The City of Sidney is proud to announce, Officer Andrew Shappie was unanimously selected as Officer of the Year by the Police Department's Committee. Nominated by Telecommunicators Pam Goins and Renee McDowell and is recognized for his positive influence, job knowledge, and commitment to training and service within the community.
The nomination stated that when looking at the departments core values of Professionalism, Integrity, Courage, and Compassion, Officer Shappie Displays these every day.
Professionalism: He carries himself confidently and when dealing with citizens he conducts himself in a professional manner. His tenure with the department shows through his job knowledge and performance.
Integrity: Officer Shappie shows integrity daily, he is honest and demonstrates high moral values. He remains positive and his conversations are directed for the good and not negative. I feel that he is a positive role model for the younger officers.
Courage: The Sidney Foodtown incident shows just how much courage Officer Shappie displays by going into a hostile situation with the strength and courage to swiftly diffuse the situation.
Compassion: The nominees have witnessed Officer Shappie demonstrate kindness and compassion on many occasions. He treats everyone with the same amount of respect, kindness, and compassion. Almost every morning he is on shift, he makes a point to stop by the dispatch window to say good morning. He is known to personally check in on the telecommuter team after receiving particularly hard calls.
Dedication: Officer Shappie continues to be involved with going to trainings and share his knowledge with his fellow officers. He displays his dedication by continuing to work on furthering his job knowledge and skills, stepping up to help when there is a need. By continuing to request training and specialty positions shows his desire to continue to grow as an officer.
Goings and McDowell stated, "Officer Andrew Shappie’s professionalism, integrity, and core values represent what we are all about here at the Sidney Police Department."
Congratulations Officer Shappie!