past year's top cops winners & Honorable mentions
Top Cop Winners
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
Massachusetts
Police Officer Jose Rafael Valenzuela
Boston Police Department
2026
Michigan
Lieutenant Jeffrey P. Morin
Detroit Police Department
2021
Michigan
Police Officer Brett Michael Murphy
Detroit Police Department
2023
Michigan
Police Officer Brandon Balazsi
Detroit Police Department
2023
Michigan
Police Officer Amanda Hudgens
Detroit Police Department
2023
Michigan
Police Officer Dylan Kennedy
Detroit Police Department
2023
Michigan
Police Officer Eric Anthony Campbell
Detroit Police Department
2023
Michigan
Deputy Cal Landon
Berrien County Sheriff’s Office
2026
Montana
Sergeant Tim Berger
Butte-Silver Bow Law Enforcement
2018
Montana
Trooper Timothy R. Wyckoff
Montana Highway Patrol
2018
Montana
Officer Rich O’Brien
Butte-Silver Bow Law Enforcement
2018
Montana
Deputy Austin Micu
Powell County Sheriff’s Department
2018
Montana
Lieutenant John O’Brien
Butte-Silver Bow Law Enforcement
2018
Montana
Trooper Thomas Gill
Montana Highway Patrol
2018
Nevada
Officer Ryan Fryman
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2015
Nevada
Officer David A. Corbin
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2015
Nevada
Officer Zachery Beal
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2015
Nevada
Officer Timothy T. Gross
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2015
Nevada
Officer Brett A. Brosnahan
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2015
Nevada
Officer John J. Bethard
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2015
Nevada
Sergeant Kurt McKenzie
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2015
Nevada
Officer Troy L. Nicol
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2015
Nevada
Officer Gregory A. Stinnett
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2015
Nevada
Sergeant Christopher S. O’Brien
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2015
Nevada
SWAT Officer Levi Hancock
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2018
Nevada
Sergeant Josh Bitsko
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2018
Nevada
Sergeant Greg Everett
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2018
Nevada
Sheriff Joseph Lombardo
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2018
Nevada
Officer Brady Cook
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2018
Nevada
Officer Casey Clarkson
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2018
Nevada
Officer Richard Golgart
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2018
Nevada
Police Officer II Paul Solomon
Las Vegas Metro Police Department
2019
Nevada
Police Officer William Umana
Las Vegas Metro Police Department
2019
Nevada
Police Officer Shay K. Mikalonis
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2021
Nevada
Police Officer Kyle Quimiro
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2021
Nevada
Police Officer TJ Keller
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2021
Nevada
Police Officer Carl Loskill
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2021
Nevada
Police Officer Keaton Courtley
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2021
Nevada
Police Officer Logan Jex
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2021
Nevada
Detective Aaron Denson
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2021
Nevada
Captain Dori Koren
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2021
Nevada
Lieutenant Erik L. Lloyd
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2021
Nevada
Sergeant Erik Perkett
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2021
Nevada
Sergeant Spencer Basner
Las Vegas Metro Police Department
2022
Nevada
K-9 Officer Jeffrey Corbett
Las Vegas Metro Police Department
2022
Nevada
Police Officer Tom Cognian
Las Vegas Metro Police Department
2022
Nevada
Police Officer Tierney Tomburo
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2023
Nevada
Police Officer Cruz Littlefield
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2025
Nevada
Police Officer Alfredo Ramirez
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2025
Nevada
Police Officer Skeeter Black
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2026
Nevada
Police Officer Aaron Javier
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2026
Nevada
Police Officer Kaid P. Urban
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2026
Nevada
Police Officer Marcos Fitzpatrick
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2026
Nevada
Police Officer Travis Noone
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2026
Nevada
Police Officer Jimmy Sarkissian-Sarnani
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2026
New Hampshire
Trooper Matthew D. Merrill
New Hampshire State Police
2022
New Jersey
Sergeant Chris Shine
Trenton Police Department
2014
New Jersey
Sergeant Adam E. Olson
Trenton Police Department
2014
New Jersey
Officer Cody Lane Jacobsen
Trenton Police Department
2014
New Jersey
Detective William Miller
Mercer County Sheriff’s Department
2014
New Jersey
Investigator Mark A. Kahana
Linden, New Jersey Police Department
2017
New Jersey
Investigator Peter D. Hammer Jr.
Linden, New Jersey Police Department
2017
New Jersey
Police Officer Daniel R. Diaz
Linden, New Jersey Police Department
2017
New Jersey
Police Officer David Guzman
Linden, New Jersey Police Department
2017
New Jersey
Police Officer Angel L. Padilla Jr.
Linden, New Jersey Police Department
2017
New Jersey
Detective Thomas McCabe
Atlantic City Police Department
2018
New Jersey
Officer Josh L. Vadell
Atlantic City Police Department
2018
New Jersey
Police Officer John Boamah
Jersey City Police Department
2020
New Jersey
Detective Eliezer Ramos
Trenton Police Department
2020
New Jersey
Police Officer Robert J. Furman III
Trenton Police Department
2020
New Jersey
Police Officer Felix DeJesus
Jersey City Police Department
2020
New Jersey
Detective Michael Cipriano Jr.
Trenton Police Department
2020
New Jersey
Police Officer James Frattini
Jersey City Police Department
2020
New Jersey
Detective Kendric Jackson
Jersey City Police Department
2020
New Jersey
Detective Mariela Fernandez
Jersey City Police Department
2020
New Jersey
Police Officer Matthew Bledsoe
Trenton Police Department
2020
New Jersey
Undercover Officers
Jersey City Police Department
2020
New Jersey
Sergeant Marjorie E. Jordan
Jersey City Police Department
2020
New Jersey
Detective Joseph M. Kerik
Newark Police Department
2020
New Jersey
Detective Ray Sanchez
Jersey City Police Department
2020
New Jersey
Sergeant Eric Voorand
Manalapan Township Police Department
2023
New Jersey
Patrolman Omar Akel
Middletown Township Police Department
2023
New Jersey
Patrolman Daniel Murphy
Howell Township Police Department
2023
New York
Police Officer Joseph John Koch
New York City Police Department
2014
New York
Police Officer Joseph Meeker
New York City Police Department
2015
New York
Police Officer Kenneth Healey
New York City Police Department
2015
New York
Police Officer Taylor R. Kraft
New York City Police Department
2015
New York
Police Officer Peter D. Rivera
New York City Police Department
2015
New York
Police Officer Geraldo W. Casaigne
New York City Police Department
2016
New York
Police Officer Lauren O’Rourke
New York City Police Department
2016
New York
Technical Sergeant Jay D. Cook
New York State Police
2016
New York
Police Officer Arvid Flores
New York City Police Department
2017
New York
Police Officer Elwin Martinez
New York City Police Department
2017
New York
Lieutenant Emmanuel Kwo
New York City Police Department
2017
New York
Police Officer Kelsey J. Francemone
Syracuse Police Department
2017
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