Fredericktown Patrolman Receives Appreciation Award

Fredericktown: Fredericktown Police Department Patrolman Ronny Flynn received the Fredericktown Police Chief’s 2017 Appreciation Award for going above and beyond his duties in educating students on the dangers of distracted driving.

Fredericktown Police Chief Roger Brown said, Flynn spent months planning, coordinating and organizing a mock crash event that was presented to Fredericktown High School students on May 9, 2017, prior to prom season.

Chief Brown said, Ptl. Flynn received the Chief’s 2017 Appreciation Aware in recognition of his commitment and effort to educate and protect the students of Fredericktown Local Schools prior to prom season by planning and organizing a mock crash event that provided students with information on the dangers of distracted driving and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Ptl. Flynn joined the Fredericktown Police Department in September 2015. Prior to joining the police department, Flynn worked at the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office as a dispatcher and corrections officer, Brown said.