Beyond The Badge

The following nomination letter was written by Police Chief Lance Call of the American Fork Police Department: Officer Brain Morgan, an eleven year veteran of police service, was called to the home of the Davenport family about mid-day on April 7, 2016. Tyler Davenport reported to Officer Morgan that his two daughters, 5 year old Kimberly (Kimmie) and 10 year old Laura, had been outside jumping on the family trampoline with friends, when three Jr. High age boys walked by the house. One of the boys picked up Kimmie's brand new "Frozen" scooter and started riding off with it. The frantic girls yelled at the boys to leave the scooter but to no avail. Kimmie's scooter was gone. Kimmie was crestfallen. After gathering all the necessary information for the police report, Officer Morgan spent some time searching the neighborhood for the stolen scooter. It isn't uncommon that the thief of a bicycle or scooter will ride it for a couple of blocks or to their intended destination and then abandon it. In spite of his bes