10th Annual Justice Awards
The 10th Annual Justice Awards will be held September 18 in the third floor conference room at the Office of the Attorney General.
Those being honored are:
Brian Johnson, owner of Doc Shredding Corp., will receive the Attorney General Herbert DeSimone Award for Consumer Protection
The Rhode Island State Police Computer Crimes Unit and the Rhode Island Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force will receive the Attorney General Richard Israel Award for Crime Prevention
Michelle and Roy Lavallee, founders of “Heels to Heal Rhode Island,” will receive the Attorney General Sheldon Whitehouse Award for Domestic Violence Prevention
Scott Marshall, DVM, the state veterinarian for the Division of Agriculture at the Department of Environmental Management, will receive the Attorney General James O’Neil Award for Environmental Protection
Smithfield Police Department Detective Sergeant Michael T. Smith, Jr. will receive the Attorney General Dennis Roberts Award for Drug Enforcement
Robert McKenna, Associate Dean and Director of the Justice System training and Research Institute at Roger Williams University, will receive the Attorney General Patrick Lynch Award for Law Enforcement – Non Uniform
Paul Palange, publisher of The Senior Digest, will receive the Attorney General Jeffrey Pine Award for Senior Protection
North Providence Police Patrolman Ryan Emerson and Patrolman Ryan Furlong will receive the Attorney General Arlene Violet Award for Law Enforcement - Uniform
Alison Bologna, WJAR-TV news anchor and owner of Shri Yoga Studio, will receive the Attorney General Peter Kilmartin Award for Community Service
Former attorneys general, Dennis Roberts, Jim O’Neil, Jeffrey Pine, and Patrick Lynch and current Attorney General Peter Kilmartin will honor the recipients.
“There are people and organizations all around us that quietly do good work every day without any expectation of being honored or recognized, which is the exact reason they deserve to be singled out. Some Justice Award recipients are being recognized for exemplary service in their official duties while others are being recognized for their role in raising awareness of important issues, providing a service to an underserved community, or creating a platform for change. Whatever the reason, we are all better off for their contributions to the criminal justice system and to our community,” said Attorney General Peter Kilmartin.