Tag: Awards and Honors: Page 17

Weapons

Sikh Temple Cop Wins Chudwin Patrol Rifle Award

Oak Creek (Wis.) Police Officer Savan "Sam" Lenda will be honored as the 2013 winner of the Chudwin Award for Patrol Rifle Excellence for his role in ending the Sikh Temple shooting.. Officer Lenda will be honored at the National Patrol Rifle Conference and Competition in Detroit from June 2-4.

April 11, 2013

Training

Lee Baca Named Sheriff of the Year

Lee Baca has been awarded Sheriff of the Year by the National Sheriffs' Assn. His spokesman said the honor was appropriate given Baca is "the most progressive sheriff in the nation" and "a guy that works seven days a week."

February 26, 2013

Training

15 Officers Awarded Medal of Valor

Fifteen law enforcement officers were awarded the Medal of Valor for their heroic acts during a Wednesday ceremony at the White House. Vice President Joe Biden and Attorney General Eric Holder handed out the honor.

February 20, 2013

Patrol

Texas Officer Honored for Taking Down Theater Shooter

The Bexar County (Texas) Sheriff's Office honored the off-duty first responders who stopped a gunman in his tracks inside a crowded movie theater lobby in December.

January 3, 2013

Patrol

Boston Cop Honored for Saving Drowning Woman

Boston Police Officer Edward T. Norton was honored today for jumping into the cold waters of Boston Harbor on Friday afternoon to save a woman.

December 23, 2012

Patrol

U.S. Armor Honored by Calif. City

Body armor maker U.S. Armor Corp. was awarded a city proclamation on Oct. 25 by Cerritos, Calif., where the company is based.

November 1, 2012

Patrol

CHP's Highest-Ranking Female Honored

The California Highway Patrol's highest-ranking female officer has been awarded the Trailblazer Award by the California Peace Officers' Association.

October 29, 2012

Patrol

Dallas Police Department Receives PursuitSAFETY Award

PursuitSAFETY awarded the Dallas Police Department with its 2012 Safer Way Award at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) conference in San Diego.

October 4, 2012

Patrol

Tenn. Cops Honored for Saving Trooper

Knoxville (Tenn.) Police Department Officers Andrew Keith and Steve Taylor both were honored with the department's Medal of Merit on Monday for their lifesaving actions to rescue a state trooper at the scene of a fiery crash in March.

August 29, 2012

Patrol

Los Angeles Honors Fallen 'Onion Field' Officer

The city of Los Angeles has renamed the intersection in honor of the fallen "Onion Field" officer who was kidnapped at the location in 1963.

August 10, 2012

Patrol

NLEOMF Introduces Recorded Memorial Tribute Program

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) has launched the Recorded Memorial Tribute Program to share the stories of law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty.

June 28, 2012

Patrol

N.J. Officers Save Mother, Son from Burning Van and Live Wires

An elderly woman and her son owe their lives to a detective and two officers from the Ewing (N.J.) Police Department who risked electrocution to extract the two from their crashed van.

June 20, 2012