THE PRESCOTT VALLEY POLICE DEPARTMENT HONORED ITS TOP SWORN AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL IN A CEREMONY ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5 AT FINDLAY TOYOTA CENTER.  

OFFICER OF THE YEAR IS DETECTIVE BRIAN HOHREIN, WHO HAS SERVED IN PRESCOTT VALLEY FOR 10 YEARS.  HE STARTED AS A PATROL OFFICER AND HAS SPENT THE PAST FIVE YEARS AS A DETECTIVE.

OFFICER MATT SHAUL WAS CHOSEN THE DEPARTMENT’S ROOKIE OF THE YEAR. A GRADUATE OF THE NORTHERN ARIZONA REGIONAL TRAINING ACADEMY (NARTA), OFFICER SHAUL DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF BY HIS OUTSTANDING ATTITUDE, RELIABILITY, AND WORK ETHIC.

CIVILIAN OF THE YEAR IS AMY STONE, WHO WAS NOMINATED BY HER PEERS. SHE HAS WORKED WITH THE DEPARTMENT FOR SEVEN YEARS AND HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE ADMIN SUPPORT TEAM FOR FIVE YEARS.

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR IS KEN RUDOY. HE STARTED AS A VOLUNTEER AT THE DEPARTMENT IN 2021, AND THEN QUICKLY ASSUMED THE ROLE OF VOLUNTEERS IN POLICING COORDINATOR.

SERGEANT TONY LAWRENCE IS THE DEPARTMENT’S SUPERVISOR OF THE YEAR. HE HAS WORKED FOR THE DEPARTMENT SINCE 2004 AND HAS BEEN A SERGEANT SINCE 2017. SERGEANT LAWRENCE LEADS ONE OF THE BUSIEST SHIFTS IN THE DEPARTMENT.

CORPORAL MATT KLINE RECEIVED THE COMMUNITY POLICING RIBBON. AS A MEMBER OF THE DEPARTMENT’S TRAFFIC UNIT MOTORCYCLE TEAM, HE CONTINUOUSLY WORKS TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY A SAFER PLACE.

UNIT OF THE YEAR IS THE DEPARTMENT’S TRAFFIC UNIT.

LIEUTENANT DAN HAYS RECEIVED A POLICE CHIEF’S COMMENDATION FOR HIS ACTIONS IN RENDERING CRITICAL AID TO A HEART ATTACK VICTIM WHILE OFF DUTY AT A PRESCOTT RESTAURANT.