BEVERLY HILLS—On July 2, the Beverly Hills Police Department and the Rotary Club of Beverly Hills, announced that Officer Lowell Rose and Senior Forensic Specialist Segalit Oz received the Rotary Club’s annual service awards, which recognize exemplary service to the community.
Senior Forensic Specialist Oz was honored as BHPD Civilian of the Year, and Officer Rose was honored as BHPD Officer of the Year. The ceremony was held at the Beverly Hills Hotel on June 22. Former Beverly Hills Police Chief Mark G. Stainbrook presented the awards to during his final week before retiring.
Oz joined the department in 1999. She is part of the Identification Bureau. Her duties include documenting crime scenes by collecting, photographing, and processing physical evidence. She analyzes and develops latent fingerprints after collecting them and testifies in court as an expert witness regarding the results and the process used to examine crime-scene evidence.
Officer Rose is part of the Mental Health Evaluation Team, which assists individuals facing mental health challenges and connects them to appropriate care. He attended the ceremony with his partner to reflect the unit’s collaborative culture in the field.
By Daniel Diquinzio