FARMINGTON — The Farmington Police Department recently announced that Officer Bridgette Gilbert was named Employee of the Quarter for the Summer of 2014.

A portion of the letter from Chief Peck to Officer Gilbert recognized her for her efforts for setting personal goals to enforce motor-vehicle laws to make the community safer by stopping almost 200 vehicles during the school vacation period. Upon her return to Mt. Blue High School as the resource officer, she was rewarded with the 2014-15 Mt. Blue Service Award.

This annual award is presented to an individual who constantly strives to enhance the school environment and demonstrates service to the district outside of their job description. Officer Gilbert was chosen by approximately 400 Regional School Unit 9 employees. The chief also commented on her compassion, work ethic and personal goal setting which all are attributed to helping the Farmington Police Department meet its mission “to create a feeling of safety for the people within the Town of Farmington”.

In addition, Sgt. Edward Hastings and Officer Derrick Doucette were recognized in letters from the Chief.

Sgt. Hastings was recognized for his actions that brought about a quick arrest on a reported gross sexual assault that occurred in July. He identified, located and apprehended the suspect. He also obtained a confession from the individual. This brought about a sense of relief for the victim and showed our citizens that the Farmington Police Department will work quickly, but diligently to bring safety to our community.

Officer Doucette was recognized for his traffic enforcement efforts during the Summer of 2014. Over the last three months, the agency identified and charged 11 different motorists with speeding in excess of 30 miles per hour over the posted speed limit. Officer Doucette was responsible for apprehending seven of those. The Chief wrote in the letter of recognition: “It is impossible to tell how many motor vehicle crashes you may have prevented due to your diligence and hard work.”