Officer of the Month the North Miami Police Department

The North Miami Police Department's "Officer of the Month" for June is Detective Brigette Pace, who is currently assigned to the Investigation Unit. Sergeant Trevor Shinn nominated her after recognizing her effort, resourcefulness and dedication to duty in the following case: On may 18, 2008, Detective Pace responded to an armed carjacking where a subject approached the victim pretending he was lost, then pulled out a gun, ordered the victim out of the car and told her to leave her purse. The victim, fearing for her life, complied. The subject then fled in her vehicle. While investigating this case, Det. Pace learned of another armed robbery that had just ocurred where the subject's original vehicle was used.

That vehicle was later found abandoned at an apartment complex. Through tedious investigative work, Det. Pace came up with a suspect and proceeded to work with the Crime Analyst Claudia Parada to find the link between the address of the abandoned vehicle and the suspect.

Det. Pace and Crime Analyst Parada discovered a suspect know as Jay Jay and, when shown in a photo line-up, was positively identified by the victim. Continuing with the investigation, Detective Pace learned that Jay Jay had fled to Port St. Lucie when he learned the police wanted him.

On June 15, Detective Pace and additional investigators responded to Port St. Lucie where members of the Port St. Lucie Police Department provided assistance as Jay Jay was tracked down and taken into custody. He was subsequently transported to St. Lucie PD where Detective Pace interviewed him. She obtained a full confession of both the armed carjacking and the armed robbery that occurred on May 18, 2008.

Detective Pace was selected as Officer of the Month for June 2008 and will be honored at the Greater North Miami Chamber of Commerce luncheon, held monthly at the Miami Shores Country Club, on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at Noon.

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