Purple Heart

The Purple Heart Award - may be awarded by the Board of Police Commissioners to a Department employee for a serious injury in the line of duty as a result of an action that was not the fault of the employee. Officers given this award receive:

Gold Medal - Purple Breast Bar/Purple Lapel Pin - Certificate

Recipients

2007

Police Officer Sean Haefeli - January 17, 2007
Security Officer Wade Dillon - July 18, 2007

2006

Police Officer Marc Beiner - January 18, 2006
Police Officer Brett Belcher - March 15, 2006
Police Officer William Biesiada - November 15, 2006

2005

Police Officer James Morgan - February 16, 2005
Police Officer Allen Williams - February 16, 2005
Police Officer Donald Hutson - May 6, 2005
Police Officer Alexander Fisher - July 20, 2005
Police Officer Timothy Harrison - October 26, 2005
Police Officer David Edwards - December 21, 2005

2004

Police Officer Russell Bono - September 15, 2004
Police Officer Christopher Ormerod - October 20, 2004

2003

Police Officer Steven Steen - August 13, 2003
Police Officer Edward Burke - October 27, 2003
Police Officer Timothy Burke - October 27, 2003
Police Officer Kevin Lane - October 27, 2003

2002

Police Officer Raymond Cato - January 3, 2002
Police Officer Jeffrey Parsons - January 3, 2002
Detective Clay Peeler - March 5, 2002
Detective Mark Houston - May 10, 2002
Sergeant Robert Stipsits - August 20, 2002
Police Officer Donald Tracy - August 20, 2002

2001

Sergeant David Ryan - February 7, 2001
Police Officer Michael Torizzo - February 7, 2001
Sergeant Karl Bulla - March 29, 2001
Police Officer Karen Berra - March 29, 2001
Police Officer Charles Lipka - March 29, 2001
Police Officer Donald Trentham - May 9, 2001
Police Officer Joseph Brandt - May 18, 2001
Lieutenant Lawrence Stulce - June 26, 2001
Police Officer Paul Hoggatt - June 26, 2001
Police Officer Patrice Mullins - June 26, 2001
Police Officer David Kopfensteiner - August 17, 2001

2000 - inc. some recognizing earlier injuries

Police Officer Michael Amrein - January 12, 2000
Police Officer Norman Campbell - January 12, 2000
Police Officer Charles Stark - January 12, 2000
Lieutenant Jeffrey Bader - February 29, 2000
Sergeant George Basler - February 29, 2000
Sergeant Kenneth Heyer - February 29, 2000
Sergeant Thomas Klekamp - April 18, 2000
Police Officer Timothy Burke - April 18, 2000
Captain Jack Webb - April 18, 2000
Police Officer Michael Reifschneider - June 21, 2000
Police Officer Timothy Tanner - June 21, 2000
Captain Robert Young - June 21, 2000
Captain Gary Crews - September 6, 2000
Police Officer Matthew O'Neill - November 8, 2000
Police Officer Michael Reis - November 8, 2000
Police Officer Kevin Stevener - November 8, 2000

1999 - recognizing earlier injuries

Major David Pudlowski - October 19, 1999
Sergeant Gerald Brindell - October 19, 1999
Sergeant Joe McMahan - October 19, 1999
Police Officer Kenneth Brudek - October 19, 1999
Police Officer Paul Chambers - October 19, 1999
Police Officer William Johnson - October 19, 1999
Police Officer Kenneth Wilds - October 19, 1999
Sergeant John Rakonick - December 14, 1999
Police Officer Gary Wuest - December 14, 1999