past year's top cops winners & Honorable mentions
Top Cop Winners
Nevada
Captain Dori Koren
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2021
Illinois
Captain Edward J. Kulbida
Chicago Police Department
2015
Oklahoma
Captain Valerie Littlejohn
Oklahoma City Police Department
2021
Louisiana
Corporal Adam Bradford
Lafayette Police Department
2024
Louisiana
Corporal Maverick Morvant
Lafayette Police Department
2024
Maryland
Corporal Robert I. Boyce
Prince George’s County Police Department
2021
Montana
Deputy Austin Micu
Powell County Sheriff’s Department
2018
Michigan
Deputy Cal Landon
Berrien County Sheriff’s Office
2026
Kentucky
Deputy Dusty Newsome
Floyd County Sheriff’s Office
2023
Kentucky
Deputy Kristopher D. Hall
Floyd County Sheriff’s Office
2023
New York
Deputy Paolo Saieva
Monroe County Sheriff’s Office
2019
Florida
Deputy Sheriff Bradley Chang
Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office
2025
Florida
Deputy Sheriff Israel Rodriguez
Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office
2025
Florida
Deputy Sheriff Jocelyn Arevalo
Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office
2025
Florida
Deputy Sheriff Mario Bianchi
Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office
2025
Florida
Deputy Sheriff Nikolas A. Infante
Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office
2025
Federal
Deputy United States Marshal Frederick Porcaro
United States Marshals Service
2021
Federal
Deputy United States Marshal Jorge Betancur
United States Marshals Service
2021
Kentucky
Deputy U.S. Marshal Adrian Romaniuk
United States Marshal Service
2016
Nevada
Detective Aaron Denson
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2021
Illinois
Detective Arturo V. Bracho
Chicago Police Department
2017
Massachusetts
Detective Brian Ball
Boston Police Department
2016
Federal
Detective Brian Menton
City of Yonkers Police Department
2023
Florida
Detective Charles L. Woods
Miami-Dade Police Department
2018
Illinois
Detective Christopher M. Ross
Chicago Police Department
2015
Massachusetts
Detective Christopher Van Ness
Yarmouth Police Department
2019
Federal
Detective Daniel O’Malley
Town of Greenburgh Police Department
2023
Kentucky
Detective Darrin Lawson
Floyd County Sheriff’s Office
2023
New Jersey
Detective Eliezer Ramos
Trenton Police Department
2020
Arizona
Detective Fabian Gonzalez
Phoenix Police Department
2014
Texas
Detective Frederick E. Frazier
Dallas Police Department
2014
Federal
Detective James Menton
New York City Police Department
2023
Florida
Detective Jemel V. Headings
Riviera Beach Police Department
2021
Massachusetts
Detective John B. Joyce
Boston Police Department
2014
New York
Detective Joseph Ayala
New York City Police Department
2018
Massachusetts
Detective Joseph G. Scaringello
Boston Police Department
2014
New Jersey
Detective Joseph M. Kerik
Newark Police Department
2020
Delaware
Detective Joshua DiGiacomo
Delaware State Police
2022
New Jersey
Detective Kendric Jackson
Jersey City Police Department
2020
Massachusetts
Detective Kenneth M. Conley
Boston Police Department
2014
Texas
Detective Kurt Hibbets
Dallas Police Department
2014
Wisconsin
Detective Leah K. Long
Everest Metro Police Department
2018
New Jersey
Detective Mariela Fernandez
Jersey City Police Department
2020
New Jersey
Detective Michael Cipriano Jr.
Trenton Police Department
2020
Tennessee
Detective Michael Collazo
Metro Nashville Police Department
2024
New Jersey
Detective Ray Sanchez
Jersey City Police Department
2020
Ohio
Detective Robert A. Toussant
Alliance Police Department
2024
Federal
Detective Rodney Wallace-Messam
New York City Police Department
2021
Tennessee
Detective Ryan M. Cagle
Metro Nashville Police Department
2024
Wisconsin
Detective Sergeant Dan Goff
Everest Metro Police Department
2018
New York
Detective Sumit Sulan
New York Police Department
2023
Florida
Detective Terence A. White Sr.
