Civilian volunteers honored with awards dinner by Lebanon Police

The Lebanon Police Department recognized its civilian volunteers at an awards dinner Thursday night, April 26.

The civilian volunteer program currently has 11 volunteers ranging from 23-70 years old. In 2016, the total number of civilian volunteer hours, not including the reserve officers, was 3,134 hours saving the city $72,370.59 in wages.

“You are the heartbeat of the agency,” Chief Frank Stevenson told the volunteers,

According to Dala Johnson, the community policing officer and volunteer…