GPD honors Lee, Crosby as Officers of the Year

Courtesy photo Officers Elsiana Crosby and Kyle Lee have been selected as the Greencastle City Police Department Officers of the Year for 2016.

Officers Kyle Lee and Elsiana Crosby of the Greencastle Police Department have been named 2016 GPD Officers of the Year.

Lee and Crosby were nominated for the annual department honors by their shift supervisors.

Officer Lee was nominated by day shift Capt. Chris Jones based on Officer Lee’s pro-active police work, especially in drug-related cases, along with his hard work and effort into getting the GPD K-9 program up and running to where it is now with K-9 officer Cain as his partner.

Lee has a good attitude and carries himself well with his peers, Capt. Jones praised, adding that Lee keeps himself physically fit and prides himself in his appearance and is someone the department can rely on to come in when needed.

“Officer Lee has represented GPD well in all of his activities and has shown that he is a highly motivated officer,” his shift captain added.

Meanwhile, Officer Crosby was nominated by night shift Capt. Charles Inman based on her ability to be remain polite and professional at all times, yet stern and decisive during intense situations.

She takes advantage of every training opportunity she can in order to expand her knowledge, Capt. Inman praised. Crosby does not limit her training requests to any specific area of study, but seeks a variety of classes that benefit the department/community as a whole.

Officer Crosby is also involved in community-relations events, helping to establish a great link between the department and children in the community. She is seen as caring and compassionate and her ability to comfort children during intense, scary times is remarkable, Capt. Inman noted.

The Greencastle Police Department also would like to commend Officer Billy Wallace for his dedication to the City of Greencastle.

Wallace was chosen as Reserve Officer of the Year for 2016. Reserves are required to only work 16 hours a month or 192 hours a year, yet Officer Wallace worked more than 900 hours in 2016.

Reserves do not receive compensation of any kind for the hours they work and they do the same job as sworn officers. “Officer Wallace has gone above what is required of him and we thank him for his dedication,” Assistant Chief Brian Hopkins said on behalf of the department.

“We, at the Greencastle Police Department, commend Officers Lee, Crosby and Wallace for their hard work throughout the year,” he added in a GPD press release.