2008 Annual Report

Officer Boris Pallominy and Carmen Roman

 Boris Pallominy

Officer Boris Pallominy joined the MCPD in 2004.  He is the Hispanic Liaison for the 1st District.  Officer Pallominy was born in Cochabamba, Bolivia, where his mother was a missionary and his father was a medical doctor.  "I grew up seeing my parents working with the needy.  They were great role models."  His family lived in Italy, Venezuala, and Brazil.  Currently he has three special projects in his district working with: Hispanic homeless people, Day Laborers, and students.  "The majority of homeless men do not  speack English, and a lack of understanding about our policies and systems may cause them to make many mistakes."  He teaches the Day Laborers about pedestrian safety and crime prevention.  He speaks with elementary and middle schools students about gang prevention.  His advice, "It is important to have information in order to stay out of trouble.  With the right knowledge, negative consequences can sometimes be prevented."

Carmen Roman

Carmen Roman teaches Spanish classes at the Montgomery County Police Training Academy.  She obtained her Master of Arts degree in Languages after attending Farleigh Dickinson University in New York, Barry University in Italy, and Spain's Universidad Complutense Madrid.  She speaks five languages including:  Spanish, English, Portuguese, Italian, and some Japanese.  She says, "My commitment is to not only teach the Spanish language, but also immerse my students in the Hispanic culture."  An important part of her curriculum is to teach basic Spanish phrases that officers might need to conduct routine business with Hispanic community members.  She says, "Our police department is making an effort to help the community, people should not be afraid of police.  They are here to help us all out."  In 2008, she felt privileged to translate on live TV for Pope Benedict XVI's Mass at National's Park in Washington, D.C.