Shreveport Police Dept.

Date: Feb 03, 2010

Phone: (318) 525-5066 Fax: (318) 673-6933

Contact: Cpl. Bill Goodin, Public Information Officer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Officers honored at Awards Banquet

The Shreveport Police Department honored some of its own last night at the annual Shreveport Police Department Awards Banquet.

The department’s annual Awards Banquet, which was held at Riverview Hall last night, attracted such dignitaries as Shreveport Mayor Cedric B. Glover, Shreveport City Council Chairwoman Joyce Bowman, Caddo Parish District Attorney Charles Rex Scott, Shreveport City Marshal Charlie Caldwell, and Shreveport Fire Department Chief Brian Crawford. The affair was sponsored by the North Shreveport Business Association.

Below is a list of officers and civilian employees who received awards from Police Chief Henry Whitehorn and his staff:

Chief’s Appreciation Awards

Shreveport Police Department Auxiliary Officers

Shreveport Police Department Volunteers in Policing

Shreveport Police Department Pastors/Chaplains

Martin Luther King Neighborhood Association

Martin Luther King Community Development Corporation

Cpl. Jeff Allday

Shreveport Police Department civilian employee Christean Pell

Humanitarian Awards

Sgt. Tobey Meeler

Sgt. Amy Muller

Cpl. Bill Goodin

Lifesaving Awards

Cpl. Matt Gryder

Cpl. Dean Willis

Cpl. Daniel Denby

Cpl. Johnnie Young

Purple Heart Awards

Cpl. Wayne Petterway

Cpl. Jack Miller

Departmental Commendation Medal

Cpl. Antwone Lane

Medal of Valor

Cpl. Jack Miller

Rookie of the Year

Officer Michael Gerbine

Training Officer of the Year

Cpl. Michael Jones

Officer of the Year

Uniform Services Division- Cpl. Christian Hicks

Investigations Division- Cpl. Robert “Trey” Robinson

Support Division- Jailer I Myra Edwards

Supervisor of the Year

Uniform Services Division- Sgt. Brian Monette

Investigations Division- Sgt. Jody Jones

Support Division- Lt. Gary Robinson

Civilian of the Year

Uniform Services Division- Joann Malone

Investigations Division- Lisa Heidger

Support Division- Stephanie Furgerson

Administration Division- Susan Reno

Unit Citations

Disaster Assessment Response Team

Community Oriented Policing Bureau

Street Level Interdiction Unit

Patrol Area III

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