Miami-Dade Police Department
2018
New Jersey
Detective Thomas McCabe
Atlantic City Police Department
2018
New Jersey
Detective William Miller
Mercer County Sheriff’s Department
2014
Tennessee
Detective Zachary Plese
Metro Nashville Police Department
2024
Tennessee
Field Training Officer Keven Flanagan
Chattanooga Police Department
2016
Illinois
Field Training Officer Timothy L. Bell
Chicago Police Department
2026
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
California
Jonathan Wiese
San Diego Police Department
2021
Nevada
K-9 Officer Jeffrey Corbett
Las Vegas Metro Police Department
2022
Massachusetts
K-9 Officer Richard Seibert
Braintree Police Department
2022
Massachusetts
K-9 Officer William R.Cushing Jr.
Braintree Police Department
2022
New York
Lieutenant Emmanuel Kwo
New York City Police Department
2017
Nevada
Lieutenant Erik L. Lloyd
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2021
Illinois
Lieutenant Jacob Alderden
Chicago Police Department
2019
Michigan
Lieutenant Jeffrey P. Morin
Detroit Police Department
2021
Montana
Lieutenant John O’Brien
Butte-Silver Bow Law Enforcement
2018
New York
Lieutenant Miriam Rubio
Port Authority Police Bus Terminal Command
2018
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
Tennessee
Master Patrol Officer Dennis Pedigo, Jr.
Chattanooga Police Department
2016
Tennessee
Master Patrol Officer Grover Lee Wilson III
Chattanooga Police Department
2016
Tennessee
Master Patrol Officer Jeff Lancaster
Chattanooga Police Department
2016
Tennessee
Master Patrol Officer Sean P. O’Brien
Chattanooga Police Department
2016
Oklahoma
Master Sergeant John A. Baker
Oklahoma City Police Department
2021
Oklahoma
Master Sergeant Matt Gilmore
Oklahoma City Police Department
2021
Alabama
Officer Albert Morin
Huntsville Police Department
2024
Virginia
Officer Alexander Jensen
Alexandria Police Department
2018
District of Columbia
Officer Andrew W. Wong
United States Park Police
2014
Nevada
Officer Brady Cook
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2018
Nevada
Officer Brett A. Brosnahan
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2015
District of Columbia
Officer Carl E. Hiott
United States Park Police
2014
Nevada
Officer Casey Clarkson
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2018
Florida
Officer Christopher Nebbeling
West Palm Beach Police Department
2015
Iowa
Officer Cody Lane Jacobsen
North Liberty Police Department
2014
New Jersey
Officer Cody Lane Jacobsen
Trenton Police Department
2014
Nevada
Officer David A. Corbin
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2015
New York
Officer Dennison W. Wright
Rochester Police Department
2020
District of Columbia
Officer Emmanuel Smith
Metro Police Department
2014
Nevada
Officer Gregory A. Stinnett
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2015
Indiana
Officer Gregory D. Milburn
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
2015
Nevada
Officer John J. Bethard
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2015
New Jersey
Officer Josh L. Vadell
Atlantic City Police Department
2018
Virginia
Officer Kevin Jobe
Alexandria Police Department
2018
Arizona
Officer Marc Valenzuela
Phoenix Police Department
2017
Florida
Officer Mario Gutierrez
Miami Dade Police Department
2014
Arizona
Officer Michael J. Lin
Phoenix Police Department
2015
Virginia
Officer Nicole A. Battaglia
Alexandria Police Department
2018
Wisconsin
Officer Paul M. Christensen
Appleton Police Department
2020
Honorable Mention Winners
District of Columbia
Officer Matthew D. Rider
Metropolitan Police Department
2016
District of Columbia
Officer Winfield S. Slade
Metropolitan Police Department
2017
District of Columbia
Sergeant Kevin J. Naus
Metropolitan Police Department
2017
District of Columbia
Officer Christopher J. Carkeek
Metropolitan Police Department
2017
District of Columbia
Officer Yassine Bahammou
Metropolitan Police Department
2017
District of Columbia
Officer Andrew Chan
Metropolitan Police Department
2018
District of Columbia
Officer Sapan Patel
Metropolitan Police Department
2018
District of Columbia
Officer Joseph Prendergast
Metropolitan Police Department
2018
District of Columbia
Officer James Albright
Metropolitan Police Department
2018
District of Columbia
Officer Samuel Modlin
Metropolitan Police Department
2018
District of Columbia
Officer Gunther Hashida
Metropolitan Police Department
2018
District of Columbia
Officer James Jacobs
Metropolitan Police Department
2018
District of Columbia
Officer Terrence Welsh
Metropolitan Police Department
2018
District of Columbia
Police Officer José Jiménez Jr.
