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Officer, Continued from page 6 tation process, particularly Lt.
Amore and Sgt. Boruta.”
McKay several years ago. They laid Lt. Amore is currently a road pa-
the foundation for Wayne getting ac- trol Lieutenant.
credited,” said Lt. Amore. “Sergeant “My favorite part about being a
Boruta and I took over the process police officer is having an impact on
about two years ago.” the public that I serve. Knowing that
Accredited agencies must not my work contributes to the well-
only show that they have rigorous being of society gives me a strong
and modern policies, but they must sense of purpose and fulfillment,”
prove that they follow those policies. said Lt. Amore.
“We gathered several hundred Lt. Amore specifically thanked
proofs needed and drafted multiple his retired coworkers, trainers, and
policies to gain accredited status. Al- command officers, along with his
though Sgt. Boruta and I led the current support staff, officers, ser-
process, we had great support from geants, his fellow lieutenants, and
Chief Strong,” said Lt. Amore. “The Chief Strong.
accreditation process was truly a de- “I've formed strong bonds with
partment effort. Everyone was in- colleagues, both past and present. I
volved in making changes that made have the pleasure of working with
WPD a better agency.” very talented and professional offi-
Representatives from MACP at- cers. My coworkers are like family
tended the Wayne City Council meet- and I've formed life-long friends,”
ing on Tuesday, May 2nd, to officially said Lt. Amore.
award accreditation to the Wayne Po- Lt. Amore has been married to
lice Department. his wife for 13 years and they have
The WPD stated that less than Lieutenant Robert Amore was presented with the 2022 Wayne Police Department four children. “One of things I like
10% of law enforcement agencies in about the award process - it’s not
the State of Michigan are accredited, Police Officer of the Year Award by Chief Ryan Strong. just me making the decision. It's a
so this is a significant honor. said Chief Strong. “Accreditation al- words and actions. I am tremen- decision made by all of us. This was
We could not have done the ac- lows us to prove to the community dously proud of the hard work that a team decision and it’s well de-
creditation without him [Lt. Amore],” we are true professionals in both our our entire team put into the accredi- served,” said Chief Strong.

10 · August 2023 · The Wayne Dispatch