Certificates of Exceptional Valor
2024 Recipients
- Officer Matthew Arnold of the Cheektowaga Police Department
- Officer Jean-Claude James of the Lynbrook Police Department
- Officer Michael J. Graham of the Nassau County Police Department
- Officer Jonathan E. Diller of the New York City Police Department
- Troopers Steven J. Missale and Ronald Raymond of the New York State Police
- Deputy Joseph Carey of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office
- Officers Joseph Esposito, Tyler Kozikowski and Tommy Shair of the Suffolk County Police Department
2023 Recipient
- Officers John D’Ambrosio and Jonathan Thangavelu of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department
2022 Recipients
- Officer Matthew J. Arnold of the Cheektowaga Police Department
- Sergeants Christopher Schreiber, Brian Pauly, Benjamin Pisa, Detective Andrew Carriero, Deputies Matthew Sirianni, Anthony Pellittieri, Deputy Kyle Hoffman and Deputy Christopher Lysy of the Erie County Sheriff’s Office
- Corporal Ryan A. Ferraro of the Gloversville Police Department
- Sergeant Brian Connolly, Officers Patrick Ceriello, Jayson Isip and Ryan O’Leary of the Hempstead Police Department
- Officer Derek Braun of the Lancaster Police Department
- Investigator Matthew Hood of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office
- Officers Joseph Casale and Darwin Chacon of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department
- Detectives Wilbert D. Mora and Jason Rivera of the New York City Police Department
- Trooper Francis W. Rush IV of the New York State Police
- Detectives Timothy Dolce, Scott Griffith and Brian Mention of the Yonkers Police Department
2021 Recipients
- Sergeants Peter Arigo and Phillip Cuiffo and Officers George Ekstrom and Wieslaw Waszczuk of the Nassau County Police Department
- Police Officer Michael Firley of the New York Mills Police Department
- Detective Anastasios Tsakos of the New York City Police Department
- Police Officers Catherine Guzman and Jay Lawrence of the University of Buffalo Police Department
2020 Recipients
- Sergeant Andrew Hale, Investigator Christopher Parker and Deputies Joshua Brabon, Brock Cummins, Kyle Krzemien, David Moore, Andrew Mullen and Howard Wilson of the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office
- Sergeant Gregory Kellogg and Officers Austin Steinbrenner and Jordan Wolcott of the LeRoy Police Department
- Undersheriff Matthew D. Bean of the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office
- Daniel Cioni, Michael Coscino and Kenneth Mundy of the Nassau County Police Department
- Investigators Michael C. Grogan and Brandon M. Levanduski of the New York State Police
- Officer Nicholas Lent of the Rosendale Town Police Department
- Lieutentant Christopher Kerr of the University at Buffalo Police Department
- Officer Walter Brainerd of the Syracuse Police Department
- Detectives Neil Cromwell and Brian Menton and Officers Dean Campana, Delfim Ferreira, Patrick Greene, James Menton, Joseph Pasciotty, Thomas Sabol and Paul Samoyedny of the Yonkers Police Department
2019 Recipients
- Officers Michael Kenney, Brian McQuade and Adam Meyer of the Nassau County Police Department
- Officers Raychel Campanella-Rivera and Vanesa Medina of the New York City Police Department
- Trooper Timothy S. Conklin of the New York State Police
- Officer Sean Sagistano of the Northport Police Department
- Officer Daniel Balloni of the Oswego Police Department
- Deputy Kevin Osika of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office
- Officer Travis Sterritt of the Red Hook Village Police Department
- Deputy Andrew W. Yessman of the Schuyler County Sheriff’s Office
- Officer Christopher Zonin of the Suffolk County Police Department
- Sergeants Shawn Hahn and Shawn Hauck, Officers Leonard Brown, Collin Flagler, Erik Heppeler, Gene Lagoe III, and Matthew Tynan of the Syracuse Police Department
2018 Recipients
- Sergeant Daniel Waer, Officers Cameron Auffant and Dilann Chewens of the Catskill Village Police Department
- Officer Trevor J. LaGrave of the East Greenbush Town Police Department
- Deputies John Dunn and Shane Miller of the Erie County Sheriff’s Office
- Officer Arcangelo F. Liberatore of the Irvington Police Department
- Detectives Brian Glacken and Christopher Williams of the New York City Police Department
- Forest Ranger Richard D. Franke Jr. of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Forest Protection
- Trooper Nicholas F. Clark of the New York State Police
- Officer Michael Sprague of the Port Chester Police Department
2017 Recipients
- Detective Miosotis Familia of the New York City Police Department
- Lt. Anthony Filipski of the Cheektowaga Police Department
- Officer Daniel McDade of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department
- Trooper Joel R. Davis of the New York State Police
- Officer David Capretto of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority Police Department
- Lt. Miriam Rubio, Sgt. Hector Martinez, Sgt. Victor Talamini, Officer Jack Collins, Officer Anthony Manfredini, Officer Drew Preston, Officer Sean Gallagher, Officer Anthony Estevez of the Port Authority of New York-New Jersey Police Department
- Deputy Thomas Munzert of the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office
2016 Recipients
- Officers Josef Perez and Danilo Rodriguez of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police
- Officers James Sanford, Matthew Fusaro, Andrew Mirenda, Darnell White and Katy Kalendar of the Nassau County Police Department
- Sgt. Paul Tuozzolo of the New York City Police Department
- Lt. Liza Bobseine of the New York State Environmental Conservation Police
- Technical Lt. Peter R. McLain and Technical Sgt. Brian D. Rumrill of the New York State Police
- Deputy Nicholas Walter of the Niagara County Sheriff's Office
2015 Recipients
- Sgt. Robert Sellick of the Beacon City Police Department (Dutchess County)
- Sgt. Michael Garavelli of the Gloversville Police Department (Fulton County)
- Officer Michael J. Cadek of the Elmira Heights Police Department and Sgt. Daniel West of the Horseheads Police Department (Chemung County)
- Deputy Benjamin Pisa of the Erie County Sheriff’s Office
- Officer James Egloff and Officer Ryan Weiss of the Irvington Police Department (Westchester County)
- Deputy Joey L. Tortorella of the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office.
