Police

Employee Awards

The Metro Nashville Police Department presents a variety of awards monthly, quarterly and yearly. Our awards include:

  • Patrol Officer of the Year 2008 Officer Kenneth Bray (East Precinct)
  • Police Officer of the Year 2008 Officers Cindy Huffines, Rob Morris and Dennis Shepherd (Hermitage Precinct)
  • Investigator of the Year 2008 Detective Josh Walters (Hermitage Precinct)
  • Special Operations Officer of the Year Officer Jerry Denton (Canine)
Field Operations Bureau Officers of the Month 2009
Month Patrol Officer Police Officer Investigator Special Operations
January Officer Patrick Baird (South Precinct) Officer Christopher Jones (East Precinct) Detectives Scott Cothran (West Precinct) and Nathan Clark, Kevin Pollard, and Stephen Ray (Central Precinct)
Officer John Hutcheson (Canine)
February FTO Richard Martin (Hermitage Precinct) Officers Eric Knight & Jeremy Smith (Hermitage Precinct) Detective Mike Windsor (East Precinct) Officers Nathan Lester & Jason Rader (SRT)
March Officers Thomas Spence & Jonathan Shepherd (Central Precinct) Officer Nick Falcone (West Precinct) Detective Brad Corcoran (South Precinct) Officers Daniel Walz & Melvin Brown III (SRT)
April Officer John Timm (South Precinct) FTO Jamell Randall (East Precinct) Detective Johnny Crumby (Hermitage Precinct) and Detectives Michael Windsor and Joe Batey (East Precinct) Officer Ron Lucarini (Traffic/Crash Investigations)
May Officer Kevin Cooley (North Precinct) Officer Kenneth Stephens (South Precinct) Detective Brian Brown (East Precinct) Officer Robert Shelton (Tactical/Canine)
June Officer Christopher Cote (North Precinct) and Officer Anthony Heil (Central Precinct) Officer Cedric Connolly (Central Precinct) Detective William Jackson (North Precinct) Officer Stephen Coleman (Canine)
July Officer Wesley Terry (North Precinct) Officer Ryan Hampton (South Precinct) Detective Rick Mavity (Central Precinct) Officer Donald Davidson (Crash Investigations)
August Officers Howard Martin & Steven Jones (West Precinct) Officer Brent Bauer (South Precinct) Detective Scott Cothran (West Precinct) Officers Robert Shelton, Ron Black, & Bradley Bracey (Canine)
September Officers Charles Large & Sean Richmond (Hermitage Precinct) Officer Marty Reed (East Precinct) Detective Nathan Clark (Central Precinct) Officers Dan Alford, David Bebout, and Kevin Coleman (SOD)
October Officer Mitch Kornberg (North Precinct) Officer Dante Wade (East Precinct) Detectives Johnny Crumby & Andrew Injaychock (Hermitage Precinct) Officer Burl Johnson (Aggressive Driving)

Investigative Services Bureau Investigator of the Month 2008
Month Investigator
January Kevin Akin-Specialized Investigations Division
February Don Long-Youth Services Division
March Brad Worthington-Domestic Violence Division
April Sarah Bruner-Youth Services Division
May Bill Pridemore/Sgt. Pat Postiglione-Criminal Investigations Division
June Michael Gooch/Gerald Hyder-Specialized Investigations Division
July Matt Dixon-Specialized Investigations Division
August Jeff Goodwin- Specialized Investigations Division
September Marty Roberts- Specialized Investigations Division
October Jason Orsbon-Domestic Violence Division
November Jeremy Moseley-Domestic Violence Division
December William Loucks-Specialized Investigations Division

Investigator of the Year: Bill Pridemore/Sgt. Pat Postiglione Division

Civilian Employee of the Month for 2008
Month Employee
January Lori Fleming
February Alice Murphy
March Kay Holder
April Heidi Bennett
May Christy James
June Tricia McCanless
July Luther Johnson
August Shirley Epperson
September Debra Bowser
October Chris Hedge
November Andrea Daniels
December Glendel Greer