Todd Ackerman, right, president of the Ridgefield Exchange Club, stands with his daughters Holland and Piper and Officer Fernando Luis at the Ridgefield Police Department’s Officer of the Year award ceremony on March 25 at the Leir Retreat Center. Officer Luis was named the department’s top cop earlier in the month for his service to the Ridgefield community, including the high school, where he serves as the school resource officer. The newly charted exchange club sponsored the event and awarded Officer Luis its first-ever plaque. —Dick Aarons photo
