The recipient of the Top Cop of the Month Award for January, 2008 is Lieutenant Michael DelGreco who has been with Police Services for ten years and has provided the department with his utmost dedication.
In his current assignment, Mike is responsible for investigating all serious crimes that occur on campus. He is committed to respond at any time of the day or night to conduct investigations.
Lt. Delgreco has recently been appointed second in command of the department, taking charge in the Chief's absence, and has displayed outstanding knowledge and committment to the Merrimack College community.
Lt. DelGreco recently received a Special Recognition Award from the Massachusetts Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (MACLEA) for his quick action in recovering property stolen from two students. The stolen items were located in Lawrence, MA.
Mike is married with two daughters, one of whom is a freshman at Merrimack.
Officer Tanya Merten is the recipient of the Top Cop of the Month Award for December, 2007. Tanya's responsibilities include traffic and parking enforcement, aminataining the department uniform and supply room as Quartermaster, and assisting in the training of newly hired officers and dispatchers. She performs her assignments professionally, is knowlegeable, and always does what is asked and expected of her as a police officer. She has held a black belt in Chung Moo Doe 8 Martial Arts since 2002.
Officer Kelly Anderson is the Top Cop of the Month Award recipient for the month of November, 2007. Kelly is the senior officer at Merrimack Department of Police Services, having been here for 20 years. She is responsible for all parking issues and maintains records for parking violations at the college. She is also responsible for issuing parking decals for every Merrimack student and employee.
If you were to speak with any staff or students on campus who have been here for any length of time they would light up with a smile when Kelly's name is mentioned. She is extremely service oriented and is known for her willingness to go the extra mile to make fair and equitable decisions on parking issues.
Kelly loves animals, enjoys horror movies, is a social butterfly, and has a great sense of humor.
Sergeant Janice Fuller is awarded the Top Cop of the Month Award for the month of October, 2007 for her efforts in Crime Prevention Programming to staff, faculty and students. Jan is also responsible for maintaining the Police Services webpage. Sergeant Fuller has been at Merrimack for two years and is the day shift supervisor.
Officer Phil Karampatsos and Office Manager Kathy Deschene are awarded the Department's first ever Top Cop of the Month Award for their exemplary efforts in managing and upgrading the Department's report writing and log maintenance program, Informant 2000, that was recently upgraded.
Officer Karampatsos put in many hours of work, much of it in his own time, to provide a useful, in-depth manual for use by patrol officers to familiarize themselves with the recent upgrades. he has shown himself to be a dedicated and knowledgeable member of this department.
Phil has been at Merrimack for almost two years as a Patrol officer on the evening and midnight shifts. he attended the full-time Police Academy run by the Municipal Police Training Committee at Boylston, MA. Phil is married with two girls.
Kathy Deschene also spent untold hours in the office during the evening and weekends to ensure the program was ready for the start of the school year. Her dedication is much appreciated.
Kathy has been at Merrimack for about one and a half years and has been an enormous support system for the Department of Police Services. She has revamped many of the outdated systems. Kathleen is married with two children, one boy and a girl, who is now attending Merrimack as a student.
Phil and Kathy are to be congratulated for the work they have put in to adapt the program appropriately for our needs.