Page 12 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • July 27, 2011 Area Wyckoff officers, dispatchers receive commendations by John Koster The Wyckoff Township Committee and residents gave standing ovations to the four Wyckoff police officers, three police dispatchers, and absent officers from other towns who foiled a violent million-dollar robbery of Hartgers Jewelers on April 9. Wyckoff Sergeant Jack McEwan, Patrolman Thomas Tully, Patrol Officer Brenda Grosslinger, and Patrolman Ryan Tenney were given Exceptional Duty medals and letters of commendation for their direct confrontation with the fleeing felons, thought at the time to possibly be armed and known to have physically assaulted staff members and patrons at Hartgers. Dispatchers Matthew Fenkhart, Richard Carruthers, and Diane Fewkes, who coordinated the chase by Wyckoff and outside officers from police headquarters, also received letters of commendation in the action, which had all four offenders in custody shortly after they smashed the display cases, roughed up the staff and patrons, and fled. “Within 15 minutes, all the suspects were in custody,” said Police Chief Benjamin Fox. “It was a tremendous piece of police work.” Chief Fox and the township committee also approved letters of commendation for six Wyckoff officers who responded to the incident and provided backup, interrogation, and transportation to Bergen County Jail for the four suspects. Those officers included Lieutenant David Murphy, Sergeant Daniel Kellogg, Detective Sergeant Joseph Soto, Sergeant Michael Ragucci, Patrolman Peter Goodman, and Detective Michael Musto. The dispatchers rated a standing ovation, as did the officers who provided back-up and the out-of-town officers from Ridgewood, Midland Park, Franklin Lakes, Mahwah, Hawthorne, (continued on page 13) Left: Police Chief Benjamin Fox. Right: Police officers Ryan Tenney, Brenda Grosslinger, Thomas Tully and Sergeant Jack McEwan at the ceremony where the officers received Exceptional Duty Medals and letters of commendation.