Youth Officers of the Year
These officers were nominated and selected for there extrodinary commitment and dedication to the
youth of there community as well as New York State,
and recognized as an outstanding Officer in the field of Juvenile Justice.
1976 Lieutenant Patrick G Looney Nassau County Police Department
1977 Sergeant Donald Fey Oneida County Sheriff's Office
1978 Captain Frank Daly New York City Police Department
1979 Sergeant Craig Collins New York City Police Department
1980 Officer Charles Reynolds Suffolk County Police Department
1981 Officer Leo Armstead Monticello Police Department
1982 Officer Louis DeJohn Newark Police Department
1983 Detective Sam Farace Rochester Police Department
1984 Detective Richard Pelliccio Tarrytown Police Department
1985 Sergeant Angelo Ottaviano City of Oneida Police Department
1986 Detective James V Bosco Garden City Police Department
1987 Lieutenant Otto J Panara Rome Police Department
1988 Investigator Robert Siersma Rochester Police Department
1989 Officer Del W. LeFeure Pleasantville Police Department
1990 Detective David N. Favro Plattsburgh Police Department
1991 Detective Thomas McCabe Rochester Police Department
1992 Officer Russell Carson Guilderland Police Department
1993 Deputy Bert E Rowe St. Lawrence Co. Sheriff's Offfice
1994 Officer Mark R Snyder Johnstown Police Department
1995 Sergeant Deborah K Huff Wayne County Sheriff's Office
1996 Inv. Gene W. Brundage Potsdam Police Department
1997 Sgt. Nelson E Whitmore Town of Clay Police Department
1998 Off. W Fredrick Snediker New Hartford Police Department
1999 Det. Sgt. John F. Cataldi Port Washington Police Department
2000 Sgt. Michael Torillo Amherst Police Department
2001 Det. William J. Sleight III City of Poughkeepsie Police Dept.
2002 Sgt. Stephen J Bonura Pleasantville Police Department
2003 Captain William J Aiello City of Olean Police Department
2004 Investigator Richard Salamone New Hartford Police Department
2005 Detective Beth Dzenkowski Southold Police Department
2006 Detective Martin Greenburg Mount Pleasant Police Department
2007 Detective Douglas B. Tunno Monticello Police Department
2008 Officer Stephany Baldwin Geneva Police Department
2009 Officer Roger A Ginder Guilderland Police Department
2010 Detective Frank Kolarik North Castle Police Department
2011 Sergeant Brian Forte Guilderland Police Department
2012 Officer Michael Hilla Endicott Police Department
2013 Officer Clifford Gabrielsen Croton on the Hudson Police Department
2014 Officer Nicholas Ingle Guilderland Police Department
2015 Chief Jeffrey Holmes Village of Walden Police Department
2016 Lieutenant Thomas Ruehle Sands Point Police Department
2017 Chief Martin E Nerber Phoenix Police Department
2018 Evan Traut Dutchess County Sheriff's Department
2019 Sergeant Matt Janczuk Hamilton Police Department
2020 Officer Daniel McGraw Olean Police Department
2021 Officer Jonathan Bellamy Gloversville Police Department
2022 Sergeant Michael Whiteley Bethlehem Police Department
2023 Deputy Jason Beebe Sullivan County Sheriffs Office