HBPD lifesaver named countywide ‘Officer of the Year’

Holmes Beach Police Sgt. Tom Fraser, left, and Chief Bill Tokajer show off a plaque May 18 with nameplates for the Manatee County Hundred Club’s Law Enforcement Officers of the Year since 1999, including Fraser’s as winner of the 2023 award. In January, Fraser assisted in resuscitating Manatee County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Brett Getman, who suffered a heart attack while at the Anna Maria substation. In April, Fraser helped save another life when he used the Heimlich maneuver on a choking man at a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Bradenton. Islander Courtesy Photo