Crime & Safety
Lacey Police Officer Honored With DWI Prevention Award
The Fallen Officer Jason Marles # 271 DWI Award honors officers who go "above and beyond" in getting intoxicated drivers off the roads.
LACEY, NJ — A Lacey police officer was honored with the 12th Annual Fallen Officer Jason Marles # 271 DWI Award.
Officer Scott Keefe was presented with the award on Aug. 26 by the Ocean County Police Traffic Safety Officer’s Association President, Officer Christopher Linnell of the Seaside Heights Police Department, at Shoretown Ballpark in Lakewood.
"The Jason Marles award recognizes law enforcement officers who go above and beyond in their commitment to getting intoxicated drivers off of our roadways," Lacey police said.
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On Thanksgiving morning 2010, Jason Marles had completed his DWI enforcement shift and was driving home when he was struck and killed by an intoxicated driver on the Garden State Parkway. Each year, the Ocean County Police Traffic Safety Officer's Association honors Marles' memory by giving this award to one Ocean County law enforcement officer.
Additional officers nominated receive a certificate recognizing their efforts to make roadways safer.
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