17th Annual Golden Shield Honors Winners
Congratulations to all DUI and DRE Achievement recipients and specialty award winners for the 17th Annual Golden Shield Honors!
Officer DUI Heroes
- Category 1: Corporal Joshua Adcock, Remerton Police Department, 42
- Category 2: Officer Michael Adams, Holly Springs Police Department, 54
- Category 3: Officer Benny Pena, Norcross Police Department, 228
- Category 4: Patrolman Nicholas Mordaunt, Smyrna Police Department, 135
- Category 5: Sergeant Matt Pifer, Bartow County Sheriff’s Office, 98
- Category 6: Deputy James Champion, Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, 212
- Category 7: TFC Aaron DiGiacomo, Georgia State Patrol – Nighthawks South, 166
Agency DUI Heroes
- Category 1: Remerton Police Department, 76
- Category 3: Habersham County Sheriff’s Office, 302
- Category 4: Pooler Police Department, 237
- Category 6: Gwinnett County Police Department, 1391
- Category 7: Georgia State Patrol Post 25, 523
Statewide Award Winners
- Statewide Officer of the Year (Tie): Austin Matthews, Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office and Bobby Francis, Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office
- Statewide Rookie of the Year: Dustin Trail, Smyrna Police Department
- Statewide K9 Officer of the Year: Nathan Allen, Emerson Police Department
- Statewide DRE of the Year: Charles “Chad” Daugherty, Pooler Police Department
- Statewide Agency of the Year: Pooler Police Department
- Statewide Post of the Year: Georgia State Patrol, Post 25
- Statewide HEAT Unit/DUI Task Force of the Year: Habersham County Sheriff’s Office HEAT Unit
- Statewide Traffic Enforcement Network (TEN) of the Year: Middle Georgia Traffic Enforcement Network
- Golden Achievement Award: Habersham County Sheriff’s Office HEAT Unit