Lebanon Officer Receives Honor for Role in Crisis Intervention

A Lebanon Police Officer has been named the recipient of the Meritorious Police Service Award.

According to a release from the Lebanon Police Department, Senior Officer Jeremy Perkins received the honor for responding to an emergency call of a suicidal individual. The individual had cut their throat and was in need of medical attention.

Perkins was the first officer to arrive at the scene, where he immediately began a dialogue with the distressed citizen. He was able to build a rapport with the individual, which led to the de-escalation of the situation and their compliance to surrender the weapon.

Officers from the Lebanon PD are trained in crisis intervention, which played a key role in the successful outcome of the incident.