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 short video of each TOP COPS case.
NAPO’s 2025 TOP COPS Awards® Winners:
Alabama
Huntsville Police Department
Sergeant Kevin Lambert
Police Officer Jason Toney
Arizona
Phoenix Police Department
Police Officer Matthew Haney
California
Fresno Police Department
Sergeant George Imirian
Florida
Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office
Sergeant Jonathan Burdette
Deputy Sheriff Jocelyn Arevalo
Deputy Sheriff Mario Bianchi
Deputy Sheriff Bradley Chang
Deputy Sheriff Nikolas A. Infante
Deputy Sheriff Israel Rodriguez
Georgia
Atlanta Police Department
Police Officer Lamar Jacobs
Illinois
Quincy Police Department
Patrol Officer Matthew Hermsmeier
Patrol Officer Gabriel R. VanderMaiden
Nevada
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Police Officer Cruz Littlefield
Police Officer Alfredo Ramirez
New York
Buffalo Police Department
Police Officer Ronald J. Ammerman
New York
Syracuse Police Department
Police Officer John Canestrare
Police Officer Benedict Rath
Police Officer James Zollo
Texas
Corpus Christi Police Department
Police Officer Marco Ramirez
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
The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security
Coby Bell – CBS, “Seal Team”
Eddie Cahill – CBS, “CSI: New York”
Robert Clohessy – CBS, “Blue Bloods”
Seamus Dever – ABC, “Castle”
Kathryn Erbe – NBC, “Law & Order: Criminal Intent”
Milena Govich – FX Series, “Rescue Me”
Mariska Hargitay – NBC, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”
Abigail Hawk – CBS, “Blue Bloods”
Gregory Jbara – CBS, “Blue Bloods”
Penny Johnson – ABC, “Castle”
James Earl Jones
David McCallum – CBS, “NCIS”
Christopher Meloni – NBC, “Law & Order: Organized Crime”
Craig Morgan – Country Music Superstar
Kathryn Morris – CBS, “Cold Case”
Bebe Neuwirth – CBS, “ Madame Secretary”
Jeffrey Nordling – Fox, “24”
Pauley Perrette – CBS, “NCIS”
Jeremy Ratchford – CBS, “Cold Case”
John Riggins – Pro-Football Hall of Fame
Linus Roache – Showtime, “Homeland”
Robert Taylor – Netflix “Longmire”
John Walsh – FOX, “America’s Most Wanted”
Steve Zirnkilton – NBC, “Law & Order”
Each year since 1994 NAPO has presented the TOP COPS Awards® Ceremony. The purpose of the TOP COPS Awards® is to educate the American public about our nation’s heroes and to pay tribute to law enforcement officers in federal, state, county, tribal and local agencies from across the country for actions above and beyond the call of duty during the preceding year. Our TOP COPS are nominated by fellow officers. An independent Awards Selection Committee comprised of national law enforcement representatives select, from hundreds of nominations, one TOP COP case from each of the 50 States and U.S. territories. Officers from the top ten cases are selected as our TOP COPS Awards® Winners. In each remaining state, one case has been selected for which the officer(s) will receive an Honorable Mention award.
The 32nd Annual TOP COPS Awards®
Plus Nominate Your Top Cops Today
May 12, 2025
Washington, D.C.
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Austin Police Association
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Chicago Police Sergeants’ Association
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Detroit Police Lieutenants & Sergeants Association
Detroit Police Officers Association
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Massachusetts Coalition of Police
Mesa Police Association
New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association
New York State Troopers Police Benevolent Association
Ohio Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association
Phoenix Law Enforcement Association
Police Benevolent Association of The City of New York
Port Authority Police Benevolent Association
Port Authority Sergeants Benevolent Association
Red River Valley, ND Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 1
San Diego Police Officers Association
Sergeants Benevolent Association of New York City
South Florida Police Benevolent Association
Wisconsin Professional Police Association
Detroit Police Lieutenants & Sergeants Association
Nassau County Police Benevolent Association
Yonkers Police Department
Nassau County Police Benevolent Association
Nassau County Superior Officers Association
Newark Superior Officers Association
Peace Officers Research Association of California
Port Authority Police Lieutenants Benevolent Association
Postal Police Officers Association
Rochester Police Locust Club
State Troopers NCO Association of New Jersey
