past year's top cops winners & Honorable mentions
Top Cop Winners
Alabama
Special Agent Rodney O. Draper
FBI Hostage Rescue Team
2014
Alabama
Special Agent Christian Galeski
FBI Hostage Rescue Team
2014
Alabama
Special Agent Brock Bahe
FBI Hostage Rescue Team
2014
Alabama
Special Agent J. Michael Montoya
FBI Hostage Rescue Team
2014
Alabama
Special Agent Matthew R. Nagle
FBI Hostage Rescue Team
2014
Alabama
Officer Albert Morin
Huntsville Police Department
2024
Alabama
Sergeant Kevin Lambert
Huntsville Police Department
2025
Alabama
Police Officer Jason Toney
Huntsville Police Department
2025
Arizona
Detective Fabian Gonzalez
Phoenix Police Department
2014
Arizona
Officer Michael J. Lin
Phoenix Police Department
2015
Arizona
Police Officer Phillip Akins
Phoenix Police Department
2016
Arizona
Sergeant Steven Wong
Phoenix Police Department
2017
Arizona
Officer Marc Valenzuela
Phoenix Police Department
2017
Arizona
Patrol Officer Adrian Cruz
Phoenix Police Department
2019
Arizona
Police Officer Cameron Prior
Phoenix Police Department
2022
Arizona
Police Officer Logan Egnor
Phoenix Police Department
2022
Arizona
Police Officer Antonio Rodriguez Jr.
Phoenix Police Department
2022
Arizona
Police Officer Alex Cowan
Phoenix Police Department
2022
Arizona
Police Officer John K. Noe
Phoenix Police Department
2023
Arizona
Police Officer Trisha Eskridge
Phoenix Police Department
2023
Arizona
Police Officer Austin T. Peru
Phoenix Police Department
2023
Arizona
Police Officer Christopher Jones
Phoenix Police Department
2023
Arizona
Police Officer Travis Spitler
Phoenix Police Department
2023
Arizona
Police Officer Matthew Haney
Phoenix Police Department
2025
California
Police Officer II April Lockhart
Los Angeles Police Department
2015
California
Police Officer II Alberto Ortiz
Los Angeles Police Department
2015
California
Police Officer II Francisco Roman Jr.
San Diego Police Department
2019
California
Police Officer II Shawn Boggeman
San Diego Police Department
2019
California
Police Officer II Dan Bihum
San Diego Police Department
2019
California
Police Officer II Dominic Aristide
San Diego Police Department
2019
California
Police Officer III Miguel Alarcon
Los Angeles Police Department
2019
California
Police Officer II Daniel Beam
San Diego Police Department
2019
California
Police Officer II Enrique Trujillo
Los Angeles Police Department
2020
California
Police Officer II Steven Martinez
Los Angeles Police Department
2020
California
Police Officer II Diego Bracamontes
Los Angeles Police Department
2020
California
Police Officer III Ian Robert Chessum
Los Angeles Police Department
2020
California
Police Officer II Mark Chiu
Los Angeles Police Department
2020
California
Sergeant II Gustavo Gutierrez
Los Angeles Police Department
2020
California
Police Officer II Christopher A. Guerrero
Los Angeles Police Department
2020
California
Police Officer II Nicholas Dominguez
Los Angeles Police Department
2020
California
Jonathan Wiese
San Diego Police Department
2021
California
Police Officer III+I Steve Hernandez
Los Angeles Police Department
2022
California
Police Officer III Andrew Rea
Los Angeles Police Department
2022
California
Police Officer III Rodney Williams
Los Angeles Police Department
2022
California
Police Officer III Alan Ramirez
Los Angeles Police Department
2024
California
Police Officer III Adrian Bonilla
Los Angeles Police Department
2024
California
Police Officer III + I Steven Jenkins
Los Angeles Police Department
2024
California
Police Officer III Steven W. Wills
Los Angeles Police Department
2024
California
Police Officer Samuel Hernandez
San Diego Police Department
2024
California
Police Officer Trevor Wright
San Diego Police Department
2024
California
Police Officer Darrion Talalele
San Diego Police Department
2024
California
Police Officer III Thomas Onyshko
Los Angeles Police Department
2024
California
Police Officer Tanarat Crowe
San Diego Police Department
2024
California
Police Officer III Hans C. Almaraz
Los Angeles Police Department
2024
California
Sergeant Anthony Elliott
San Diego Police Department
2024
California
Police Officer Alicia Steidley
San Diego Police Department
2024
California
Police Officer III + I Daniel Cota
Los Angeles Police Department
2024
California
Police Officer III Christopher Jones
Los Angeles Police Department
2024
California
Police Officer III Ruben M. Chavez
Los Angeles Police Department
2024
California
Police Officer III Maricela Corral
