PITTSBURGH (Newsradio 1020 KDKA) - Pittsburgh Police honored 93 officers and traffic guards at the 2nd annual Years of Service Recognition Ceremony Tuesday.
Those who have worked been working for 25, 30, 35 or 40 years with the Bureau.
The 19 Crossing Guards honored represent a total of 582 combined years of service.
The 74 officers recognized represent 1,980 years of service.
"I am truly honored and blessed to have worked with each of you at one time or another," Police Chief Scott Schubert said. "The city is blessed to have the likes of you out there protecting us. The work you do, putting your lives on the line each and every day, is truly incredible. … Knowing we have you out there is something I will forever be grateful for as a friend, as a colleague, and as a resident of Pittsburgh."
Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich thanked Crossing Guards for doing all the little things to keep children safe.
"You could have gone elsewhere, you could have taken a job with a suburban police agency likely with more pay and more predictable shifts, but you did not," Hissrich said. "You chose Pittsburgh. You made this your home and vowed to stay here and stand guard. … This is a hard job and often thankless. But you stayed with us. And the city of Pittsburgh is a better place because of you."
Mayor Bill Peduto was in attendance representing the people of the city.
"You have been the steady rock that has been the stabilizing force in a city did not know if it had a future let alone what that future may look like," Peduto said. "You dedicated yourself to one thing -- to serve the public, to keep law and order, to protect the children so that they had a future, and to let people know that they have a city that truly does care about them. I'm here tonight to share two words with you, from the 310,000 people who call this city home and the hundreds of thousands of people who visit this city every day: Thank you."
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