Metropolitan Police Department
2019
District of Columbia
Police Officer Claude Jackson Jr.
Metropolitan Police Department
2022
District of Columbia
Police Officer Johel Anthony Sanchez
Metropolitan Police Department
2022
District of Columbia
Police Officer Peter J. Franz
Metropolitan Police Department
2023
District of Columbia
Police Officer Sayed Sadat
Metropolitan Police Department
2025
Federal
Special Agent Ryan D. Harding
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2014
Federal
Detective Mario A. Muniz
New York City Police Department
2015
Federal
Inspector Patrick Lin
United States Marshals Service
2015
Federal
Deputy U.S. Marshal Ryan Westfield
United States Marshals Service
2015
Federal
Special Agent Charles “Erik” Simon
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2016
Federal
Special Agent Howard White
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2016
Federal
Special Agent Michael J. Wagoner
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2016
Federal
Deputy Chief Rachel H. Ehrlich-Ellis
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives
2016
Federal
Supervisory Special Agent Jeffrey L. Matthews
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives
2016
Federal
Special Agent Anthony W. Tolomeo
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives
2016
Federal
Resident Agent in Charge Melissa A. Merola
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives
2016
Federal
Special Agent Jeremy Horbert
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives
2016
Federal
Special Agent Todd R. Fleming
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives
2016
Federal
Special Agent Timothy Jones
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives
2016
Federal
Special Agent David A. Stone
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives
2016
Federal
Senior Special Agent Maurice Ferentino
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives
2017
Federal
Special Agent Matthew Truesdell
Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General
2017
Federal
Special Agent Timothy Nutter
Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General
2017
Federal
Special Agent Thomas M. Cielecy
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
2017
Federal
Detective Timothy Rush
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police
2017
Federal
Special Agent Jamie Ball
U.S. Treasury Department – IRS
2017
Federal
Special Agent Scott Riordan
Bureau of Alcohol, Tabacco, Firearms & Explosives
2018
Federal
Senior Special Agent Daniel Prather
Bureau of Alcohol, Tabacco, Firearms & Explosives
2018
Federal
Special Agent Chris Jensen
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2018
Federal
Deputy U.S. Marshal Steven Slawiak
United States Marshals Service
2019
Federal
Deputy U.S. Marshal Kevin Governor
United States Marshals Service
2019
Federal
Deportation Officer Martin Renteria
Department of Homeland Security
2019
Federal
Deputy U.S. Marshal Shane Livingstone
United States Marshals Service
2019
Federal
Sup. Deputy U.S. Marshal Jose Valenzuela Jr.
