past year's top cops winners & Honorable mentions
Top Cop Winners
Georgia
Police Officer Joshua Lovreta
Atlanta Police Department
2022
Georgia
Police Officer Lamar Jacobs
Atlanta Police Department
2025
Illinois
Police Officer Joseph D. Fernandez
Chicago Police Department
2015
Illinois
Police Officer Brandon C. Murphy
Chicago Police Department
2015
Illinois
Police Officer Anthony F. Munizzi
Chicago Police Department
2015
Illinois
Captain Edward J. Kulbida
Chicago Police Department
2015
Illinois
Detective Christopher M. Ross
Chicago Police Department
2015
Illinois
Police Officer Thomas R. Gorman
Chicago Police Department
2015
Illinois
Police Officer Alejandro Lagunas
Chicago Police Department
2017
Illinois
Detective Arturo V. Bracho
Chicago Police Department
2017
Illinois
Police Officer Antonio Herrera
Chicago Police Department
2017
Illinois
Police Officer Michael A. Cantore
Chicago Police Department
2017
Illinois
Police Officer Bernardo Quijano
Chicago Police Department
2019
Illinois
Police Officer Elvis Turcinovic
Chicago Police Department
2019
Illinois
Lieutenant Jacob Alderden
Chicago Police Department
2019
Illinois
Police Officer Joshua Blas
Chicago Police Department
2022
Illinois
Police Officer Carlos A.Yanez Jr.
Chicago Police Department
2022
Illinois
Patrol Officer Gabriel R. VanderMaiden
Quincy Police Department
2025
Illinois
Patrol Officer Matthew Hermsmeier
Quincy Police Department
2025
Illinois
Police Officer Oscar Asilis
Chicago Police Department
2026
Illinois
Police Officer Andrew R. Paulauskas
Chicago Police Department
2026
Illinois
Police Officer Juan Alba-Chavez
Chicago Police Department
2026
Illinois
Field Training Officer Timothy L. Bell
Chicago Police Department
2026
Indiana
Officer Gregory D. Milburn
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
2015
Indiana
Patrolman Ronald Clayton, Jr.
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
2016
Indiana
Patrolman Richard Weaver
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
2016
Indiana
Sergeant Robert P. Pearsey
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
2017
Iowa
Officer Cody Lane Jacobsen
North Liberty Police Department
2014
Iowa
Sergeant Chris Shine
North Liberty Police Department
2014
Iowa
Sergeant Adam E. Olson
North Liberty Police Department
2014
Kentucky
Trooper First Class Jason McCowan
Kentucky State Police
2016
Kentucky
Deputy U.S. Marshal Adrian Romaniuk
United States Marshal Service
2016
Kentucky
Trooper First Class David T. Long
Kentucky State Police
2016
Kentucky
Senior Trooper Billy Ball
Kentucky State Police
2023
Kentucky
Patrolman Dennis Hutchinson
Prestonsburg Police Department
2023
Kentucky
Deputy Kristopher D. Hall
Floyd County Sheriff’s Office
2023
Kentucky
Detective Darrin Lawson
Floyd County Sheriff’s Office
2023
Kentucky
Deputy Dusty Newsome
Floyd County Sheriff’s Office
2023
Kentucky
Trooper Paul Thomas
Kentucky State Police
2026
Louisiana
Police Officer Raynard Ford
Lafayette Police Department
2024
Louisiana
Corporal Adam Bradford
Lafayette Police Department
2024
Louisiana
Police Officer Hali Bradford
Lafayette Police Department
2024
Louisiana
Corporal Maverick Morvant
Lafayette Police Department
2024
Louisiana
Police Officer Alan Cortez
Lafayette Police Department
2024
Maryland
Corporal Robert I. Boyce
Prince George’s County Police Department
2021
Maryland
Police Officer First Class Matthew Scott
Prince George’s County Police Department
2021
Maryland
Sergeant Haris A. Johnson
Prince George’s County Police Department
2021
Maryland
Police Officer First Class Brandon Westfall
Prince George’s County Police Department
2021
Massachusetts
Police Officer Jean Gerard JeanLouis
Boston Police Department
2014
Massachusetts
Police Officer Gregory McCormick
Boston Police Department
2014
Massachusetts
Detective John B. Joyce
Boston Police Department
2014
Massachusetts
Detective Kenneth M. Conley
Boston Police Department
2014
Massachusetts
Police Officer Richard G. Moriarty
Boston Police Department
2014
Massachusetts
