KPD OFFICERS OF THE MONTH & AWARDS
OFFICERS OF THE MONTH:   2004  |  2005  |  2006  |  2007 CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH:  2004  |  2005  |  2006  |  2007
2005 AWARDS
OFFICER OF THE YEAR Officer of the Year Selected for the Knoxville Police Department Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam and Police Chief Sterling Owen named Officer Sammy Shaffer the 2005 Officer of the Year for the Knoxville Police Department. Officer Shaffer has been with the department since October 2001. [NEWS RELEASE] RESERVE OFFICER OF THE YEAR Knoxville Police Reserve Officer Honored for Service Commitment Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam and Police Chief Sterling Owen named Sgt. Lee Ragsdale the Knoxville Police Department's Reserve Officer of the Year for 2005. Ragsdale is the Probation and Parole Program Coordinator with the Knoxville Police Department and has been a member of the Reserve Unit since December 1999. [NEWS RELEASE] DECEMBER OFFICER OF THE MONTH Rape Suspect Arrest Earns Officer Award Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam and Police Chief Sterling Owen today named Officer Steve Kaufman the Officer of the Month for December 2005. Officer Kaufman has been with the Knoxville Police Department since May 2002. [NEWS RELEASE] NOVEMBER OFFICERS OF THE MONTH Officers Honored For Apprehension Of Robbery Suspects Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam and Police Chief Sterling Owen today named Officer Shawn Peoples and Officer Brian Kauffman the November Officers of the Month. Officer Peoples has been with the department since October 2001. Officer Kauffman has been an officer for KPD since March 2005. [NEWS RELEASE] OCTOBER OFFICER OF THE MONTH Arrest of Violent Burglary and Robbery Suspect Earns Officer Award Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam and Police Chief Sterling Owen today named Officer Ryan Flores as the Knoxville Police Department's Officer of the Month for October. Officer Flores has been with the department since January 1997. [NEWS RELEASE] SEPTEMBER OFFICER OF THE MONTH Attention To Detail In Fatal Crash Investigation Earns Officer Award Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam and Police Chief Sterling Owen today named Motor Officer Ron Trentham as the September 2005 Officer of the Month. Officer Trentham has been with the Knoxville Police Department since November 1994. [NEWS RELEASE] CHAPLAINS HONORED Chaplains Honored For Extraordinary Service In Time Of Need Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam and Police Chief Sterling Owen today honored three Knoxville Police Department Chaplains for their response to an individual who was victimized while traveling through Knoxville. The Chaplains honored include Chaplain Mike Patty, Chaplain Gerald King, and Chaplain Pamela Neal. Chief Owen said that on Saturday, August 27, at approximately 2:00 p.m., Chaplain Patty was asked to respond to Baptist Hospital West to help assist KPD Officer Dana Crocker. Officer Crocker indicated that a 25 year-old male traveling from Daytona Beach, Florida to Washington D.C. had been assaulted and robbed of all his cash, approximately $200.00, and his credit cards. The victim, who is deaf, was preparing to attend college in Washington D.C. [NEWS RELEASE] 2005 CHAPLAINS HONORED: Chaplain Mike Patty Chaplain Gerald King Chaplain Pamela Neal	AUGUST OFFICER OF THE MONTH Suspicious Activity In Car Wash Results In Felony Arrests and Honors For Officer Mayor Bill Haslam and Police Chief Sterling Owen today named Officer Joshua McAlister the Officer of the Month for August 2005. Officer McAlister has been with the Knoxville Police Department since December 2002. [NEWS RELEASE] JULY OFFICER OF THE MONTH Arrest of Burglary Suspects Earns Officer Special Honors Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam and Police Chief Sterling Owen today named Officer John Holmes as the July Officer of the Month. Holmes has been with the department since October 2001. Chief Owen said that on July 12, 2005, Officer Holmes was monitoring traffic entering and leaving the Ridgebrook Apartments as part of his problem solving kit (PSK). Holmes was working to develop solutions to a recent increase in car burglary crimes in the area. [NEWS RELEASE] JUNE OFFICERS OF THE MONTH West District Lieutenant and East District Officer Share June Officer of the Month Honors For Robbery and Burglary Suspects Arrest Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam and Police Chief Sterling Owen today named Lieutenant Donna Clift and Officer James Cox as the June Officers of the Month. Lt. Clift has been with the department since 1979 and is being honored for the apprehension of an armed robbery suspect. Officer Cox has been an officer for the department since 2002 and is being honored for the arrest of two burglary suspects. [NEWS RELEASE] MAY OFFICERS OF THE MONTH Burglary Suspect Arrest Earns Officers Special Honor Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam and Police Chief Sterling Owen named Officer Adam Willson, Officer Shawn Neal, and Officer Hakan Dururvurur as the Officers of the Month for May. Officer Willson and Officer Neal have been with the Knoxville Police Department since January 2001. Officer Dururvurur is in his first year of service. [NEWS RELEASE] APRIL OFFICER OF THE MONTH Astute Observation Results In Arrest of Robbery Suspect Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam and Police Chief Sterling Owen today named Officer Jason Booker as the April 2005 Officer of the Month for the Knoxville Police Department. Officer Booker has been with the department since August 1998. [NEWS RELEASE] MARCH OFFICERS OF THE MONTH Purse Theft Suspect Arrest and Arrest of Suspects In Meth Making Material Theft Earns Three Officers Special Honors Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam and Police Chief Sterling Owen named Knoxville Police Department Officers Steve Slagle, Jonathan Chadwell, and Floyd Fox as the March Officers of the Month. Officer Slagle has been with the department since December 1999. Officer Chadwell has been with the department since November 2003 and Officer Fox has been an officer since May 2002. [NEWS RELEASE] JANUARY OFFICER OF THE MONTH Felony Animal Abuse Investigation Earns Officer Special Honor Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam and Police Chief Sterling Owen named Investigator Kathy Pappas as the January Officer of the Month. Investigator Pappas has been with the Knoxville Police Department since January 1994. [NEWS RELEASE] 2005 OFFICERS OF THE MONTH LIST: January Kathy Pappas February None named March Steve Slagle, Jonathan Chadwell, Floyd Fox April Jason Booker May Adam Willson, Shawn Neal, Hakan Dururvurur June Donna Clift, James Cox July John Holmes August Joshua McAlister September Ron Trentham October Ryan Flores November Shawn Peoples and Brian Kauffman December Steve Kaufman Officer of the Year Sammy Shaffer Reserve Officer of the Year Lee Ragsdale
OFFICERS OF THE MONTH:   2004  |  2005  |  2006  |  2007 CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH:  2004  |  2005  |  2006  |  2007