Ivan Rodriguez Named Jefferson Police Officer of the Year
Announcement made at Junior Police Academy graduation.
Jefferson Township Officer Ivan Rodriguez with his family and his Officer of the Year plaque.
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Jefferson Township Patrol Officer Ivan Rodriguez was named the township’s 2011 Officer of the Year. Jefferson Chief Kevin Craig made the announcement at the graduation ceremony of the Junior Police Academy on Friday.
Craig detailed a list of the programs that Rodriguez either initiated or participates in, including:
- Car seat installation program
- Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE)
- Scout tours
- Alarm management
- Project Lifesaver
- Municipal Alliance Committee
- Operation Take Back Prescription Drug return program
- Vacant home program management
- Kiddie Corp
- Bike Safety
- Respect Authority
- Health fairs
- Water safety
- Red Ribbon week
- Halloween Safety
- Junior Police Academy
Rodriguez has been a member of the Jefferson Police Department since 2000. He began his law enforcement career in 1991 with the Passaic County Sheriff’s Department. He received Certificates of Merit from the New Jersey State PBA in 1994 and 1995.
Terri T
10:17 pm on Friday, August 3, 2012
That is awesome! We are lucky to have Officer Rodriguez in Jefferson- he is one in a million. Congrats!!
Loretta Parete-Gonnella
12:26 am on Saturday, August 4, 2012
Congratulation Officer Rodriguez on your well deserved honor! Thank you for your dedication and commitment to Jefferson.
The Gonnellas
Elisa DeYoung
9:04 am on Saturday, August 4, 2012
Congratulations, Ivan!! You are well respected, have earned it and deserve all the best!! We are one fortunate community to have a gem like you here. We appreciate your honesty, kindness and dedication you have for us. Thank you!!!
Nancy Carver
10:20 am on Saturday, August 4, 2012
Congratulations Ivan! What a wonderful accomplishment!
The Carver Family
keith
10:28 am on Saturday, August 4, 2012
A great guy and a shining example of what a rural police officer should be. In touch with the community, respected, and dedicated. Well done Ivan!
JS
10:42 pm on Saturday, August 4, 2012
Congratulations Ivan, you are truly an asset to this town! You are a great man who always has a smile, gives time to anyone who asks for a minute and are most certainly a respected and committed police officer.
sue hankinson
9:03 am on Sunday, August 5, 2012
Congratulations Ivan!!!! We are so lucky to have you as a part of our community and a role model for our children. It's so nice to have a police officer that the kids know and can just walk up to and feel comfortable chatting with. Thank you for all you give to Jefferson and thanks for all the great driving lessons too!!!
Cheryl Lewis
11:32 am on Sunday, August 5, 2012
Congratulations Ivan ! You are a great role model not only to our children but to your fellow officers and what they should strive for!! Thank you for all you do.
Pam
1:51 pm on Sunday, August 5, 2012
Congratulations Officer Ivan! This an honor that you truly deserve recognition for due to your service to the residents of Jefferson. Know that you are looked up to by the students of the district as a positive role model. I thank you for your role in the middle school's DARE program where your connection and understanding of the tweens you teach is awe inspiring. Keep up the good work!