Police video shows Fredericksburg Sheriff’s Lt. Tabatha Merrell and Fredericksburg Police Lt. Aimee Lynch talking down a would-be jumper from the Falmouth bridge on Dec. 14, 2022.
Lt. Tabatha Merrell said there was no question in her mind that she would stop to help the young woman who was poised to jump off the Falmouth Bridge on that cold night last December.
Fredericksburg Sheriff’s Office Lt. Tabatha Merrell listens as Rick Oertel, past commander of the American Legion's Department of Virginia, describes the various ways the veterans' organizations does various services to support first responders, including police officers and emergency service workers.
The Law Enforcement Officer of the Year award from the American Legion is given annually to one police officer in the state. The Legion also honors one firefighter in Virginia.
Fredericksburg Sheriff’s Lt. Tabatha Merrell receives the American Legion’s Law Enforcement Officer of the Year award for Virginia from Rick Oertel, past commander of the Department of Virginia, at the Fredericksburg Sheriff’s Office on Thursday.
Fredericksburg Sheriff’s Lt. Tabatha Merrell receives the American Legion’s Law Enforcement Officer of the Year award for Virginia from Rick Oertel, past commander of the Department of Virginia, at the Fredericksburg Sheriff’s Office on Thursday.
The Law Enforcement Officer of the Year award from the American Legion is given annually to one police officer in the state. The Legion also honors one firefighter in Virginia.
Fredericksburg Sheriff’s Office Lt. Tabatha Merrell listens as Rick Oertel, past commander of the American Legion's Department of Virginia, describes the various ways the veterans' organizations does various services to support first responders, including police officers and emergency service workers.
