- A Chicago Police sergeant was honored at the White House Saturday evening for successfully capturing two assailants in an armed robbery in the Hermosa neighborhood late last year, a made-for-TV incident that also including freeing six victims – three of them children -- who had been bound with duct tape inside the store.
Srgt. Don Jerome, who works in the Grand Central district, received a TOP COPS award from the National Association of Police Organizations and was honored by both President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden during a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden.
He was among 34 police officers from 10 different states honored by the Washington-based group.
Amazingly, the Tribune left the comment section open for this article. Not so amazingly, as of this posting, there isn't a single comment posted. All those so eager to bash the cops are rendered speechless by heroic actions it seems.
In any event, go see the entire story. It's a good read.