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Awards pile up for PV officer

By Barry Porterfield
Staff Writer

It’s been a busy few months for one Pauls Valley police officer who has received yet another award — this time as the officer of the year from a statewide organization.

Honored as the “outstanding commissioned” woman for 2008 is Idene “Cricket” Warren.

Warren, who has been with the PV police since Christmas Eve 2004, recently picked up the honor from the Oklahoma Women in Law Enforcement.

Nominating his officer for the award back in March was PV Police Chief Dennis Madison

“She’s an asset to this department,” Madison said.

“It’s good to have a female in the evenings because there are certain calls where she provides a valuable resource to our department and is a great asset to our male officers. Some calls it’s good to have a female officer,” he said.

“I’m very proud of what she does and the recognition she brings to this department.”

A copy of Madison’s nomination letter shows Warren, best known just as Cricket, had a busy year in 2007 starting with her recovery from shoulder surgery.

After returning to duty she was among a two-officer team responding to a domestic disturbance call on April 28 of that year.

The call proved potentially dangerous to the officers and others at the scene as a local man, intoxicated at the time and earlier involved in a physical altercation with his wife, used a kitchen knife in a threatening and possibly deadly manner.

After refusing to surrender and give up the knife the man was fatally shot.

The actions of both Warren and her partner, Scott Collier, earned them both a valor award from the Oklahoma Sheriff’s and Peace Officer’s Association.

After the incident Warren also received the local department’s “Our Hero” award for her actions in the shooting.

The chief also added Warren assists with the PVPD’s dispatching needs, works to organize the evidence and property room and “found time to give birth to her second child.”

“Cricket is a special person that is decisive, confident, organized, can multi-task, caring and kind to all,” Madison stated in the nomination letter.

Madison was also quick to point out a PV officer was among others from much larger areas.

“Other officers receiving awards were from Oklahoma City and Tulsa. We were one of the smallest cities represented and considerably smaller than these other communities, and we got this kind of recognition,” he said.

“It’s great to be recognized with the big boys.”

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