Co-honorees for Sunny Isles Beach Officer of the Month
Lynda Peeler

Officer Ray Atesiano has before been celebrated as Sunny Isles Beach Officer of the Month, as has Detective Michael Mulvey. Detective Mulvey's exemplary dedication and thorough work reached acclaim outside our ranks when he was honored two years ago as Top Cop in the Nation.

The efforts that bring these two fine officers of the law to this honor began on September 4, 2003 when one of the local hotels executive offices was burglarized, losing valuable computer and audiovisual equipment. The owner's worst fear centered around the
permanent loss of valuable files.

When the original report was written it was undetermined how the perpetrators gained entry to the premises, but there was a surveillance camera that after hours of reviewing Detective
Mulvey was able to secure images of two unknown suspects. He created a flyer for all police personnel, and as Chief Maas said, "Bingo" - enter Officer Atesiano who recognized the image of one of suspects as a resident of the city who he had encountered before.
Mulvey used this information to carry on a neighborhood search for the suspect. Locating the, now two, suspects, a subsequent arrest was made with full confessions to the crime.

Better news yet was the stolen property was retrieved and returned to the hotel. The owners were astonished and could not express enough gratitude for the effort and professionalism these two officers. Detective Mulvey took the extra step to do a crime
prevention analysis of the business to help prevent future crime.

This case exhibits teamwork, effective communication and sharing of information to get the job done with efficiency. For this and much more Officer Atesiano and Detective Mulvey are celebrated as our Sunny Isles Beach Police Department Officers of the Month.
Congratulations to you both.



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