ROGERS PARK — The day after a 22-year-old man was shot in front of the Howard Area Community Center on Aug. 12, 11 24th District captains, sergeants and officers were among 244 honored citywide for their "response to increased violence" in the neighborhood, police said.

On Aug. 13, the officers were presented the awards by Superintendent Garry F. McCarthy at the district's Chicago Public Safety Headquarters, 3510 S. Michigan Ave.

From the 24th District, Captain Paul E. Kusinski, Sergeant Amin Jessani, and Police Officers Jessica M. Brady, Nestor L. DeJesus, Nicholas P. Duckhorn, Jeremiah L. Forsell, Michael W. Grzyb, Robert A Keller, Rosario Lazzara, Richard L. Piek and Chris J. Pillow all received special recognition for their increased efforts to deploy targeted crime-fighting strategies in the Rogers Park neighborhood.

In a statement, police said the officers had "recognized an uptick in gun-related incidents in the area" and, with their lieutenant at the helm, "developed a plan in response to increased violence."

"Mobilizing all of their resources, they increased surveillance activity and intelligence gathering as part of a plan to curtail the bloodshed," the statement said.

According to police, the tactical officers also "interrogated extensively" offenders who'd been arrested for narcotics, leading to a number of search warrants that yielded weapons, cash, ammunition, drugs and more.

"The results of the Rogers Park (24th) Tactical Team’s efforts led to an incalculable positive impact on public safety," police said.

Police in the 24th District also recently announced a successful round of a "reverse" prostitution sting in which 12 "Johns" — or men soliciting sex acts from prostitutes — had been arrested on Clark Street.

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