State of New York Police Juvenile Officers Association, Inc. Est. 1975 |
New York's Juvenile Officer and School Resource Officers Association |
Youth Officer of the Year, Est. 1976
These officers were nominated and selected for their extraordinary commitment and
dedication to the youth of their community as well as New York State,
and recognized as an outstanding Officer in the field of Juvenile Justice.
1976 Patrick G Looney Nassau County Police Department | 1977 Sgt. Donald Fey Oneida CO. Sheriffs Office | 1978 Captain Frank Daly New York City Police Department | 1979 Sgt. Craig Collins New York City Police Department |
1980 Charles Reynolds Suffolk Co. Police Department | 1981 Leo Armstead Monticello Police Department | 1982 Louis DeJohn Newark Police Department | 1983 Det. Sam Farace Rochester Police Department |
1984 Det. Richard Pelliccio Tarrytown Police Department | 1985 Sgt. Angelo Ottaviano City of Oneida Police Department | 1986 Det. James V Bosco Garden City Police Department | 1987 Lt. Otto J Panara Rome Police Department |
1988 Inv. Robert Siersma Rochester Police Department | 1989 Del. W. LeFeure Pleasantville Police Department | 1990 Det. David N. Favro Plattsburgh Police Department | 1991 Det. Thomas McCabe Rochester Police Department |
1992 Russell Carson Guilderland Police Department | 1993 Bert E Rowe St. Lawrence Co. Sheriffs Office | 1994 Mark R Snyder Johnstown Police Department | 1995 Sgt. Deborah K Huff Wayne Co. Sheriffs Office |
1996 Inv. Gene Brundage Potsdam Police Department | 1997 Sgt. Nelson E Whitmore Town of Clay Police Department | 1998 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 Department | 2002 Sgt. Stephen J Bonura Pleasantville Police Department | 2003 Capt. William J. Aiello Olean Police Department |
2004 Inv. Richard Salamone New Hartford Police Department | 2005 Det. Beth Dzenkowski Southold Police Department | 2006 Det. Martin Greenburg Mount Pleasant Police Department | 2007 Det. Douglas Tunno Monticello Police Department |
2008 Stephany Baldwin Geneva Police Department | 2009 Roger A Ginder Guilderland Police Department | 2010 Det. Frank Kolarik North Castle Police Department | 2011 Sgt. Brian K Forte Guilderland Police Department |
2012 Michael Hilla Endicott Police Department | 2013 Clifford Gabrielsen Croton on Hudson Police Department | 2014 Nicholas Ingle Guilderland Police Department | 2015 Chief Jeffery Holmes Village of Walden Police Deparment |
2016 Lt. Thomas Ruehle Sands Point Police Department | 2017 Chief Martin E Nerber Phoenix Police Department | 2018 Evan Traut Dutchess Co Sheriffs Office | 2019 Sgt. Matt Janczuk Hamilton Police Department |
2020 Daniel McGraw Olean Police Department | 2021 Jonathan Bellamy Gloversville Police Department | 2022 Sgt. Michael Whiteley Bethlehem Police Department | 2023 Jason Beebe Sullivan Co. Sheriffs Office |
2024 Alonzo Montanya Dutchess County Sheriff's Office | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |