Photos: A vested interest in public and police safety
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
“These new vests take the weight off our lower backs,” said Guilderland Police Officer Jim Burst, left. Chief Lawlor, holding the vest, describes what an on-duty officer carries — including taser, mase, naloxine kit, handcuffs, radio, among other things — during the presentation of the new vests last Friday morning at the Spinal and Sports Wellness Center. Each vest costs $300.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Protecting Guilderland’s finest: Last Friday morning, Doctor Kim Leis-Keeling, center, along with her staff at the Sports and Spinal Wellness Center in Guilderland, donated three vests to the Guilderland Police Department, represented by Chief Carol Lawlor and Captain Curtis Cox, standing on either side of Leis-Keeling, and officer Jim Brust. The donation was part of the Community Service Appreciation Week, hosted by the Wellness Center, Healing With Movement Pilates, and Albany Complementary Health.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Saluting those lost: Members of the Altamont, Guilderland Center, Fort Hunter, and Knox fire departments stand alongside members of the Altamont Rescue Squad and Altamont Police Department outside Altamont firehouse on Sept. 11 as the siren went off at 8:46 a.m. to signify the first plane that struck the World Trade Center 13 years ago. “The image of those two magnificent towers falling to smoke and rubble is embedded in our memories,” said Rev. Gregory Zajac, pastor of St. John’s Lutheran Church, at the ceremony. He went on, “We stand here with the knowledge that, as a nation, we have in these past 13 years continued to adhere to our principles and values...One of the lessons of 9/11 is that evil is real, but so is courage....When children and grandchildren ask about the meaning of this day, it is that no single event can ever destroy who we are.”