NEW ORLEANS – On Wednesday May 18, 2016, NOPD Superintendent Michael Harrison and City officials honored dozens of NOPD officers for their outstanding work in the line of duty at the 2016 Spring Awards Medal Ceremony.
The ceremony was held at the NOPD Training Academy on the campus of the University of New Orleans.
“Our officers put their lives on the line every day to keep the residents and visitors of our city safe,” NOPD Superintendent Michael Harrison said. “I am proud to recognize their dedication and devotion to duty and I am honored to present them with these well-deserved awards.”
The awards were purchased by the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation.
The following officers received awards tonight for their service in the line of duty:
MEDAL OF MERIT
Officer Devin A. Ashmore
Officer Matthew S. Bencik
Officer Timothy Bender
Officer Kenneth Gill
Officer James Doaty
Officer Jacob Lundy
MEDAL OF COMMENDATION
Sergeant Marc Boudreau
Sergeant Brian Elsensohn
Sergeant Victor Gant, Jr.
Officer Ernest C. Alex
Officer Cedric Davillier
Officer Devin Joseph
Officer Lawrence N. Jones
Officer Nicholas M. Kozlowski
Officer Stephen McGee
Officer John Mclver
Officer William Mullaly
Officer Dylen Pazon
Officer Jehan Senanayake
Officer Raymond Smith
Officer Dylan Warter
MEDAL OF LIFESAVING
Lieutenant Daniel Anderson
Officer William Mullaly
LETTER OF COMMENDATION
Lieutenant Daniel Anderson
Lieutenant Octavio Baldassaro
Sergeant Marc J. Boudreau
Sergeant Manuel Castellon
Sergeant Brian Elsensohn
Sergeant Dean Herrick
Sergeant George Olivier
Sergeant Nicole Powell
Sergeant Stuart Smith
Sergeant Michael Stalbert
Sergeant Kenny Temple
Detective Michael Duzmal
Detective Walter Edmond
Detective Perrin Gaines
Detective Michael J. Poluikis
Officer Larry Adams
Officer Kevin Balancier
Officer Nakeisha Barnes
Officer Leonard E. Bendy, Jr.
Officer Quannecia Booker
Officer Rodney Brown
Officer Meghan Constantine
Officer Keith Elsensohn
Officer Robert Evangelist
Officer Bronson Gettridge
Officer Russell Green
Officer Michael Guasco
Officer Michael Hamilton
Officer Darren J. Hartman
Officer Daniel Hiatt
Officer Charles Beau Hoffacker
Officer Wesley Humbles
Officer James Kjellin
Officer John Mclver
Officer William Mullaly
Officer Michael Murhammer
Officer Ramon Negrete
Officer Harold L. Nunnery, Jr.
Officer Dylen Pazon
Officer Bret Pitman
Officer Tracy Raney
Officer Jehan Senanayake
Officer Michael L. Smith
Officer Travis Stokes
Officer Jerome Shannon
Officer William Torres
Officer Latrell Washington
Officer John Waterman
Officer Bennett Williams
LETTER OF LIFE SAVING
Officer Quanneccia Booker
UNIT CITATION – ACHIEVEMENT
Lieutenant Carlton Lewis
Lieutenant Anthony Monaco
Sergeant Mark Mumme
Detective Robert Fuller
Detective Elliott Gray
Officer Larry Adams
Officer Reno Bax
Officer Channing Branch
Officer Michelle Bickham
Officer Cortez Hankton
Officer Joseph Joia
Officer William Kirby
Officer Erick Sosa
Officer Matthew White
Police Technician Gabrielle Lofton
Police Technician Carmen Osorio
Office Support Specialist Natasha Frazier