Tyrone’s top cop

The Tyrone Police Department awarded officer of the year to Jonathan Woodruff, a 27-year-old Air Force veteran who has been with the Tyrone force since May 2013. Woodruff had 66 percent of Tyrone’s DUI arrests this year–18 arrests out of 27–and is No. 3 in traffic stops (with 789 total stops this year). “He’s an extremely good employee,” chief of police Brandon Perkins said of Woodruff.

“He knows his job and comes to work and does it, and does it well…He’s just one of those guys it’s pleasure to have as an employee.” In Perkins’ seven years as chief, Tyrone has not had a traffic fatality. Perkins also said the force has seen a direct correlation between traffic stops and crime: the more cops stop cars for traffic violations, the more he has seen crime decrease.

“People drive safe in Tyrone,” Perkins said. “People don’t come to Tyrone to commit crime because they know they’ll be stopped.” Crime and traffic reports can be seen on the department’s website, tyronepd.org. Photo/Submitted.