2009 Women in Law Enforcement Awards Winners
Sergeant Rita Ribeiro (ret.), New Bedford (MA) Police Department (pictured on right) receives the Irene C. Monahan Historical Leadership Award from Dean Stephanie Manzi, Ph.D., Roger Williams University School of Justice Studies.
Chief Ronald Teachman, New Bedford (MA) Police Department (center) shares his comments on the career of Sergeant Ribeiro.
Officer Joanne Alboum, Middletown (RI) Police Department accepts the Excellence in Performance Award.
Pictured from left to right: Captain Christine Crocker, Cumberland (RI) Police Department, Master of the Awards Ceremony, Officer Joanne Alboum, Exellence in Performance Award winner, Officer Sheila Paquette, RI Environmental Police and Excellence in Performance Awards presenter, pictured with Major Terry Hazel, Middletown (RI) Police Department shares his department's appreciation for Officer Alboum's efforts.