I imagine that people who have multiple encounters in the space of 36 hours with officers from the Middlebury Police Department would typically use the term unfortunate in describing the situation.

I was recently that person and I feel so fortunate to have had those officers involved in what I was dealing with.

They displayed professionalism, skill, compassion and empathy and were very effective in addressing the issues at hand.

It was excellent community policing and I commend them for their work.

Jessica Danyow

Middlebury