Douglas County law enforcement honored at Law and Order Night

Awards for outstanding contributions to their community were handed out during Friday's Law and Order Night for Douglas County law enforcement agencies.

Employees from Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Juvenile Probation, China Springs Youth Camp, DCSO Youth Explorers, Citizen Patrol, Posse, Search and Rescue, Reserves, 911 Communications, as well as State of Nevada Department of Corrections, and Nevada Highway Patrol were all honored.

Lifesaving medals

Outstanding Community Service
Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Nick Nordyke

Sheriff’s Meritorious Service
Sgt. Bernadette Smith and Deputy Jeff Johnson

Outstanding Skills
911 Communications Operators Darlene Spellberg and Maria Bowling

Also honored were State of Nevada Department of Corrections correctional officers Christopher Herzog and Benu Clark who were recognized for their quick action after an inmate was stabbed during a fight in a prison. Herzog and Benu administered emergency first aid and applied a tourniquet saving the inmate’s life.

For the past 31 years, the Tahoe Elks Lodge #2670 has hosted the annual awards night. The keynote speaker was Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong, who spoke of mental illness, and how it appears to be in the center of several major law enforcement incidents in both Carson City, and the Carson Valley.