Welcome-Back-our-First-Responders
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Tonya Daniels, E-mail: tonyadaniels@miamibeachfl.gov
Melissa Berthier, E-mail: melissaberthier@miamibeachfl.gov
Ernesto Rodriguez, E-mail: ernestorodriguez@miamibeachfl.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 18, 2018
Welcome Back Our First Responders
-- MBPD Returns Home After Assisting in the Aftermath of Hurricane Michael --
WHO/WHAT: Join the City of Miami Beach in welcoming back our Miami Beach Police
from assisting in the safety and rescue efforts following Hurricane
Michael.
Led by Deputy Police Chief Rick Clements, the team of 41 men and
women made the trip to the panhandle last Sunday. Officers provided
basic first aid, ice and water to residents; reassured the community by
handing out teddy bears to children impacted as part of Operation Ted E.
Bear; and even rescued a litter of abandoned puppies as part of the
hurricane relief.
Assisting residents and local law enforcement in Panama City, the crew
was vital in helping the community recover from the Category 4 storm
and giving fellow Florida citizens a feeling of safety and community.
A caravan of officers who were deployed will arrive in front of Miami
Beach Police Headquarters between 6:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.
WHEN: Thursday, October 18 at 6:30 PM
WHERE: Miami Beach Police Headquarters
1100 Washington Avenue
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