1/28/19
by News Department on 01/28/19Police honored...
Two Police Officers were honored for their heroics by the Mahanoy City Elks and other organizations.
According to Skook News, Mahanoy City Police Officers Jennifer Dempsey and Thomas "TJ" Rentschler were the first to arrive on the scene of a “911” call, in 2018, to find flames and heavy smoke coming from the front of a residence in the borough.
Upon hearing cries for help from the second floor, they entered the home, finding an adult male and his 1-year old son in a bedroom and led them to safety.
On Saturday evening, the Mahanoy City Elks Lodge 695 held their 35th Annual Outstanding Citizen of the Year Award ceremony where Dempsey and Rentschler were both honored and presented with the Distinguished Citizenship Award for their outstanding service to humanity from Elks Lodge 695 and the Grand Lodge of Benevolence Order of the Elks.
