Middletown Police Officer Awarded New York State Medal of Valor

Middletown Police Officer Evan Barone speaks after being presented with the award of New York State Police Officer Medal of Valor at Paramount Theatre in Middletown, N.Y., on Nov. 1, 2022. Cara Ding/The Epoch Times

Middletown officer Evan Barone received the 2020 New York State Police Officer Medal of Valor from Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado at the Paramount Theatre on Nov. 2.

Barone is the first Middletown officer to get the award since its inception in 1984.