Police Officer Jarrod Gero
Boston Police Department
2014
Massachusetts
Police Officer Terence Long
Boston Police Department
2014
Massachusetts
Police Officer Omar Borges
Boston Police Department
2014
Massachusetts
Police Officer Gregory R. Eunis
Boston Police Department
2014
Massachusetts
Police Officer Michael W. Comick
Watertown Police Department
2014
Massachusetts
Police Officer Dic Donohue
MBTA Transit Police
2014
Massachusetts
Police Officer Jason A. Nuñez
Boston Police Department
2014
Massachusetts
Police Officer John Moynihan
Boston Police Department
2014
Massachusetts
Sergeant Detective Kevin E. Waggett
Boston Police Department
2014
Massachusetts
Police Officer Scott Pulchansingh
Boston Police Department
2014
Massachusetts
Police Officer John M. Noberini
Boston Police Department
2014
Massachusetts
Sergeant John C.P. MacLellan
Watertown Police Department
2014
Massachusetts
Police Officer Miguel A. Colon, Jr.
Watertown Police Department
2014
Massachusetts
Trooper Christopher J. Dumont
Massachusetts State Police
2014
Massachusetts
Police Officer Walter J. Suprey
Boston Police Department
2014
Massachusetts
Police Officer Dennis O. Simmonds
Boston Police Department
2014
Massachusetts
Police Officer Timothy B. Menton
Watertown Police Department
2014
Massachusetts
Police Officer Joseph Reynolds
Watertown Police Department
2014
Massachusetts
Sergeant Jeffrey J. Pugliese
Watertown Police Department
2014
Massachusetts
Detective Joseph G. Scaringello
Boston Police Department
2014
Massachusetts
Police Officer Jean S. Sarkissian
Watertown Police Department
2014
Massachusetts
Police Officer Ryan J. Lenane
Boston Police Department
2015
Massachusetts
Sergeant Thomas J. Teahan
Boston Police Department
2015
Massachusetts
Police Officer William F. Traft
Boston Police Department
2015
Massachusetts
Police Officer James Conley
Boston Police Department
2016
Massachusetts
Police Officer John Moynihan
Boston Police Department
2016
Massachusetts
Trooper William Cameron
Massachusetts State Police
2016
Massachusetts
Police Officer Janet P. Lewis
Boston Police Department
2016
Massachusetts
Police Officer Brian Johnson
Boston Police Department
2016
Massachusetts
Police Officer Dennis Medina
Boston Police Department
2016
Massachusetts
Police Officer Gregg Bowden
Boston Police Department
2016
Massachusetts
Detective Brian Ball
Boston Police Department
2016
Massachusetts
Patrolman Richard Cintolo
Boston Police Department
2017
Massachusetts
Patrolman Eric Thomas Schmidt
Boston Police Department
2017
Massachusetts
Patrolman Matthew J. Morris
Boston Police Department
2017
Massachusetts
Sergeant Michael H. Baker
Massachusetts State Police
2017
Massachusetts
Patrolman Clifton Singletary
Boston Police Department
2017
Massachusetts
Sergeant Norberto Perez
Boston Police Department
2017
Massachusetts
Patrolman Lenin Ortiz
Boston Police Department
2017
Massachusetts
Trooper Scott M. McDonald
Massachusetts State Police
2017
Massachusetts
Patrolman Joseph H. McSorley
Boston Police Department
2017
Massachusetts
Patrolman Joseph Greco
Boston Police Department
2017
Massachusetts
Trooper A. J. Kardoos
Massachusetts State Police
2017
Massachusetts
Police Officer Sean Geary
Yarmouth Police Department
2019
Massachusetts
Police Officer Donald DeMiranda
Falmouth Police Department
2019
Massachusetts
Detective Christopher Van Ness
Yarmouth Police Department
2019
Massachusetts
Police Officer Ryan Moore
Falmouth Police Department
2019
Honorable Mention Winners
Illinois
Officer Joel Lopez
Chicago Police Department
2018
Illinois
Police Officer George Whiting
Chicago Police Department
2020
Illinois
Detective Michael J. Chiocca
Chicago Police Department
2020
Illinois
Police Officer Michaela M. Tuohy
Chicago Police Department
2020
Illinois
Police Officer Adam Wazny
Chicago Police Department
2020
Illinois
Task Force Officer Jairo Valeriano
Chicago Police Department
2020
Illinois
Task Force Officer Fernando Soto
Chicago Police Department
2020
Illinois
Lieutenant Thomas R. Lamb Jr.
