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Tiffany Sides
Resident Tiffany Sides received the 2015 Citizen Commendation Award from the police department.
Police Chief Jim Roberson recognized the service of Homewood resident Tiffaney Sides at the June 22 city council meeting by awarding her the 2015 Citizen Commendation Award.
The Citizen Commendation Award is given to “a citizen or business in recognition of commendable service through assistance and support” to the police department. Roberson and Mayor Scott McBrayer presented Sides with a plaque at the beginning of the meeting.
Sides received the award due to her actions on Feb. 18. After observing four suspicious men coming out from a house under renovation in her neighborhood, Sides called 911 and reported the activity and a description of the men. She remained on the phone as the call was answered and updated the police on the suspects’ locations.
“You have a gut feeling that something’s not right,” Sides said of her decision to call 911.
Her actions resulted in the arrest of the four men, who had broken into the home and had stacked televisions, wine, silverware and power tools by the side door to steal later.
“Every neighborhood should have alert and caring neighbors like Tiffaney,” Roberson said in a prepared statement during the meeting.
“I felt that I was just doing what anyone else would do. It’s my job as a neighbor and citizen of Homewood,” Sides said. “I would hope that everyone would call.”
