Members of various branches of law enforcement were honored for their services during an award ceremony Thursday in Yucca Valley. The Morongo Basin Chapter 71 of the International Footprint Association honored representatives from the Joshua Tree National Park Service, the County Probation Department, the County Sheriff Court Services, Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Department, the California Highway Patrol, the United States Marine Corps provost marshal’s office, and the U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service. Managing Editor Tami Roleff tells about the accomplishments of some of the honorees…
Among those who were honored were Sheriff’s Deputy Shauna Ables, CHP Officer Simon Miller, and military police officer Lt. Kelly Guinther. Officer Miller, who joins his brothers Levi, Jesse and Caleb at the Morongo Basin CHP station, led the entire Morongo Basin Area in total DUI arrests for the 2012-2013 fiscal year, and was recently recognized by San Bernardino Chapter of Mothers Against Drunk-Driving (MADD) for his hard work. This was Officer Miller’s second consecutive MADD award. Also among those honored Thursday was Lt Kelly Guinther, a civilian Police Officer with the Combat Center’s military police. Lt. Guinther was recognized for his outstanding performance as the Assistant Operations Officer while simultaneously conducting the duties of the Accident Investigations Chief for the last three to four months due to an absence in the billet. He is also the base’s Violence Prevention Officer.