United States Marshals Service
2019
Federal
Senior Probation Officer Harvey Goehring
Pima County Adult Probation Department
2019
Federal
Deputy U.S. Marshal Nick Bahen
United States Marshals Service
2019
Federal
Deputy U.S. Marshal Michael Adams
United States Marshals Service
2019
Federal
Deputy U.S. Marshal Benjamin Peterson
United States Marshals Service
2019
Federal
Special Agent Winward Griffin
Department of Homeland Security
2019
Federal
Deputy U.S. Marshal Christopher Shuman
United States Marshals Service
2019
Federal
Special Agent James Small
Bur. of Alcohol, Tabacco, Firearms & Explosives
2019
Federal
Deputy U.S. Marshal Ricardo Manriquez
United States Marshals Service
2019
Federal
Special Agent James Faulkner
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2020
Federal
Deputy U. S. Marshal Kevin Chan
United States Marshals Service
2021
Federal
Deputy U. S. Marshal Kevin Chan
United States Marshals Service
2022
Federal
Special Agent Carlos R. Valles
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives
2024
Federal
Special Agent Vincent N. Liberto III
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives
2024
Federal
Deputy U.S. Marshal Nathan Lupica
United States Marshals Service
2025
Federal
Lieutenant Wayne K. Ramsey
Lagrange Ohio Police Department
2025
Florida
Deputy Sheriff John M. Ross
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
2016
Florida
Deputy Sheriff Anthony Siena
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
2017
Florida
Deputy Sheriff Humberto Mejia Jr.
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
2017
Florida
K-9 Deputy Nicholas Carmack
Pasco Sheriff’s Office
2018
Florida
Deputy Michael Sudler
Pasco Sheriff’s Office
2018
Florida
Corporal Alex Nunes
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
2020
Florida
K-9 Deputy Ryan Soriano
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
2020
Florida
Deputy Chicara Hearns
Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office
2023
Florida
Trooper Danielle Poulin
Florida Highway Patrol
2024
Florida
Trooper Grant Galloway
Florida Highway Patrol
2024
Florida
Master Trooper Toni M. Schuck
Florida Highway Patrol
2023
Florida
Trooper Steven Turner
Florida Highway Patrol
2024
Florida
Detective Christopher Anca
Broward Sheriff’s Office
2026
Florida
Deputy Jordan Smith
Broward Sheriff’s Office
2026
Florida
Deputy Josue J. Acevedo
Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office
2026
Georgia
Deputy Sheriff Steve Davis
Cobb County Sheriff’s Office
2014
Georgia
Inspector Wendell R. Brock
United States Marshal Service
2014
Georgia
Special Agent Lyle Wilkes
Georgia Department of Corrections
2017
Georgia
Sergeant Samuel H. Hunt III
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department
2018
Georgia
Special Agent Lee C. Hoover
Bureau of Alcohol, Tabacco, Firearms & Explosives
2018
Georgia
Corporal Michael Dean Dobson
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department
2018
Georgia
Sergeant William Johnson Jr.
Sandy Springs Police Department
2019
Georgia
Sergeant Andrew Rausch
Sandy Springs Police Department
2021
Georgia
Sergeant Andrew Rausch
Sandy Springs Police Department
2022
Georgia
Deputy Wesley Birjkovff
Paulding County Sheriff’s Office
2024
Georgia
Deputy Carlos F. Ortiz
Paulding County Sheriff's Office
2024
Georgia
Officer Gabriel Veras Jr.
Norcross Police Department
2026
Hawaii
Special Agent Kiyomi M. Griffey
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
2015
Idaho
Lieutenant Alan Cavener
Boise City Police Department
2014
Idaho
Detective Tim Brady
Boise Police Department
2017
Idaho
Corporal Coy Bruner
Boise Police Department
2017
Idaho
Corporal Denny Carter
Boise Police Department
2017
Idaho
Corporal Chris Davis
Boise Police Department
2017
Idaho
Corporal Brek W. Orton
Boise Police Department
2017
Illinois
Sergeant Robert Rubio
Chicago Police Department
2014
Illinois
Officer Jonathan McCauley
Normal Police Department
2016
Illinois
Officer Aaron Rowe
Normal Police Department
2016
Illinois
Officer Martin Hernandez
Chicago Police Department
2018