Monrovia Police Award Distinguished Service Medal To Officer

MONROVIA, CA — Officer Rosendo Ramos III was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for his "exceptional work and dedication to the Monrovia Police Department and the community" at the annual Monrovia Police Department awards ceremony on June 13, the City of Monrovia announced.

Ramos has become a highly-valued employee of MPD, even though he has served as an officer for just over one year, the press release said. Ramos consistently ranks as one of the most proactive officers in the Operations Division.

"Officer Ramos has developed an excellent reputation among his supervisors and peers. He maintains a positive attitude and is always willing to help his fellow employees at a moment’s notice and without fail" Chief of Police Alan SanVictores said. "His strong, unwavering work ethic has earned Officer Ramos the Monrovia Police Department Commendation Medal in the relatively short time he has been assigned to Patrol. This accomplishment is indicative of his steadfast and tenacious dedication to duty."

Over the past year, Ramos demonstrated his commitment to service by taking "immediate action during two incidents while off-duty," the press release said.

The first incident involved a motorcyclist who went down on the 210 Freeway during heavy traffic. Ramos witnessed the incident on the freeway, and he and his father stopped to divert traffic and help the motorcyclist until paramedics arrived. During the second incident, Ramos saw a deputy sheriff involved in a physical altercation with a suspect. Ramos, again, immediately responded to help the deputy detain the suspect until backup units responded, the press release said.

Ramos also shows his dedication to the community through volunteering. In November 2018, Ramos participated in the annual Thanksgiving Food Distribution, where he helped distribute food to families in need. He also participated in the annual Special Olympics Torch Run and the Special Olympics Tip-A-Cop event to help raise money for Special Olympics, according to the Monrovia Police Department.