Page 4 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2023 Lawrence A. Simeone Jr. Attorney-at-Law ~ Since 1989 ~ * Corporate Litigation * Criminal/Civil * MCAD * Zoning/Land Court * Wetlands Litigation * Workmen’s Compensation * Landlord/Tenant Litigation * Real Estate Law * Construction Litigation * Tax Lein * Personal Injury * Bankruptcy * Wrongful Death * Zoning/Permitting Litigation 300 Broadway, Suite 1, Revere * 781-286-1560 lsimeonejr@simeonelaw.net Need a hall for your special event? The Schiavo Club, located at 71 Tileston Street, Everett is available for your Birthdays, Anniversaries, Sweet 16 parties and more? Call Dennis at (857) 249-7882 for details. JOHN MACKEY & ASSOCIATES ~ Attorneys at Law ~ * PERSONAL INJURY * REAL ESTATE * FAMILY LAW * PERSONAL BANKRUPTCY * LANDLORD/TENANT DISPUTES 14 Norwood Street Everett, MA 02149 Phone: (617) 387-4900 Fax: (617) 381-1755 WWW.JMACKEYLAW.COM State Representatives Jeff rey Turco and Jessica Ann Giannino are shown with Revere Police Offi - cers Brendon Leslie, right, and Christopher Panzini after the offi cers were recognized at the 40th Annual Trooper George L. Hanna Memorial Awards for Bravery in Worcester. O n October 10, 2023, State Representatives Jessica Giannino (D-Revere) and Jeff rey Turco (D-Winthrop) attended the 40th Annual Trooper George L. Hanna Awards for Bravery in Worcester, where three Revere Police Officers were recognized. Offi cer Brendon Leslie was awarded the highest honor, the Medal of Honor. Sargent Jackie Dean and Offi cer Christopher Panzini were awarded Medals of Valor. Sgt. Dean was unable to attend. The Hanna Memorial Awards for Bravery is an annual award ceremony named after Trooper George L. Hanna, who lost his life serving the Commonwealth on February 26, 1983. Trooper Hanna began his career on October 15, 1974, and served for nearly 10 years with the Massachusetts State Police. On Saturday, February 26, 1983, Trooper Hanna conducted a motor vehicle stop in the town of Auburn. Three men and two women were in the vehicle, and when Trooper Hanna removed the occupants for questioning, he was instantaneously shot six times by one of the male suspects. He died later that evening in a Worcester hospital, leaving behind his wife, Marilyn, and three children: Deborah, Kimberly and Michael. His three assailants are serving life sentences. The Hanna Awards, which have been held annually since 1983, have become a symbol of prestige, within both the law enforcement community and the Commonwealth as a whole. It’s an opportunity to publicly recognize the bravery of members of the law enforcement community who put their lives on the line by dedicating themselves to safety throughout Massachusetts. This year the event took place at Mechanic’s Hall in Worcester. On the evening of Friday, April 8, 2022, Offi cer Brendon Leslie and Offi cer Christopher Panzini were on patrol in separate, marked police cruisers when they observed a man acting erratically in the middle of Broadway: obstructing traffic and waving his arms in the air near a bus stop. Leslie radioed Revere Control and was advised that the two offi cers conduct a well-being check and further investigate what the suspect was doing in the middle of the roadway. The offi cers parked in a nearby lot to observe the suspect, who was about 10 to 15 yards away. Using supplemental lights on his cruiser, Leslie immediately observed that the suspect was armed with a handgun. Leslie radioed other responding units that the suspect was armed, exited his police vehicle, drew his firearm, taking cover behind the police vehicle, and issued verbal commands to “Drop the gun!” The suspect refused and continued standing in the middle of the roadway, waving the fi rearm and posing a signifi cant danger to the offi cers, motorists and pedestrians. Sergeant Jackie Dean arrived on the scene to support Leslie and Panzini – working to de-escalate and achieve a peaceful surrender – when the suspect raised his fi rearm and fi red one round at Sergeant Dean in his police vehicle. The suspect subsequently turned toward Leslie and Panzini and began fi ring at them. Leslie fi red one round at the suspect, striking him in the lower leg. With the suspect wounded on the ground, Dean pinned the subject down while Leslie kicked the firearm out of the suspect’s reach. The trio placed the suspect into custody without further incident. For their heroic actions that day to confront an armed individual posing a serious and immediate threat to public safety, the Selection Committee confers the George L. Hanna MedOFFICERS | SEE Page 18 Revere Police Officers Sgt. Jackie Dean, Brendon Leslie and Christopher Panzini recognized at 40th Annual Trooper George L. Hanna Memorial Awards for Bravery in Worcester
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