On Wednesday, January 28, 2018, the Beavercreek Police Department held its annual department meeting, during which Chief Dennis Evers issued numerous letters of recognition and awards to department employees honoring their professional excellence throughout the past year.

The following individuals received Letters of Recognition for their outstanding efforts on various incidents throughout 2017:  Officers Matt Barber, Mark Brown, Kristopher Brownlee, Brian Burkett, Nick Coltrane, Joel Diaz, David Durkin, Charmaine Hall, Kenneth Harris, Matt Hickey, Kevin Kovacs, David Majercak, Cynthia Peffly, Collin Peterson, James Spicer, Jennifer Stephens, Todd Suchy, and Christopher Unroe; Detectives John Bondy, David Holley, Robert Lee, and Brad Piasecki; Sergeants Nick Amato, David Darkow, Michael Hummel, and Shawn Sumner; and Communications Operators Sara DeBorde, Heather Jolly, Jennifer Kochaney, Lori McIntosh, Chelbie Peters, Yalonda Weber, and Lisa Wesseler. 

Department Commendations were received by Officers Christopher Beisner and Keith Duncan; Detectives John Bondy, Adam Kempf and Robert Lee; and Communications Operators Heather Jolly and Lori McIntosh. 

Captain Jeff Fiorita, Sergeant Shawn Sumner, and Officer Kevin Kovacs were recognized for the milestone achievement of serving 25 years with the Beavercreek Police Department.

Detective Adam Kempf was awarded “2017 Officer of the Year” for his exceptional attitude, initiative, professionalism and commitment to teamwork; Records Clerk Robert Eggleton was recognized as “2017 Civilian Employee of the Year” for his proficiency and dedication to the agency; and C.O.P.P.s Diana and Ray Blowers were both honored as the “2017 C.O.P.P. of the Year” for their dedication to the department as members of the volunteer organization Citizens on Preventative Patrol (C.O.P.P.) for the past ten years.

The following individuals were also honored by the community in 2017: Officer Joel Diaz received the Knights of Columbus “Blue Coat” Award; Officer James Burton received an “Award of Excellence” from MADD; School Resource Officers Mark Brown and Matt Hickey received a “Greene Optimist Award”; Detective Brad Piasecki received a “Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award” from Miami Valley Crimestoppers and was also named “2017 Top Forensic Examiner” by the United States Secret Service; and Karen Mahaffey, Administrative Assistant to the Chief of Police, was named “2017 City of Beavercreek Employee of the Year.”

The Beavercreek Police Department is proud to acknowledge all of these individuals for a job well done.  Their actions inspire great confidence in the agency and their consistent level of achievement towards our Mission Statement and fundamental goals of professional excellence in service to the community are to be commended.

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Robert Eggleton - 2017 Civilian Employee of the Year	Ray Blowers - 2017 C.O.P.P. of the Year

Diana Blowers - 2017 C.O.P.P. of the Year

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