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  • 1991 Detective Sergeant Joseph A. LaRosa, Hamburg Police Department
  • 1992 Officer Lawrence J. Metlak, Buffalo Police Department
  • 1993 Officer Victor A. DeSimone, Buffalo Police Department
  • 1994 Officer Robert Quintana, Buffalo Police Department
  • 1995 Lieutenant Albert Damiani, Buffalo Police Department
  • 1996 Lieutenant Kenneth M. Bienko, Buffalo Police Department
  • 1997 Detective Vincent Pupo, Jr., Erie County Sheriff
  • 1998 Deputy David R. Carlson, Erie County Sheriff
  • 1999 Officer Michael N. Martinez, Buffalo Police Department
  • 2000 Officer Gregory Handgis, Buffalo Police Department
  • 2002 Trooper John C. Morrow, New York State Police
  • 2003 Detective Sergeant Michael N. Torrillo, New York State Police
  • 2004 NYS Trooper Monte A. Trimble, New York State Police
  • 2006 Lieutenant Joseph A. Buccilli, Orchard Park Police Department
  • 2007 K-9 Officer Steven D. Ritchie, Lockport Police Department
  • 2008 Trooper Michael J. Niezgoda, Jr., New York State Police
  • 2010 Trooper John M. Spero, New York State Police
  • 2011 Lieutenant Cheryl Rucinski of the Cheektowaga Police Department
  • 2012 Lieutenant David Schuman, Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office
  • 2016 Captain Eric L. Laughton
  • 2017 Officer Michael Hoffman
  • 2018 Trooper Sean Pierce



 




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