Crime & Safety

MADD Honors Gwinnett County Police DUI Task Force

Police officers who made multiple DUI arrests awarded MADD pins to proudly wear on their uniforms.

The Gwinnett County Police Department’s DUI Task Force has earned a prestigious award from Mothers Against Drunk Drivers, and officers who have caught numerous impaired drivers now have MADD pins to proudly wear on their uniforms.

MAAD honored the GCPD DUI Task Force as the “2010 Statewide DUI Agency of the Year.” This award was presented to the DUI Task Force March 24 at the seventh Annual Golden Shield Banquet in Atlanta, according to an announcement by the GCPD. 

“This was achieved through dedication and hard work from the officers assigned to the task force," Cpl. Edwin Ritter said in the announcement. GCPD’s DUI Task Force was selected over several other well-respected agencies throughout the state, he said.

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Mothers Against Drunk Driving also awarded MADD pins to individual police officers based on the number of DUI arrests made the previous year. Officers who have made more than 150 DUI arrests received a red pin. The other categories are 100-149 DUI arrests, gold pin; 50-99 DUI arrests, silver pin; and 25-49 DUI arrests, bronze pin.

The following Gwinnett County Police Officers received pins:

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  • Cpl. M.J. Blute, Red Pin, 289 DUI arrests 
  • Cpl. C.A. Deming, Red Pin, 173 DUI arrests 
  • Officer A.M. Kingsley, Red Pin, 169 DUI arrests
  • Officer W.M. Rundles, Red Pin, 67 DUI arrest 
  • Officer J.T. Tait, Gold Pin, 109 DUI arrests
  • Officer M.K. Wyman, Silver Pin, 88 DUI arrests
  • Officer S.C. Mycols, Silver Pin, 69 DUI arrests
  • Officer J.N. Cyphers, Silver Pin, 61 DUI arrests

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