Local Hero: Friend Calls Bowie Police Officer 'Courageous'

BOWIE, MD — Essential employees are called "essential" for reason. Whether they're a medical professional treating patients with the coronavirus or a pharmacy clerk refilling a prescription, they're performing tasks that are helping our community to function during these difficult times.

Public safety personnel, such as firefighters and police officers, are deemed essential as well, because they're our first-responders. They routinely go into dangerous situations. Now, in the time of the coronavirus, they're putting themselves at even greater risk every time they go out on call.

Patti Hammonds of Germantown called her friend James Sullivan of the Bowie Police Department courageous. She wanted other people to know that, which is why she nominated him as a Patch Local Hero.

Name of the nominee:
James Sullivan

Name of the person who nominated the hero:
Patti Hammonds

Is the nominee considered an “essential worker”?
Yes

What does the nominee do for work?
City of Bowie Police officer.

Why do you believe the nominee should be recognized or honored?
A hero is someone who has given their life to something bigger than oneself and that's exactly what he is doing.

What’s one thing you want everyone to know about your hero?
A very courageous, dedicated and bountiful person everyday and even when he's not working.

Do YOU have a local hero you would like us to know about? Share their story here.

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