South Windsor Police Officers Honored For Bravery, Leadership

South Windsor Police Officers Honored For Bravery, Leadership

By JESSE LEAVENWORTH

The Hartford Courant

August 11, 2009


SOUTH WINDSOR — - Officer Mark Cleverdon was new to the police force in September 2008 when he responded alone to a violent, bloody scene.

As Cleverdon pulled up at 174 Krawski Drive, he saw a young man in the front yard hit an older woman on the head with a baseball bat. The nearly naked man, later identified as Mark Schneider, continued hitting his mother, Sandy Schneider, after Cleverdon drew his pistol and ordered him to stop, police have said.

As Mark Schneider hesitated between blows, Cleverdon shot him with a Taser, subduing him enough to make the arrest, Commander Matthew Reed said Monday. Cleverdon "understood this was a deadly force situation, but when there was hesitation, he had the wherewithal to holster his weapon and use his Taser," Reed said.

"That's really what makes it remarkable — one, he was so new, and he applied his training perfectly," Reed said.
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South Windsor Police Officers Honored For Bravery