Deano was 1 of 20 Florida State Troopers to be honored and to be a part of the "2007 CENTURY ACHIEVERS RECOGNITION EVENT " on April 23, 2007.
He was honored @ 2 ceremonies in Tallahassese, Florida. The first was a luncheon at the Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center, given by Florida's chapter of MADD with keynote speaker being Governor Charlie Crist and the second was held at Florida Highway Patrol's Headquarters & given by Colonel Christopher Knight.
Deano was recognizied for being a "Life Saver" at the MADD luncheon and received an award for his commitment to enforcing Florida's DUI laws, "100+ DUI ARRESTS". The second award was given to him from the Colonel at FHP's Headquarters and it was an Outstansding Service Award 2007, "ONE HUNDRED CLUB".
Deano achieved these 2 awards by arresting 128 motorists for driving under the influence during 2006. He arrested 128 motorists in 10 months, the last 2 months of the year he promoted out of Troop C into Troop L's Motor Unit and was attending the Motor school in November and December.
CONGRATULATIONS and Keep up the good work, we commend you and your hard work, TROOPER DEANO KATES-PAULUS!!!!!!
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