- Officer Christopher Canale of the New York City Police Department
- Deputy James DeFilipps of the Orleans County Sheriff’s Office
- Officers Joshua Comitale and Chad Klein of the Troy Police Department (Rensselaer County)
2014 Recipients
- Officer Daniel Callahan of the University Police at SUNY Canton (St. Lawrence County)
- Officer Michael Konatstotis of the New York City Police Department
- Officer Zachary McKinnon of the Poughkeepsie Police Department (Dutchess County)
- Officer John Scaramuzzino of the Utica Police Department (Oneida County)
- Trooper Bruce J. Stoffolano of the New York State Police (Troop D)
2013 Recipients
- Detective Keith Kerl and Officer Robert Cornell Jr. of the Lancaster Police Department
- Lt. Todd Chenez and Officer Michael Stover of the Lockport Police Department
- Deputy Sheriff Shawn Burbridge of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office
- Troopers Nichole Turck and Scott Whitmore of the New York State Police Troop D
- Officer Wayne McConnell of the Watertown Police Department
2012 Recipients
- Nineteen members of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team – Sgts. Todd Brinkerhoff, Brian Moore, Mike Wicks, Tom Roe and Joshua DeRuyter; and Deputies Steven Stepnick, Joseph Neidert, Gary Carpino, Anthony Albertelli, Mike Anderson, Robert Glazier, Daniel Kawski, Tom Perkins, Wendy Sears, Michael Thomas, Brad Fisher, George Wilczak, Eric Norcross and Edward Peets
- Sgt. Richard Romand and Officers Nathaniel Pendelton and Mark Reith of the Albany Police Department
- Deputy Christopher M. Soluri of the Erie County Sheriff’s Office
- Deputy Randolph J. Bachmeyer of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office
- Officer John Barnett of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department
- Sgt. Kevin Brennan of the New York City Police Department
- Trooper Daniel J. Hoffman of the New York State Police
2011 Recipients
- Officer Gregory Mulligan, City of Albany Police Department
- Deputy James J. Randall, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office
- Deputies Jonathan E. Andres & Shawn P. Grapes, Niagara County Sheriff’s Office
- Deputy Kurt B. Wyman (Posthumous), Oneida County Sheriff’s Office
- Technical Sergeant Nathan R. Leonard, SUNY Oneonta Police
2010 Recipients
- Deputy Nicholas Leon of the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office
- Officer Luigi Osso of the Irvington Police Department
- Sgt. Todd O’Brien of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office
- Deputy Jonathan Strong of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office
- Sgt. Thomas E. Haumann and Troopers Carlo Gennario Jr. and Richard J. Snyder of the New York State Police
- Deputy Michael Burger of the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office
- Sgt. Damian Waters of the Oswego Police Department
- Officers Brendan Gayer and Brian Smith of the Suffolk County Police Department
- Sgt. Ralph Bartlett of the Warren County Sheriff’s Office
2009 Recipients
- Deputy Sheriff Peter Gerardi of the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office
- Deputy Sheriff Roger C. Schreader II of the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office
- Deputy Sheriff Jeremy Yela of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office
- Officer James J. Prince of the Perry Police Department
- Officer Anthony J. Diponzio of the Rochester Police Department
- Officer Steven DiScala of the Suffolk County Police Department
- Officer Gerard Maxim of the Suffolk County Police Department
- Officer Charles Tramontana of the Suffolk County Police Department
2008 Recipients
- Officer Reginald Huber Jr. of the Carthage Police Department
- Deputy Sheriff Richard Brenner of the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office
- Officer Shaun Moore of the Greece Police Department
- Detective Michael Corvi of the New York City Police Department
- Detective Frank Sarrica of the New York City Police Department
- Officer John E. Seeley of the New York State Park Police
- Trooper Joseph E. Decker of the New York State Police
- Officer Timothy Tonkin of the Suffolk County Police Department