Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, Bernie Kosar & U.S. Marshals Receive AG Award

Gina DeJesus and Amanda Berry stand next to Bernie Kosar. They along with others received the Community Partnership for Public Safety Award. Photo: Photo courtesy of the U.S. Marshals Northern District of Ohio

WASHINGTON D.C. - Survivors Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus, former Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar, the U.S. Marshals Northern District of Ohio and others were honored by the Attorney General's office on Monday. They along with the others listed below received the Community Partnership for Public Safety Award. The award recognizes the significant contributions of citizens and organizations that have assisted the Department in the accomplishment of these programs.

This award honors the recipients for their dedicated work in locating and recovering missing children across the Northern District of Ohio. Over the past eighteen months, the U.S. Marshals Service has partnered directly with local law enforcement agencies and members of the community to run targeted searches for missing and endangered juveniles. Operation Safety Net, which concluded in September 2020, resulted in the recovery of 35 missing children and the establishment of a permanent Missing Child Unit. In August 2021, another targeted effort was run in the Akron area which resulted in 23 missing/endangered juveniles being located and recovered. Dozens more juveniles have been safely recovered since the start of the Missing Child Unit.   

The following are recipients for the Community Partnership for Public Safety Award:

U.S. Marshals Northern District of Ohio

William Boldin, Criminal Investigator

Anne Murphy, Assistant Chief

John Majoy, Chief of Police Newburgh Heights Police Department

Scott Gardner, Chief of Police East Cleveland Police Department

Amanda Berry, Survivor and Missing Person Advocate

Carrie Young, Producer, Fox Channel 8 News

Andy Fishman, News Director, Fox Channel 8 News

Bernie Kosar, Former Cleveland Browns Quarterback

Gina DeJesus, Survivor and Founder of The Cleveland Center for Missing Persons

Karen McHenry, Bellefaire JCB Missing and Homeless Youth Program

Kara Davis, Program Administrator, Cuyahoga Children and Family Services

Maureen Draye, Program Administrator, Cuyahoga Children and Family Services

Photo: Photo courtesy of the U.S. Marshals Northern District of Ohio

Bernie KosarPhoto: Photo courtesy of the U.S. Marshals Northern District of Ohio

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