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
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
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
Massachusetts
Police Officer William A. Hull
Boston Police Department
2020
Massachusetts
Police Officer Mark L. Whalen
Boston Police Department
2020
Massachusetts
K-9 Officer William R.Cushing Jr.
Braintree Police Department
2022
Massachusetts
Patrolman Matthew Donoghue
Braintree Police Department
2022
Massachusetts
K-9 Officer Richard Seibert
Braintree 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