LAWRENCE — Sgt. Charles Saindon, an award-winning police officer, has died after a brief illness, police officials announced Monday night.
Saindon, a graduate of the Lowell Police Academy, has been a Lawrence officer since 2003. He was promoted to sergeant in October 2021.
He is survived by his wife and two children.
“Please join us as we extend our deepest condolences to his wife and two children, and his entire family, as well as his many friends,” Lawrence police wrote in a Facebook post announcing Saindon’s death.
Fellow police Sgt. Michael Simard, president of the Lawrence Police Department’s superior officers union, described Saindon as “a true professional and great human being.”
“Rest easy Sergeant. We will take it from here. Rest in Peace Brother,” members of the Lawrence Patrolmen’s Association posted on their Facebook page.
Saindon was a patrol officer, detective, canine officer and part of the LPD motorcycle unit. He had worked on an array of auto theft cases and also helped with training with the department’s drone. He was most recently a night shift supervisor, officers said.
In February 2020, Saindon and Sgt. Angel Lopez were honored as Officers of the Year by the Greater Lawrence Exchange Club.