Gabriel VanderMaiden

Letter to the Editor: PB&PA president calls officers heroes, thanks many who assisted on day of shooting

March 23, 2024 | By Robert MeGee

Our world at the Quincy Police Department (QPD) was turned upside down on Jan. 11, 2024. On this date around noon, Officer Matthew Hermsmeier was shot in the right arm while on the scene of a domestic disturbance and acting as a field training officer for Officer Gabriel VanderMaiden. Both officers have since been cleared of…