On April 13, 2022, AFSCME Local 1703 Members Shawn Brewer and Rich Demers were honored in a Chelmsford Police Foundation ceremony in Chelmsford, MA.  Shawn and Rich were honored for their outstanding work as police dispatchers during an incident in August 2021 when a teenager was hit by a train.  

AFSCME Local 1703 President Gerry Mills, a police officer himself, said, "The role of police dispatchers is central to the effectiveness of police and to saving lives.  I've always said that dispatchers play a critical role in emergency and other situations and don't always get the recognition they deserve.  All of us at AFSCME are all so proud of Shawn and Rich."  

For more details, please take a look at this Lowell Sun article.  Photo courtesy of the Lowell Sun.