and
the ambulance could not reach the patient’s home. After Town of Leesburg streets crews
plowed an access route, Officers Hall and Wilt carried the patient approximately 420 feet from
her home to the waiting ambulance. The patient was taken to Cornwall Emergency Room
where she recovered.
Finally, four Leesburg police officers were recognized, along with members of the Loudoun
County Sheriff’s Office, the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force and the Loudoun County
Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, for their efforts that led to the apprehension and
indictment of the “Serial Stabber”. In August 2010, three malicious wounding incidents
occurred within the Town of Leesburg. After the second incident, the Leesburg Police
Department expanded the focus of the investigation to look for patterns of similar crimes both
in the local area and nationally. Leesburg Police Captain Clagett Moxley, Jr. assumed command
of the investigation team. Within 48 hours of the third incident, three Leesburg police
detectives – Detective Doug Shaw, Detective Matthew Hackney and Detective Jesse Zappa –
made connections between the Leesburg incidents and a series of murders and attacks in the
Flint, Michigan area. Only days later, the suspect was identified and was apprehended as he
prepared to flee the country. The outstanding efforts of the Leesburg Police Department’s
investigation team led directly to the successful resolution of this national case.
“All of these awards reflect the exceptional caliber and dedication of the officers of the
Leesburg Police Department,” commented Joseph Price, Leesburg Police Chief. “While these
awards highlight specific incidents, they are examples of the teamwork and commitment to
service that our officers demonstrate every day on the job.”
Contact:
Betsy Fields
Research & Communications Manager
bfields@leesburgva.gov
703-771-2734
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