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Officer Brown Named 2007 Officer of the Year

The Bellevue Police Department is extremely proud to announce its Officer of the Year for 2007. Officer Brown has earned this honor because of his outstanding performance during the course of the year. Officer Brown had been named the Officer of the Quarter twice during the year for both the second and fourth quarters.

Brown’s supervisor, Lieutenant Chuck Clark nominated him for the award. In reference to Brown’s exemplary police skills, Clark said, "The only thing sharper than Brown's police skills is his wit. He's a very effective officer and someone who is fun to work with."

In his nomination of Brown, Clark wrote that in many important incidents and daily activities throughout the year, Officer Brown has demonstrated his outstanding initiative, decision-making ability, work ethic, and street knowledge. Officer Brown has been commended for his officer initiated activity that is consistently at or above his peers in all areas. Officer Brown balances his time between aggressive traffic enforcement and special attention to problem areas within his district. This has resulted in arrests for both serious traffic offenses as well as crimes in progress.

The selection of the Officer of the Year was made by the Excellence in Law Enforcement Committee. The announcement of the Officer of the Year was made by Chief John Stacey at BPD’s annual Police banquet on February 2nd.

This website includes more information about Officers of the Year going back to 1988 as well as many other awards and accomplishments. View the Awards pages within About Us for complete descriptions of awards and the officers who earned them.

Photo: Wayne Heffner (American Legion Commander), Jim Costello (American Legion Vice-Commander), Officer Brown (Officer of the Year), and Chief John W. Stacey