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MADD honors Officer Whipple

Tribune Staff

| November 1, 2016

Printed in the November 2, 2016 edition

Photo courtesy of the Snowflake-Taylor Police Department - Snowflake-Taylor Police Officer Jerry Whipple received an award from Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) at the 27th annual DUI Enforcement Awards held Oct. 6 at the Phoenix Country Club. MADD recognized officers, first responders and prosecutors who are making a difference in their communities in the fight against impaired driving. Area honorees included Sergeant Tony Notah of the Apache County Sheriff's Office, Trooper Abel Ballesteros of the Arizona Department of Public Safety, who is assigned to Navajo County, Deputy Kyle Esparza of the Navajo County Sheriff's Office, Officer Noah VanHilsen of the St. Johns Police Department and Officer Whipple.