Key West Police Department Officer Of The Month

 

THIS MONTH WE COMMEND OFFICER RANDALL HARTLE. OFFICER
HARTLE CAME TO THE KEY WEST POLICE DEPARTMENT ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2001. IN HIS
NEARLY 25 YEARS WITH THE DEPARTMENT, OFFICER HARTLE HAS SERVED WITH
DEDICATION IN THE MOTOR UNIT. HE GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND EVERY DAY
FULFILLING HIS POLICE DUTIES WHILE EMBRACING COMMUNITY SERVICE. HIS DUTIES
REQUIRE HIM TO RIDE SKILLFULLY IN CLOSE FORMATION WITH HIS FELLOW
MOTORCYCLE OFFICERS, NAVIGATE OUR STREETS TO SECURE PARADES, ESCORT
DIGNITARIES AND FUNERALS, AND SECURE A NUMBER OF OTHER CEREMONIES.
THROUGH GOOD TIMES AND BAD, OFFICER HARTLE REMAINS A LOYAL FRIEND AND
COLLEAGUE. AND BEYOND THAT, CONTINUES WITH A VOW HE MADE TO HIMSELF
WHEN HE FIRST BECAME A POLICE OFFICER: HE TREATS EVERYONE HE
ENCOUNTERS AS IF THEY WERE FAMILY. HE BELIEVES HIS DUTY IS TO TREAT THE
COMMUNITY LIKE HIS CHILDREN AND KEEP THEM SAFE. OFFICER HARTLE’S
COMPASSION AND COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY YOUTH TRULY REFLECTS THE
CORE VALUES OF THE KEY WEST POLICE DEPARTMENT. OFFICER RANDALL HARTLE,
THE BACK THE BLUE OFFICER OF THE MONTH.