since 1994

Recognizing America’s Finest

Each year since 1994 NAPO has presented the TOP COPS Awards® Ceremony. The purpose of the TOP COPS Awards® is to educate the American public about our nation’s heroes and to pay tribute to law enforcement officers in federal, state, county, tribal and local agencies from across the country for actions above and beyond the call of duty during the preceding year. Our TOP COPS are nominated by fellow law enforcement officers. An independent Awards Selection Committee comprised of national law enforcement representatives select, from hundreds of nominations, one TOP COP case from each of the 50 States and U.S. territories. Law enforcement officers from the top ten cases are selected as our TOP COPS Awards® Winners. In each remaining state, one case has been selected for which the officer(s) will receive an Honorable Mention award.

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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

Rhode Island

Corporal Joseph Wieszbicki

Tiverton Police Department

2017

South Carolina

Lance Corporal Jimmy B. King

South Carolina Highway Patrol

2018

South Carolina

Lance Corporal Bentrice A. Frazier

South Carolina Highway Patrol

2024

South Carolina

Sergeant John Robert Coker

McCormick County Sheriff’s Office

2024

South Carolina

Deputy Sheriff Heather Campbell

McCormick County Sheriff’s Office

2024

South Carolina

Corporal Lucas Watts

Oconee County Sheriff’s Office

2025

South Dakota

Deputy Sheriff Rusty Schmidt

Pennington County Sheriff’s Office

2019

South Dakota

Senior Deputy Sheriff Tana Tallon

Pennington County Sheriff’s Office

2019

Tennessee

Major Kevin Carroll

Davidson County Sheriff’s Office

2014

Tennessee

Detective Charlie Harris

Gallatin Police Department

2014

Tennessee

Officer Thomas Turner

Knoxville Police Department

2015

Tennessee

Officer Derrick White

Knoxville Police Department

2015

Tennessee

Lieutenant Fred J. Harvey

Shelbyville Police Department

2017

Tennessee

Detective Mark Mittermeier

Metro Nashville Police Department

2018

Tennessee

Detective Jeffrey Tharpe

Metro Nashville Police Department

2018

Tennessee

Detective Riley Brewer

Metro Nashville Police Department

2023

Texas

Officer Brandi Kamper

Fort Worth Police Department

2017

Texas

Senior Police Officer Armando Perez Jr.

Austin Police Department

2017

Texas

Officer Matthew Pearce

Fort Worth Police Department

2017

Texas

Sergeant Cory Luttmer

Fort Worth Police Department

2017

Texas

Sergeant Richard Egal

Austin Police Department

2018

Texas

Corporal Max Johnson

Austin Police Department

2018

Texas

Bomb Squad & Swat Team

Austin Police Department

2019

Texas

Sergeant Sergio A. Mendiola

Laredo Police Department

2020

Texas

Police Officer R. J. Alvarado

Laredo Police Department

2021

Texas

Deputy United States Marshal Mario Loya

United States Marshals Service

2021

Texas

Deputy U. S. Marshal Mario Loya

United States Marshals Service

2022

Texas

Police Officer R. J. Alvarado

Laredo Police Department

2022

Texas

Senior Officer Paul Lisowski

Corpus Christi Police Department

2023

Texas

Senior Officer Brandon Cordell

Corpus Christi Police Department

2023

Texas

Deputy Sheriff Brent Brown