Port Royal staff sergeant lauded for community-minded policing in Law Enforcement Officer of the Year award

Port Royal Police Chief Jeff Myers read a recommendation from department captains presenting Staff Sergeant Marion Marlin Green as the Law Enforcement Officer of the Year. Myers noted Green "has served with the Port Royal Police Department since 2019 and currently serves as a shift supervisor," and described Green as a retired U.S. Marine who contributes to a multi-jurisdictional crime scene unit and the department's drone unit.

Myers also recounted a recent interaction in which Green encountered a homeless teenager at a local park and, instead of moving him along, "brought the teenager back to the police department, made sure he had food, and arranged for him to shower at the local YMCA," and has continued to check on him. The presentation framed Green's recognition around professional leadership coupled with repeated acts of community engagement.