Perry Township Police Department

Thank you Perry Police Department for the excellent job last night during the armed standoff. The time you took to ensure the troubled man was not injured or worse by yourselves is very commendable. The support received by neighboring police departments and the Stark County Sheriff's Department is also most appreciated. I could see the incident from my home and believed, and felt, I was safe the entire time due to the professionalism shown by all involved.

Around Noon today, Feb. 26, 2017 on hwy 30 just past Whipple exit, my daughter, my grandson, my son - in - law's mother, and I were involved in a very scary incident. We were on the road back from a horse training session with a horse trailer in tow. My daughter was driving a GMC 3500 duelly with a 3 horse trailer attached by goose neck. We were going at least 65. My daughter was passing a car when the left front tire blew . The Angels were with us. My daughter was able to keep the truck from fish tailing with the trailer. Once we were able to stop the trunk and trailer, she had gotten us on the median safely.

After we knew no one was injured and the horse was not injured, we thanked Jesus . My daughter and I looked at the damage, and saw it was much worse than we thought. Traffic was flying by, and we were stuck. Just then, two police cars pulled up behind us in a staggered position. A police officer jumped out of each car, and ran toward us. The first words out of their mouths were are you injured? Is your horse injured? What can we do to help? They put cones out, and slowed down the traffic.

My daughter was now very upset from the idea of what could have been, but the Kind Words and Gentle voices to her of Officer Cecil and Officer Watson was all she needed. I called AAA, and they put us on top priority. The wonderful officers made sure that my grandson was ok, because he was scared that something bad had happened to us. But these Wonderful men helped calm everyone down, and they said they would not leave us into we were taken care of by AAA. AAA showed up in less than 20 minutes, and these fine Officers made sure that we had called our insurance company, and we had taken pictures. When AAA told us they had repaired the Truck, at least well enough to get us home, Both Officer Cecil and Officer Watson told us they would keep traffic away from us until we were safely back on the road. Their kindness, their calm demeanor, their attitude were so comforting, I cannot say enough. I know this is just their job, but to us, they went above and beyond to make us feel safe . Thank you so much to two of America's Finest-Officer Cecil ( who is retiring soon) and Office Watson. May God Bless you both, and keep you safe as you just do your job! Thank you, again, so much.