Greenbelt Honors USPP Officer

CMS — Thur, 19 Nov 2009 11:15:54 GMT

On Halloween night, U.S. Park Police Officer Adam Zielinski arrested four drunken drivers on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway over a span of six hours. Although his night was not as eventful as that of some of his peers who arrested drunken drivers dressed like a pirate and a cat Zielinski said he was glad to get dangerous drivers off the street.

On Nov. 6, the city of Greenbelt honored Zielinski as Park Police Officer of the Year, along with Greenbelt Police Officer Pfc. Michael Apgar and Greenbelt Firefighter Anthony Sluder.

" is one of the hardest-working officers we have," said Lt. Warren Boyer, who presented the award. "He's just one of those officers that if you have questions, he gets the answers."

Zielinski, 39, of Odenton made 163 arrests this year, with 109 of those being for DWI.

He was prompted to focus on DUI/DWI enforcement after learning about a man he had never met: Park Police Officer Hakim Azim Farthing, who was struck and killed Aug. 10, 2002, by a drunk driver in Hyattsville.

Zielinski, a five-year veteran of the department, is also a field training instructor who trained eight new officers this year, including a Navy reservist, a drug recognition expert, a collision reconstructionist and a volunteer paramedic in Anne Arundel County.

"It's very nice to be recognized, because you don't always get the gratification," Zielinski said. "But I couldn't do it without the other people on my squad."

He was joined at the awards ceremony, held at American Legion Post 136 in Greenbelt, by his wife, Linda Zielinski; his mother, Terry Zielinski of Ellicott City; and his aunt, Marsha Stengle, and niece, Alison Stengle, both of Columbia

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Memorial Service for Bernie Jones

mclane — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:18:57 GMT

As everyone knows, retired Brother Alton B. "Bernie" Jones passed away on October 8, 2009. There will be a Memorial Service held for Bernie at 3 PM on Saturday, November 21, 2009. The service will be held at the Bowie Volunteer Fire House Number 39, where Bernie once served as A/Chief.

      15454 Annapolis, Road (same as Route 450)
      Bowie, MD 20715

      (301) 883-7739

Directions: Take Route 197 south off Route 50; then go right on Route 450 to the firehouse located about three miles on the left.

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Greenbelt Honors USPP Officer

Memorial Service for Bernie Jones