MERITORIOUS SERVICE

Awarded to an employee who displays exceptional dedication to duty in pursuit of a worthwhile objective, which required courage and is knowingly done with risk of injury.

RECIPIENTS

Officer Thomas J. Andrews
Officer David Armbruster
Officer Ali A. Bakhshi
Officer R. David Bejarano
Officer Aziz H. Brough
Sergeant Allan C. Butchart
Sergeant Kelly J. Copeland Jr.
Officer Chad Crenshaw
Lieutenant Charles D. Crow
Officer Bradley D. Elow
Sergeant Ralph Garcia
Officer Jennifer L. Gregory
Officer Buddy Johnson
Officer Gary A. Hulegaard
Officer Kenneth Impellizeri
Detective Howard A. LaBore
Agent Phillip A. Martz Jr.
Officer Joel McMurrin
Officer Thomas K. O'Connell
Officer Jacob E. Palecheck
Officer Filip Perry
Officer Dan R. Plein
Detective Thomas Rey
Sergeant Bret A. Righthouse
Officer Mark Roode
Officer Brian Sanders
Officer Jerrad Schnautz
Lieutenant Adam T. Sharki
Officer Willis E. Short III
Detective Amalia K. Sidhu
Officer Thomas Simonds
Officer James E. Stevens
Sergeant Steven B. Spurlock
Sergeant Ernesto C. Salgado
Officer Cesar Solis
Officer Kelly S. Stewart
Officer Kenneth Verdone
CSO Vickey Workman

EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE

Awarded to an employee for courageous, outstanding, or unusual performance of duty that is significantly beyond that normally expected and may be based on a single act or on exemplary work over an extended period of time.

RECIPIENTS

Officer Larry A. Adair
Analyst Diana M. Alesi
Detective Vincent J. Bales
Officer Sean A. Bannan
Detective Tracy Barr
Detective Jana M. Beard
Detective Luis P. Benavides
Sergeant Mark Bennett
Officer Brian Bernard
Officer Ralph Botticelli
Sergeant Stacee Botsford
Officer/Detective Ray Bowling (2)
Detective Daniel A. Burow
Detective Sergeant Christian Cameron
Officer Nicholas C. Casciola
Detective Rudy Castro
Officer Greg Clark
Captain Charles D. Crow (2)
Officer Rex Cole Jr.
Officer Eric W. Cooper
Detective John Davis
Officer Kenneth Davis
Detective Michael Day
Officer Ronald Featherly
Officer Leon E. Foucault
Detective Natalie F. Fortier
Officer Brian Frias
Detective Martha Gasca
Det. Sergeant Thomas J. Giaquinto
Officer Scott Gosnell
Detective Michael J. Gotfried
Officer Kurt Grube (2)
Officer Christopher Harrison
Detective Christopher Haughy
Officer Eric Hasen
Officer William Hernandez
Officer Bernice Herrera
Officer Randall Hill
Detective John Howard
Sergeant Victoria A. Houseman
Sergeant Joseph Howie
Detective Dona M. Hufford
Officer Evan P. Hughes
Officer Laurence M. Ingraham
Detective David M. Iorillo   
Officer James Kistner
Officer Bryan Johnson
Detective Luke T. Johnson
Det. Sergeant Jim Kistner
Detective Howard LaBore (4)
Detective Christopher Leahy
Detective John Letteri
Detective Kazimierz P. Lewak
Detective Jim Mackay
Officer David McGowan
Officer Lauren C. Milburn
Officer Caitlin Milligan
Officer Michael Padgett
Sergeant Jacob M. Resch
Detective Susan M. Righthouse
Officer Ernesto C. Salgado
Sergeant Steven B. Spurlock
Officer Larry E. Turner
Detective Timothy L. Underwood
Detective Gary R. Voss
Detective Deannna Warrick
Detective Michael Weaver
Officer Ryan C. Welch
Officer Braden Wilson
Officer Phanomsack Woodell
Officer Matthew T. Zdunich
Awarded to an employee who saves a life by direct action, such as mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. No need for the act to be performed under conditions requiring bravery or exposure to danger. Recommendations for this award are usually accompanied by medical or eyewitness testimony.
Awarded when an employee, while in the line of duty, sustains a serious wound or great bodily injury inflicted by a hostile person. The Purple Heart may be awarded in conjunction with the Medal for Valor, Meritorious Service Award and Lifesaving Medal. These medals may be awarded posthumously.

RECIPIENTS

Officer Timothy J. Bell
Officer Dannie L. Bihum
Motorcycle Officer Byron E. Hammond
Officer Scott Johnston
Officer Wade Irwin
Reserve Officer Quinton Kawahara
Officer Donald S. Meeks
Officer Patrick Miller
Officer Gary E. Mitrovich
Sergeant David Ramirez
Officer Francisco Roman Jr.
Officer Heather Seddon
Officer Jeffrey D. Swett
Officer Mitchell Vitug
Officer Daniel Walters
Officer Frank M. Wilson
SDPD Medal for Valor recipients are members of the Police Museum Hall of Fame. Click the banner to visit the hall.
In recognition of service to the community, the San Diego Police Department has
established a series of awards.  The listed ranks reflect the status of the
member at the time of the award/incident.
















