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
Missouri
Police Officer Thomas Bossch
Saint Louis Metropolitan Police Department
2025
Montana
Trooper Amanda Villa
Montana Highway Patrol
2021
Montana
Trooper Amanda Villa
Montana Highway Patrol
2022
Montana
Trooper Barb Armstrong
Montana Highway Patrol
2024
Nevada
Special Agent Scott Hendricks
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2014
Nevada
Officer Drew Albers
North Las Vegas Police Department
2016
Nevada
Officer Jason Scarale
North Las Vegas Police Department
2016
Nevada
Officer Dave Corbin
Las Vegas Metro Police Department
2017
Nevada
Officer Samuel B. Solorio Jr.
Las Vegas Metro Police Department
2017
Nevada
Police Officer Preston Ellis
Las Vegas Metro Police Department
2020
Nevada
Police Officer Gabriel Lea
Las Vegas Metro Police Department
2020
Nevada
Police Officer Devin McHale
Las Vegas Metro Police Department
2020
Nevada
Police Officer Joaquin Escobar
Las Vegas Metro Police Department
2020
Nevada
Police Officer Derek Berger
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2023
Nevada
Officer Rudy Sacba
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2024
Nevada
Officer Joseph A. Belmonte
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2024
Nevada
Sergeant Brett Brosnahan
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2025
New Hampshire
Officer Ryan Hardy
Manchester Police Department
2017
New Hampshire
Detective Danika M. Gorham
Concord Police Department
2023
New Hampshire
Detective Wade M. Brown
Concord Police Department
2023
New Jersey
Officer Marlon Parrott
Trenton Police Department
2015
New Jersey
Officer Robert Albanowski
Trenton Police Department
2015
New Jersey
Police Officer Richard A. Rettzo
Hamilton Police Division
2016
New Jersey
Police Officer Devin Hendricksen
Hamilton Police Division
2016
New Jersey
Detective Joe Soares
Newark Police Division
2019
New Jersey
Police Officer Christopher Hernandez
West Orange Police Department
2021
New Jersey
Police Officer Christopher Hernandez
West Orange Police Department
2022
New Jersey
Detective Wendell Oms
West New York Police Department
2023
New Jersey
Sergeant Samuel Molina
West New York Police Department
2023
New Jersey
Police Officer Ruben Funes Jr.
West New York Police Department
2023
New Jersey
Detective Daniel Hernandez
West New York Police Department
2023
New Jersey
Sergeant Bryan Oliver
Plainfield Police Department
2024
New Jersey
Lieutenant Christopher J. Sylvester
Plainfield Police Department
2024
New Jersey
Detective Tyler James
Plainfield Police Department
2024
New Jersey
Police Officer Joseph Romano
Port Authority Police Department (NY & NJ)
2025
New Jersey
Sergeant Roy Rohel
New Jersey State Police
2025
New Jersey
Sergeant Marc Nietubyc
New Jersey State Police
2025
New Jersey
Patrolman Ryan McSharry
Cranford Police Department
2025
New Jersey
Detective Christopher P. Folinusz
Cranford Police Department
2025
New Jersey
Police Officer Paul Piromalli
Hamilton Township Police Division
2025
New Jersey
Police Officer Miguel Correa
Port Authority Police Department (NY & NJ)
2025
New Jersey
Police Officer Derek Fiabane
Hamilton Township Police Division
2025
New Jersey
Captain Richard D. Casale
Newark Police Department
2026
New Jersey
Lieutenant Mauricio Domingues
Newark Police Department
2026
New Jersey
Lieutenant Kirk Rubel
Newark Police Department
2026
New Jersey
Lieutenant Celso Vinueza
Newark Police Department
2026
New Jersey
Sergeant Nicholas Edert
Newark Police Department
2026
New Jersey
Sergeant Federlyn Gonzalez
Newark Police Department
2026
New Jersey
Sergeant Adrian Giron
Newark Police Department
2026
New Jersey
Sergeant Jamie Rivera
Newark Police Department
2026
New Jersey
Sergeant Christopher Serrano
Newark Police Department
2026
New Jersey
Detective Daniel Arias
Newark Police Department
2026
New Jersey
Detective Jason Inacio
Newark Police Department
2026
New Jersey
Detective Matthew Nice
Newark Police Department
2026
New Jersey
Police Officer Christopher Bailey
Newark Police Department
2026
New Jersey
Police Officer Joseph Kelly
Newark Police Department
2026
New Mexico
Special Agent David Tabullo
ATF & Explosives
2014
New Mexico
Special Agent Moisēs Maldonado
ATF & Explosives
2014
New York
Detective James Normile
New York City Police Department
2015
New York
Detective Luis P. Sanchez
New York City Police Department
2015
New York
Detective Franklin Garcia
New York City Police Department
2017
New York
Detective David Milani
New York City Police Department
2017
New York
Police Officer Kevin McGinn
New York City Police Department
2018
New York
Police Officer Micheal Welsome
New York City Police Department
2018
New York
Police Officer Ryan Nash
New York City Police Department
2018
New York
Police Officer John Hasiotis
New York City Police Department
2018
New York
Sergeant Joseph Saccone
New York City Police Department
2019
New York
Detective John Darino
New York City Police Department
2019
New York
Police Officer Raychel Campanella-Rivera
New York City Police Department
2020
New York
Police Officer Vanesa Medina
New York City Police Department
2020
New York
Police Officer Alejandra Jacobs
New York City Police Department
2021
New York
Police Officer Taylor Herbst
Suffolk County Police Department
2021
New York
Police Officer Robert Holmes
New York City Police Department
2021
New York
Detective Christopher Racioppo
Suffolk County Police Department
2021
New York
Sergeant Jason Wells
Syracuse Police Department
2021
New York
Police Officer Chad King
Syracuse Police Department
2021
New York
Police Officer Robert Holmes
New York City Police Department
2022
New York
Police Officer Alejandra Jacobs
New York City Police Department
2022
New York
Police Officer Chad King
Syracuse Police Department
2022
New York
Police Officer Taylor Herbst
Suffolk County Police Department
2022
New York
Sergeant Jason Wells
Syracuse Police Department
2022
New York
Detective Christopher Racioppo
Suffolk County Police Department
2022
New York
Police Officer Sino Seng
Rochester Police Department
2023
New York
Trooper Connor G. Sutton
New York State Police
2024
New York
Officer Mohammad Hossain
New York Police Department
2024
New York
Officer Alex J. Morgese
New York Police Department
2024
New York
Sergeant Carl Johnson
New York City Police Department
2025
New York
Police Officer Nicholas Pryor
New York City Police Department
2025
New York
Police Officer Christopher Satriano
New York City Police Department
2025
New York
Sergeant Christopher E. Leap
New York City Police Department
2025
New York
Police Officer Rich Wong
New York City Police Department
2025
New York
Police Officer Zachary Kane Palladino
New York City Police Department
2025
New York
Detective Fabio L. Gonzalez
New York City Police Department
2025
New York
Police Officer Patrick E. Lynch
New York City Police Department
2025
New York
Police Officer Sharjeel Waris
New York Police Department
2026
North Carolina
Sergeant Robert J. Whitley
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
2014
North Carolina
Resident Agent in Charge Timothy L. Sloan
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
2015
North Carolina
Lieutenant Alan Hedgepeth
Henderson Police Department
2015
North Carolina
Special Agent Timothy S. Graden
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
2015
North Carolina
Supervisory Sr. Resident Agent Stanley M. Meador
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2017