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
Indiana
Indiana State Police
Senior Trooper Detective Clint Hetrick
2019
Indiana
Fort Wayne Police Department
Detective Cary Young
2019
Indiana
Fort Wayne Police Department
Detective Brian Martin
2019
Indiana
Allen County Sheriff’s Department
Officer Timothy Loe
2019
Indiana
Allen County Sheriff’s Department
Corporal Sean Kelly
2019
Indiana
Allen County Sheriff’s Department
Detective Darren Compton
2019
Wisconsin
City of LaCrosse Police Department
Patrol Officer Steven Hughes
2018
District of Columbia
Metropolitan Police Department
Police Officer José Jiménez Jr.
2019
Indiana
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Special Agent Jeffrey Robertson
2019
Indiana
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Supervisory Special Agent Kerri L. Reifel
2019
Georgia
Sandy Springs Police Department
Sergeant William Johnson Jr.
2019
International
Drug Enforcement Administration
Special Agent Hector Cartagena
2018
International
Drug Enforcement Administration
Agent Jeffrey Hathaway
2018
Federal
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Special Agent Chris Jensen
2018
Wisconsin
City of LaCrosse Police Department
Patrol Officer Andrew Adey
2018
West Virginia
Wheeling Police Department
Officer Robert Charles Scott
2018
West Virginia
Wheeling Police Department
Officer Ryan James Moore
2018
West Virginia
Wheeling Police Department
Officer Harry Marshall Myers, III
2018
Texas
Austin Police Department
Corporal Max Johnson
2018
Washington
Vancouver Police Department
Officer Edward Letarte
2018
Tennessee
Metro Nashville Police Department
Detective Jeffrey Tharpe
2018
Texas
Austin Police Department
Sergeant Richard Egal
2018
South Carolina
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Lance Corporal Jimmy B. King
2018
Tennessee
Metro Nashville Police Department
Detective Mark Mittermeier
2018
Pennsylvania
Philidelphia Police Department
Officer Michael Sidebotham
2018
Pennsylvania
Philidelphia Police Department
Officer Eric Ruch
2018
Pennsylvania
Philidelphia Police Department
Officer Ryan Del Ricci
2018
North Carolina
Gastonia Police Department
Detective Heather Houser
2018
Pennsylvania
Philidelphia Police Department
Officer Anthony Comitalo
2018
North Carolina
Gastonia Police Department
Detective Adam Wilson
2018
New York
New York City Police Department
Police Officer Ryan Nash
2018
New York
New York City Police Department
Police Officer Micheal Welsome
2018
New York
New York City Police Department
Police Officer John Hasiotis
2018
New York
New York City Police Department
Police Officer Kevin McGinn
2018
Maryland
Baltimore County Police Department
Officer First Class Roger G. Young
2018
Maryland
Baltimore County Police Department
Officer First Class Erica A. Slocum
2018
Maryland
Baltimore County Police Department
Officer First Class Shelby L. Pace
2018
Maryland
Baltimore County Police Department
Officer First Class Jacqueline Monteleone
2018
Maryland
Baltimore County Police Department
Officer First Class Andrew W. Minton
2018
Maryland
Baltimore County Police Department
Officer First Class Gary W. Leary
2018
Maryland
Baltimore County Police Department
Detective Roy P. Gibbs
2018
Maryland
Baltimore County Police Department
Officer First Class Tyler E. Carver
2018
Kentucky
Transylvania University Police
Chief Gregg Murachick
2018
Indiana
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
Sergeant Matthew Morgan
2018
Georgia
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department
Corporal Michael Dean Dobson
2018
Illinois
Chicago Police Department
Officer Joel Lopez
2018
Illinois
Chicago Police Department
Officer Martin Hernandez
2018
Georgia
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department
Sergeant Samuel H. Hunt III
2018
Florida
Pasco Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Michael Sudler
2018
Georgia
Bureau of Alcohol, Tabacco, Firearms & Explosives
Special Agent Lee C. Hoover
2018
Federal
Bureau of Alcohol, Tabacco, Firearms & Explosives
Senior Special Agent Daniel Prather
2018
Connecticut
New Haven Police Department
Lieutenant Karl Jacobson
2018
Florida
Pasco Sheriff’s Office
K-9 Deputy Nicholas Carmack
2018
Federal
Bureau of Alcohol, Tabacco, Firearms & Explosives
Special Agent Scott Riordan
2018
California
Los Angeles Police Department
Officer David Sweet
2018
Connecticut
New Haven Police Department
Detective Martin Podsiad
2018
California
Los Angeles Police Department
Officer Alex Zamora
2018
Connecticut
New Haven Police Department
Detective Paul D’Andrea
2018
Connecticut
Connecticut Department of Corrections
Captain Craig Burnett
2018
California
Los Angeles Police Department
Officer Daniel Strojny
2018
California
Los Angeles Police Department
Officer Jacob Rice
2018
California
Los Angeles Police Department
Officer Jesse Lopez
2018
California
Los Angeles Police Department
Officer Jeremy Paiz
2018
California
Los Angeles Police Department
Sergeant Michael Knoke
2018
California
Los Angeles Police Department
Officer Sonia Colavita
2018
California
Los Angeles Police Department
Officer Aaron Harrington
2018
California
Los Angeles Police Department
Officer Patrick Hassell
2018
California
Los Angeles Police Department
Officer Gregorio De La Rosa
2018
Alabama
Mobile County Sheriff’s Office
Task Force Officer Glen Gazzier
2018
Arizona
Mesa Police Department
Officer Steven Hash
2018
California
Los Angeles Police Department
Officer Nathaniel Beck
2018
California
Los Angeles Police Department
Officer Jonathan Adamson
2018
Alabama
Mobile County Sheriff’s Office
Task Force Officer Joseph Goff
2018
Alabama
Mobile County Sheriff’s Office
Task Force Officer Joseph Pica
2018
Alabama
Mobile County Sheriff’s Office
Task Force Officer James Gazzier
2018
Alabama
Mobile County Sheriff’s Office
Force Officer Jonathan Calametti
2018
Alabama
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency
Task Force Officer Timothy Sandlin
2018
Alabama
United States Marshal Service
Task Force Officer Beau Bartel
2018
District of Columbia
Metropolitan Police Department
Officer Terrence Welsh
2018
District of Columbia
Metropolitan Police Department
Officer Joseph Prendergast
2018
International
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Special Agent Jonathan C. Scott
2017
District of Columbia
Metropolitan Police Department
Officer Sapan Patel
2018
District of Columbia
Metropolitan Police Department
Officer Samuel Modlin
2018
District of Columbia
Metropolitan Police Department
Officer James Jacobs
2018
District of Columbia
Metropolitan Police Department
Officer Andrew Chan
2018
District of Columbia
Metropolitan Police Department
Officer Gunther Hashida
2018
District of Columbia
Metropolitan Police Department
Officer James Albright
2018
New York
New York City Police Department
Detective David Milani
2017
New York
New York City Police Department
Detective Franklin Garcia
2017
International
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Special Agent Christopher J. Pagoni
2017
International
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Special Agent Brandon Waller
2017
International
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Special Agent Thomas D. McCarney
2017
International
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Special Agent Brendan P. Mooney
2017
International
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Special Agent James A. Mahoney
2017
International
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Special Agent Mary E. Boese
2017
Federal
U.S. Treasury Department – IRS
Special Agent Jamie Ball
2017
International
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Special Agent Matthew Deragon
2017
Federal
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police
Detective Timothy Rush
2017
Federal
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
Special Agent Thomas M. Cielecy
2017
Federal
Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General
Special Agent Matthew Truesdell
2017