A member of the Chatham-Kent Police Service is in the running for a provincial award.

Kristine Herfst, photo courtesy of policehero.ca.

Kristine Herfst has been nominated for the Police Association of Ontario’s Hero of the Year award.

She works with the CPIC unit, serves as a board member for Victim Services, and helps out with a number of community events, including the Polar Plunge, Shop with a Cop, toy and food drives, and events in support of the Chatham-Kent Women’s Centre.

Nominations are open to any member of an Ontario police force or 911 dispatchers, excluding Toronto Police and the OPP.

Chatham-Kent Constable Amy Finn, who has since retired and moved on to a career in municipal politics, won the Community Role Model award in 2018.