Ceremony for SLT police awards and retirement of K9 Tara moved

Due to the chance of inclement weather on Thursday, May 17, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department Annual Awards Ceremony held in honor of Peace Officer Memorial Week has been moved to the City Council Chambers located at 1901 Airport Road.

The event starts at 4:00 p.m. and will include awards, the retirement of K9 Tara, and the swearing in ceremony of recently selected Sergeant, Jeffrey Roberson.

The 10-year-old Tara's handler is Sergeant Jason Cheney.

K9 Tara has served the SLTPD and the community of South Lake Tahoe extremely well and has performed in countless demonstrations for our community’s schools and groups. K9 Tara has aided in the apprehension of numerous criminals and served as the “tip of the spear” on more than one occasion, going in first to keep officers safe. K9 Tara’s drug seizures are too numerous to count. She has gone her entire career without a single failed deployment and has won countless awards and represented this agency competing against the best K9 teams on the west coast.

Awards for Bravery:

Officer Cory Wilson
Officer Joseph Acker
Officer Chris Webber
Officer Anton Kushlan
Officer Timothy Peterson
Detective Justin Brock
Sergeant Jason Cheney

Detective Jake Herminghaus - Distinguished Serve
Maureen Stuhlman - Community Service Award
Marshall Johnson - Citizen Award of Merit