past year's top cops winners & Honorable mentions
Top Cop Winners
Texas
Detective Kurt Hibbets
Dallas Police Department
2014
Texas
Senior Officer Amador Gonzalez
Corpus Christi Police Department
2015
Texas
Police Officer Byron Wylie
Fort Worth Police Department
2016
Texas
Police Officer Carlos Lopez
Austin Police Department
2016
Texas
Patrolmen Julio Cavazos
San Antonio Police Department
2018
Texas
Police Officer David Jwanowski
Fort Worth Police Department
2019
Texas
Police Officer Matthew Putnam
Fort Worth Police Department
2019
Texas
Master-At-Arms Petty Officer Second Class Yaisa Coburn
Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Security Department
2021
Texas
Master-At-Arms Petty Officer Third Class Levi Milligan
Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Security Department
2021
Texas
Police Officer Gustavo A.Medina
Corpus Christi Police Department
2023
Texas
Sergeant Mauricio Valle
Houston Police Department
2024
Texas
Sr. Police Officer Jared Carruth
Austin Police Department
2024
Texas
Sergeant Jeff Bauzon
Austin Police Department
2024
Texas
Senior Police Officer Matthew Schill
Austin Police Department
2024
Texas
Sr. Police Officer Robert Keith
Austin Police Department
2024
Texas
Sr. Police Officer Andrew Kabbah
Austin Police Department
2024
Texas
Sr. Police Officer Chandler Carrera
Austin Police Department
2024
Texas
Sr. Police Officer Michael Castillo
Austin Police Department
2024
Texas
Sr. Police Officer John Conner
Austin Police Department
2024
Texas
Sergeant Kevin De La Rue
Austin Police Department
2024
Texas
Sr. Police Officer Kevin Olejar
Austin Police Department
2024
Texas
Police Officer Marco Ramirez
Corpus Christi Police Department
2025
Texas
Police Officer Amairani Giner
El Paso Police Department
2026
Texas
Police Officer Mark Perez
El Paso Police Department
2026
Virginia
Police Officer II Curtis L. Allison
Norfolk Police Department
2015
Virginia
Police Officer II Toofan C. Shahsiah
Norfolk Police Department
2015
Virginia
Special Agent Crystal J. Griner
United States Capitol Police
2018
Virginia
Officer Alexander Jensen
Alexandria Police Department
2018
Virginia
Officer Nicole A. Battaglia
Alexandria Police Department
2018
Virginia
Special Agent David J. Bailey
United States Capitol Police
2018
Virginia
Officer Kevin Jobe
Alexandria Police Department
2018
Wisconsin
Patrolman Andrew Hopfensperger
Antigo, Wisconsin Police Department
2017
Wisconsin
Detective Sergeant Dan Goff
Everest Metro Police Department
2018
Wisconsin
Detective Leah K. Long
Everest Metro Police Department
2018
Wisconsin
Sergeant Christopher Biese
Appleton Police Department
2020
Wisconsin
Officer Paul M. Christensen
Appleton Police Department
2020
Honorable Mention Winners
Illinois
Officer Joel Lopez
Chicago Police Department
2018
Illinois
Police Officer George Whiting
Chicago Police Department
2020
Illinois
Detective Michael J. Chiocca
Chicago Police Department
2020
Illinois
Police Officer Michaela M. Tuohy
Chicago Police Department
2020
Illinois
Police Officer Adam Wazny
Chicago Police Department
2020
Illinois
Task Force Officer Jairo Valeriano
Chicago Police Department
2020
Illinois
Task Force Officer Fernando Soto
Chicago Police Department
2020
Illinois
Lieutenant Thomas R. Lamb Jr.
Chicago Police Department
2020
Illinois
Sergeant John M. Hamilton
Chicago Police Department
2020
Illinois
Police Officer Jack Kwa
Chicago Police Department
2021
Illinois
Police Officer Tobias Houston
Chicago Police Department
2021
Illinois
Police Officer Bernard Lee
Chicago Police Department
2021
Illinois
Police Officer Michael Kocerka
Chicago Police Department
2021
Illinois
Police Officer Jack Kwa
Chicago Police Department
2022
Illinois
Police Officer Tobias Houston
Chicago Police Department
2022
Illinois
Police Officer Bernard Lee
Chicago Police Department
2022
Illinois
Police Officer Michael Kocerka
Chicago Police Department
2022
Illinois
Officer Brian Riebeling
Springfield Police Department
2024
Illinois
Field Training Officer James Aimers
Chicago Police Department
2025
Illinois
Police Officer Alexis Hernandez
Chicago Police Department
2025
Illinois
Police Officer Bienvenido Acevedo Jr.
Chicago Police Department
2025
Illinois
Police Officer Tyler M. Hayes
Chicago Police Department
2025
Illinois
Police Officer Jonathan Pineda-Reyes
Chicago Police Department
2025
Indiana
Sergeant Matthew Morgan
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
2018
Indiana
Detective Darren Compton
Allen County Sheriff’s Department
2019
Indiana
Supervisory Special Agent Kerri L. Reifel
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2019
Indiana
Corporal Sean Kelly
Allen County Sheriff’s Department
2019
Indiana
Officer Timothy Loe
Allen County Sheriff’s Department
2019
Indiana
Special Agent Jeffrey Robertson
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2019
Indiana
Senior Trooper Detective Clint Hetrick
Indiana State Police
2019
Indiana
Detective Cary Young
Fort Wayne Police Department
2019
Indiana
Detective Brian Martin
Fort Wayne Police Department
2019
Indiana
Captain Kevin Smith
Indiana State Police
2019
Indiana
Patrol Officer Calvin Gillings Jr.
