FROM THE DESK OF THE POLICE CHIEF
Rich Donoghue Recognized
for Volunteeiism
By Ryan Thompson, Pine Knoll Shores Police Chief
Pine Knoll Shores resident receives Coastal
Community Action Volunteer of the Year award
In early June I nominated Richard Donoghue to be considered
for the Coastal Community Action RSVP (Retired Senior
Volunteer Program) Volunteer of the Year award. Rich has been
a volunteer with our Police Department for over two years and
has volunteered several hundred hours of his time to make
Pine Knoll Shores an even better place to live and vacation. In
addition, he also became a volunteer fire fighter with our Fire
Department last year.
When I heard about the award, Rich was the first person who
came to my mind. Rich can always be counted on to assist our
officers in any way. He routinely completes our “Out of Town”
checklist program, has helped with some of our regular welfare
checks, and has conducted beach patrols. Rich can be seen
volunteering at any number of special events throughout Pine
Knoll Shores, including the Kayak for the Warriors events. Trick
or Treat Under the Sea at the North Carolina Aquarium and the
various parades during holidays. There were two incidents in
particular that I will not forget and for which I remain forever
grateful.
As part of our Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS) program,
our volunteers will occasionally go on a ride along with a police
officer to get a better idea of what our officers are tasked with
doing on a daily basis. On one such ride along, an officer received
a call about an intoxicated individual. The individual became
combative with the officer, resulting in a struggle to make an
arrest. Without hesitation or fear of injury to himself. Rich
jumped out of the passenger seat of the patrol vehicle and assisted
the officer. Although this was not something that I expect any of
our volunteers to do. Rich was determined to help the officer.
The other incident involved a drowning victim for whom we
had difficulty finding an identity. Officers knocked on dozens
of hotel and residence doors, hoping to find the family of the
unfortunate victim. We flooded the area with business cards
and requests to call the Police Department with any potential
information on the victim. This incident occurred during the
night hours on a weekend, and I needed someone to take phone
calls that came in to the Police Department. I called Rich and
within five minutes he was at the Public Safety Building ready to
assist in any way he could. He helped us make phone calls, took
phone calls, and went on a beach patrol that night with a police
officer in hopes of finding family members of the victim.
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Frances Miller
Karen Rice
CONTENTS
Pine Knoll Shores Commissioners Meetings 6
Age-Friendly Community 6,12
Country Club News 10
Current Puzzle Solutions 11
Current Sudoko 12
Get to Know Your Commissioner 15
Town Crier 16-17
At the Library 18
Fishing and Hunting 18
PKA News 19
Kramer’s Korner 20
PIKSCO Happenings 21
Mayor's Memo 22
At the Aquarium 23
Women's Club 24
Book Talk 25
On the Grill 25
History of Pine Knoll Shores .7 26
From the Neighbor's Kitchen 27
K4TW Recognition of Donors 28
Current Crossword 30
What’s Up With PARC? 30
Events Calendar 31
Public
Safety
POLICE
During June there were 8 arrests; 35 911 hang-ups; 13 alarm
activations; 8 animal calls; 1 larceny; 4 breaking and entering
calls; 15 disturbances; 23 assist Fire/EMS calls; 3 motor vehicle
collisions; 40 traffic hazards; 102 traffic stops; 22 citations issued
(5 speeding, 4 other traffic violations,! 1 narcotics violations, 2
alcohol violations); 32 written warnings issued; 181 business
checks; 181 residential checks; and 269 foot patrols in residential
areas, parks, beach accesses and businesses. Police personnel
participated in 318.5 training hours. Volunteers in Police Service
(VIPS) worked 109.5 hours.
FIRE AND EMS
In June responders handled 4 fires, 5 false alarms or false calls,
1 good intent call, 6 service calls and 20 rescue and emergency
medical service incidents. Personnel participated in 139,5 training
hours.
REMINDER: Lock your doors, especially your vehicles, and
don’t leave valuables in sight. Report suspicious people or vehicles
to dispatch (726-1911) so that the police can be notified. You are
not “bothering” the police if you call to report something that
doesn’t look right. They prefer to assess the situation rather than
find out after the fact that you had noticed something and didn’t
report it. Alert citizens are an asset to the community.
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