Key West Police Department Officer Of The Month

 

THIS MONTH WE COMMEND OFFICER CAMERON UA. OFFICER UA BRINGS HIS AMAZING BACKGROUND AND ENTHUSIASM TO EVERYTHING HE DOES. A RETIRED ARMY SERGEANT MAJOR, HE SERVED FOR 30 YEARS, MOST RECENTLY AS THE SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISOR TO THE ARMY SPECIAL FORCES UNDERWATER OPERATIONS DIVE SCHOOL, HERE IN KEY WEST. A GRADUATE OF THE COLLEGE OF THE FLORIDA KEYS LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY, HE NOW SERVES NEW RECRUITS AS AN ACADEMY INSTRUCTOR AND A FIELD TRAINING OFFICER. OFFICER UA IS A MEMBER OF THE SPECIAL RESPONSE TEAM AS WELL AS THE DIVE TEAM. OFFICER UA’S OUTSTANDING SKILLS AND QUICK RESPONSES WERE RECOGNIZED WITH A LIFESAVING AWARD IN 2024. IN THE DARK OF NIGHT, A CAR HAD DRIVEN INTO KEY WEST HARBOR AND BEGUN TO SUBMERGE WHILE BEING WASHED AWAY BY THE CURRENT. OFFICER UA JUMPED INTO THE WATER WITHOUT HESITATION, SAVING THE DRIVER’S LIFE. ALWAYS WILLING TO GIVE OF HIS TIME AND EXPERIENCE TO HIS FELLOW OFFICERS, HIS PROFESSIONAL AND COMPASSIONATE DEMEANOR TRULY REFLECTS THE CORE VALUES OF THE KEY WEST POLICE DEPARTMENT. OFFICER CAMERON UA, THE BACK THE BLUE OFFICER OF THE MONTH