The
National Association of Police Organizations honored its TOP COPS on October
21, 1999. President Clinton took part in honoring these police officers
at the ceremony which took place in the Rose Garden of The White House.
The TOP COPS Award Winners:
Trooper
Barry Croy,
Alaska Department Public Safety Officer Andy Azodi,
Los Angeles Police Department Officer Jude Bella,
Los Angeles Police Department Officer Ryan Clark,
Los Angeles Police Department Officer Chris Dunn,
Los Angeles Police Department Officer Kevin J. Foster,
Los Angeles Police Department Officer Craig Schofield Hewitt,
Los Angeles Police Department Officer Chris Yzaguirre,
Los
Angeles Police Department Trooper First Class Michael Allard, Connecticut
State Police Trooper Michael J. Hoague,
Connecticut State Police Trooper Mark Pelletier,
Connecticut State Police Trooper First Class James E. Reidy Jr., Connecticut
State Police Sergeant James McMullin,
Chicago Police Department Officer James Henry Lightfoot Jr.,
Detroit Police Department Lieutenant Arthur McNamara,
Detroit Police Department Sergeant Michael Stefani,
Detroit Police Department Officer Steven Louis Sosa,
Detroit Police Department Sergeant James Tolbert,
Detroit Police Department Officer Rebecca Caton,
St. Joseph Police Department Sergeant Steven Gumm,
St. Joseph Police Department Officer Shawn Hamre,
St. Joseph Police Department Sergeant Billy Paul Miller,
St. Joseph Police Department Officer Henry Castaneda Pena,
St. Joseph Police Department Officer Roy W. Wedlow Jr.,
St. Joseph Police Department Sergeant Terry R. White,
St. Joseph Police Department Sergeant Heriberto Carattini,
Jersey City Police Department Detective Karl "Skip" Mannain,
Poughkeepsie Police Department Patrol Sergeant Michael A. Calenda,
Johnston Police Department Officer Thomas H. Dolan,
Johnston Police Department Officer Keven J. Nieves,
United States Park Police Officer Robert Louis Freeman III
