Scholarships
2023 Scholarship Recipients
Detective Stephanie Fritch
Detective Fritch is currently and has been for the last several years assigned to our Investigations section as a Special Assault Unit Detective. As part of her assignment, Detective Fritch regularly investigates some of the most serious cases in our society. Those cases include but is not limited to Sexual Assaults, Rapes, Child Abuse, Child Pornography, and many other crimes.
Detective Fritch is passionate about her work and is dedicated to protecting children and adults that are the most vulnerable in our society.
A recent example of Detective Fritch’s outstanding work was her recent trial in which she gained a conviction and a 19-year prison sentence for a kidnapping and sexual assault suspect and predator who was serially targeting vulnerable women as a Lyft driver. According to the prosecutor’s office who worked closely with Detective Fritsch to gain a conviction in this case, they called Detective Fritsch among the best detectives they have ever encountered during their careers.
Besides this case, Detective Fritsch continually works on her cases to reach logical conclusions while striving for the pursuit of justice for our victims. I have told Detective Fritsch on a couple of occasions that if a crime happened against my child or family members, I would want someone like Detective Fritsch to investigate the case.
Detective Fritsch is also one of the main regional detectives that investigates ICAC (Internet Crimes Against Children) cases. She has served many search warrants and has made many arrests against several online child predators.
Although Detective Fritsch carries at times a substantial detective case load, she has also found time in her busy schedule to educate children and parents about the dangers of online social media usage. Detective Fritsch’s efforts to combat this growing problem have resulted in several educational presentations to various schools. Her efforts and presentations have been praised by parents and school administrators alike.
Officer Rachel Serna
A recent example of Detective Fritch’s outstanding work was her recent trial in which she gained a conviction and a 19-year prison sentence for a kidnapping and sexual assault suspect and predator who was serially targeting vulnerable women as a Lyft driver. According to the prosecutor’s office who worked closely with Detective Fritsch to gain a conviction in this case, they called Detective Fritsch among the best detectives they have ever encountered during their careers.
Besides this case, Detective Fritsch continually works on her cases to reach logical conclusions while striving for the pursuit of justice for our victims. I have told Detective Fritsch on a couple of occasions that if a crime happened against my child or family members, I would want someone like Detective Fritsch to investigate the case.
Detective Fritsch is also one of the main regional detectives that investigates ICAC (Internet Crimes Against Children) cases. She has served many search warrants and has made many arrests against several online child predators.
Although Detective Fritsch carries at times a substantial detective case load, she has also found time in her busy schedule to educate children and parents about the dangers of online social media usage. Detective Fritsch’s efforts to combat this growing problem have resulted in several educational presentations to various schools. Her efforts and presentations have been praised by parents and school administrators alike.