Los Angeles Police Department
2024
California
Sergeant George Imirian
Fresno Police Department
2025
Connecticut
Patrol Officer Alec Iurato
Bristol Police Department
2023
Delaware
Sr. Probation Officer George W. Ramsburg
Delaware Department of Correction
2022
Delaware
Detective Joshua DiGiacomo
Delaware State Police
2022
Delaware
Sr. Corporal Timothy D. Webb Jr.
Milford Police Department
2022
District of Columbia
Officer Emmanuel Smith
Metro Police Department
2014
District of Columbia
Special Agent Joshua D. Powell
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
2014
District of Columbia
Tactical Officer Dorian DeSantis
Metro Police Department
2014
District of Columbia
Special Agent Brian E. Kelley
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
2014
District of Columbia
Officer Andrew W. Wong
United States Park Police
2014
District of Columbia
Officer Scott Williams
Metro Police Department
2014
District of Columbia
Officer Carl E. Hiott
United States Park Police
2014
District of Columbia
Special Agent Edward J. Martin
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
2014
Federal
Detective Rodney Wallace-Messam
New York City Police Department
2021
Federal
Deputy United States Marshal Frederick Porcaro
United States Marshals Service
2021
Federal
Deputy United States Marshal Jorge Betancur
United States Marshals Service
2021
Federal
Detective Daniel O’Malley
Town of Greenburgh Police Department
2023
Federal
Detective Brian Menton
City of Yonkers Police Department
2023
Federal
Detective James Menton
New York City Police Department
2023
Federal
Supervisory Special Agent Brendan Kenney
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2023
Florida
Officer Mario Gutierrez
Miami Dade Police Department
2014
Florida
Officer Christopher Nebbeling
West Palm Beach Police Department
2015
Florida
Detective Charles L. Woods
Miami-Dade Police Department
2018
Florida
Detective Terence A. White Sr.
Miami-Dade Police Department
2018
Florida
Police Officer Manuel Gonzalez
Miami-Dade Police Department
2019
Florida
Undercover Agent
West Palm Beach Police Department
2020
Florida
Police Officer Joseph Azrak
Miami-Dade Police Department
2020
Florida
Undercover Agents
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
2020
Florida
Police Officer Ralph Cuan
City of Doral Police Department
2020
Florida
Sergeant Alberto Tellez
City of Doral Police Department
2020
Florida
Sergeant Scott R. Demby II
City of Doral Police Department
2020
Florida
Sergeant Luis E. Celis
City of Doral Police Department
2020
Florida
Detective Jemel V. Headings
Riviera Beach Police Department
2021
Florida
Deputy Sheriff Jocelyn Arevalo
Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office
2025
Florida
Sergeant Jonathan Burdette
Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office
2025
Florida
Deputy Sheriff Bradley Chang
Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office
2025
Florida
Deputy Sheriff Mario Bianchi
Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office
2025
Florida
Deputy Sheriff Nikolas A. Infante
Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office
2025
Florida
Deputy Sheriff Israel Rodriguez
Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office
2025
Georgia
Police Officer Khuong Thai
Atlanta Police Department
2022
Honorable Mention Winners
District of Columbia
Officer Matthew D. Rider
Metropolitan Police Department
2016
District of Columbia
Officer Winfield S. Slade
Metropolitan Police Department
2017
District of Columbia
Sergeant Kevin J. Naus
Metropolitan Police Department
2017
District of Columbia
Officer Christopher J. Carkeek
Metropolitan Police Department
2017
District of Columbia
Officer Yassine Bahammou
Metropolitan Police Department
2017
District of Columbia
Officer Andrew Chan
Metropolitan Police Department
2018
District of Columbia
Officer Sapan Patel
Metropolitan Police Department
2018
District of Columbia
Officer Joseph Prendergast
Metropolitan Police Department
2018
District of Columbia
Officer James Albright
Metropolitan Police Department
2018
District of Columbia
Officer Samuel Modlin
Metropolitan Police Department
2018
District of Columbia
Officer Gunther Hashida
Metropolitan Police Department
2018
District of Columbia
Officer James Jacobs
Metropolitan Police Department
2018
District of Columbia
Officer Terrence Welsh
Metropolitan Police Department
2018
District of Columbia
Police Officer José Jiménez Jr.
