Pictured is Pinecrest Officer Julian Perez holding the 2013 Law Enforcement Officer Foundation Uniform Service Award he was given recently, accompanied by Police Chief Samuel Ceballos (right) and Deputy Chief Peter Skumanich. Perez was given the LEO Award for preventing a military veteran from committing suicide with a handgun. Officer Perez also was awarded the Pinecrest Police Department 2013 Medal of Valor and was recognized last July by the Miami-Dade County Association of Chiefs of Police with the Officer of the Month Award.
