About TOP COPS
Since NAPO launched the awards program in 1994, the TOP COPS Awards® have paid tribute to outstanding law enforcement officers across the country for actions above and beyond the call of duty. TOP COPS® awardees are nominated by their fellow officers for outstanding service during the preceding calendar year.
The TOP COPS® are selected by an Awards Selection Committee comprised of national law enforcement representatives who choose one TOP COPS® case from each state and U.S. territory. The cases are then ranked and the top ten case winners are flown to Washington, DC for the awards ceremony. The awards show features a three-minute videotape of each TOP COP® and his or her story.
The TOP COPS Awards® are attended by celebrities, politicians, members of the national law enforcement community, corporate donors and other interested individuals. Here is just a short list of attendees we’ve been honored to have throughout the years:
The President of the United States
The Vice President of the United States
The Attorney General of the United States
Chris Bauer - NBC's, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Michael Beach - NBC’s, Third Watch
Coby Bell - NBC’s, Third Watch
David Berman - CBS's, CSI
Ellen Burstyn
Eddie Cahill - CBS's, CSI: New York
Bobby Cannavale - NBC’s, Third Watch
Thomas Constantine -Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration
Seamus Dever - ABC's, Castle
Sergio Di Zio - CBS's, Flashpoint
Vince D'Onofrio - NBC's, Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Michael Ealy - CBS's, The Good Wife
Kathryn Erbe - NBC's, Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Dann Florek - NBC’s, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Barbara Feldon
John Finn - CBS's, Cold Case
Dan Gallagher - Ireland’s Ambassador to the US
Eduardo Gonzalez - Director, U.S. Marshals Service
Milena Govich - FX Series, Rescue Me
Mariska Hargity - NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Michelle Hurd - NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
James Johnson - Under Secretary for Law Enforcement, U.S. Treasury
James Earl Jones
Beth Karas - TruTV
Ray Kelly - Commissioner, U.S. Customs Service, Commissioner New York City Police Department
Warren Kole - USA's, Common Law
Rex Linn - CBS's, CSI: Miami
John Magaw - Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Ed Marinaro - NBC’s, Hill Street Blues
Barry McCaffrey - Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy
David McCallum - CBS, NCIS
Jack McGee - FX Series: Rescue Me
Christopher Meloni - NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
S. Epatha Merkerson - NBC’s Law & Order
Diane Neal - NBC's, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Jeffrey Nordling - Fox's, 24
Bebe Nuewirth - NBC's, Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Chris Noth - NBC's, Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Pauley Perrette - CBS's, NCIS
Jeremy Ratchford - CBS's, Cold Case
John Riggins - Pro-Football Hall of Fame
Linus Roache - NBC's, Law & Order
Carlo Rota - Fox's, 24
Felice Schachter
William Sessions - FBI Director
Skipp Sudduth - NBC’s, Third Watch
John Walsh - FOX’s, America’s Most Wanted
Steve Zirnkilton - NBC's, Law & Order
Proceeds from this event benefit the National Law Enforcement Officers’ Rights Center, the Police Research and Education Project (PREP), NAPO’s 501 (c)(3) educational organization.