Chicago Police Department
2020
Illinois
Sergeant John M. Hamilton
Chicago Police Department
2020
Illinois
Police Officer Jack Kwa
Chicago Police Department
2021
Illinois
Police Officer Tobias Houston
Chicago Police Department
2021
Illinois
Police Officer Bernard Lee
Chicago Police Department
2021
Illinois
Police Officer Michael Kocerka
Chicago Police Department
2021
Illinois
Police Officer Jack Kwa
Chicago Police Department
2022
Illinois
Police Officer Tobias Houston
Chicago Police Department
2022
Illinois
Police Officer Bernard Lee
Chicago Police Department
2022
Illinois
Police Officer Michael Kocerka
Chicago Police Department
2022
Illinois
Officer Brian Riebeling
Springfield Police Department
2024
Illinois
Field Training Officer James Aimers
Chicago Police Department
2025
Illinois
Police Officer Alexis Hernandez
Chicago Police Department
2025
Illinois
Police Officer Bienvenido Acevedo Jr.
Chicago Police Department
2025
Illinois
Police Officer Tyler M. Hayes
Chicago Police Department
2025
Illinois
Police Officer Jonathan Pineda-Reyes
Chicago Police Department
2025
Indiana
Sergeant Matthew Morgan
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
2018
Indiana
Detective Darren Compton
Allen County Sheriff’s Department
2019
Indiana
Supervisory Special Agent Kerri L. Reifel
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2019
Indiana
Corporal Sean Kelly
Allen County Sheriff’s Department
2019
Indiana
Officer Timothy Loe
Allen County Sheriff’s Department
2019
Indiana
Special Agent Jeffrey Robertson
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2019
Indiana
Senior Trooper Detective Clint Hetrick
Indiana State Police
2019
Indiana
Detective Cary Young
Fort Wayne Police Department
2019
Indiana
Detective Brian Martin
Fort Wayne Police Department
2019
Indiana
Captain Kevin Smith
Indiana State Police
2019
Indiana
Patrol Officer Calvin Gillings Jr.
