Do You Know The Temple Terrace 'Officer of the Year?'

Officer Tiffany Morris was named the Officer of the Year by the Temple Terrace Police Department earlier this month.

Morris, a five-year-veteran of the department, has been a major contributor to department’s traffic safety and crime prevention initiatives, issuing 329 traffic citations in 2012, said Police Chief Kenneth Albano in a City of Temple Terrace press release. In one stop, the 31-year-old’s vigilance and interaction with the driver helped uncover an ongoing tax fraud.

For more information and photos from a special awards ceremony where Morris was conferred, read this full report from Examiner.com.

Morris and Temple Terrace Firefighter/Engineer Benjamin Blethen will be honored May 23 at the annual Our Heroes Luncheon in downtown Tampa. For more information and tickets, visit the Our Heroes Luncheon online.

More news about the Temple Terrace Police Department:

• Alligator Captured Under Car On Terrace Ridge Drive
• Temple Terrace Recognizes 'National Police Week'

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