by Sarah Welstead | May 1, 2024 | nominees, recipient, recipients
Code Red response in healthcare security In January 2024, while assigned to the Mental Health department at Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, Security Officer Michael Truscello observed, on CCTV, a strange flashing light in a patient room. When he investigated,...
by Sarah Welstead | Apr 10, 2024 | nominees, recipient, recipients
Relational security finds a missing patient In the fall of 2023, Kelowna General Hospital Relational Security Officer Barry Rhodes was dispatched to find a missing patient. Officer Rhodes discovered the man near a main entrance, lying on the ground. He was pale, with...
by Sarah Welstead | Mar 15, 2024 | nominees, recipient, recipients
CPR, chest compressions and diligence saved a life In December 2023, Security Guard Kaleba Wabisa observed an unknown male lying on the ground and attended to him immediately, initially assuming he was deceased, and radioed Security Supervisor Ivon Charles-Currency...
by Sarah Welstead | Mar 13, 2024 | nominees, recipient, recipients
Prompt, decisive action saved a life While on patrol in downtown Toronto, Officer Dervarsh Rupakar observed an unresponsive male in the stairwell just off a food court. He immediately requested backup. Supervisor Danish Mohammed and Patrol Guard Khalid Wali quickly...
by Sarah Welstead | Mar 12, 2024 | nominees, recipient, recipients
Rapid response to unconscious man In November 2023, Security Supervisor Teodoro Jauch Benavides was conducting regular patrol duties at a movie theatre, when a patron approached him to let him know there was an individual sleeping in a washroom stall near the food...
by Sarah Welstead | Mar 10, 2024 | nominees, recipient, recipients
Retail security dispatch in action In November 2023, Security Officer Vinay Kundu was on duty in the Conestoga Mall Dispatch Centre when he was advised of a medical emergency/overdose in a stall in the public washroom. Officer Kundu swiftly coordinated the security...