Maryland Chiefs of Police Association 

Award Winners 2025
(awards are for calendar year 2024)

MEDAL OF HONOR

Police Officer First Class Joseph DeBronzo

Police Officer First Class Christopher Weir

Howard County Police Department


Exceptional Police Performance
(Category A - 125 + Officers)

Sergeant Steven Muehl
Maryland Department of State Police

Exceptional Police Performance

(Category C - 1-25 Officers)

Detective Sergeant Padraic Lacy
Sykesville Police Department

Exceptional Police Performance by a Unit/Team/Collaboration

Francis Scott Key Bridge
Maryland Transportation Authority Police

Traffic Safety Award

(Category A - 125 + Officers)

Police Officer First Class Jacob Lorentson
Howard County Police Department

Traffic Safety Award
(Category B - 26 -125 Officers)

Police Officer First Class Jacob Shuar
La Plata Police Department

Traffic Safety Award
(Category C - 1-25 Officers)

Officer First Class Tyler De Meo
Fruitland Police Department

Scholarship Award

Dylan Der - Howard County Police Department
Robert L. Pinder - Towson University Police Department