Norman Miller can be reached at 50 or For up-to-date public safety news, follow him on Twitter or on Facebook at /NormanMillerCrime. "Personally, I feel the biggest impact police officers can make is talking to the people in the community, reaching out to the people in the community." "Those things made the biggest impact with me," Berger said. More: Wayland Police Chief Robert Irving announces retirementīerger said he was "fortunate" to take part in community police events such as citizen police academies or "Pops with Cops," where officers gave out ice cream pops during the summer. "As a young officer, I didn't think much about that, but as you get older and you get a little more mature, you realize that a lot of what you do is make connections to the people in the community you serve." "(Retired) Chief Robert Irving told me to make a friend a day," said Berger. He also referees youth hockey games.īerger said some advice he received early in his career has turned out to serve him well in his time as a police officer. He said he plans on possibly moving to Florida after his son graduates from college. "That positive reinforcement of working with others to solve crimes is something I really enjoyed."īerger said he will continue to work, but in the private sector. "I was able to solve the crime with the teamwork of other agencies," he said. Berger won an award for the work on that case. Her former boyfriend, Nathaniel Fujita, was later convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole.Īnother case that sticks out to Berger was a multi-community investigation into a group of people who were going into gyms and breaking into lockers, stealing wallets and keys and other personal items. Remembering Lauren: Memorial fund to hold event honoring Wayland teen murdered by ex-boyfriendĪstley was 18 when she was found slain in July 2011 in a Wayland marsh. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency celebrates Botswana, 'the finest place on God's Earth,' as surely as a woman’s intuition. and the creators come from the U.K., but The No. Thankfully, I've never been a victim of a violent crime, but that case certainly resonates for me and many people in the community." 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (DVD) The lead hails from the U.S. "There's not a day I don't think about her or her homicide, and the effects it had on her family, her friends and the community. "I think about Lauren Astley's case every day," he said. While Berger has investigated and helped solve numerous cases, there's one that always stands out.
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