Indianapolis Metro Police Department
2026
International
Special Agent Kurt F. Dengler
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2014
International
Special Agent Bradley J. McCollum
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
2015
International
Special Agent Megan A. Dolan
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2016
International
Special Agent Ryan Singer
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2016
International
Detective Kim M. Strafella
New York City Police Department
2016
International
Supervisory Special Agent Andrew Pachtman
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2016
International
Special Agent James A. Mahoney
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2017
International
Special Agent Mary E. Boese
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2017
International
Special Agent Matthew Deragon
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2017
International
Special Agent Brendan P. Mooney
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2017
International
Special Agent Brandon Waller
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2017
International
Special Agent Thomas D. McCarney
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2017
International
Special Agent Jonathan C. Scott
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2017
International
Special Agent Christopher J. Pagoni
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2017
International
Special Agent Hector Cartagena
Drug Enforcement Administration
2018
International
Agent Jeffrey Hathaway
Drug Enforcement Administration
2018
International
Supervisory Special Agent D. Craig Sidwell
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2019
International
Special Agent Mary Ann Marcell
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2019
International
Special Agent Shawn Dolinar
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2019
International
Special Agent Kenneth Klose
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2019
International
Staff Sergeant Jordan Baldwin
United States Airforce Security Forces Office of Investigations
2023
International
Staff Sergeant Joash E. Rockensock
United States Airforce Security Forces Office of Investigations
2023
International
Deputy U. S. Marshal Isaac Del Angel
United States Marshals Service – Eastern District of Washington
2024
International
Deputy U. S. Marshal William Bullock
United States Marshals Service – Eastern District of Washington
2024
International
Detective James Wyka
Port Authority of NY & NJ Police Department
2026
Iowa
Patrol Officer Jill Ohm
Sioux City Police Department
2015
Kansas
Special Agent Mike Knox
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
2014
Kansas
Task Force Officer Patrick A. Salmon
Topeka Police Department
2017
Kansas
Senior Inspector Jerry Viera
United States Marshal Service
2017
Kansas
Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Troy J. Schuster
United States Marshal Service
2017
Kansas
Deputy U.S. Marshal Jeff Andrew
United States Marshal Service
2017
Kansas
Deputy John R. Peterson Jr.
Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office
2017
Kansas
Deputy U.S. Marshal Romel J. Sinclair
United States Marshal Service
2017
Kansas
Task Force Officer Anthony Obregon
Topeka Police Department
2017
Kentucky
Officer Hannah Carroll
Louisville Metro Police Department
2014
Kentucky
Detective Christopher L. Russell
Lexington Police Department
2015
Kentucky
Trooper Adam Childress
Kentucky State Police
2017
Kentucky
Chief Gregg Murachick
Transylvania University Police
2018
Kentucky
Trooper Elliott M. Young
Kentucky State Police
2021
Kentucky
Trooper Elliott M. Young
Kentucky State Police
2022
Kentucky
Senior Trooper Samuel Arron Peace
Kentucky State Police
2024
Kentucky
Advanced Police Officer Miranda Rone
Bowling Green Police Department
2025
Kentucky
Police Officer Jeff Ward
Bowling Green Police Department
2025
Louisiana
Sergeant Benjamin A. Jones
DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office
2016
Louisiana
Sergeant David J. Boudreaux
DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office
2016
Louisiana
Task Force Officer Jerry Alan Alkire
Shreveport Police Department
2016
Louisiana
Agent Brandon H. Masters
Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office
2016
Louisiana
Corporal Stuart G. Talbot
Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office
2016
Louisiana
Senior Inspector Jake M. Credo
United States Marshal Service
2017
Louisiana
Correctional Officer Cameron Delrie
Federal Correctional Institution – Pollock
2020
Maine
Detective Todd M. Stetson
Maine State Police
2015
Maine
Detective Micah Perkins
Maine State Police
2015
Maryland
Police Officer III Steven William Browne
Montgomery County Police Department
2014
Maryland
Trooper Joshua Kim
Maryland State Police
2015
Maryland
Police Officer Sloane E. Fuller
Baltimore County Police Department
2016
Maryland
Lieutenant Deanna L. Chemelli
Baltimore County Police Department
2016
Maryland
Chief Inspector Floriano Whitwell
United States Marshal Service
2017
Maryland
Officer First Class Roger G. Young
Baltimore County Police Department
2018
Maryland
Detective Roy P. Gibbs
Baltimore County Police Department
2018
Maryland
Officer First Class Erica A. Slocum
Baltimore County Police Department
2018
Maryland
Officer First Class Tyler E. Carver
Baltimore County Police Department
2018
Maryland
Officer First Class Shelby L. Pace
Baltimore County Police Department
2018
Maryland
Officer First Class Andrew W. Minton
Baltimore County Police Department
2018
Maryland
Officer First Class Jacqueline Monteleone
Baltimore County Police Department
2018
Maryland
Officer First Class Gary W. Leary
Baltimore County Police Department
2018
Maryland
Corporal Rion Robinson
Prince George’s County Police Department
2019