Sukowaski awarded Top Cop

Published 4:36 pm Saturday, November 14, 2015

Suffolk Police Department Officer Shane Sukowaski was honored Nov. 7 at the Greater Hampton Roads Regional Crime Lines Inc. 15th annual celebration.

More than 400 attended the event held at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott.

Sukowaski has been in the Suffolk Police Department for more than six years and has been honored multiple times for saving lives, including during a fire at the Chorey Park Apartments and reviving cardiac arrest victims.

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In addition to Sukowaski, the following officers were recognized and presented their locality’s Top Cop Award:

Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office — Capt. David Shield

Hampton Police Department — Cpl. Jeffrey R. Lawrence

Isle of Wight County Sheriff’s Office — Sgt. Kimberly Davenport

James City County Police Department — Master Police Officer Josh Drury

Newport News Police Department — Officer Jeff Imgrund

Norfolk Airport Police Department — Officer Roy Harewood

Norfolk Police Department — Lt. Wayne Handley

Poquoson Police Department — Detective Lisa Turner

Portsmouth Police Department — Officer Jennifer Smith

Smithfield Police Department — Officer Daniel Fordham

Virginia Beach Police Department — Officer Herbert Brandon

Virginia State Police — State Trooper Eugene R. Desaulniers II

Williamsburg Police Department — Master Police Officer Bruce Johnson

Windsor Police Department — Sgt. Grafton P. Jernigan, Master Police Officer Wiliford D. Owens Jr., Officer Joshua L. Harris, and Officer Robert B. Swan

York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office — Lt. Brian Eckstein

From among the sixteen participating law enforcement jurisdictions, Officer Michael Hilton of the Chesapeake Police Department was presented the prestigious overall Regional Top Cop Award.

Robert C. Moll, a 34-year veteran volunteer of the Norfolk Crime Line program, received the Peter G. Decker Award as the Top Individual (Civilian).

Jo-Kell Shipboard Electrical & Industrial Automation was honored as the Top Corporation for their employees’ community involvement in fighting crime.

Auxiliary Police Officer Richard Huneycutt of the Portsmouth Police Department received 2015’s Lifetime Achievement Award for 41 years of volunteer service to the City of Portsmouth.

Proceeds from the event provide funds to pay for the toll-free telephone tip line (1-888-LOCK-U-UP), which has been in use for more than 20 years, as well as for special Internet subscriptions, which are now utilized by the 15 participating law enforcement agencies and their Crime Line/Crime Solvers/Crime Stoppers programs in Hampton Roads. The text and online applications being utilized across the region afford the public additional means to send real-time, anonymous tips.

Persons desiring more information about the Crime Line program can find it on the Regional Crime Lines’ website, www.888lockuup.com.