Ocean Ridge police officers, family and officials celebrate after several of the officers were honored for their professional achievements. FRONT (l-r): Town Manager Michelle Heiser, Sgt. Jimmy Pilon, Officer Matthew Powers, Officer Mario Galluscio with his wife, Christine, Officer William Ranta with his wife, Lauren, mother, Suzanne, and children, Mia and Billy Jr., Chief Scott McClure, Officer Debra Boyle with therapy K-9 Dash, and Officer Aaron Choban. BACK ROW (l-r): Commissioner Carolyn Cassidy, Mayor Geoff Pugh, Vice Mayor Steve Coz and Commissioner Ainar Aijala Jr. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
Ocean Ridge Police Sgt. Jimmy Pilon on July 8 was honored by town commissioners for the second time in a year for police work that helped solve crimes in other communities.
In May, he stopped a car in the 6800 block of North Ocean Boulevard that had a defective headlamp…