Bethpage-Tribune_1984-03-01

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VOL. 14 NO. 47 Week of March 1-7,1984 20 cents per copy
Tops In '83 Triple Play
P. O. Charles Seich
ByJ. Resto
In January of 1984, the
Eighth Precinct Top jCop
Committee convened for the
purpose of selecting the man
behind the shield who would
claim the distinction of
being the "Top Cop for
1963". That man was Police
.Officer Charles Seich,
Shield #377, 8th precient.
Officer Seich was appointed,
to/the Department in April
of 1970 and is presently
assigned to radio motor
patrolsector 811.
In the following para­graphs,
the BETHPAGE
TRIBUNE takes pride in
elaborating on some of the
accomplishments that led to
the selection of Officer Seich
as Top Cop of *83;
On an August morning in
1983, P.O. Seich stopped an
auto on Hempstead Turn­pike
in Levittown. The vehi­cle
possibly, fit the descrip­tion
of a car and occupants
that were previously
involved in a disturbance.
After checking the auto and
occupants, P.O. Seich inves­tigated
further and found
that the registration plate
was the same plate seen in
the vicinity of a burglary in
Hicksville the night before.
The investigation eventually
'shed' fire in November,
Officer Seich arrived on the
scene to find the entire house
engulfed in flames. A
women was trapped on the ,
garage roof. With the help of
P.O. Thomas Graham, the
two officers removed the
women to safety. Mean­while,
another occupant
who had vacated the build­ing,
re-entered the structure
in an attempt to recover per­sonal
property. Despite the
intense smoke and heat.
Officer Seich entered the
house and removed the
occupant to safety. The vic­tim
had already received 2nd
degree burns of the face, and
Officer Seich suffered from
smoke inhalation. For this
act of bravery, the Levit­town
Fire Department pres­ented
Officer Seich with an
award. _
He has also iseen the recip­ient
of the American Cancer
Society Donnerfeld Award.
Police Officer Charlie
Seich, a man of decisive
thinking, quick action and
self-sacrificing bravery, is
certainly deserving of the
title: Top Cop Of 1983.
resulted in the arrest of the
subjects for Burglary 2nd
degree and culminated in the
closing out of eighty-one
burglaries in the First,
Second, Seventy, Eighth
Precincts and Suffolk
County. It also resulted in
the recovery of $15,000 in
stolen goods and the closing
down of a major fencing
operation in the Hicksville
area.
In October of last year,
P.O. Seich received the Top
Cop of the Month award in
recognition of his quick
actions in saving the life of a
fifty-eight year old woman
who was in cardiac arrest.
Officer Seich was dis­patched
to a private home in
Levittown in answer to a call
for medical help. He arrived
to find a man giving mouth-to-
mouth resuscitation to
his wife. Officer Seich
immediately started cardiac
massage. Upon arrival of a
Fire Department ambu­lance,
the women was trans­ported
to NCMC with
Officer Seich still in attend­ance.
The attending physi­cian
at NCMC stated that
the quick and continued
action of P.O. Seich saved
the woman's life.
In response to a call for a
"Comingf
Up:
•
Night
Of
Stars
Music,
Song &
Dance
Beaming at the birth of her triplets, Denise Brunnhoelzl of Levittown,
(seated, right) shows them off at Mid-Island Hospital, Bethpage shortly
after their birth February 19th. Loking in are Clover White, head nurse
and daddy, Edward (standing) and Sarah Petjuzzi, assistant head nurse
(left, seated) and sister Keri, 3. The triplets, Michele, 5 lb., 13 oz.; Nicole, 6
lb., 2 oz.; and Edward, 6 lb., 3 oz. are all resting confortably. Mrs.
Brunnhoelzl, a native of North Massapequa, didn't expect the triple birth
until notified of the possibility in January. Daddy, a partner in an Amity-ville
body shop, was delighted with tripling his family.
Bethpage Bakers
Florence CuUem is the Ex­ecutive"
Assistant at HOPE
FOR YOUTH. A fact that
was erroueously left out of
last weeks feature story.
Oyster Bay Town Councilman John Venditto was one of the judges at the annual
bake-off sponsored by the Plainedge Girl Scouts. Among the entrants were (left to right)
Angela DeRuvo of Bethpage, Heather Smith of Bethpage, Joan Grey of Massapequa, Lisa
Stillwell of Bethpage, Christine Carioti of Bethpage, Alison Greenfield of North Massape­qua,
Gina Petrcllo of Bethpage and Rosemary Staltare of Bethpage.