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
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
Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office
2024
Texas
Deputy Sheriff Erick Campbell
Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office
2025
Texas
Sergeant Jefferson Smith
Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office
2025
Texas
Deputy Sheriff Jeffrey Jones
Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office
2025
Texas
Deputy Sheriff Todd Tipton
Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office
2025
Texas
Deputy Sheriff Tom Turpin
Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office
2025
Texas
Deputy Sheriff Brent Brown
Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office
2025
Texas
Sergeant Christopher Salone
Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office
2025
Utah
Sheriff Todd L. Bonner
Wasatch County Sheriff’s Office
2014
Virginia
Deputy First Class James Dale Spurlock, Jr.
Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office
2014
Virginia
Master Police Detective James H. Huling
Newport News Police Department
2016
Virginia
Deputy First Class Brandon Ewing
Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office
2019
Virginia
Police Officer Robert B. Stewart
Newport News Police Department
2020
Virginia
Deputy First Class Brandon Ewing
Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office
2021
Virginia
Deputy First Class Brandon Ewing
Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office
2022
Virginia
Police Officer Samuel J. Harman
Prince William County Police Department
2023
Virginia
Police Officer Brian A. Centifonti
Prince William County Police Department
2023
Virginia
Police Officer Justice Agyare
Prince William County Police Department
2023
Virginia
Police Officer Jason M. Weber Jr.
Prince William County Police Department
2023
Virginia
Police Officer Briana L. Huber
Prince William County Police Department
2023
Virginia
Sergeant Richard J. Toke
Prince William County Police Department
2023
Virginia
Master Police Officer Jeremy M. Hall
Virginia Beach Police Department
2024
Virginia
Investigator Scott Chambers
Chesapeake Sheriff's Office
2024
Virginia
Detective Claudia Castro
Fairfax County Police Department
2026
Washington
Corporal Marshall S. Henderson
Vancouver Police Department
2014
Washington
Detective Dustin Goudschaal
Vancouver Police Department
2015
Washington
Officer Edward Letarte
Vancouver Police Department
2018
Washington
Police Officer Antonio Bustamante
Prosser Police Department
2020
West Virginia
Sergeant David Marshall Drahos
Wheeling Police Department
2014
West Virginia
Sergeant John R. Schultz
Wheeling Police Department
2016
West Virginia
Officer Harry Marshall Myers, III
Wheeling Police Department
2018
West Virginia
Officer Ryan James Moore
Wheeling Police Department
2018
West Virginia
Officer Robert Charles Scott
Wheeling Police Department
2018
West Virginia
Deputy Sheriff Branden Brooks
Ohio County Sheriff’s Office
2019
West Virginia
Deputy Sheriff Walter Lesnett
Ohio County Sheriff’s Office
2019
West Virginia
Lieutenant Derek Cross
Wood County Sheriff’s Office
2023
West Virginia
Deputy Brannon Turner Jr
Wood County Sheriff’s Office
2023
Wisconsin
Sergeant Clinton Corwin
City of West Allis Police Department
2014
Wisconsin
Officer Michele Walker
Madison Police Department
2015
Wisconsin
Sergeant David McClurg
Madison Police Department
2015
Wisconsin
Officer Carlin Becker
Madison Police Department
2015
Wisconsin
Patrol Officer Andrew Adey
City of LaCrosse Police Department
2018
Wisconsin
Patrol Officer Steven Hughes
City of LaCrosse Police Department
2018
Wisconsin
Police Officer Tyler Loether
Middleton Police Department
2019
Wisconsin
Deputy Sheriff David Lambrecht
Dane County Sheriff’s Office
2019
Wisconsin
Deputy Sheriff Matthew Earll
Dane County Sheriff’s Office
2019
Wisconsin
Police Officer Rich O’Connor
Middleton Police Department
2019
Wisconsin
Police Officer Dustin Darling
La Crosse Police Department
2020
Wisconsin
Patrol Officer Lucas Wiza
Everest Metro Police Department
2021
Wisconsin
Patrol Officer Gunnar Schultz
Everest Metro Police Department
2021
Wisconsin
Patrol Officer Tanner Uhlig
Everest Metro Police Department
2021
Wisconsin
Patrol Officer Lucas Wiza
Everest Metro Police Department
2022
Wisconsin
Patrol Officer Gunnar Schultz
Everest Metro Police Department
2022
Wisconsin
Patrol Officer Tanner Uhlig
Everest Metro Police Department
2022
Wyoming
Trooper Phillip W. Pendergrass
Wyoming Highway Patrol
2021
Wyoming
Special Agent Pedro J. Martinez
United States Drug Enforcement Administration
2021
Wyoming
Trooper Phillip W. Pendergrass
Wyoming Highway Patrol
2022
Wyoming
Special Agent Pedro J. Martinez
United States Drug Enforcement Administration
2022
Wyoming
Trooper Austin J. Bluemel
Wyoming Highway Patrol
2024
Wyoming
Detective Leonard T. Jacobs
Casper Police Department
2025