Detective Jeff Ball Named Donelson Hermitage Chamber of Commerce Officer of the Year
November 9, 2006--
Hermitage Precinct Detective Jeff Ball today was honored by the Donelson Hermitage Chamber of Commerce as its 2006 Police Officer of the Year.
Ball, a 27-year police department veteran, was recognized for his outstanding investigative work that led to arrests in a string of Waffle House robbery cases. He was also instrumental in identifying the suspects in a rash of automobile burglaries in which the victims’ credit cards were used by the defendants to buy merchandise.
“Detective Ball is a committed, professional and dedicated member of the Metro Police Department who always displays a positive can-do attitude,” Hermitage Precinct Commander Michelle Richter said. “He works tirelessly on investigations and is truly deserving of this award.”
Earlier this year, Ball received the Theodore Roosevelt Association Police Award for returning to work despite the very critical injuries he received in a 1987 collision when a taxi cab pulled into the path of his police motorcycle. After several surgeries and months of rehabilitation, Ball returned to work in 1988.
“I had wanted to be a police officer from the time I was five or six,” Ball said. “I enjoy my work—and I wasn’t ready to retire.”
Detective Jeff Ball receives congratulations from Donelson Hermitage Chamber of Commerce President John Bennett.