Last night, at the Lower Providence Township Board of Supervisors meeting, seven officers were awarded a Bravery Commendation and six officers were awarded a Unit Commendation by Chief Jackson for their professional actions and bravery involving an armed suspect on June 10, 2021.

The incident began when a Lower Providence Township Code Enforcement Officer entered the residence of 4045 Cardin Place to perform an inspection at the home for known hoarding conditions. The resident, Thomas Razzi, immediately displayed a firearm and began to act aggressively toward the Code Enforcement Officer, who was fortunate enough to exit the residence and get to safety.  A call was placed into 9-1-1 and moments after officers arrived on scene, they were met with loud explosions and gunfire that could be heard from within Razzi’s residence. The residence quickly became engulfed in flames and officers immediately developed a plan to safely evacuate the residents in the surrounding homes. The officers were able to accomplish this task under dangerous and difficult circumstances with no injuries to residents or emergency responders. After safely evacuating the residents, the officers remained on scene to provide security for fire personnel, who were called to suppress the building fire that destroyed several homes.