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by News Department on 06/08/162 From Troop L Receive Commendations...
Two Pennsylvania state troopers from Schuylkill Haven were honored during an annual awards ceremony on June 3.
State Police Commissioner Tyree C. Blocker presented the 2016 State Police Commendation Medal, along with letters of commendation to Troopers Michael E. Pahira and Matthew A. Tonitis, both of Troop L.
During a midnight shift on January 28, 2016, Pahira and Tonitis responded to a residential fire and found smoke pouring out of the building. Pahira, Tonitis and Pottsville Police Officer Joseph Krammes formed a human chain as they proceeded into the building where they located and rescued a male tenant as Pottsville Police Corporal Renee Truscott and Officer Tina Sullivan cleared the first floor.
All 11 residents of the four-unit apartment building were accounted as flames consumed the building. Pottsville City Police Corporal Renee Truscott and Officers Joseph Krammes and Tina Sullivan were presented Commissioner’s Letters of Commendation for excellence in performance.
