2023 AWARD RECIPIENTS

(For more information on awards given, please see the event program above)

TOP DEPARTMENT AWARDS

John T. McCarthy Officer of the Year
Police Officer Ashley Rios #8697

James C. Taylor Non-Sworn Employee of the Year
Community Outreach Representative Alma Perez

Chief’s Non-Sworn Employee of the Year Award
Executive Assistant Susana Villalpando

Chief’s Officer of the Year Award
Sergeant Matthew Terry #8915

Johnny Sides Rookie of the Year
Police Officer Oscar Restrepo #12180

Joe C. Jones Reserve Officer of the Year
Senior Corporal Stephen Ledbetter #R297

Telecommunicator of the Year
Police Dispatcher Laura Dodd

Field Training Officer of the Year
Senior Corporal Tomas Urena #9324

James R. Leavelle Detective of the Year
Senior Corporal James Goetz #9565

Marvin R. Bullard Supervisor of the Year
Sergeant Edward Reyes #9236

Marvin R. Bullard Non-Sworn Supervisor of the Year
Supervisor Brekeia Jackson

OFFICER OF THE YEAR BUREAU AWARDS

Administrative Officer of the Year
Senior Corporal Jon Lumbley #5230

Community Engagement & Operations Officer of the Year
Police Officer Joe Tolbert, Jr.  #11782

Tactical & Special Operations Officer of the Year
Senior Corporal Daniel Ek #8667

Central Patrol Officer of the Year
Senior Corporal Johnny Tadlock #7309

Northeast Patrol Officer of the Year
Police Officer Edwin Saenz #11870

Northwest Patrol Officer of the Year
Police Officer Paul Campopiano III #6751

North Central Patrol Officer of the Year
Police Officer Dimitrios Margetis #11189

South Central Patrol Officer of the Year
Senior Corporal Fernando Garcia #10908

Southeast Patrol Officer of the Year
Senior Corporal Oscar Carter #7616

Southwest Patrol Officer of the Year
Police Officer Ashley Rios #8697

NON-SWORN EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR BUREAU AWARDS

Office of the Chief of Police Non-Sworn Employee of the Year
Administrative Specialist Maria Aleman

Administrative Bureau Non-Sworn Employee of the Year
Supervisor Ana Diaz

Community Engagement & Operations Non-Sworn Employee of the Year
Community Outreach Representative Alma Perez

Investigations Non-Sworn Employee of the Year
Investigative Support Specialist Jocelyn Henderson

Central Patrol Non-Sworn Employee of the Year
Public Service Officer Sharon Fletcher

Northeast Patrol Non-Sworn Employee of the Year
Public Service Officer L C Chandler

Northwest Patrol Non-Sworn Employee of the Year
Public Service Officer Jose Trevino

North Central Patrol Non-Sworn Employee of the Year
Public Service Officer Marty McManus

Southwest Patrol Non-Sworn Employee of the Year
Fleet Coordinator Rafael Ortiz

South Central Patrol Non-Sworn Employee of the Year
Public Service Officer Sherrod Butler

MEDAL OF VALOR AWARDS

The Medal of Valor is given for exceptional bravery at imminent risk of serious bodily injury, with the recipient having demonstrated exceptional courage by performing a voluntary course of action in an extremely dangerous situation. 

The following officers and canine received the Medal of Valor Award in 2023:

Sergeant Jeffrey Hunter #9857
Senior Corporal Scott Jay #7562
Canine Figor #131

MERITORIOUS CONDUCT AWARDS

The Meritorious Conduct Award is given for a heroic deed involving exemplary courage, risk, and danger to personal safety; or for meritorious service in a duty of great responsibility where the Officer has performed in a distinguished manner.

The following officers received the Meritorious Conduct Award in 2023:

POLICE COMMENDATION AWARDS

The Police Commendation is awarded for performance involving great risk to an officer’s personal safety while performing duties; outstanding contributions to law enforcement through the success of difficult projects, programs or situations; or for receiving three or more Certificates of Merit.

The following officers received the Police Commendation Award in 2023:

Senior Corporal Jeffrey Berry #10207
Senior Corporal Michael Bono #10351
Senior Corporal Gerardo Guardiola #7335
Police Officer Edwin Saracay #9784

LIFE SAVING AWARDS

The Life Saving Award is given when it is shown through documented evidence from witnesses, victims or medical authorities that an Officer was directly responsible for the saving of a human life.

The following officers received the Life Saving Award in 2023:

MERITORIOUS CONDUCT UNIT AWARDS

The Meritorious Conduct Unit Award is awarded to the entire unit that has performed outstanding work above and beyond their day-to-day duties. Five units received Meritorious Conduct Awards from November 2022 to October 2023.

