MBPD Medal of Valor recipient
Manhattan Beach Police Chief Rod Uyeda, MBPD Detective Sgt. Brian Brown and Manhattan Beach Mayor Mitch Ward. Photo by Andrea Ruse
Manhattan Beach Police Detective Sgt. Brian Brown (center) accepts the Medal of Valor last Thursday at the 36th Annual Medal of Valor luncheon at the Torrance Marriott. Manhattan Beach Police Chief Rod Uyeda (left) and Mayor Mitch Ward congratulated Brown on for his December rescue of two girls caught in a riptide under the Manhattan Pier. This year’s luncheon was hosted by CBS and KCAL anchor Glen Walker, who presented Brown with his medal. ER