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
Federal
Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General
Special Agent Timothy Nutter
2017
Federal
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives
Senior Special Agent Maurice Ferentino
2017
Texas
Austin Police Department
Senior Police Officer Armando Perez Jr.
2017
Tennessee
Shelbyville Police Department
Lieutenant Fred J. Harvey
2017
Texas
Fort Worth Police Department
Officer Brandi Kamper
2017
Texas
Fort Worth Police Department
Officer Matthew Pearce
2017
Texas
Fort Worth Police Department
Sergeant Cory Luttmer
2017
Rhode Island
Tiverton Police Department
Corporal Joseph Wieszbicki
2017
Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Borough Police
Patrolman Garrett K. Kimmell
2017
Ohio
Sylvania Township Police Department
Officer John Tanner
2017
Nevada
Las Vegas Metro Police Department
Officer Samuel B. Solorio Jr.
2017
North Carolina
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Supervisory Sr. Resident Agent Stanley M. Meador
2017
Nevada
Las Vegas Metro Police Department
Officer Dave Corbin
2017
Ohio
Sylvania Township Police Department
Officer Kevin A. Steinman
2017
Michigan
Detroit Police Department
Officer Amy Szarafinski
2017
New Hampshire
Manchester Police Department
Officer Ryan Hardy
2017
Michigan
Detroit Police Department
Officer Luis Alberto Caban
2017
Louisiana
United States Marshal Service
Senior Inspector Jake M. Credo
2017
Maryland
United States Marshal Service
Chief Inspector Floriano Whitwell
2017
Kentucky
Kentucky State Police
Trooper Adam Childress
2017
Kansas
Topeka Police Department
Task Force Officer Anthony Obregon
2017
Kansas
United States Marshal Service
Deputy U.S. Marshal Romel J. Sinclair
2017
Kansas
United States Marshal Service
Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Troy J. Schuster
2017
Kansas
United States Marshal Service
Senior Inspector Jerry Viera
2017
Kansas
United States Marshal Service
Deputy U.S. Marshal Jeff Andrew
2017
Kansas
Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy John R. Peterson Jr.
2017
Kansas
Topeka Police Department
Task Force Officer Patrick A. Salmon
2017
Idaho
Boise Police Department
Corporal Brek W. Orton
2017
Idaho
Boise Police Department
Corporal Denny Carter
2017
Idaho
Boise Police Department
Corporal Coy Bruner
2017
Idaho
Boise Police Department
Corporal Chris Davis
2017
Idaho
Boise Police Department
Detective Tim Brady
2017
Georgia
Georgia Department of Corrections
Special Agent Lyle Wilkes
2017
Florida
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Sheriff Anthony Siena
2017
Florida
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Sheriff Humberto Mejia Jr.
2017
District of Columbia
Metropolitan Police Department
Officer Winfield S. Slade
2017
District of Columbia
Metropolitan Police Department
Officer Christopher J. Carkeek
2017
Connecticut
Stamford Police Department
Sergeant Sean McGowan
2017
District of Columbia
Metropolitan Police Department
Officer Yassine Bahammou
2017
District of Columbia
Metropolitan Police Department
Sergeant Kevin J. Naus
2017
California
Los Angeles Police Department
Police Officer II Chris A. Vege
2017
California
Los Angeles Police Department
Police Officer II Calvin Hill
2017
Alabama
Huntsville Police Department
Officer Tony W. Bryant
2017
International
New York City Police Department
Detective Kim M. Strafella
2016
International
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Special Agent Ryan Singer
2016
International
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Special Agent Megan A. Dolan
2016
International
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Supervisory Special Agent Andrew Pachtman
2016
Federal
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives
Special Agent Anthony W. Tolomeo
2016
Federal
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives
Special Agent David A. Stone
2016
Federal
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives
Special Agent Timothy Jones
2016
Federal
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives
Special Agent Jeremy Horbert
2016
West Virginia
Wheeling Police Department
Sergeant John R. Schultz
2016
Federal
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives
Special Agent Todd R. Fleming
2016
Federal
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives
Supervisory Special Agent Jeffrey L. Matthews
2016
Federal
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives
Resident Agent in Charge Melissa A. Merola
2016
Federal
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives
Deputy Chief Rachel H. Ehrlich-Ellis
2016
Oregon
Portland Police Bureau
Officer Jeffrey Dorn
2016
Virginia
Newport News Police Department
Master Police Detective James H. Huling
2016
Oklahoma
Oologah Police Department
Lieutenant Charles D. Neill
2016
Ohio
Twinsburg Police Department
Patrolman James C. Swope
2016
Nevada
North Las Vegas Police Department
Officer Jason Scarale
2016
Nevada
North Las Vegas Police Department
Officer Drew Albers
2016
New Jersey
Hamilton Police Division
Police Officer Richard A. Rettzo
2016
New Jersey
Hamilton Police Division
Police Officer Devin Hendricksen
2016
Maryland
Baltimore County Police Department
Lieutenant Deanna L. Chemelli
2016
Maryland
Baltimore County Police Department
Police Officer Sloane E. Fuller
2016
Federal
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Special Agent Howard White
2016
Federal
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Special Agent Michael J. Wagoner
2016
Federal
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Special Agent Charles “Erik” Simon
2016
Louisiana
Shreveport Police Department
Task Force Officer Jerry Alan Alkire
2016
Louisiana
DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office
Sergeant Benjamin A. Jones
2016
Louisiana
DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office
Sergeant David J. Boudreaux
2016
Louisiana
Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office
Corporal Stuart G. Talbot
2016
Louisiana
Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office
Agent Brandon H. Masters
2016
Illinois
Normal Police Department
Officer Jonathan McCauley
2016
Illinois
Normal Police Department
Officer Aaron Rowe
2016
Florida
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Sheriff John M. Ross
2016
District of Columbia
Metropolitan Police Department
Officer Matthew D. Rider
2016
District of Columbia
Metropolitan Police Department
Officer Ammar Rahim
2016
District of Columbia
Metropolitan Police Department
Officer Perry B. Morgan, Jr.
2016
District of Columbia
Metropolitan Police Department
Officer James C. Da Re
2016
District of Columbia
Metropolitan Police Department
Officer Christopher Michael Brown
2016
California
Los Angeles Police Department
Police Officer Jonathan Avila
2016
California
Los Angeles Police Department
Police Officer II Alfredo Lamas
2016
Arkansas
Texarkana Arkansas Police Department
Corporal Kristi Bennett
2016
Wisconsin
Madison Police Department
Officer Carlin Becker
2015
Wisconsin
Madison Police Department
Officer Michele Walker
2015
Wisconsin
Madison Police Department
Sergeant David McClurg
2015
Washington
Vancouver Police Department
Detective Dustin Goudschaal
2015
Tennessee
Knoxville Police Department
Officer Derrick White
2015
Tennessee
Knoxville Police Department
Officer Thomas Turner
2015
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Police Department
Officer Sarith Tohn
2015
Oregon
Portland Police Bureau
Officer John M. Romero
2015
Ohio
Twinsburg Police Department
Detective Alan Ternosky
2015
New Jersey
Trenton Police Department
Officer Robert Albanowski
2015
North Carolina
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Special Agent Timothy S. Graden
2015
North Carolina
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Resident Agent in Charge Timothy L. Sloan
2015
North Carolina
Henderson Police Department
Lieutenant Alan Hedgepeth
2015
New Jersey
Trenton Police Department
Officer Marlon Parrott
2015
Michigan
Detroit City Police Department
Officer Joel Dobis
2015