PC840 Roderick Psaila has won the officer of the year award for jumping into the sea in Ta’ Xbiex on March 15 in a bid to save a person caught in a car underwater.

Another five officers PC1585 James Weatherill, PC103 Ton Joe Farrugia, PC79 Antoine Grixti, PC173 Jonathan Agius and PC435 David d’Amato were awarded a a certificate of merit during a ceremony at the police headquarters this morning.

The police district four, which is made up of Cospicua, Senglea, Vittorios, Kalkara, Zabbar, Xghajra and Marsascala, won the shield for registering the highest drop in the criminality rate.

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