Lakeland PD Honors Top Officers, Detectives At Awards Ceremony

LAKELAND, FL — Chief Ruben Garcia joined executive staff and city commissioners Friday to honor officers who went above and beyond their normal duties in 2021.

The following awards were bestowed:

OFFICERS OF THE YEAR

• OFFICER BRENT BEHRENS
• OFFICER EMILY SUTTLE

DETECTIVE OF THE YEAR

• DETECTIVE DAVID WATERMAN

CIVILIAN OF THE YEAR

• TIFFANY STILWELL

CHIEF’S AWARDS

• CHARLES DORMER
• TRACY GRICE

MEDAL OF VALOR AWARD

• OFFICER BRENT BEHRENS

LIFESAVING MEDAL

• OFFICER HIRAM CUEVAS
• SERGEANT JOSHUA SCHECKER
• OFFICER JAKE OGDEN
• OFFICER EARL FERNANDEZ
• OFFICER ALEXANDAR ĆORALIĆ

MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD

• OFFICER ROBERT “CODY” VAUGHN
• OFFICER FREDRICK LEWIS
• OFFICER OSCAR WESLEY
• TIFFANY STILWELL
• DETECTIVE DAVID WATERMAN
• OFFICER EMILY SUTTLE
• SERGEANT MICHAEL FULLER
• OFFICER MELANIE SULLIVAN
• OFFICER NATHAN SMITH
• OFFICER BRENTON HALSTEAD
• OFFICER DE’ANGELO ANTHONY
• OFFICER BRIAN PURDY
• MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION
• SERGEANT MARK EBY
• OFFICER DAVID BROWN
• OFFICER MICHAEL “ALEX” HAYES
• OFFICER ANTON JEFFERSON
• OFFICER PARKER KELLERMAN
• OFFICER JASON MCCAIN
• OFFICER JOSEPH NOVIS
• SERGEANT WILLIAM “BILL” PETITT
• OFFICER CEDRIC HOLTON
• SERGEANT JOHN “CHAD” RENEW
• OFFICER KENNETH JONES
• OFFICER STEVEN “TODD” BAILEY
• OFFICER STEPHEN POPE
• OFFICER BRENT BEHRENS
• OFFICER EDWIN SANCHEZ
• OFFICER MICHAEL CARDIN
• OFFICER EMILY SUTTLE
• OFFICER ROBERTO GARIBALDI

DISTINGUISHED PERFORMANCE

• OFFICER ALEXA JONES
• OFFICER CHRISTOPHER MCKEE
• OFFICER CESAR BARONA
• OFFICER JAVIER PEREZ
• OFFICER JOSHUA DOROFY
• OFFICER KENNETH JONES
• OFFICER MATTHEW GRANAS
• OFFICER SHELSEY FERNANDEZ
• OFFICER MOHAMED SHAW
• OFFICER JOSHUA COLLINS
• OFFICER JOSEPH NOVIS