Metropolitan Police Department
2019
District of Columbia
Police Officer Claude Jackson Jr.
Metropolitan Police Department
2022
District of Columbia
Police Officer Johel Anthony Sanchez
Metropolitan Police Department
2022
District of Columbia
Police Officer Peter J. Franz
Metropolitan Police Department
2023
District of Columbia
Police Officer Sayed Sadat
Metropolitan Police Department
2025
Federal
Special Agent Ryan D. Harding
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2014
Federal
Detective Mario A. Muniz
New York City Police Department
2015
Federal
Inspector Patrick Lin
United States Marshals Service
2015
Federal
Deputy U.S. Marshal Ryan Westfield
United States Marshals Service
2015
Federal
Special Agent Charles “Erik” Simon
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2016
Federal
Special Agent Howard White
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2016
Federal
Special Agent Michael J. Wagoner
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2016
Federal
Deputy Chief Rachel H. Ehrlich-Ellis
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives
2016
Federal
Supervisory Special Agent Jeffrey L. Matthews
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives
2016
Federal
Special Agent Anthony W. Tolomeo
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives
2016
Federal
Resident Agent in Charge Melissa A. Merola
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives
2016
Federal
Special Agent Jeremy Horbert
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives
2016
Federal
Special Agent Todd R. Fleming
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives
2016
Federal
Special Agent Timothy Jones
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives
2016
Federal
Special Agent David A. Stone
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives
2016
Federal
Senior Special Agent Maurice Ferentino
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives
2017
Federal
Special Agent Matthew Truesdell
Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General
2017
Federal
Special Agent Timothy Nutter
Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General
2017
Federal
Special Agent Thomas M. Cielecy
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
2017
Federal
Detective Timothy Rush
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police
2017
Federal
Special Agent Jamie Ball
U.S. Treasury Department – IRS
2017
Federal
Special Agent Scott Riordan
Bureau of Alcohol, Tabacco, Firearms & Explosives
2018
Federal
Senior Special Agent Daniel Prather
Bureau of Alcohol, Tabacco, Firearms & Explosives
2018
Federal
Special Agent Chris Jensen
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2018
Federal
Deputy U.S. Marshal Steven Slawiak
United States Marshals Service
2019
Federal
Deputy U.S. Marshal Kevin Governor
United States Marshals Service
2019
Federal
Deportation Officer Martin Renteria
Department of Homeland Security
2019
Federal
Deputy U.S. Marshal Shane Livingstone
United States Marshals Service
2019
Federal
Sup. Deputy U.S. Marshal Jose Valenzuela Jr.
