April 21, 2016
Board of
Commissioners
Henry County Police Officers Recognized for Saving Lives
Regular Meetings May 3 at 9:00 AM May 17 at 6:30 PM Meetings held at: Administration Building Community Room 140 Henry Parkway McDonough, GA 30253 Regular Commission meetings air daily on Henry TV Channel 180 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 99, at 9 a.m. & 7 p.m. The Henry County Board of Commissioners pictured with the honored officers, Police Chief Keith Nichols and other Police Department personnel.
Four Henry County Police Officers were recognized at the April 19 Commission meeting for saving citizens’ lives. Police Chief Keith Nichols presented the awards and stated, “These officers do an exceptional job on a daily basis and most of what they do goes unrecognized but I think the citizens of this great County are lucky to have them.” Officer Khiry Thomas was presented with a Meritorious Service Medal for showing tremendous restraint during a crisis situation involving a mentally disturbed man wielding a knife. Officer Thomas was able to end a potentially deadly situation with minimum force thanks to the timely Crisis Intervention Training that he finished the day before the incident. Crisis Intervention Training is a 40-hour training that helps officers recognize mentally unstable or disturbed individuals engaged in a crime, and gives them the tools to better approach, diffuse and apprehend them. Continued on page 2
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