ARLINGTON, Va. — Arlington County Police officers were among first responders honored at the Arlington Chamber of Commerce Public Safety Awards after a stabbing response in which both victims survived, according to ARLnow.com coverage of the annual ceremony.
ARLnow reported that the event recognized personnel from the Arlington County Police Department, Arlington County Fire Department, Arlington County Sheriff’s Office and the county’s Department of Public Safety Communications and Emergency Management for responses to critical incidents and overall excellence.
Life-saving police response after a stabbing call
The police Life-Saving Award went to Corporal Jason Pardee, Corporal John Craig, Corporal Kristina Mulrooney, Officer Marc Landicho, Officer Zachary Hackfeld and Officer Trevor Wright, according to ARLnow.
The officers were recognized for their response to a November 2025 stabbing incident in the 200 block of North Glebe Road, the report said.
“Due to the officers’ swift and coordinated lifesaving efforts, both victims survived, underwent successful surgery and were discharged within days of the incident,” ARLnow reported from the awards program.
Fire, dispatch and sheriff’s office honorees also recognized
The Chamber’s Valor with Life-Saving Award went to Arlington County Fire Department Battalion Chief John Snider, Firefighter John Duggan and Firefighter Brandon Porter for their response to an August 2025 house fire on 8th Street South in Alcova Heights, where a resident was trapped inside, according to the report.
ARLnow also reported that Ryan Scarzella, a supervisor with the Department of Public Safety Communications and Emergency Management, received a Life-Saving Award for giving CPR instructions by phone after a 73-year-old man collapsed and was not breathing.
Other honorees included Arlington County Sheriff’s Office administrative specialist Rosslyn Howard, Arlington County Police Corporal Robert Stanley and Sergeant Mark Francis, and multiple public-safety teams recognized for meritorious service, the report said.
Why this matters
The ceremony is a reminder that life-saving outcomes often come from coordinated work across the whole public-safety chain: patrol officers stopping bleeding and stabilizing victims, dispatchers coaching callers before units arrive, firefighters making rescues under dangerous conditions and sheriff’s office personnel sustaining the systems around that work.
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