February 2024 Winners: Officer in Charge (OIC) Eugenio Alvarez, Officer Montague Kreis and Systems Monitoring Specialist Miah Rafferty
Officer in Charge (OIC) Eugenio Alvarez, Officer Montague Kreis and Systems Monitoring Specialist Miah Rafferty have been selected as our February 2024 Employees of the Month!
On Monday, February 26, OIC Alvarez and Officer Kreis, along with other DPS units, were dispatched to an armed robbery involving a suspect attempting to steal a student’s vehicle at gunpoint. Upon arrival they quickly located and detained the suspect until Syracuse Police Department (SPD) units arrived. Upon being searched, the suspect was found to be in possession of a knife and a gun, later determined to be an imitation pistol, which were quickly located and secured.
The suspect was taken into custody without further incident and the weapons were collected by SPD. The suspect was not only charged in this case, but two additional robbery cases that occurred on Clarendon Street and Westcott Street. Through their actions, they most likely prevented future robberies from occurring in the area and made a safer environment for the students, staff, and faculty at Syracuse University.
Also receiving the honor of Employee of the Month is Systems Monitoring Specialist Rafferty. She is being honored for her exceptional work ethic through efficiently and extensively reviewing video footage which directly led to closing multiple cases. She has helped in identifying suspects who were responsible for several campus bookstore larcenies, finding a clear visual of a suspect who was responsible for two electric scooter thefts, tracking down suspects responsible for a vandalism incident and more.
Her ability to use information from detectives and follow the path that suspects have taken has directly led to identifying them based on ID card use. Rafferty has proven to be a reliable source of information for assisting active investigations. Congratulations on a job well done!
Past Winners
- January: Assistant Manager Brian O’Hara and Officer Simon Stikkel
- February: Officer in Charge (OIC) Eugenio Alvarez, Officer Montague Kreis and Systems Monitoring Specialist Miah Rafferty
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