Community Outreach

Corpus Christi Officers and Employees Honored for Outstanding Performance

Left to right: Janice Barrera, Lt. P. Bintliff, Officer J. Cantu, Officer R. Cantu, Officer B. Cordell. G. E. Dreggors, Officer G. Luna, Officer E. Perez, Captain R. Sherman, Officer J. Tello & Officer A. Thurman.
Left to right: Janice Barrera, Lt. P. Bintliff, Officer J. Cantu, Officer R. Cantu, Officer B. Cordell. G. E. Dreggors, Officer G. Luna, Officer E. Perez, Captain R. Sherman, Officer J. Tello &   Officer A. Thurman. (Not all honorees shown)

The Corpus Christi Police Awards Banquet was held at Yorktown Baptist Church Thursday night.  The Master of Ceremonies was Police Captain David Cook.  Corpus Christi Police Chief Floyd Simpson and his assistant chiefs Mike Markle and J.V. Garcia presented a variety of citations to employees of the Corpus Christi Police Department for outstanding performance.

Corpus Christi Police Chief, Floyd Simpson said, “This is a great time and a great opportunity for us to recognize the meritorious conduct of members of our police department throughout 2012”.

Certificates of Merit were awarded to Senior Officers Rodney Cantu, Brenda Garza, Emily Perez, and John Shultz.

Life Saving Awards were presented to Lieutenant Phillip Bintliff, Senior Officers Gracie Luna, Jason Tello, Adam Thurman, Armando Vasquez, Luis Rodriguez, Thomas Bauer, Ross Richards, Brandon Cordell, and Officer Alan Miller.

The Police Shield was awarded to Senior Officer Douglas Rush.

Police Captain Russell Sherman was awarded the Medal of Valor.

Glenn Ellen Dreggors was named the Volunteer of the year.

Lieutenant David Kureska was named Supervisor of the year, and Detective Richard L. Garcia was recognized as the Investigator of the year.

Janice Barrera was the Police Employee of the year.

Senior Officer Javier Cantu was awarded Officer of the Year.