Officer Diego Serrano (center), who captured a robbery suspect on the run, won honors as Miami-Dade Police Kendall District Officer of the Month from Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) chair Barry White (left) and congratulations of Maj. Christopher Carothers. The presentation was made at the Apr. 24 CAC meeting.Officer Serrano, answering a call within minutes, identified the subject who had stolen a $20 bill from an elderly woman at a SW 152nd Street check-cashing store. The subject was arrested when spotted in flight at Carver Boulevard and Lincoln Boulevard, thanks to Officer Serrano’s quick response immediately after the suspect had fled from the store on foot.
