No one is compelled to choose the profession of Police Officer; but having chosen it, everyone is obligated to perform its duties and live up to the high standards of its requirements. -President Calvin Coolidge.

Employees of the Year Award/Sworn

Department personnel who distinguish themselves apart from other personnel. This individual stands out due to their attitude towards the public and fellow employees. They also contribute unselfishly to the Police Department as well as their community.

2024 Sworn Employees Nominations                                               

Detective Ryan Guggenberger

Officer Bryce Klein

Officer Michael Paulson

Officer Justin Antonovich

Officer Chris Zabel

Officer Tyler Mahoney

2024 Civilian Employee Nominations

Travis Rau

2024 Sworn Employee of the Year

Police Youth Bureau Social Worker-Travis Rau

2024 Sworn Employee of the Year

Detective Ryan Guggenberger 

BPD Employee Awards

Life Saving Award 

Department personnel who take action to save the life of another will be eligible for this award. The action may include the use of CPR, AED, the Heimlich maneuver, the control of severe bleeding, and/or a rescue effort from a situation in which the death of a victim was imminent.  

 Officer Tyler Mahowald

Officer Richard Jenson

Officer Dustin Moore

Officer Alex Weiand

Officer Jazmine Hayden

Officer Tom Grosz

Distinguished Service Award

Department personnel who have performed above and beyond what is normally expected are eligible to receive the Distinguished Service Award. The use of exemplary initiative will be the criteria for this award rather than completion of assigned tasks.  

 Sgt. Dustin Miller

Detective Ryan Guggenberger

Detective Taylor Roman

Officer Andrea Benitez

Meritorious Service Award

Department personnel who distinguish themselves by an act or action involving a high risk situation with an immediate degree of hazard to life and limb to the nominee or where death or injury to a third party is prevented, are eligible for the Meritorious Service Award.

 Officer Lane Burghart

Red Ribbon Award

Department personnel that receive an injury in the line of duty that is intentionally inflicted by an adversary resulting in severe physical injury such as puncture wounds, internal injuries, lacerations, fractures or concussions, being suffered by the nominee, will be eligible for a Red Ribbon Award.

 Officer Tristan Tokach

Civilian Awards

Meritorious Citizen Award

Non-Department personnel, who distinguish themselves by a selfless act or action involving the risk of injury or death to the nominee, or where death or serious injury to another person is prevented, are eligible for this award.

 Marco Parada

Meritorious Citizen Award

 Non-Department personnel, who through an act or action affect the outcome of a situation for the betterment of a person or the community as a whole.

 Jason Thornton