Tuesday - January 19: The agenda for Wellsville's Council meeting was diverted last night for a very good reason. Two of Wellsville's finest, WPD Officers Glen LaClair and Justin Wright, were honored for their heads up work in the wee hours of the morning of January 7, 2010. Some are even calling it heroic and we can't argue with that.
The night of January 7 was one of those bitterly cold nights with blowing snow and wind. It was 23 degrees and the wind chill factor made it much more colder, especially for a young five year old boy with just a thin jacket and his blankly to keep him warm. The young man left home to find his daddy according to the report in the paper. It was around 3:30 in the morning.
Seeing what they first thought was just a trash bag blowing down the street Officers Wright and LaClair discovered it was the young boy. Only a short distance from his home the boy was already shivering cold. While one officer held the lad close to his body to warm him up the other concentrated on tracking his foot steps through the snow to find his home.
The two officers were presented with commendations and plaques by WPD Chief Joe Scarabino and Lt. Ed Wilson for what Scarabino said "surely averted a tragedy saving the life of one of Wellsville's youngest citizens". Mayor Joe Surace proclaimed January 19 LaClair & Wright Day and presented each of them with a copy of the proclamation.
Surace commented that the whole Village, Council and he were very proud of the two officers. Councilwoman Rosie Goss added she believes God sent them to find that child and she thanked God that they where there. Goss said she's "feels a little more safer knowing you guys are out there".
What started out to look like another routine Council Meeting turned out to be a very special night for Wellsville realizing that with our police officers we are in good hands. We have to agree with all the accolades bestowed on these two officers yesterday evening. They are truly two special men. It's just another reason that the ville is someplace special.
Shown above is Lt. Ed Wilson (L) with Officers LaClair (middle) and Wright. With Councilman Tony Cataldo looking on Chief Joe Scarabino reads the commendations. In the green shirt is Councilman Joe Soldano reading the proclamations with the Mayor to his left. The last picture is the Mayor presenting the proclamations to the two officers with Village Solicitor Andy Beech in the lower right corner.
Congratulations and thanks guys. You earned every bit of the praise.
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