By Chief Fred Maas.... On Thursday, April 21, 2011, Mr. Michael Mills representing the National Committee for Employee Support of Guard and Reserve Officers presented a very special award to the City of Sunny Isles Beach for their continued support of military officers returning home from war. Why is this award so significant? Well, for [...]
By Chief Fred Maas.... In front of their colleagues at a joint roll call on April 6, 2011, several members of the police department were presented the prestigious awards by the Public Safety and Advisory Council. These awards have become very special over the years as they are named for and sponsored by the families [...]
By Fred Maas.... “What a start, what a night!” That was the general reaction and theme for the 1st annual, college scholarship awards program for the City of Sunny Isles Beach. In case you missed it, honored students and their families, dignitaries, supporters and friends all gathered at Christine Lee’s World Famous Restaurant at Gulfstream [...]
By Chief Fred Maas.... Officer Patty Gonzalez is completing her first year as School Liaison Officer (S.L.O.) for our SIB K-8 Community School. She is the D.A.R.E. (drug abuse resistance education) instructor for all the classes in the D.A.R.E. program. She has established a respect and rapport between the students and herself that is admirable. [...]
By Chief Fred Maas.... In front of the largest gathering of people to ever attend the Law Enforcement Officers Awards Gala, several Sunny Isles Beach Police Department officers won awards for superior achievement in their categories. More than 900 people attended the 11th Annual Gala ceremony at the Miami Beach Convention Center on March 5, [...]
By Chief Fred Maas.... Returning from a full year of active-duty in the War in Iraq, was most likely a blessing in itself. Being presented military honors by your Mayor and Commissioners, was even more gratifying and rewarding for a job well done. That is what happened on Thursday, February 24th of this year at [...]
By Chief Fred Maas.... During almost the very same week that I was so warmly greeted and received back into the family of City of Sunny Isles Beach employees, another officer and a soldier was being “welcomed home” to U.S. soil after his deployment in the Middle East. We are both coming home and back [...]
By Chief Fred Maas.... “Give me another name for 172 Street at Collins Avenue,” I ask my new officers before they are released for solo duty on patrol. The answer is not as important as the purpose behind the question. I am quite sure they’ll have no problem finding 172 Street and Collins or Town [...]
By Police Chief Fred Maas.... Over the past 12 years, this agency has received numerous awards and presentations for its police department. Usually, the presentation is made to the Chief on behalf of the department. Over the years, these symbols of recognition have ultimately collected in my office. It was then that I realized how [...]
By Chief Fred Maas.... I have always felt that most public servants have a quality about them that leads itself to a sense of giving to others and service to others. So many times in high profile events and incidents especially on the news, we see public servants and public figures and military personnel rush [...]
