The 2015 Chattanooga Police Department Annual Awards Ceremony were held Tuesday in accordance with National Police Week. The purpose of the Annual Awards Ceremony is to inform the public about the city’s heroes and to pay tribute to officers, civilian employees and community members who went above and beyond the call of duty in 2014.
The ceremony was held at Chattanooga State Technical Community College in the Humanities Auditorium.
These awards were given:
Spirit of Community Policing: Captain Brian Cotter, Officer Billy Atwell
Distinguished Alumnus: Michael Walden, Mike Williams
Community Partners: Dr. Everlena Holmes, Ms. Olga de Klein
Law Enforcement Partner of the Year: TN Dept. of Corrections, Probation and Parole Division
CPD Explorers: Darius Campbell and Ian Haga
Citizens’ Police Academy Alumni Association: David McGlumphy
Officer of the Year: Sergeant David Allen
Patrol Officer of the Year: Officer Colton Krumrie
Investigator of the Year: Investigator Tim Pickard
Civilian of the Year: Yolanda Massey
Rookie of the Year: Officer Jeffrey Buckner
Supervisor of the Year: Sergeant Becky Shelton
Manager of the Year: Assistant Chief Tracy Arnold
Life Saving Awards
Officer Mikel Thomas
Officer Clayton Holmes
Officer Brandon Herring,
Sgt. Darrell Turner
Officer Matthew Robertson
Officer Caleb Brooks
Officer Harry Horton
Officer Trevor Creighton
Sgt. Daniel Francis