2019 Law Enforcement Awards Winners
2019 Law Enforcement Award Winners
September 5, 2019
Harrisonburg Regional Awards
Sponsored by: MADD Virginia, DISTRICT NINE ASAP, OLD DOMINION ASAP
AND ROCKINGHAM/HARRISONBURG ASAP
Clarke County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Andrew Moreland
Frederick County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy David Cullers
Lt. Warren W. Gosnell
Shenandoah Police Department
Corporal Jeff Courtney
Officer Nick Weaver
Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office
Brandon Dodson
Strasburg Police Department
Officer Paul Bernd
Warren County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Calvin R. Clatterbuck
Virginia State Police Area 13
Trooper Aaron P. Flanagan
Trooper Joshua M. Myers
Trooper Daniel J. Scott
Winchester Police Department
Officer Josh Avery
Woodstock Police Department
Officer Joshua D. Wilberger
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Bridgewater Police Department
Officer Chris Earman
Harrisonburg Police Department
Officer Paywand T. Sofy
Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Joseph Baroch
Virginia State Police Area 16
Trooper Justin C. Joiner
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Culpeper Police Department
Officer Nolan R. Overby
Culpeper Sheriff’s Office
First Sergeant Christopher T. Hibbs
Madison County Sheriff’s Office
Sgt. Randall Richards
Town of Orange Police Department
Officer Christopher Norvelle
Virginia State Police Area 15
Trooper Floyd W. Stanley, Jr
September 6, 2019
Vinton Regional Awards
SPONSORED BY: MADD VA, CENTRAL VIRGINIA ASAP, COURT COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS, DAN RIVER ASAP, & NEW RIVER VALLEY ASAP
Altavista Police Department
Officer Q.S. Caveness
Amherst Police Department
Officer Dante Robinson
Amherst County Sheriff’s Office
Lt. Dallas Hill
Deputy Blake Hudson
Bedford Police Department
Officer Keith Peterson
Bedford County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Kevin Doherty
Campbell County Sheriff’s Office
Master Deputy Jonathan Richey
Lynchburg Police Department
Police Officer Jonathan W. Farrar
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Conservation Police Officer Brett Clawson
Virginia State Police Area 20
Trooper Tom Sica
Virginia State Police—Area 39
Trooper Savannah R. Stagner
Trooper Damien M. Walls
Virginia State Police—Area 41
Senior Trooper David H. Cepelnik
Senior Trooper L. William Monteith
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Christiansburg Police Department
Lt. Stephen Swecker
Floyd County Sheriff’s Office
Sgt. J.M. Bohnke
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Donald J. Kirker, Jr.
Radford City Police Department
Senior Police Officer Evan S. McManus
Virginia State Police—Area 40
Senior Trooper Douglas S. Charles
Trooper Joseph A. Turner
Virginia State Police—Area 49
Senior Trooper Mark D. Collins
Senior Trooper Anthony G. Mackian
Virginia Tech Police Department
Officer Michael D. Spencer
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Botetourt County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Daniel R. Faulkner
Clifton Forge Police Department
Officer Travis P. Ledford
Officer Shawn D. Urban
Officer Seth B. Sayers
Craig County Sheriff’s Office
Master Deputy Geromy L. Nichols
City of Roanoke Police Department
Officer Cynthia T. Berrman
Roanoke County Police Department
Sergeant Spencer Lewis
Salem Police Department
Police Officer Timothy Shepherd
Vinton Police Department
Officer Matthew Stafford
Virginia State Police—Area 38
Master Trooper Tony Elliott
Senior Trooper Benjamin J. Hobbs
Trooper Chad Lightner
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City of Danville Police Department
Officer William C. Shively
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Davonte Taylor
Henry County Sheriff’s Office
Lt. Travis Hambrick
Martinsville Police Department
Officer Jayme Clark
Patrick County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Oscar Tejeda
Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office
Investigator A. Rouse
Virginia State Police—Area 42
Trooper Marcus L. Gravely
Senior Trooper Kevin D. Mabe
Virginia State Police—Area 43
Trooper Christopher S. Simpkins
September 10, 2019
Virginia Beach Regional Awards
Sponsored by: MADD VIRGINIA, CHESAPEAKE BAY ASAP, PENINSULA ASAP, AND SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA ASAP
Charles City Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Cory Brown
Hampton Police Division
Ptl. Alvin Tatum
James City County Police Department
Master Police Officer Daniel L. Jackson
Newport News Police Department
Officer Jeffrey T. Imgrund
Poquoson Police Department
Corporal Michael J. McCrea, Jr.
