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Corporal Kris M. Korsun
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The Hillsborough Township P.B.A. Local #205 sadly announces the
untimely passing of one of its own...retired Corporal Kris M. Korsun.
After a long battle with cancer, Kris
passed on quietly at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital on April 20, 2006. Kris (or the Silver Fox as we called him), began his law enforcement
career on March 16, 1970 when he was appointed to the Hillsborough
Township Police Department. On December 8, 1970, he became one of
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charter members of P.B.A. Local #205. During his career, he always
displayed a professionalism and dedication to duty that helped to
establish the reputation that this Department enjoys today.
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Corporal Korsun's 26 years with the Hillsborough Township Police
Department were spent assigned to the Patrol Division. During that
time he accumulated numerous letters of appreciation from citizens that
he assisted. A common theme among these letters was Kris' genuine
concern and caring attitude. An excerpt from one of these letters
pretty much says it all: "The influence and concern he showed the
children gave them trust."
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Kris received several Command Citations from Hillsborough Township's
Chief of Police during his years here. These were for diligent
observations and commitment to proper police procedure which resulted in
the apprehensions of suspects in thefts, burglaries and an armed
robbery. He was also recognized by Manville's Chief of Police for
his assistance in apprehending a suspect who had just robbed a
convenience store. The suspect had been hiding in a local scrap
dealer's warehouse which was subsequently searched with the aid of a
canine unit. After failing to locate the suspect, the canine unit
moved out of the building to the outer perimeter of the property.
Kris did not believe that the suspect had been able to escape from the
building, so he remained close. He and other officers began
another search of the building. While searching the building, Kris
found the suspect hiding behind and under a pile of scrap metal and
barrels that were stacked in a corner of the building. There is no
doubt that without Corporal Korsun's diligence and perseverance, this
criminal would have gone undetected and would have escaped apprehension
and prosecution.
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Corporal Korsun also received many letters of appreciation from the
Chief of Police. One in particular really illustrates his
outstanding qualities. Kris was working the 3:00 PM-11:00 PM shift
on this particular day. Both he and another officer were
dispatched to a rescue squad call where a 14 month old girl had
apparently stopped breathing. Upon his arrival, Kris immediately
recognized the situation as critical. He began to provide
artificial respirations to the little girl until oxygen could be
administered. Thanks to his quick action, the child was revived.
His experience and easy going manner resulted in his being appointed to
one of the first corporal positions established in this Department on
January 30, 1989. He served as a Field Training Officer for new
officers and he imparted his fine qualities onto his trainees.
Many of the officers we have today are of the fine caliber that they
are, thanks to Kris Korsun.
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| All the members of the Hillsborough Township P.B.A. Local #205 wish
to offer Kris' wife Christine and his family our sincerest condolences
for their loss. As for the men and women of P.B.A. Local #205, we
will never forget Kris. For those of us who knew him, he will live on in our memories
forever, and for the new officers who were never fortunate enough to
have known Kris, he will live on in the war stories that we will tell
them. They
will learn many lessons from the stories of Kris' exploits, but more
importantly they will learn the philosophy that Kris governed his career
by; "If you're going to be a cop, BE A DAMNED GOOD ONE!"
We will miss you, Kris. |
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