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America Tamil Sangam honors NYPD Captain Stanley George
​NEW YORK: ​
Captain Stanley George, the highest ranking Indian American in the New York Police Department ​ (NYPD) was presented with Community Service Award by the America Tamil Sangam in recognition of his stellar help to the Indian community​.
Prakash
M Swamy president and John Joseph, chairman of the Sangam presented the award
to George.
The
NYPD is the largest municipal police department in the World. Captain is the
highest rank, one can achieve through ​in the NYPD. The citation
read Captain George has been a tremendous source of help for our Indian
community in the United States as well as in India. He has been a
Police Officer for ​25 years. During these years, he has assisted hundreds
of our people in their time of need. He is certainly a strength,
voice and refuge for the Indian Community at large. Captain George is a highly
decorated officer with many accolades.
​Former President ​APJ
​Abdul Kalam honored him at N​ew ​York​. He was recognized by the Nassau
County for his invaluable services during the 911 disaster. He received “the
man of the year" award from the Kerala Center twice. He was also a
recipient of Pravasi Kerala Award in 2010. Many cultural, civic and religious
organizations ​such as Federation of Indian Associations, Jackson Heights Merchant
Association, the Desi Soicety, the Assemblies of God and Greater New York
Malayalee Community​ have honored him in the past.
He was born in Kerala and finished High School before migrating to the United States. He pursued his studies at Baruch, majoring in Accounting.He started his career in the NYPD as an Accountant before joining the force. He is married to Beena and together they have two children.