Sheriff
Hagy honored at NETC
has
accepted a position with Homeland Security
By Richard D. L. Fulton
Emmitsburg News Editor
EMMITSBURG,
Md. – Outgoing Frederick County Sheriff James W. Hagy
was honored Nov. 8 at the National Emergency Training Center
in recognition of his efforts and of those of his office in
supporting the NETC.
Hagy
did not run for re-election as sheriff this year, a position
he has held for the past 12. He has been offered, and has
accepted, the position of state and local law enforcement
coordinator for Homeland Security. No start date has been
set.
About
two-dozen business, law enforcement and Homeland Security
representatives held an award luncheon at NETC in Hagy’s
honor.
Presenting
certificates of appreciation and recognition to Hagy was Ronald
P. Face Jr., director of the Department of Homeland Security’s
NETC Management, Ops and Support Services.
A teary-eyed
Hagy thanked the presenters for the show of appreciation of
his and his office’s work with NETC, stating, “None
of us are what we are without all of you. The key is that
I’m only successful because all of you make me that
way.”
Face
told The Dispatch that the sheriff and his staff
from the county sheriff’s office “have been very
close friends to all of us here.”
When
the World Trade Center Towers were attacked on Sept. 11, 2001,
Face said, “We placed a call (to Hagy) and within minutes
he began to provide support to us at no expense to the county,”
including providing security at NETC for six months after
the attack.
The sheriff’s
office, Face said, “continues to maintain a good working
relationship” with NETC staff.
