Good afternoon,

In celebration of May 2017 as Haitian Heritage Cultural Month, on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at 8:30 a.m., during the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) meeting, Commissioner Monestime will recognize the following personnel, of Haitian heritage, for being the first Haitian-American police officers hired by the Department to have reached the ranks of sergeant, lieutenant, and major (as well as the first female lieutenants):

· Garry Jeanniton - Major - Court Services Bureau - first to make lieutenant and major
· Louis Narcisse - Retired - first police officer
· Emmanuel Jean Nelson - Retired - first to make police sergeant
· Viviane Louis - Lieutenant - Central Records Bureau - first female to make lieutenant
· Angelique Guerrier - Lieutenant - South District - first female to make lieutenant



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There are definitely some cringe worthy names being celebrated there.