The 32nd Annual TOP COPS Awards® Dinner
NAPO’s 2025 TOP COPS Awards® Winners:
This year’s awardees represent the very best of American law enforcement.
Huntsville Police Department
Sergeant Kevin Lambert
Police Officer Jason Toney
Phoenix Police Department
Police Officer Matthew Haney
Fresno Police Department
Sergeant George Imirian
Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office
Sergeant Jonathan Burdette
Deputy Sheriff Jocelyn Arevalo
Deputy Sheriff Mario Bianchi
Deputy Sheriff Bradley Chang
Deputy Sheriff Nikolas A. Infante
Deputy Sheriff Israel Rodriguez
Atlanta Police Department
Police Officer Lamar Jacobs
Quincy Police Department
Patrol Officer Matthew Hermsmeier
Patrol Officer Gabriel R. VanderMaiden
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Police Officer Cruz Littlefield
Police Officer Alfredo Ramirez
Buffalo Police Department
Police Officer Ronald J. Ammerman
Syracuse Police Department
Police Officer John Canestrare
Police Officer Benedict Rath
Police Officer James Zollo
Corpus Christi Police Department
Police Officer Marco Ramirez
NAPO’s 2025 TOP COPS Awards® Honorable Mentions:
Phoenix Police Department
Detective Alan Bansky
Detective Phillip Belsterling
Detective Skyler Esterline
Detective Ryan Lee
Los Angeles Police Department
Police Officer II Stefan Carutasu
Police Officer II Joshua Rodney
Metropolitan Police Department
Police Officer Sayed Sadat
Chicago Police Department
Field Training Officer James Aimers
Police Officer Bienvenido Acevedo Jr.
Police Officer Tyler M. Hayes
Police Officer Alexis Hernandez
Police Officer Jonathan Pineda-Reyes
Bowling Green Police Department
Advanced Police Officer Miranda Rone
Police Officer Jeff Ward
Boston Police Department
Police Officer Joseph P. Matthews Sr.
Detroit Police Department
Police Officer Joshua Dennard
Saint Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Police Officer Thomas Bossch
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Sergeant Brett Brosnahan
Cranford Police Department
Detective Christopher P. Folinusz
Patrolman Ryan McSharry
Hamilton Township Police Division
Police Officer Derek Fiabane
Police Officer Paul Piromalli
New Jersey State Police
Sergeant Roy Rohel
Sergeant Marc Nietubyc
Port Authority of NY&NJ Police Department
Police Officer Miguel Correa
Police Officer Joseph Romano
New York Police Department
Police Officer Nicholas PryorPolice Officer Rich Wong
New York City Police Department
Police Officer Christopher Satriano
Police Officer Zachary Kane Palladino
Sergeant Carl Johnson
Sergeant Christopher E. Leap
Detective Fabio L. Gonzalez
Police Officer Patrick E. Lynch
Findlay Police Department
Patrol Officer Kyle Bormuth
Patrol Officer Noah Burkholder
Scranton Police Department
Detective Kyle Gilmartin
Detective Jason Hyler
Detective Sergeant Joseph J. Lafferty
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office
Corporal Lucas Watts
Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Sheriff Brent Brown
Deputy Sheriff Erick Campbell
Deputy Sheriff Jeffrey Jones
Deputy Sheriff Todd Tipton
Deputy Sheriff Tom Turpin
Sergeant Christopher Salone
Sergeant Jefferson Smith
Casper Police Department
Detective Leonard T. Jacobs
Lagrange Police Department
Special Deputy U.S. Marshal Wayne Ramsey
United States Marshals Service
Deputy U.S. Marshal Nathan Lupica
Honored Guests of TOP COPS Awards®
The TOP COPS Awards® are attended by celebrities, politicians, members of the national law enforcement community, corporate donors and other interested individuals. Here is just a short list of attendees we’ve been honored to have throughout the years:
The President of the United States
The Vice President of the United States
The Attorney General of the United States
The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security
Eddie Cahill – CBS, “CSI: New York”
Robert Clohessy – CBS, “Blue Bloods”
Seamus Dever – ABC, “Castle”
Kathryn Erbe – NBC, “Law & Order: Criminal Intent”
Milena Govich – FX Series, “Rescue Me”
Mariska Hargitay – NBC, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”
Abigail Hawk – CBS, “Blue Bloods”
Gregory Jbara – CBS, “Blue Bloods”
Penny Johnson – ABC, “Castle”
James Earl Jones
David McCallum – CBS, “NCIS”Christopher Meloni – NBC, “Law & Order: Organized Crime”
Craig Morgan – Country Music Superstar
Kathryn Morris – CBS, “Cold Case”
Bebe Neuwirth – CBS, “ Madame Secretary”
Jeffrey Nordling – Fox, “24”
Pauley Perrette – CBS, “NCIS”
Jeremy Ratchford – CBS, “Cold Case”
John Riggins – Pro-Football Hall of Fame
Linus Roache – Showtime, “Homeland”
Robert Taylor – Netflix “Longmire”
John Walsh – FOX, “America’s Most Wanted”
Steve Zirnkilton – NBC, “Law & Order”
Recognizing America’s Finest
Each year since 1994 NAPO has presented the TOP COPS Awards® Ceremony. The purpose of the TOP COPS Awards® is to educate the American public about our nation’s heroes and to pay tribute to law enforcement officers in federal, state, county, tribal and local agencies from across the country for actions above and beyond the call of duty during the preceding year. Our TOP COPS are nominated by fellow law enforcement officers. An independent Awards Selection Committee comprised of national law enforcement representatives select, from hundreds of nominations, one TOP COP case from each of the 50 States and U.S. territories. Law enforcement officers from the top ten cases are selected as our TOP COPS Awards® Winners. In each remaining state, one case has been selected for which the officer(s) will receive an Honorable Mention award.
Thank you to all the Sponsors of the 2025 TOP COPS Awards®
Sponsors of the TOP COPS Awards® not only help spotlight these incredible and heroic men and women, but also demonstrate the good business of supporting law enforcement professionals who put themselves in harm’s way each day. The ceremony will be attended by senior government executives, entertainment personalities, and key decision makers in the varied fields of law enforcement, making this an unmatched promotional opportunity for your company.
Contact NAPO at 703-549-0775 today to discuss sponsorship options.
Premier Level Sponsors
Gold Level Sponsors
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Special Thanks To Our Law Enforcement Sponsors
Florida Police Benevolent Association
Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs
Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association
Chicago Police Sergeants’ Association
Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas
Detectives’ Endowment Association of New York City
Detroit Police Lieutenants & Sergeants Association
Detroit Police Officers Association
Las Vegas Metro Police Managers & Supervisors Association
Las Vegas Police Protective Association
Los Angeles Police Protective League
Massachusetts Coalition of Police
Mesa Police Association
New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association
Newark Police Superior Officers’ Association
Ohio Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association
Phoenix Law Enforcement Association
Police Benevolent Association of The City of New York
Port Authority Police Benevolent Association
Port Authority Sergeants Benevolent Association
Sergeants Benevolent Association of New York City
South Florida Police Benevolent Association
State Troopers NCO Association of New Jersey
Syracuse Police Benevolent Association
Wisconsin Professional Police Association
Nassau County Police Benevolent Association
Rochester Police Locust Club