Announcements

MPD Honors Excellent Police Officers

May 19th, 2010

Mobile, Ala. — "Each time you strap on that gun belt and pin that badge to your shirt and go to work, you don't know what lies ahead…but you go anyway. I want to tell you publicly that I am proud of you each and EVERY day for putting your lives on the line to keep the citizens of this city safe," Mobile Police Chief Micheal T. Williams said to his fellow officers at the 2009 Mobile Police Department Recognition Banquet and Awards Presentation on the evening of May 18. Sponsored by the Exchange Club of Mobile, the annual event honors officers who performed above and beyond the call of duty in 2009. More than 50 awards were presented and the evening culminated with the two most prestigious distinctions - Employee of the Year and Officer of the Year. Ronald Myers, a 44-year veteran and Crime Scene Specialist, was presented The Employee of the Year Award and Corporal Donald Pears, a 39-year veteran currently serving in the Homicide Unit was named Officer of the Year.

The complete list of award recipients is as follows:
Excellent Police Duty Award

Sergeant Paul Check
Corporal Michael Ellzey
Corporal Jonathan Lee
Corporal Lane Whittington
Officer Marjo Agee
Officer Carl Brown
Officer Damien Colvin
Officer William Cowart
Officer Robert Hahlen
Officer LaCarla Jackson
Officer Mark Johnson
Officer Theodore Johnson
Officer Lee Laffitte
Officer Daniel Moody
Officer Timothy Moore
Officer Dennis Owens
Officer Patrick Sanders
Officer Tilford Sanders
Officer Erika Stuart

Life Saving

Officer Admire Gant
Officer Matthew Peak

Combat Cross
Corporal Michael Ellzey
Corporal Michael Shavers
Officer Walter Bradley
Officer Joseph Chavis
Officer Emanuel Dotch
Officer Christopher Giattina
Officer Bristol Hines
Officer Bradley Latham
Officer Christopher Moye
Officer Benjamin Towarnyckyj

Wounded in Service
Officer Christopher Moye

Medal of Valor (Posthumously)
Officer Brandon Sigler

Civilian Assistance Award
Ms. Tiffany Murray
Ms. Loraine Washington

Chief's Commendation
Lieutenant Roy Hodge
Officer Scott L. Davis
Officer Michael Irby
Officer Charles Koger
Officer Shonee Mingo
Officer Larry Pitts
Officer John Singletary
Officer JoAnne Watson
Officer James White


Officer of the Year
Corporal Donald Pears

Civilian of the Year
Crime Scene Specialist Ronald Myers

Outstanding Civilian Service Award
Ms. Martha Barton
Ms. Wanda Demattei
Mr. Colin O'Shea
Ms. Quazell Young

Chief's Unit Award
Central Events Unit
First Precinct General Investigations Detail and Felony Apprehension Street Team (FAST)


United States Attorney General for the Southern District of Alabama, Kenyen Brown, gave the
keynote address and WKRG Sports Director Randy Patrick served as Master of Ceremonies.