Connecticut Police Chiefs Association

Samuel Luciano 2024 Award

Published December 18, 2024

Connecticut Police Chiefs’ Association presents the 2024 Samuel J. Luciano Awardees

The prestigious Samuel J. Luciano Award has been presented to recruits who achieved the highest academic averages in Basic Recruit training. This distinguished award recognizes exceptional academic dedication, discipline, and excellence among new law enforcement officers.

The Samuel J. Luciano Award underscores the commitment to excellence that Connecticut’s law enforcement officers bring to their communities. These recruits will undoubtedly carry this standard of excellence into their careers.

Please join us in congratulating these outstanding individuals on their remarkable accomplishment.

This year’s award recipients represent police departments across Connecticut and the Connecticut State Police. The honorees are as follows:

Officer Alexander Maldonado 
Glastonbury Police Department
Officer Ana Morales 
Hartford Police Department
Officer Darrel Dublin 
West Hartford Police Department
Officer Gregory Webster 
Vernon Police Department
Trooper Jacob Drechsler
CT State Police
Officer Charles Henry
Old Saybrook Police Deparment

Officer Johanna Vega
Bridgeport Police Department
Officer Evan Strausser
Fairfield Police Department
Officer Melissa Bike
Westport Police Department
Officer Amanda Battey
New London Police Department
Officer Katrina Cook
Darien Police Department
Officer Daniel Bennett
Berlin Police Department
Trooper Nicolas Miranda
CT State Police
Officer Micahel Toth
Fairfield Police Department
Officer Danny Ruiz
Wolcott Police Department
Officer Reid Martin
South Windsor Police Department
Officer Yezenia Jones - New Haven Police Department

 

Congratulations to all the Award recipients