DIVISION I

Group 1: 401+ Officers
FIRST PLACE
Investigator James D. Hunte, Sr
Henrico Division of Police

SECOND PLACE
Investigator Leroy C. Tyler
Henrico Division of Police

Group 2: 101 – 400 Officers
FIRST PLACE
Crime Analyst Kim Getchell
Petersburg Bureau of Police

Sr. Detective David Hamilton
Petersburg Bureau of Police

Group 3: 1 - 100 Officers
FIRST PLACE
Captain William J. Newsome
Southside Virginia Training Center

DIVISION II

Group 3: 1 - 100 Officers
FIRST PLACE
Sergeant Julie A. Brooking
Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office

SECOND PLACE
Investigator Wallace K. Stotlemyer
Winchester Police Department

THIRD PLACE
Lieutenant Roy R. Walker
Town of Orange Police Department

DIVISION III

Group 3: 1 - 100 Officers
SECOND PLACE
Officer Chris Brooks
Altavista Police Department

Officer Aaron C. Fisher
South Boston Police Department

DIVISION IV

Group 3: 1 - 100 Officers
FIRST PLACE
Deputy George “Joe” Kincer
Wythe County Sheriff’s Office

SECOND PLACE
Deputy Stacy Dixon
Wythe County Sheriff’s Office

DIVISION V

Group 1: 401+ Officers
FIRST PLACE
Detective M. McCown
Norfolk Police Department

Senior Police Officer Miles L. Warren
Norfolk Police Department

SECOND PLACE
Detective Jacline Geluso
Virginia Beach Police Department

Detective Jon Geluso
Virginia Beach Police Department

Detective Vernon Jones
Virginia Beach Police Department

THIRD PLACE
Detective Mark Eastman
Virginia Beach Police Department

Detective Gary Klein
Virginia Beach Police Department

Detective Leta Krieger
Virginia Beach Police Department

Detective Ken Slayton
Virginia Beach Police Department

Detective Anastacio Toroc
Virginia Beach Police Department

Detective Pat Tucker
Virginia Beach Police Department

Detective Joe Werle
Virginia Beach Police Department

Group 2: 101 – 400 Officers
FIRST PLACE
Officer Jarrod B. Shivers
Chesapeake Police Department

THIRD PLACE
Corporal Bruce Cowan
Hampton Police Division

Corporal Brian Devine
Hampton Police Division

Patrol Officer Jason Price
Hampton Police Division

Corporal Wayne Roberts
Hampton Police Division

Corporal Robert Smith
Hampton Police Division

Sherriff Gary W. Waters
Portsmouth Sheriff’s Office

Deputy Leon B. Whitehurst,Sr.
Portsmouth Sheriff’s Office

Group 3: 1 - 100 Officers
THIRD PLACE
Deputy Sheriff Alan J. Bartnikowski
York County Sheriff’s Office

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DIVISION VI

Group 2: 101 – 400 Officers
FIRST PLACE
Detective Mark W Lovern
Roanoke City Police Department

SECOND PLACE
Officer Andrew J. Page
Roanoke City Police Department

Group 3: 1 - 100 Officers
FIRST PLACE
Officer Robert Scott Akers
Salem Police Department

Deputy Robert C. Altizer
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office

DIVISION VII

Group 1: 401+ Officers
FIRST PLACE
Officer Jeffrey Andrea
Fairfax County Police Department

Group 2: 101 – 400 Officers
FIRST PLACE
Detective Christo Dengeles
Arlington County Police Department

SECOND PLACE
Officer Geoffrey Gendron
Town of Leeesburg Police Department

DIVISION VIII

Virginia Department of State Police
FIRST PLACE
Special Agent Accountant Craig M. Martin


SECOND PLACE
Special Agent Mike S. Bryant
Appomattox

Special Agent David O. Cooper, II
Appomattox

Special Agent Carla C. Keesee
Appomattox

First Sergeant Ira Matney
Appomattox

Sr. Special Agent Bobby K. Rakes
Richmond

Trooper Wayne J. Reed
Lynchburg

Special Agent Fred L. Solomon
Appomattox

Sr. Special Agent William H. Wagner
Fairfax

THIRD PLACE
Trooper M.E. Embrey
Augusta

Master Trooper J.T. Harris
Bedford

Special Agent Johnnie Jones, Jr.
Chesapeake

Trooper B.P. Long, II
Bedford

Special Agent Diane A. Mandeville
Salem

Sr. Trooper Perry M. Price
Galax

Special Agent Ronnie W. Tiller
Culpeper

DIVISION IX

Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
FIRST PLACE
Customer Service Generalist Cori Hyatt
DMV - Norfolk

SECOND PLACE
Senior Special Agent Paige Green
DMV – Richmond

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

Sheriff Raleigh H. Isaacs, Sr.
City of Suffolk City Sheriff’s Office

Special Agent Kevin Richard Moore
United States Secret Service
Norfolk
Formerly of the Smithfield Police Department

James R. Otto
Retired Chief of Police
Town of Orange Police Department

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