United States Marshals Service
2019
Federal
Senior Probation Officer Harvey Goehring
Pima County Adult Probation Department
2019
Federal
Deputy U.S. Marshal Nick Bahen
United States Marshals Service
2019
Federal
Deputy U.S. Marshal Michael Adams
United States Marshals Service
2019
Federal
Deputy U.S. Marshal Benjamin Peterson
United States Marshals Service
2019
Federal
Special Agent Winward Griffin
Department of Homeland Security
2019
Federal
Deputy U.S. Marshal Christopher Shuman
United States Marshals Service
2019
Federal
Special Agent James Small
Bur. of Alcohol, Tabacco, Firearms & Explosives
2019
Federal
Deputy U.S. Marshal Ricardo Manriquez
United States Marshals Service
2019
Federal
Special Agent James Faulkner
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2020
Federal
Deputy U. S. Marshal Kevin Chan
United States Marshals Service
2021
Federal
Deputy U. S. Marshal Kevin Chan
United States Marshals Service
2022
Federal
Special Agent Carlos R. Valles
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives
2024
Federal
Special Agent Vincent N. Liberto III
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives
2024
Federal
Deputy U.S. Marshal Nathan Lupica
United States Marshals Service
2025
Federal
Lieutenant Wayne K. Ramsey
Lagrange Ohio Police Department
2025
Florida
Deputy Sheriff John M. Ross
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
2016
Florida
Deputy Sheriff Anthony Siena
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
2017
Florida
Deputy Sheriff Humberto Mejia Jr.
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
2017
Florida
K-9 Deputy Nicholas Carmack
Pasco Sheriff’s Office
2018
Florida
Deputy Michael Sudler
Pasco Sheriff’s Office
2018
Florida
Corporal Alex Nunes
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
2020
Florida
K-9 Deputy Ryan Soriano
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
2020
Florida
Deputy Chicara Hearns
Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office
2023
Florida
Trooper Danielle Poulin
Florida Highway Patrol
2024
Florida
Trooper Grant Galloway
Florida Highway Patrol
2024
Florida
Master Trooper Toni M. Schuck
Florida Highway Patrol
2023
Florida
Trooper Steven Turner
Florida Highway Patrol
2024
Florida
Detective Christopher Anca
Broward Sheriff’s Office
2026
Florida
Deputy Jordan Smith
Broward Sheriff’s Office
2026
Florida
Deputy Josue J. Acevedo
Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office
2026
Georgia
Deputy Sheriff Steve Davis
Cobb County Sheriff’s Office
2014
Georgia
Inspector Wendell R. Brock
United States Marshal Service
2014
Georgia
Special Agent Lyle Wilkes
Georgia Department of Corrections
2017
Georgia
Sergeant Samuel H. Hunt III
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department
2018
Georgia
Special Agent Lee C. Hoover
Bureau of Alcohol, Tabacco, Firearms & Explosives
2018
Georgia
Corporal Michael Dean Dobson
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department
2018
Georgia
Sergeant William Johnson Jr.
Sandy Springs Police Department
2019
Georgia
Sergeant Andrew Rausch
Sandy Springs Police Department
2021
Georgia
Sergeant Andrew Rausch
Sandy Springs Police Department
2022
Georgia
Deputy Wesley Birjkovff
Paulding County Sheriff’s Office
2024
Georgia
Deputy Carlos F. Ortiz
Paulding County Sheriff's Office
2024
Georgia
Officer Gabriel Veras Jr.
Norcross Police Department
2026
Hawaii
Special Agent Kiyomi M. Griffey
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
2015
Idaho
Lieutenant Alan Cavener
Boise City Police Department
2014
Idaho
Detective Tim Brady
Boise Police Department
2017
Idaho
Corporal Coy Bruner
Boise Police Department
2017
Idaho
Corporal Denny Carter
Boise Police Department
2017
Idaho
Corporal Chris Davis
Boise Police Department
2017
Idaho
Corporal Brek W. Orton
Boise Police Department
2017
Illinois
Sergeant Robert Rubio
Chicago Police Department
2014
Illinois
Officer Jonathan McCauley
Normal Police Department
2016
Illinois
Officer Aaron Rowe
Normal Police Department
2016
Illinois
Officer Martin Hernandez
Chicago Police Department
2018