{"id":9415,"date":"2012-12-12T12:46:22","date_gmt":"2012-12-12T18:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=9415"},"modified":"2012-12-12T12:46:22","modified_gmt":"2012-12-12T18:46:22","slug":"florissant-council-honors-police-officers-1-citizen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=9415","title":{"rendered":"Florissant Council Honors Police Officers, 1 Citizen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/florissant-council-honors-police-officers-1-citizen\/officers-honored-pg-2\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9416\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9416\" title=\"officers honored   pg 2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flovalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/officers-honored-pg-2-470x262.jpg?resize=470%2C262\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" height=\"262\" \/><\/a>By Carol Arnett<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Florissant City Council honored\u00a0\u00a0several police officers and one private citizen at the council meeting this week.<\/p>\n<p>Christine Moore is a resident who\u00a0provided CPR to a victim until Officer Steven Johnson arrived. The two of them were honored for saving the victim\u2019s life. Sgt. Kevin Boschert and Officer Steven Beekman were honored for their work stopping a suspicious vehicle which was found to have stolen goods inside.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Officer Joshua Smith was honored for his work in apprehending a burglary suspect.<\/p>\n<p>Sgt. Michael\u00a0 Mahaffy responded to a call about a child caught in a seatbelt and choking. After determining that the latch was broken, Mahaffy used his pocketknife to cut the belt and began first aid on the child.<\/p>\n<p>Office Jason West, Officer Grant West and Officer Brian Law responded to a burglary call and were able to apprehend three suspects, who later confessed.\u00a0\u00a0 Officer Alexander Nilson and Officer Gary Niemann chased down a suspicious person who was found to have stolen property. The criminal was arrested and the property, including four catalytic convertors stolen from parked cars, was recovered.<\/p>\n<p>Officer Chris Bockelmann, Officer Andrew Gerwitz, and Officer Shannon Bowen responded to a call about a possible drug deal in progress. After a pursuit on foot, the officers were able to take custody of both people involved in the drug deal.<\/p>\n<p>The council honors police officers for\u00a0excellent performance once per quarter at the council meeting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In other matters,<\/strong> the council passed bills authorizing three new businesses in the city. Gateway Grilled Subs will be located at 1156 Shackelford and Sub King will be at 129 Graham Road. National Rent to Own is moving from Hazelwood to 1785 N. Hwy 67. This is currently the Metro Lighting store near the intersection of Lindbergh and New Florissant.<\/p>\n<p>The council also passed a resolution\u00a0honoring Ward 4 Councilman Keith English, who was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in November. This was his last meeting as a councilman. The council also passed a bill authorizing a special election on April 2 to fill the Ward 4\u00a0 seat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Carol Arnett The Florissant City Council honored\u00a0\u00a0several police officers and one private citizen at the council meeting this week. Christine Moore is a resident who\u00a0provided CPR to a victim until Officer Steven Johnson arrived. The two of them were honored for saving the victim\u2019s life. Sgt. 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