Virginia State Police Area 46
Trooper Joseph L. Napier
Williamsburg Police Department
Lieutenant Richard Wanamaker
York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office
Deputy James Robinson
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Chesapeake Police Department
Officer Shannon Velez
Isle of Wight County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Morgan Hanks
Investigator Sean Lacy
Portsmouth Police Department
Officer Anthony Ledbetter
Smithfield Police Department
Officer William Wooley
Southampton County Sheriff’s Office
Corporal James H. Fuller
Suffolk Police Department
MPO C. Sessoms
Virginia State Police Area 34
Trooper Nicholas L. Pittman
Virginia State Police Area 47
Trooper Sean M. Martin
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Norfolk Police Department (Traffic Unit)
Officer James Lawson
Virginia Beach Police Department
MPO Eriald Kera
Virginia State Police Area 31
Trooper Brandon M. Tripp
Virginia State Police Area 32
Trooper Kijana S. Kerr
September 12, 2019
Charlottesville/Staunton Regional Law Enforcement Awards
Sponsored by MADD VA, JAMES RIVER ASAP AND VALLEY ASAP
Albemarle Police Department
Officer Katherine Kane
Charlottesville Police Department
Corporal Alex Blank
Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Sheriff Sean P. Brennan
Greene County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Milton Chen
(Town of) Louisa Police Department
Aaron Adams
Lake Monticello Police Department
Karolyn Sumner
Louisa County Sheriff’s Office
Sergeant Bobby Hughes
Nelson County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Chris Justus
Chris Justus
Augusta County Sheriff’s Office
Sergeant Aaron Will
Buena Vista Police Department
John Hill
Lexington Police Department
Corporal Keith Mohler
Rockbridge County Sheriff’s Office
Patrick Wood
Staunton Police Department
Christopher D. Ammons
Grayci M. Smitherman
Virginia State Police Area 17
Trooper Mark C. Brill
Trooper Jared S. Martin
Waynesboro Police Department
Officer Brandon Mawyer
Virginia State Police Area 4
Trooper Seth A. Gaultney
Virginia State Police Area 18
Trooper Kevin C. Anderson
Trooper Thomas M. Skehan, Sr.
Trooper Andrew C. Tunnell
Trooper Matthew D. Ward
September 19, 2019
Abingdon Regional Law Enforcement Awards
SPONSORED BY: MADD VA
Abingdon Police Department
Officer B.T. Graham
Big Stone Gap Police Department
Patrolman Richard Carter
Bristol Virginia Police Department
Officer Maurice Harris
Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office
Sergeant Todd Hackney
Deputy John Hagy III
Dickenson County Sheriff’s Office
Sergeant Derek Kendrick
Gate City Police Department
Officer Ethan Penley
Officer Matthew Lucas Shelley
Grayson County Sheriff’s Office
Corporal Jeremy Moss
Lebanon Police Department
Officer Charles Saltz
Marion Police Department
Officer Jason Horner
Norton Police Department
Officer Justin M. Qualls
Richlands Police Department
Officer Darrel H. Wyatt
Scott County Sheriff’s Office
Master Deputy Steve Smith
Smyth County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Sheriff Roger L. Dowell
St. Paul Police Department
Officer William Travis Stanley
September 24, 2019
Northern VA Regional Law Enforcement Awards
Sponsored by: MADD VA, Bull Run ASAP & Fairfax ASAP
Alexandria Police Department
Officer Asad Nawaz
Arlington County Police Department
Officer Steven Yanda
Fairfax County Police Department
PFC Brian Donoghue
Master Police Officer Steve Faett
Falls Church Police Department
Officer Bryce A. Cooper
Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office
DFC Creston Irby
Haymarket Police Department
Officer J.W. Gregory
Herndon Police Department
Officer Jonathan Heavner
Leesburg Police Department
Officer Matthew Connell
Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy First Class Gerald Presson
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
Officer Gustavo Zegada-Frias
Middleburg Police Department
Officer Jason Davis
Prince William County Police Dept.
Officer Taylor W. Calton
Officer Chad Mason
Officer Michael Santana
Officer Matthew Sciabica
Purcellville Police Department
Officer Josh Calhoun
Virginia State Police Area 9
Trooper Wesley M. Paul
Trooper Lucie Vajglova
Virginia State Police Area 10
Trooper Arthur N. Patsios
Virginia State Police Area 45
Trooper Tomasz Karbowski
September 27, 2019
Stratford Hall Regional Law Enforcement Awards
SPONSORED BY: MADD VA AND RAPPAHANNOCK AREA ASAP
Bowling Green Police Department
Chief Warner D. Lipscomb, III
Caroline County Sheriff’s Office
Sergeant Fonda Lynn Justice
Colonial Beach Police Department
Officer Travis W. Bozeman
Fredericksburg Police Department
Detective Stephen Lamar
Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Jeffrey P. Bailey
King and Queen Sheriff’s Office
Deputy William J. Moore
Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office
Sergeant Irving Brittingham
Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office
Sergeant Fred Payne, Jr.
