Ramsey December 4, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 7 Long-time officers leaving borough’s police force Two Ramsey Police Department veterans are retiring from the force this year. Detective Brian Huth and Sergeant Tim Flanagan are leaving the department after many years of dedicated service to the borough. Hired in August 1985, Flanagan became a sergeant in March of 2006. Flanagan was a supervisor in the patrol division and conducted all Alcoholic Beverage Commis- sion applications. He was also the department’s crime pre- vention officer. Flanagan was decorated several times. In 1986, he saved the life of a boy who was choking. In 1991, he was recog- nized for recovering a stolen vehicle. That same year, he also saved the lives of two women who were trapped inside a burning house and, in an unrelated incident, used CPR to save another life. His long list of commendations includes one in 2000 for his crime prevention seminars. In 2003, he received the Shield Award. In addition to his multiple Life Saving Awards, he was recognized for providing assistance at a birth in 2005. He recently earned the Exceptional Duty Medal for his actions during Hurricane Sandy (2012). Flanagan holds a bachelor’s degree from Ramapo College. Flanagan’s police file includes multiple letters of appre- ciation for his professionalism, compassion, sensitivity, and patience. Huth was a member of the U.S. Army 82 nd Airborne and served as a civilian dispatcher with the Ramsey Police Department. He was hired as a police officer on Jan. 1, 1989. Later that year, he received a commendation for his work on a store burglary. Huth was assigned to the Ramsey Detective Bureau in 1995. He received the Exceptional Duty Medal in 2005, and received the Honorable Service Award in 2006. He earned the Life Saving Award in 1990, 1991, 1993, and 1994. He has also received multiple commendations for various activities, including his work on narcotics investigations and arrests, assistance to an individual who fell from a roof, and aid rendered after a construction accident. While off- duty in 1994, he halted a domestic violence incident. His career has included numerous investigations, including the Working together 2006 Edward Ates murder case. As of last week, Ramsey Police Chief Bryan Gurney was still in the process of interviewing Huth and Flana- gan’s potential successors. A group of second graders worked as a team to help their classmates learn about cooperation at the recent Tisdale All School Family Sing. Cooperation was Tisdale’s character education trait of the month for November.