2024 TOP COPS Awards®

 

About TOP COPS®

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 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. Officers from the top ten cases are selected as our TOP COPS Award® Winners. In each remaining state, one case has been selected for which the officer(s) will receive an Honorable Mention award.

Nominations for the 2025 TOP COPS Awards® are now being accepted. Please complete the nomination form and return to NAPO prior to January 10, 2025.

 

The 32nd Annual TOP COPS Awards® Dinner

Will be held on Monday, May 12, 2025, in Washington, D.C. 
in conjunction with the celebration of National Police Week

   Thank you for joining us in honoring America's Finest!

 

2024 TOP COPS

ALABAMA
Huntsville Police Department 
Police Officer Albert Morin 

CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles Police Department 
Police Officer III + 1 Daniel Cota
Police Officer III + 1 Steven Jenkins 
Police Officer III Hans C. Almaraz 
Police Officer III Adrian Bonilla
Police Officer III Ruben M. Chavez
Police Officer III Maricela Corral
Police Officer III Christopher Jones 
Police Officer III Thomas Onyshko
Police Officer III Alan Ramirez
Police Officer III Steven W. Wills 

San Diego Police Department 
Sergeant Anthony Elliott  
Police Officer Tanarat Crowe
Police Officer Samuel Hernandez
Police Officer Alicia Steidley
Police Officer Darrion Talalele 
Police Officer Trevor Wright 

LOUISIANA
Lafayette Police Department
Corporal Adam Bradford 
Corporal Maverick Morvant
Police Officer Hali Bradford 
Police Officer Alan Cortez 
Police Officer Raynard Ford 

NEW YORK
New York Police Department 
Police Officer Edmond Decio 
Police Officer Richard Gonzalez Jr.

 

NORTH DAKOTA
Fargo Police Department 
Officer Zachary Robinson 

OHIO
Alliance Police Department 
Detective Robert A. Toussant
Patrolman Chad Caughey
Patrolman Steve Minich
Patrolman Lee Rose
Patrolman Shane D. Tallman

TENNESSEE
Metropolitan Nashville Police Department
Sergeant Jeff Mathes 
Detective Ryan M. Cagle 
Detective Michael Collazo
Detective Zachary Plese 
Officer Rex Engelbert 

TEXAS
Houston Police Department
Sergeant Mauricio Valle

Austin Police Department
Sergeant Jeff Bauzon
Sergeant Kevin De La Rue
Sr. Police Officer Chandler Carrera 
Sr. Police Officer Jared Carruth
Sr. Police Officer Michael Castillo
Sr. Police Officer John Conner 
Sr. Police Officer Andrew S. Kabbah
Sr. Police Officer Robert Keith
Sr. Police Officer Kevin Olejar
Sr. Police Officer Matthew Schill

 

 
 

2024 Honorable Mentions

ARIZONA
Mesa Police Department
Police Officer Nicholas George Rousher

COLORADO
Colorado Bureau of Investigation 
Agent-in-Charge James Fuller 
Agent Travis Peck

Agent Rich Tifft 

United States Marshals Service 
Deputy U.S. Marshal Mick Bunn

FLORIDA
Florida Highway Patrol 
Trooper Grant Galloway 
Trooper Danielle Poulin

Trooper Steven Turner

GEORGIA
Paulding County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Wesley Birjkovff 
Deputy Carlos F. Ortiz

ILLINOIS
Springfield Police Department
Patrol Officer Brian Riebeling

KENTUCKY
Kentucky State Police
Senior Trooper Samuel Arron Peace

MARYLAND
Prince George’s County Police Department 
Corporal Steven W. Jackson

MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts State Police
Trooper David Frederick
Trooper Shawn Kelly

Boston Police Department
Sergeant Brian Holmes
Police Officer Christopher W. Kerrigan
Police Officer Quintyn N. Pilgrim
Police Officer Carlton A. Williamson

MICHIGAN
Detroit Police Department
Police Officer Yuseph Elzein
Police Officer Lisa Latouf

Coloma Township Police Department 
Chief Wesley Smigielski
Police Officer Drew Wagner

Berrien County Sheriff’s Department 
Deputy Justin Goff
Deputy Aaron Nannfeldt

MINNESOTA
Willmar Police Department
CEE-VI Drug & Gang Task Force
Agent Jason Hay

 

MONTANA
Montana Highway Patrol
Trooper Barb Armstrong

NEVADA
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Police Officer Joseph A. Belmonte
Police Officer Rudy Sacba

NEW JERSEY
Plainfield Police Department
Lieutenant Christopher J. Sylvester
Sergeant Bryan Oliver
Detective Tyler James

NEW YORK
New York Police Department
Police Officer Mohammad Hossain
Police Officer Alex J. Morgese

New York State Police
Trooper Connor G. Sutton

PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia Police Department
Police Officer Ryan Howell

SOUTH CAROLINA
McCormick County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Heather Campbell
Sergeant John Robert Coker

South Carolina Highway Patrol
Lance Corporal Bentrice A. Frazier

TEXAS
Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Brent Brown

VIRGINIA
Chesapeake Sheriff’s Office
Investigator Scott Chambers

Virginia Beach Police Department
Master Police Officer Jeremy Hall

WYOMING
Wyoming Highway Patrol
Trooper Austin J. Bluemel

FEDERAL
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives
Special Agent Vincent N. Liberto III
Senior Special Agent Carlos R. Valles

INTERNATIONAL
United States Marshals Service
Eastern District of Washington
Deputy United States Marshal William Bullock
Deputy United States Marshal Isaac Del Angel