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Awards & Recognitions
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2025 AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
Expand all- WRAP Law Enforcement Award of Excellence
Officer Celine Wykowski received a Law Enforcement Award of Excellence for “outstanding commitment in the fight against drunk driving in the Greater Washington area” from the Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP). This is her first WRAP award!
- Lambert/Ratcliffe Trainer of the Year Award, Virginia CIT Coalition
First Sergeant Whitney Lanier earned this award, which annually recognizes an individual who has demonstrated outstanding Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) skills and an exceptional ability to train and convey the core objectives of CIT.
- Homicide Investigator of the Year, Virginia Homicide Investigators Association (VHIA)
Detectives Jaron Dalbeck and Scott Seymour were named the 2025 investigators of the year at the VHIA conference on Oct. 3, 2025. They were recognized for their work on the Egypt Carter homicide case last year.
- SHIELD Award, Anti-Defamation League
Lieutenant Shawn Peak and Detective Colleen Grantham were recognized by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) with its SHIELD Award at a ceremony in June 2025 for their outstanding actions and investigation into the Park Valley Church incident in 2023. The ADL – one of the nation’s oldest civil rights and human relations organizations – confers its SHIELD Award on “law enforcement heroes who have protected our nation and communities from hate crimes and terrorist threats.”
- Valor Awards, Prince William Chamber of Commerce
Seventy-seven members of the Prince William County Police Department received 2025 Valor Awards from the Prince William Chamber of Commerce at a May ceremony. Master Police Officer Garrett Gourlay and Officers James Bocompani, Nicholas Brown*, Michael Butera, Ethan Hughart, Khristine White and Jason Williams received Silver Awards for Valor. Master Police Officer John Walsh and Officers Taylor Craddock, Timotheos Diamantis, Jose Feliciano Martinez, Jenna Hunter, Sean Jones and Landan Kitis received Bronze Awards for Valor. First Sergeants William Franks and Edward Petke*; Sergeants Nicholas Waymire and Sean Weddel; Master Police Officers Timothy Horn, Aaron Lintz and John Walsh; and Officers John Bailey, James Brent, Mario Centeno, Andrew Chance, Tiffany Gomez Melendez, Monique Greer, Spencer Heinz, Luke Henderson, Luke Irvin, Christopher Kelly, Joseph Keyser, Kyle Kramer, Fernando Meitzler Cruz, Hugh Moffitt, Leroy Myrie, Joshua Rowe, David Staton, Robert Theimer, Zara Tirrell and Nicholas Wowak received Merit Awards for Valor. Lieutenant Brandon Haas; First Sergeants Joshua Grand, Kenneth Jenkins, Alexander McMillan and Jarrod Yost; Sergeants Brandon Hunt, Brian McCleese and Sean Weddel; Master Police Officers Brian Cody, Alexander Cordner and Corey Morrell; Detectives Ramon Alfaro, Simon Chu, Stephen Cieslinski, David Clark, Nicholas Colella, Victor Cordero, Darien Cupka, Jaron Dalbeck, Chad Gourlay, Colleen Grantham, Andrew Jackson, Anthony Javid, Donanthony King, Luke Lambdin, Joshua Lane, Israel Perla, Nader Qura, Eliann Rivera Diaz, Andres Sanz-Guerrero, Daniel Sekely, Scott Seymour and Wayne Smith; and Officers John Bailey, Mario Centeno, Andrew Chance, Anthony Gallegos, Luke Henderson, Christopher Kelly, Joseph Keyser, Jacob Kopfensteiner, Jessica Lopez, Hugh Moffitt, Leroy Myrie, Tyler Randall, and David Staton; Senior Public Safety Analyst Amy Corbin; and Crime Scene Specialists Andrea Feldman and Joseph Restino received Hillary Robinette Awards for Integrity in Investigative Work.
* indicates the member has since retired or otherwise separated service with the Department after the time in which the events the awards are recognizing took place.
- Law Enforcement Award, Virginia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
First Sergeant Ashley Gwinn and Detective Nathaniel Mazzini were honored with the state level Law Enforcement Award from the Virginia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR). They received the award at a ceremony in April for their investigative work on a June 2023 vehicle theft/officer-involved-shooting incident
2024 AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
Expand all- WRAP Law Enforcement Award of Excellence
Officer Godson Vondee received a Law Enforcement Award of Excellence for “outstanding commitment in the fight against drunk driving in the Greater Washington area” from the Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP). This is his second consecutive award!
