past year's top cops winners & Honorable mentions
Top Cop Winners
Alabama
Special Agent Rodney O. Draper
FBI Hostage Rescue Team
2014
Alabama
Special Agent Christian Galeski
FBI Hostage Rescue Team
2014
Alabama
Special Agent Brock Bahe
FBI Hostage Rescue Team
2014
Alabama
Special Agent J. Michael Montoya
FBI Hostage Rescue Team
2014
Alabama
Special Agent Matthew R. Nagle
FBI Hostage Rescue Team
2014
Alabama
Officer Albert Morin
Huntsville Police Department
2024
Alabama
Sergeant Kevin Lambert
Huntsville Police Department
2025
Alabama
Police Officer Jason Toney
Huntsville Police Department
2025
Arizona
Detective Fabian Gonzalez
Phoenix Police Department
2014
Arizona
Officer Michael J. Lin
Phoenix Police Department
2015
Arizona
Police Officer Phillip Akins
Phoenix Police Department
2016
Arizona
Sergeant Steven Wong
Phoenix Police Department
2017
Arizona
Officer Marc Valenzuela
Phoenix Police Department
2017
Arizona
Patrol Officer Adrian Cruz
Phoenix Police Department
2019
Arizona
Police Officer Cameron Prior
Phoenix Police Department
2022
Arizona
Police Officer Logan Egnor
Phoenix Police Department
2022
Arizona
Police Officer Antonio Rodriguez Jr.
Phoenix Police Department
2022
Arizona
Police Officer Alex Cowan
Phoenix Police Department
2022
Arizona
Police Officer John K. Noe
Phoenix Police Department
2023
Arizona
Police Officer Trisha Eskridge
Phoenix Police Department
2023
Arizona
Police Officer Austin T. Peru
Phoenix Police Department
2023
Arizona
Police Officer Christopher Jones
Phoenix Police Department
2023
Arizona
Police Officer Travis Spitler
Phoenix Police Department
2023
Arizona
Police Officer Matthew Haney
Phoenix Police Department
2025
California
Police Officer II April Lockhart
Los Angeles Police Department
2015
California
Police Officer II Alberto Ortiz
Los Angeles Police Department
2015
California
Police Officer II Francisco Roman Jr.
San Diego Police Department
2019
California
Police Officer II Shawn Boggeman
San Diego Police Department
2019
California
Police Officer II Dan Bihum
San Diego Police Department
2019
California
Police Officer II Dominic Aristide
San Diego Police Department
2019
California
Police Officer III Miguel Alarcon
Los Angeles Police Department
2019
California
Police Officer II Daniel Beam
San Diego Police Department
2019
California
Police Officer II Enrique Trujillo
Los Angeles Police Department
2020
California
Police Officer II Steven Martinez
Los Angeles Police Department
2020
California
Police Officer II Diego Bracamontes
Los Angeles Police Department
2020
California
Police Officer III Ian Robert Chessum
Los Angeles Police Department
2020
California
Police Officer II Mark Chiu
Los Angeles Police Department
2020
California
Sergeant II Gustavo Gutierrez
Los Angeles Police Department
2020
California
Police Officer II Christopher A. Guerrero
Los Angeles Police Department
2020
California
Police Officer II Nicholas Dominguez
Los Angeles Police Department
2020
California
Jonathan Wiese
San Diego Police Department
2021
California
Police Officer III+I Steve Hernandez
Los Angeles Police Department
2022
California
Police Officer III Andrew Rea
Los Angeles Police Department
2022
California
Police Officer III Rodney Williams
Los Angeles Police Department
2022
California
Police Officer III Alan Ramirez
Los Angeles Police Department
2024
California
Police Officer III Adrian Bonilla
Los Angeles Police Department
2024
California
Police Officer III + I Steven Jenkins
Los Angeles Police Department
2024
California
Police Officer III Steven W. Wills
Los Angeles Police Department
2024
California
Police Officer Samuel Hernandez
San Diego Police Department
2024
California
Police Officer Trevor Wright
San Diego Police Department
2024
California
Police Officer Darrion Talalele
San Diego Police Department
2024
California
Police Officer III Thomas Onyshko
Los Angeles Police Department
2024
California
Police Officer Tanarat Crowe
San Diego Police Department
2024
California
Police Officer III Hans C. Almaraz
Los Angeles Police Department
2024
California
Sergeant Anthony Elliott
San Diego Police Department
2024
California
Police Officer Alicia Steidley
San Diego Police Department
2024
California
Police Officer III + I Daniel Cota
Los Angeles Police Department
2024
California
Police Officer III Christopher Jones
Los Angeles Police Department
2024
California
Police Officer III Ruben M. Chavez
Los Angeles Police Department
2024
California
Police Officer III Maricela Corral
Los Angeles Police Department
2024
California
Sergeant George Imirian
Fresno Police Department
2025
Connecticut
Patrol Officer Alec Iurato
Bristol Police Department
2023
Delaware
Sr. Probation Officer George W. Ramsburg
Delaware Department of Correction
2022
Delaware
Detective Joshua DiGiacomo
Delaware State Police
2022
Delaware
Sr. Corporal Timothy D. Webb Jr.
Milford Police Department
2022
District of Columbia
Officer Emmanuel Smith
Metro Police Department
2014
District of Columbia
Special Agent Joshua D. Powell
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
2014
District of Columbia
Tactical Officer Dorian DeSantis
Metro Police Department
2014
District of Columbia
Special Agent Brian E. Kelley
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
2014
District of Columbia
Officer Andrew W. Wong
United States Park Police
2014
District of Columbia
Officer Scott Williams
Metro Police Department
2014
District of Columbia
Officer Carl E. Hiott
United States Park Police
2014
District of Columbia
Special Agent Edward J. Martin
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
2014
Federal
Detective Rodney Wallace-Messam
New York City Police Department
2021
Federal
Deputy United States Marshal Frederick Porcaro
United States Marshals Service
2021
Federal
Deputy United States Marshal Jorge Betancur
United States Marshals Service
2021
Federal
Detective Daniel O’Malley
Town of Greenburgh Police Department
2023
Federal
Detective Brian Menton
City of Yonkers Police Department
2023
Federal
Detective James Menton
New York City Police Department
2023
Federal
Supervisory Special Agent Brendan Kenney
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2023
Florida
Officer Mario Gutierrez
Miami Dade Police Department
2014
Florida
Officer Christopher Nebbeling
West Palm Beach Police Department
2015
Florida
Detective Charles L. Woods
Miami-Dade Police Department
2018
Florida
Detective Terence A. White Sr.
Miami-Dade Police Department
2018
Florida
Police Officer Manuel Gonzalez
Miami-Dade Police Department
2019
Florida
Undercover Agent
West Palm Beach Police Department
2020
Florida
Police Officer Joseph Azrak
Miami-Dade Police Department
2020
Florida
Undercover Agents
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
2020
Florida
Police Officer Ralph Cuan
City of Doral Police Department
2020
Florida
Sergeant Alberto Tellez
City of Doral Police Department
2020
Florida
Sergeant Scott R. Demby II
City of Doral Police Department
2020
Florida
Sergeant Luis E. Celis
City of Doral Police Department
2020
Florida
Detective Jemel V. Headings
Riviera Beach Police Department
2021
Florida
Deputy Sheriff Jocelyn Arevalo
Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office
2025
Florida
Sergeant Jonathan Burdette
Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office
2025
Florida
Deputy Sheriff Bradley Chang
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
Florida
Deputy Sheriff Israel Rodriguez
Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office
2025
Georgia
Police Officer Khuong Thai
Atlanta Police Department
2022
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