2017 Law Enforcement Challenge Award Winners
This year, 56 Law Enforcement Challenge applications were submitted: 18 from West Tennessee, 15 from East Tennessee, 14 from Middle Tennessee, nine from the Cumberland Region, and one submission from each of the Tennessee Highway Patrol districts. Award winners are listed as follows.
Category: 1 – 10 Officers
1st Place: Benton Police Department
2nd Place: Dresden Police Department
3rd Place: Rocky Top Police Department
Category: 11 – 25 Officers
1st Place: White House Police Department
2nd Place: Bolivar Police Department
Category: 26 – 45 Officers
1st Place: Crossville Police Department
2nd Place: Martin Police Department
3rd Place: McMinnville Police Department
Category: 46 – 75 Officers
1st Place: Tipton County Sheriff’s Office
2nd Place: Greene County Sheriff’s Office
3rd Place: Maryville Police Department
Category: 76 – 100 Officers
1st Place: Sumner County Sheriff’s Office
2nd Place: Gallatin Police Department
Category: 101 – 200 Officers
1st Place: Madison County Sheriff’s Office
2nd Place: Franklin Police Department
3rd Place: Bartlett Police Department
Category: 201 – 500 Officers
1st Place: Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office
2nd Place: Clarksville Police Department
3rd Place: Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office
Category: 501 – 1,000 Officers
1st Place: Shelby County Sheriff’s Office
Category: 1,001 + Officers
1st Place: Memphis Police Department
2nd Place: Metro Nashville Police Department
Category: Tennessee Highway Patrol Districts
1st Place: District 7 – Lawrenceburg
2nd Place: District 3 – Nashville
3rd Place: District 5 – Fall Branch
3rd Place: District 4 – Memphis
Category: Military Police
1st Place: Fort Campbell Police
Category: University Police
1st Place: Austin Peay State University Police Department
2nd Place: University of Tennessee Knoxville Police Department
Category: Multi-Jurisdictional
1st Place: CARE Network
SPECIAL CATEGORY AWARDS
Beyond the Traffic Stop:
Trooper William Conners, Tennessee Highway Patrol District 5 – Fall Branch
Drug Agent Kris Lewellen, Scott County Sheriff’s Office
Bicycle & Pedestrian Safety Award:
White House Police Department
Championship Class:
Benton Police Department
Child Passenger Safety Award:
Bartlett Police Department
Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Award:
Tennessee Highway Patrol District 4 – Memphis
Director’s Award:
Tipton County Sheriff’s Office
Distracted Driving Award (THP):
Tennessee Highway Patrol District 1 – Knoxville
Distracted Driving Award:
Clarksville Police Department
Impaired Driving Award:
McMinnville Police Department
Motorcycle Safety Award:
Blount County Sheriff’s Office
Occupant Protection Award:
Tennessee Highway Patrol District 7 – Lawrenceburg
Rookie of the Year:
Jefferson City Police Department
Speed Awareness Award:
Benton Police Department
Technology Award:
Brownsville Police Department
Underage Alcohol Prevention Award:
Crossville Police Department
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The Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) is a division of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security advocating for traffic safety. The THSO works in tandem with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to implement statewide programs addressing occupant protection, impaired driving, speed enforcement, pedestrian and bicycle safety, and crash data collection and analysis. Programs administered by the THSO are 100 percent federally funded. The THSO’s mission is to effectively develop, implement, and evaluate these programs. To learn more, please visit www.tntrafficsafety.org.