With his wife looking on, Cheney Police Department Sgt. Chad Eastep is congratulated on receiving the medal of valor by Police Chief John Hensley.
Cheney Police Department Sgt. Chad Eastep has been awarded the medal of valor from the National Chiefs of Police Association for his actions at a December 2015 apartment fire that saved property and lives.
Police Chief John Hensley presented the award to Eastep at the City Council's Feb. 23 meeting in front of family, friends and fellow officers. Hensley said the award is "important and prestigious."
"I think I've only awarded five or six (medal of valor) in my 22 years as a police chief," Hensley said.
At approximately 3:15 a.m. on the morning of Dec. 7, Eastep responded to a fire call at the...
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