Stafford County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy John Ahern
Deputy First Class Scott Fulford
Virginia Dept. of Game and Inland Fisheries
Conservation Police Officer Joseph Rollings
Virginia State Police – Area 2
Trooper Robert D. Cullison
Trooper Elliott D. Haynie, IV
Trooper Joseph P. Hylan
Virginia State Police—Area 5
Senior Trooper Nicholas W. Koslicki
Virginia State Police – Area 33
Trooper Jean-Marie N. Sebatumitsi
Virginia State Police – Area 44
Trooper John G. Sullivan
Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Brian Fogarty
October 3, 2019
Richmond Regional Law Enforcement Awards
SPONSORED BY: MADD VIRGINIA AND John Tyler ASAP
Amelia County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Russell W. Dunford
Ashland Police Department
Officer Paul Stirnaman
Chesterfield County Police Department
Senior Police Officer Luis R. Murray
Colonial Heights Police Department
Officer Robert N. Brown
Dinwiddie County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Randall L. Fish
Emporia Police Department
Sergeant Andrew Connell
Goochland County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Sheriff Terry C. Russell
Hanover County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy James C. Brockenbrough IV
Henrico County Police Division
Officer J.C. Brandmaier
Hopewell Police Department
Officer TJ Jones
New Kent County Sheriff’s Office
William “Billy” Dyer
Petersburg Police Department
Corporal William Smith
Powhatan County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy J.D. Hamill
Sergeant Rodolfo Riopedre
Prince George County Police Department
Officer Kelly Borshch
Officer Ernest Dillard
Reynolds Community College Police
Sergeant William Judon
Richmond Police Department
Officer Douglas Peppel
Surry County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Jonathan Walker
Sussex County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Richard Marks
Virginia Commonwealth University Police
Officer Amanda Quiles
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Officer Brandon W. Chester
Virginia State Police Area 1
Trooper Jose A. Macedo
Virginia State Police Area 3
Trooper Joseph M. Tucker
Virginia State Police Area 4
Trooper Thomas S. Thompson
Virginia State Police Area 6
Senior Trooper Solomon C. Albert
Virginia State Police Area 7
Trooper Roman N. Borshch
Virginia State Police Area 8
Trooper Charles G. McKenna
Trooper Justin M. Palanchi
Virginia State Police Area 35
Trooper Joseph M. Balek
October 24, 2019
Clarksville Regional Law Enforcement Awards
Sponsored by: Southside VA ASAP and MADD VA
Brunswick Co. Sheriff’s Department
Deputy Daniel Medlin
Chase City Police Department
Sergeant William W. Stembridge
Clarksville Police Department
Sergeant Tim Garner
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Officer Keith Wilson
Halifax Police Department
Senior Patrolman Malcolm Bowen
Halifax Sheriff’s Department
Deputy Joseph L. Franco,
Mecklenburg Sheriff’s Department
Deputy Thomas R. Jimmerson
South Boston Police Department
Senior Patrol Officer Dennis Blanks
South Boston Police Department
Senior Patrol Officer Blake Jones
South Hill Police Department
Officer Michael Wallace
Virginia State Police, Emporia, VA
Trooper Joseph M. Balek
Virginia State Police, Halifax, VA
Senior Trooper Kevin R. Martin
Virginia State Police, Mecklenburg County
Trooper Keith Pearce
December 11, 2019
Farmville Regional Law Enforcement Awards
Sponsored by Piedmont ASAP and MADD VA
Amelia County Sheriff’s Office
David W. Akers
Blackstone Police Department
Josh Havens
Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office
Dustin R. Brown
Farmville Police Department
Dalton Foley
Kenbridge Police Department
Aaron Stokes
Virginia State Police – Amelia County
Todd C. Smith
Virginia State Police – Buckingham County
Travis J. Morgan
Virginia State Police – Charlotte County
Derrick A. Thompson
Virginia State Police – Cumberland County
Gavin T. Lee
Virginia State Police – Lunenburg County
William T. Dean, II
Virginia State Police – Nottoway County
Josiah L. Montanye
Virginia State Police – Prince Edward
Jeffrey T. Fariss