Constable Patty Desormeau
Patty Desormeau also received the honorable award after she worked on creating a vulnerable person’s self-registry for the Calgary Police. As part of the CPS Diversity Resources Unit, she was inspired to create something like this after hearing about the Ontario autism registry created by police officers in Ottawa. It was created so that parents and caregivers of this sector of the population would feel more at ease. This way, the police would know who to get in touch with should an emergency ever happen.
Constable Patty Desormeau
Nestor Aravena Bonastre
During the Chief’s Awards Gala, Nestor brought home an award as well. He saw a teenager resting on the edge of the bridge and dangling her legs over the ledge. She told him that she wanted to claim her life, but he convinced her not to go ahead with it. A cop said, “As he got closer, she went over the ledge and hung by her hands. Nestor made a split-second decision and grabbed hold of her arms to stop her falling”. Not only that, but they went on to say, “Nestor hung there, leaning over the bridge, holding the girl for more than three minutes in 35-degree temperatures before police arrived. An officer arrived, leaned over the edge and grabbed hold of the girl’s leg to pull both her and Nestor back to a safe location.”
Nestor Aravena Bonastre
