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Photo by Stephanie Freniere Meet Thur mont’s Police Of ficer of the Year
James Rada, Jr.
had been planted on his police like we had left the city and come to is equipped with a heat alarm for
vehicle earlier in the year. the country,” Duhan said. “Moving Buddy’s protection.
“They didn’t tell me why from Frederick to Thurmont felt like
I needed to be there,” Duhan that again. Things move slower, the Duhan said that being a police
said. “The chief just told me to volume of calls isn’t as much, and officer was something that he always
wear my class A (uniform).” the crime rate is lower.” wanted to do. He tended to be larger
He was happy to go to than many of the other kids with
recognize his fellow officers Duhan actually retired in 2011, whom he grew up and pretty easy
who had helped discover who but after a year and a half, he said going.
had placed a homemade bomb his wife told him that he needed
on his car. However, after that to go back to work to keep busy. “I never liked bullies, though,
recognition, the Thurmont Duhan thought about it and went and if I ever saw someone bullying
Lions Club presented Duhan to see Thurmont Police Chief Greg someone else, I had to step in.”
with their Police Officer of Eyler. Duhan decided that he wanted
the Year Award. “It was to work with a police canine if he Although naturally inclined for
unexpected, and a nice surprise, went back into policing, and he law enforcement, he was told that he
seeing as how I only expected asked Eyler what the chances were. couldn’t become an officer unless he
to be there to support my Eyler told him that he would have to had military experience or a college
Thurmont Police Officer Tim Duhan, awarded Police department.” make the proposal. degree. He joined the military in
Officer of the Year by the Thurmont Lions Club, is pictured Duhan has been with the order to get that needed experience.
with narcotics dog and steady companion, Buddy. Thurmont Police Department So Duhan became a Thurmont
for four years. Before that, police officer. He also researched When he got out of the service,
he had served as a police officer police canines and put together a he became a police officer in Prince
When Thurmont Police Officer in Frederick City and a small proposal that he presented to the Georges County. Although his
Tim Duhan showed up at the town Thurmont Commissioners. They community was small, it was busy.
office on October 25, 2016, he department in Prince Georges signed off on the idea, and Duhan
County. was given Thurmont’s police canine. “It seemed like there was a car
thought he was there to recognize “Coming to Frederick from chase once a week, with drugs,
his fellow officers who had Buddy is a two-and-a-half-year- shootings, and burglaries,” recalled
investigated the pipe bomb that Prince Georges County kind of felt old narcotics dog and Duhan’s near- Duhan.
constant companion. He is one of
about a dozen police dogs that serve When Duhan’s first child was
in Frederick County. born, he realized that he didn’t want
her growing up in such a dangerous
Buddy came to the department area. That is when he transferred to
from Washington State in June Frederick City and set up roots in
2013. It can cost around $10,000 Thurmont.
to get a trained and certified drug
dog, but Duhan knew a trainer who “I love Thurmont. It’s a great
offered him a deal, which the town community. I go to church here and
commissioners approved to give the have friends. I know the people. When
police another tool to help fight the I stop a car for something, it usually
town’s drug problem. turns out to be someone I know.”
When on the job, Buddy rides in He also noted that Thurmont
the rear of Duhan’s vehicle, which has been a good place to raise his
two children and that “Ninety-nine
percent of the people here are good
people.”
Go to page 6 to play the Where Am I? and Hidden Object
games. You could be the lucky winner of a gift certificate to
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Community news
Photo by Stephanie Freniere Meet Thur mont’s Police Of ficer of the Year
James Rada, Jr.
had been planted on his police like we had left the city and come to is equipped with a heat alarm for
vehicle earlier in the year. the country,” Duhan said. “Moving Buddy’s protection.
“They didn’t tell me why from Frederick to Thurmont felt like
I needed to be there,” Duhan that again. Things move slower, the Duhan said that being a police
said. “The chief just told me to volume of calls isn’t as much, and officer was something that he always
wear my class A (uniform).” the crime rate is lower.” wanted to do. He tended to be larger
He was happy to go to than many of the other kids with
recognize his fellow officers Duhan actually retired in 2011, whom he grew up and pretty easy
who had helped discover who but after a year and a half, he said going.
had placed a homemade bomb his wife told him that he needed
on his car. However, after that to go back to work to keep busy. “I never liked bullies, though,
recognition, the Thurmont Duhan thought about it and went and if I ever saw someone bullying
Lions Club presented Duhan to see Thurmont Police Chief Greg someone else, I had to step in.”
with their Police Officer of Eyler. Duhan decided that he wanted
the Year Award. “It was to work with a police canine if he Although naturally inclined for
unexpected, and a nice surprise, went back into policing, and he law enforcement, he was told that he
seeing as how I only expected asked Eyler what the chances were. couldn’t become an officer unless he
to be there to support my Eyler told him that he would have to had military experience or a college
Thurmont Police Officer Tim Duhan, awarded Police department.” make the proposal. degree. He joined the military in
Officer of the Year by the Thurmont Lions Club, is pictured Duhan has been with the order to get that needed experience.
with narcotics dog and steady companion, Buddy. Thurmont Police Department So Duhan became a Thurmont
for four years. Before that, police officer. He also researched When he got out of the service,
he had served as a police officer police canines and put together a he became a police officer in Prince
When Thurmont Police Officer in Frederick City and a small proposal that he presented to the Georges County. Although his
Tim Duhan showed up at the town Thurmont Commissioners. They community was small, it was busy.
office on October 25, 2016, he department in Prince Georges signed off on the idea, and Duhan
County. was given Thurmont’s police canine. “It seemed like there was a car
thought he was there to recognize “Coming to Frederick from chase once a week, with drugs,
his fellow officers who had Buddy is a two-and-a-half-year- shootings, and burglaries,” recalled
investigated the pipe bomb that Prince Georges County kind of felt old narcotics dog and Duhan’s near- Duhan.
constant companion. He is one of
about a dozen police dogs that serve When Duhan’s first child was
in Frederick County. born, he realized that he didn’t want
her growing up in such a dangerous
Buddy came to the department area. That is when he transferred to
from Washington State in June Frederick City and set up roots in
2013. It can cost around $10,000 Thurmont.
to get a trained and certified drug
dog, but Duhan knew a trainer who “I love Thurmont. It’s a great
offered him a deal, which the town community. I go to church here and
commissioners approved to give the have friends. I know the people. When
police another tool to help fight the I stop a car for something, it usually
town’s drug problem. turns out to be someone I know.”
When on the job, Buddy rides in He also noted that Thurmont
the rear of Duhan’s vehicle, which has been a good place to raise his
two children and that “Ninety-nine
percent of the people here are good
people.”
Go to page 6 to play the Where Am I? and Hidden Object
games. You could be the lucky winner of a gift certificate to
one of our advertisers!