Awarded posthumously to an officer who in the performance of their duty and under honorable circumstances lost their life by a hostile person or during an act of bravery. The Police Cross may be awarded in conjunction with a Medal for Valor, Meritorious Service Award and Lifesaving Medal.

RECIPIENTS

Motorcycle Officer E.E. Campbell
Sergeant Oliver S. Hopkins
Patrolman Walter B. Holcomb
Motorcycle Officer Joseph S. Lee
Detective Charles R. Harris
Motorcycle Officer Robert Powers
Patrolman Robert B. McPerhson
Patrolman Edward J. Moore Jr.
Sergeant Thomas A. Keays
Motorcycle Officer Henry J. Goodrich
Patrolman Robert F. Bowers
Sergeant Harry Kay Jr.
Patrolman Michael J. Bushman
Sergeant Robert L. Everitt
Officer James P. Lewis
Patrolman James P. Lewis
Sergeant Freddie J. Edwards
Officer Denis W. Allen
Officer Archie C. Buggs
Officer Michael T. Anaya
Officer Dennis G. Gonzales
Officer Harry K. Tiffany
Officer Ronald R. Ebeltoft
Officer Kirk L. Johnson
Officer Timothy J. Ruopp
Officer Kimberly S. Tonahill
Agent Thomas E. Riggs
Officer Jerry L. Hartless
Officer Ronald W. Davis
Officer Gerald K. Griffin
Officer Terry W. Bennett
Officer Christopher A. Wilson
Officer Jeremy N. Henwood
Officer Jonathan D. DeGuzman
LIFESAVING
PURPLE HEART
POLICE CROSS
Officer Sean M. Aaland
Officer Donald K. Abbott (2)
Officer Deshnay M. Allahwardy
Officer Matthew Alvernaz
Officer Thomas J. Andrews
Officer Jake Arcamo
Officer Brian Bernard
Officer Kelly Besker
Officer Michael Boer
Officer Thomas R. Bostedt
Officer Russel Bristol
Officer Thomas Braund
Officer Aziz H. Brough
Officer Andrew W. Campbell
Officer Richard J. Carlson
Officer Edward Casamassima
Officer David J. Cavanaugh
Officer Robert Chorny
Officer Benton R. "Rick" Coulter
Officer Kevin P. Cummings
Officer David W. Cupples
Officer Charles De La Cruz
Officer Carlos Diaz
Officer Gordon S. Dickie
Officer Martin Duitz
Officer Charles Dunnigan
Officer Michael Flanagan
Officer Michael Fish
Officer Anna Freeby
Officer John F. Gleason
Officer Jeremiah Gross
Officer Paige L. Haar
Officer Michael A. Haley
Officer Christopher R. Hays
Officer Mark S. Herring
Officer Paul T. Holman
Officer Jeffrey T. Houchins
Officer R. Burt Hulbert
Reserve Officer Quinton Kahawara
Officer Garett T. Kain
Sergeant Patrick D. Kelly
Officer James L. Kelly
Officer Cassie Kramer
Officer Alberto H. Leos
Reserve Officer Lee Louis
PEO Kim Lomack-George
Sergeant Sergio Lopez
Officer George N. Maglaras
Sgt. Stephen Margetts
Officer Sean M. Mariota
Officer Ralph Mauzy
Detective LeRoy McDowell
Officer James McGinley (2)
Officer Thomas C. McGrath Jr.
Officer Dionisio Medina III
Sergeant Kerry A. Mensior
Officer Robert Minton (5)
Lt. Larry Moratto
Detective Victor J. Morel
Officer James D. Morrison
Officer Carlos Navarro
Officer Jorge R. Nelson
Officer Richard Nerich IV
Officer Ryan Nisleit
Officer Anthony Obregon
Officer Jesse M. Ochoa
Officer Richard Perkins
Sergeant William W. Pfahler
Officer Ricardo C. Pinon
Officer Roger D. Pison
Officer Carl Pira
Officer Jose L. Ramos
Officer Ty Reid
Officer Robert S. Revak
Officer Thomas Rey
Sergeant Ronald Riveroll
Officer Erica N. Romero
Officer David Root
Officer Ernesto C. Salgado
Officer Scott Shively
Officer Charles F. Slater
Officer Willis E. Short III
Officer David M. Sisto
Officer Charles Slater
Officer Yusuf F. Smith
Det. Sergeant Joseph G. Snarponis
Officer Greth D. Snyder
Officer Craig E. Speck
Officer Kevin Stancil
Sergeant Elliott S. Stiasny
Officer James E. Stevens
Officer Carrie Thomas
Officer Rodney E. Thomas
Officer Thomas M. Turkington
Officer Michael Tracy
Sergeant Michael Vargas
Officer Angel Vidrios
Officer Joel D. Van Proyen
Officer Dudley A. Ward
Officer Jerry Wiggins
Officer Steven S. Zasueta