- Valor Awards, Prince William Chamber of Commerce
Seventy-six members of the Prince William County Police Department received 2024 Valor Awards from the Prince William Chamber of Commerce. Lieutenant Shawn Peak and Sergeant Heath Oyler received Silver Awards for Valor. Officers Victor Grimaldos, Carmen Quinteros and Kevin Yi received Bronze Awards for Valor. First Sergeants Ashley Gwinn, Jesse Rollinger and Michael Szalach; Sergeants Adam Beard, Ramona Fontenot, Joshua Grand, Matthew Lyon, Sean Murphy and Michael Pope*; Detectives Brandon Craft, Alfonso Dorado*, and Edwin Romero ; Master Police Officer Brandon Hodges; and Officers Richard Bordenet, Calvin Borges-McCarter, Zachary Brittigan, Alan Brown, Nicole Camacho Daza, Michael Carrick, Joanne Cathcart*, Mario Centeno, Randall Charlwood, Taylor Craddock, Gillian Downs, Joseph Duplessis, Jonathan Eldredge, Percy Finch, Casey Fines, Brittany Goude, Robert Griffin, John Franklin, Luke Henderson, Christopher Hume, Robyn Husar, Jacob Kopfensteiner, Kyle Kramer, Josephine Lyon, Fernando Martinez Cruz, Nathaniel Mazzini, Jeffery Morris, Thomas Norton, Christopher Paradis, Kenneth Robinson, Jacob Simrell, Scott Sparry, Liam Spina, Matthew Surdam, Robert Theimer, Zara Tirrell, Marjorie Vergara and Melissa Wilson; and Senior Crime Analyst Gretchen Gebhardt received Merit Awards for Valor. First Sergeant Christopher Bradford; Sergeant Michael Scarsella; Master Police Officers Shaun Barr, Marc Grayson, Robert Gudaitis* and Shawn Tama; and Officers James Brent, Nicholas Brown, Konnor Grenke, Jarred Houck, John Manning, Jayden Nix, and Kyle Woolf received Unit Awards for Valor. Detectives Colleen Grantham, Jason O’Sullivan, Giannina Pinedo, Andres Sanz-Guerrero and Sean Weddel; and Crime Scene Investigator Andrea Feldman received Hillary Robinette Awards for Integrity in Investigative Work.
* indicates the member has since retired or otherwise separated service with the Department after the time in which the events the awards are recognizing took place. - Virginia State Police H.E.A.T. Award
The Police Department was selected as the statewide agency winner of the 2024 H.E.A.T. Award presented by the Virginia State Police. This recognition is given to individuals, or agencies, who go above and beyond in the fight against auto theft in Virginia. The award was presented on Aug. 26, 2024, at the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police & Foundation’s annual conference in Roanoke.
- VACP Award for Valor
Officers James Bocompani and Ethan Hughart received a 2024 Award for Valor presented by the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police & Foundation (VACP). The VACP Award for Valor – the organization’s highest – recognizes a law enforcement officer who, in the line of duty, performs an act of extraordinary heroism while engaged with an adversary at imminent personal risk.
- VACP Award for Lifesaving
Sergeant Heath Oyler and Officer Nicholas Brown received 2024 Awards for Lifesaving presented by the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police & Foundation (VACP). The VACP Award for LIfesaving recognizes a law enforcement officer's actions that put them in harm's way in an attempt to save the life of another.
- NACo Achievement Award
Prince William County government has received a 2024 National Association of Counties (NACo) Achievement Award for the Police Department's Women's Mentorship Program.
- Sons of the American Revolution Medal for Heroism and Law Enforcement Commendation Medal
Nine police officers received recognition from the George Washington chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) on May 2, 2024. Receiving the SAR Medal for Heroism were Officers Victor Grimaldos, Carmen Quinteros and Kevin Yi. Receiving the SAR Law Enforcement Commendation Medal were Lieutenant Shawn Peak; First Sergeant Ashley Gwinn; Detectives Giannina Pinedo and Andres Sanz-Guerrero; and Officers Robert Griffin and Nathaniel Mazzini.
- PWC Human Rights Award
The Police Department received a 2023 Human Rights Award from the Prince William County Human Rights Commission. The award was received for the Department's Women’s Mentorship Program, founded by Lieutenant Astrid Robinson and Detective Michelle McAllister.
- Serve Virginia Volunteer Honor Roll
The Police Department’s volunteer Chaplain Program was the recipient of a 2024 Volunteer Honor Roll award from the Serve Virginia organization. The Department, and this program, was recognized for outstanding service and commitment to action that improves the quality of life of its community. The award was presented on Jan. 9, 2024.
For more information, please contact the Communications & Public Information Section by calling (703) 792-5123 or email.