Indianapolis Metro Police Department
2026
International
Special Agent Kurt F. Dengler
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2014
International
Special Agent Bradley J. McCollum
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
2015
International
Special Agent Megan A. Dolan
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2016
International
Special Agent Ryan Singer
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2016
International
Detective Kim M. Strafella
New York City Police Department
2016
International
Supervisory Special Agent Andrew Pachtman
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2016
International
Special Agent James A. Mahoney
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2017
International
Special Agent Mary E. Boese
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2017
International
Special Agent Matthew Deragon
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2017
International
Special Agent Brendan P. Mooney
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2017
International
Special Agent Brandon Waller
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2017
International
Special Agent Thomas D. McCarney
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2017
International
Special Agent Jonathan C. Scott
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2017
International
Special Agent Christopher J. Pagoni
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2017
International
Special Agent Hector Cartagena
Drug Enforcement Administration
2018
International
Agent Jeffrey Hathaway
Drug Enforcement Administration
2018
International
Supervisory Special Agent D. Craig Sidwell
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2019
International
Special Agent Mary Ann Marcell
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2019
International
Special Agent Shawn Dolinar
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2019
International
Special Agent Kenneth Klose
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2019
International
Staff Sergeant Jordan Baldwin
United States Airforce Security Forces Office of Investigations
2023
International
Staff Sergeant Joash E. Rockensock
United States Airforce Security Forces Office of Investigations
2023
International
Deputy U. S. Marshal Isaac Del Angel
United States Marshals Service – Eastern District of Washington
2024
International
Deputy U. S. Marshal William Bullock
United States Marshals Service – Eastern District of Washington
2024
International
Detective James Wyka
Port Authority of NY & NJ Police Department
2026
Iowa
Patrol Officer Jill Ohm
Sioux City Police Department
2015
Kansas
Special Agent Mike Knox
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
2014
Kansas
Task Force Officer Patrick A. Salmon
Topeka Police Department
2017
Kansas
Senior Inspector Jerry Viera
United States Marshal Service
2017
Kansas
Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Troy J. Schuster
United States Marshal Service
2017
Kansas
Deputy U.S. Marshal Jeff Andrew
United States Marshal Service
2017
Kansas
Deputy John R. Peterson Jr.
Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office
2017
Kansas
Deputy U.S. Marshal Romel J. Sinclair
United States Marshal Service
2017
Kansas
Task Force Officer Anthony Obregon
Topeka Police Department
2017
Kentucky
Officer Hannah Carroll
Louisville Metro Police Department
2014
Kentucky
Detective Christopher L. Russell
Lexington Police Department
2015
Kentucky
Trooper Adam Childress
Kentucky State Police
2017
Kentucky
Chief Gregg Murachick
Transylvania University Police
2018
Kentucky
Trooper Elliott M. Young
Kentucky State Police
2021
Kentucky
Trooper Elliott M. Young
Kentucky State Police
2022
Kentucky
Senior Trooper Samuel Arron Peace
Kentucky State Police
2024
Kentucky
Advanced Police Officer Miranda Rone
Bowling Green Police Department
2025
Kentucky
Police Officer Jeff Ward
Bowling Green Police Department
2025
Louisiana
Sergeant Benjamin A. Jones
DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office
2016
Louisiana
Sergeant David J. Boudreaux
DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office
2016
Louisiana
Task Force Officer Jerry Alan Alkire
Shreveport Police Department
2016
Louisiana
Agent Brandon H. Masters
Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office
2016
Louisiana
Corporal Stuart G. Talbot
Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office
2016
Louisiana
Senior Inspector Jake M. Credo
United States Marshal Service
2017
Louisiana
Correctional Officer Cameron Delrie
Federal Correctional Institution – Pollock
2020
Maine
Detective Todd M. Stetson
Maine State Police
2015
Maine
Detective Micah Perkins
Maine State Police
2015
Maryland
Police Officer III Steven William Browne
Montgomery County Police Department
2014
Maryland
Trooper Joshua Kim
Maryland State Police
2015
Maryland
Police Officer Sloane E. Fuller
Baltimore County Police Department
2016
Maryland
Lieutenant Deanna L. Chemelli
Baltimore County Police Department
2016
Maryland
Chief Inspector Floriano Whitwell
United States Marshal Service
2017
Maryland
Officer First Class Roger G. Young
Baltimore County Police Department
2018
Maryland
Detective Roy P. Gibbs
Baltimore County Police Department
2018
Maryland
Officer First Class Erica A. Slocum
Baltimore County Police Department
2018
Maryland
Officer First Class Tyler E. Carver
Baltimore County Police Department
2018
Maryland
Officer First Class Shelby L. Pace
Baltimore County Police Department
2018
Maryland
Officer First Class Andrew W. Minton
Baltimore County Police Department
2018
Maryland
Officer First Class Jacqueline Monteleone
Baltimore County Police Department
2018
Maryland
Officer First Class Gary W. Leary
Baltimore County Police Department
2018
Maryland
Corporal Rion Robinson
Prince George’s County Police Department
2019