KPD OFFICERS OF THE MONTH & AWARDS
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2004 AWARDS
OFFICER OF THE YEAR Leadership, Performance, and Dedication Earns Officer Special Award Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam and Police Chief Sterling Owen named Officer Mike Waggoner as the 2004 Officer of the Year for the Knoxville Police Department. Officer Waggoner has been with the department since November 1974. Chief Owen said Officer Waggoner has always been a leader throughout his thirty-year career. [NEWS RELEASE] RESERVE OFFICER OF THE YEAR Reserve Officer Shows Volunteer Spirit Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam and Police Chief Sterling Owen named Reserve Officer Matt Rader as the department's 2004 Reserve Officer of the Year. Reserve Officer Rader has been a member of the Reserve Unit for two years. During 2004, Officer Rader volunteered over 600 hours of his time to the Knoxville Police Department. [NEWS RELEASE] LIFE SAVING AWARD Officers Honored with Life Saving Award for Rescuing Trapped Victim Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam and Police Chief Sterling Owen today awarded the department's Life Saving Award to Officer Todd Strickenberger and Officer Mike Rupe for saving the life of a trapped accident victim. Both Officer Strickenberger and Officer Rupe have been with the department since May 2002. Chief Owen said that on November 6, 2004, officers Strickenberger and Rupe heard a vehicle crash occur near Middlebrook Pike and Loraine Street. Both officers responded to the scene immediately. [NEWS RELEASE] December officer of the month Counterfeiting Suspects Arrest Yields Officer of the Month Honors for Three Officers Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam and Police Chief Sterling Owen today awarded the December Officer of the Month Award to Officer Todd Hardin, Officer Charles Sands, and Officer Brian Bush for their apprehension of two counterfeiting suspects. Officer Hardin has been with the department since August 1998. Officer Sands and Officer Bush have been with KPD since December 1998. [NEWS RELEASE] November officer of the month Home Invasion Suspect Arrest, Victims Rescue Earns Officers Special Honors Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam and Police Chief Sterling Owen today named seven officers as the Officers of the Month for November. The officers are being honored for their response to a home invasion in East Knoxville and include Officer Robert Taylor, Officer Nelson Hamilton, Officer Jeremy Maupin, Officer Ryan Acuff, Officer John Williams, Officer Aaron Bowman, and Officer Rodney Townsend. [NEWS RELEASE] October officer of the month Arrest of Violent Offenders Earns Officers Award Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam and Police Chief Sterling Owen today named Officers Shane Watson and Phil Jinks as the October Officers of the Month for two incidents that resulted in the arrest of violent offenders. Officer Watson has been with the department since May 2002 and Officer Jinks since May 1999. [NEWS RELEASE] September officer of the month Officers' Teamwork Nets Suspect Connected To More Than Two-Dozen Car Burglaries Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam and Police Chief Sterling Owen today named Officer Mike Waggoner, Officer Robert Hembree and Investigator Steve Still as the September Officers of the Month. Officer Waggoner has been with KPD since 1974. Officer Hembree has been with the department since 1997 and Investigator Still has been on the force since 1995. [NEWS RELEASE]	August officer of the month Officers Arrest Stun Gun Wielding Suspect Quickly After Robbery Attempt Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam and Police Chief Sterling Owen named Officer Aaron Bowman and Officer Eric Parks as the August Officers of the Month. Officer Bowman has been with the department since 1998. Officer Parks will complete his first year of service next week. [NEWS RELEASE] July officer of the month Officers' Quick Actions Net Dangerous Purse Snatching Suspect Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam and Police Chief Sterling Owen today announced Officers Doyle Lee and Kevin Ragland as the July Officers of the Month. Officer Lee has been with the department since December 1999. Officer Ragland will complete his first year of service in November. [NEWS RELEASE] June officer of the month Burglary Suspect Apprehended by Alert Officers Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam and Police Chief Sterling Owen today announced Officers J.D. Hopkins and Jonathan Chadwell as the June Officers of the Month. Hopkins has been with the department since December 1999. Chadwell, who is in his third phase of the Field Training and Evaluation Program, will complete his first year of service in November. [NEWS RELEASE] May officer of the month Alert Officer Snatches Purse Snatching Suspect Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam and Police Chief Sterling Owen today announced Knoxville Police Officer Donny Sams as the May Officer of the Month. Sams has been with the department since April 1989. [NEWS RELEASE] April officer of the month Drug Seizure Earns Officer Special Award Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam and Deputy Chief Bill Roehl today named Knoxville Police Department West District Officer Harry McGuffee as the April Officer of the Month. Officer McGuffee has been with the Knoxville Police Department since December 1999 and was previously honored as the November 2000 Officer of the Month. [NEWS RELEASE] March officer of the month Teamwork Earns Officers Special Award Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam and Deputy Chief Gus Paidousis today announced the March 2004 Officers of the Month. Officer Greg Taylor, Officer James Cox, and Officer Pete Franzen share in the award for their apprehension of three suspects caught stealing methamphetamine production products. Officer Franzen has been with the department for 7 years. Officer Cox has been with KPD for 2 years and Officer Taylor is a 25-year veteran. [NEWS RELEASE] February officer of the month Arrest of Burglary Suspects Earns Officer Special Award Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam and Police Chief Phil Keith today announced Knoxville Police Department Officer Todd Hardin as the February Officer of the Month. Officer Hardin has been with the department since August 1998. [NEWS RELEASE] January officer of the month Robbery Investigation Nets Two Officers with Special Honors Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam and Police Chief Phil Keith today named officers Bradley Cox and John Williams as the January Officers of the Month. Both Officer Cox and Williams have been with the department since August 2000. On January 19, 2004, at approximately 3:42 a.m., Officer Cox and Officer Williams responded to an armed robbery call at the Krystal Restaurant located at 5320 Millertown Pike. The victims did not see a getaway car, but a witness from the neighboring Wal-Mart store indicated they had seen a small white Honda car in poor condition parked behind the Krystal just prior to the robbery. [NEWS RELEASE] 2004 OFFICERS OF THE MONTH LIST: January Bradley Cox, John Williams February Todd Hardin March Greg Taylor, James Cox, Pete Franzen April Harry McGuffee May Donny Sams June J.D. Hopkins, Jonathan Chadwell July Doyle Lee, Kevin Ragland August Aaron Bowman, Eric Parks September Mike Waggoner, Robert Hembree, Steve Still October Shane Watson, Phil Jinks November Robert Taylor, Nelson Hamilton, Jeremy Maupin, Ryan Acuff, John Williams, Aaron Bowman, Rodney Townsend, Sgt. John Dalton December Todd Hardin, Charles Sands, Brian Bush 2004 LIFESAVING AWARD LIST: Brad Anders Doyle Lee Robert Taylor
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