The following DPD Units received the Meritorious Conduct Unit Award in 2023:

ANIMAL CRUELTY UNIT

Sergeant Daniel Cordero #7445 and Detectives Michael Bono #103551, Cathy Blanchard #7999 and Hannah Tamez #8518

DETENTION SERVICES UNIT

Captain Troy McClain #2745, Major Michael Dominguez #8019, Lieutenants Michael Magiera #7210, Randy Sundquist #6517 and Paul Thai #5794, Sergeants Michael Batiste #10067, Sergio Chavarria #8763, Joshua Cloutier #8868, Marilyn Edwards #8189, Thomas Fry #8003, Jeffrey Gaston #10860, Alexis Gonzalez #10405, Eric Hearn Jr. #10342, Howard Lampert #7872, Gary Miles #9042, Jassmen McCarthy #9193, Ricky Scott #8196, Kevin Simler #9850, Samuel Varner #9860 and Yu-Kang Yi #10684, Senior Corporals Areal Huddleston #10809 and Latricia Rodgers #8185, Police Officers Ismael Alvarez #12219, Joshua Churchill #11834 and Jason Winn #9245, Supervisors Brekeia Jackson, LaShawn Proctor, Titania Richard and Mashane Taylor, Crime Techs Armani Coatney, Preety Gosai, Sajan Joseph, Monica Mendez, Gedeon Modo-Modo, Mylene Sanchez, Laura Serrano, Bradni Sowels, Ashtyn Thompson and Cynthia Tinajero, Detention Officers Alexa Alonso, Sheikia Chaney Boyd, Ulyses Chua, Kevin Daniels, Christie Dunbar, Angela Ford, Brashella James, Kyle Keenan, Latoyia Mhoon, Andraya Mitchell, Silas Muformuluh, Thinh Phung, Denise Roberson, Ladore Smith and Jared Williams, Staff Reviews Donna Flores, Teriann Mitchell and Elizabeth Price, and Admin. Specialists Lunda Cox-Gutierrez and Dasia McCullum

EMPLOYEE RELATIONS

Sergeant Aundrea Vann #8983, Senior Corporals Daniel Camacho #8537, Jon Lumbley #5230, Julie Martin #7998 and Jared Nielsen #11424, and Administrative Specialists II Sheree Salter #104512 and Bridgette Woods #105245

FIELD TRAINING OVERSIGHT UNIT

Sergeant Ross Chris #9591 and Senior Corporals Moore Courtney #9499 and Christian Lawrence #8225

NORTHWEST NIGHTS CRT/DEPLOYMENT UNIT

Sergeant Isaias Arzate #9518, Senior Corporals Nathaniel Chapman #7735, Brett Rosen #9783, Jose Garcia #10643 and Chinh Weltman #10279, and Police Officers Adam Bohannon #11149, Angel Gutierrez #11472, Erik Masonheimer #8110, Zachary Wickes #11436 and Terry Williams #11550

PERSONNEL SERVICE UNIT

Manager Beatriz Alvarez, Supervisors David Barlow and Tanisha Harris, Administrative Specialist II Patricia Allen, Michelle Martin, Gricelda Salgado, Paola Romero Vazquez and Cassia Wade, and Senior Corporal Matthew Kobe #7793

ROBBERY UNIT

Sergeants Ventura De La Rosa #6968, Brian Hartger #8046, Arturo Martinez #10109 and Titania Richard #9465, Detectives Michael Christian #10508, Joshua Conklin #10532, Cody Fehrenbach #11089, Jere Holt #10765, Jason Jarc #7854, Steven Jedlowski #9356, Paul Johnson #11580, Charles Jones #8172, Woodruff Leel #7352, Beverly Ma #10674, Noel Marez #10508, Meagan Mulvihill #9064, Emanuel Paulos #10813, Stephen Prince #9117, Andrus Sanchez #10662, Cody Shaklee #10230, Nathan Stokes #8975 and James Smith #10573, and Police Officer Brandi Wigington #10857

STREET RACING TASK FORCE

Sergeants Marcell Ford #9417, Robert Hollingsworth #10266 and Daniel Russell #9494, Senior Corporals Bradley Dombrosky #11135, Eduardo Ibarra #6759 and Nicolas Markowski #11327, Police Officers Janine Adams #11953, Argyris Argyrou #11799, David Brandhorst #11577, Madison Cann #12031, Rohn Gaudi #11967, Chanesia Johnson #11543, Brennon Jones #12265, Humberto Martinez Jr. #11906, Andre Sikes #11745, Gabriel Vazquez #10952 and Antonio Venzor III #11907

VIOLENT CRIMES PLANNING UNIT

Major Jason Scoggins #7814, Lieutenants Matthew Allie #9228, Jordan Colunga #8565 and Breanna Valentine #8086, Sergeants George Aranda #6883, Jorge Barrientos #10331, Bryan Candeleria #9294 and Matthew Terry #8915, Senior Corporals Andrew Ballard #10135, William Bruce #10503, Roberto Blanco #6819, Brandon Dye #11015, Gordon Fulton #10785, Victor Guardiola #10540, Jesus Hinojosa #9733, Jacob Holmes #11028, Matthew Holson #11156, Israel Marquez #10409, Joseph Meno #7604, Calvin Scudder #9852, Humberto Trejo #9509, Derek Vanthan #11353 and Justin Wright #11376, and Police Officers D’Reginald Alexander #11893, Enrique Andrade #11320, Beth Burnside #8155, Raneen Bazzi #11022, Brent Carter #9980, Noelle Debenport #11762, Matthew Gronau #11033, Wesley Jones #10304, Jeffery Kunzler #10188, Daisy Mendoza #11055, Carlos Mandes #10623, Brandon Pryor #11105, Enrique Tamargo #11001, Earnest Thomas #10338 and Gabriel Guerra Villareal #11305