Douglas County Sheriff’s Workplace Detective Joe Pollack was honored by the Sheriff’s Workplace on Friday morning.
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — The Douglas County Sheriff’s Workplace (DCSO) honored fallen Deputy Joe Pollack, who died of COVID-19 final week.
“Quite a lot of you knew him because the man with actually unhealthy jokes or the man with the New York accent. However, I believe all of us knew him by his love for others,” Kelsey Pollack, Joe’s daughter, stated.
DCSO stated his demise is taken into account a line of responsibility demise. The Sheriff’s Workplace held a procession for Pollack on Friday morning.
“I’m gonna share some insights about detective Joe Pollack, a real true blue cop’s cop,” Sheriff Tony Spurlock, Douglas County, stated.
Spurlock stated Pollack was a proficient investigator.
“The man was unbelievable. He had the unbelievable potential to speak to individuals. He would get individuals to admit on a regular basis,” Spurlock stated.
Earlier than Pollack labored as a detective within the Douglas County Sheriff’s Workplace, he was a New York Metropolis police officer for 20 years. He moved to Colorado shortly after 9/11 and his good friend Lt. Tommy Barrella stated Pollack had to return to assist.
“Joe flew again to New York to go all the way down to Floor Zero and begin doing what all people wished to do and he was capable of go do,” Barrella stated. “He met up together with his companion of 18 years, Detective Robert Bobby Williamson and commenced sifting by way of the rubble.”
However, Barella stated that work began well being points that ended with Pollack contracting COVID on the job.
“Joe didn’t escape the bodily results of Floor Zero, however was capable of handle them through the years. Sadly, the results of Floor Zero additionally caught up with Joe as he battled COVID over the previous couple of weeks and in the end handed away,” Barrella stated.
The memorial service happened on the Southeast Christian Church positioned at 9650 Jordan Street in Parker. It was open to the general public and live-streamed on the church’s YouTube web page.
The procession began on the Douglas County Fairgrounds, positioned at 500 Fairgrounds Street in Fort Rock. The procession continued on the next route:
• Westbound Plum Creek Pkwy to northbound Interstate 25
• I-25 north to E-470
• E-470 to southbound Jordan Street
• Jordan Street south to Southeast Christian Church
The Sheriff’s Workplace stated the northbound lanes of I-25 and the eastbound lanes of E-470 have been closed from 9:30 a.m. till the procession was clear. The street has since been reopened.
Over his profession with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Workplace, Pollack received two Medals of Valor. Throughout the service, Sheriff Spurlock posthumously awarded Pollack the third Medal of Valor for his actions throughout the Stem Faculty Highlands Ranch capturing in 2019.
“I do know my Dad beloved what he did and he was actually good at it,” Kelsey Pollack stated. “Thanks all a lot for being right here and for that I wish to make a toast to the most effective man I do know, Joe Pollack.”
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