TALLAHASSEE – The State Law Enforcement Chiefs’ Association (SLECA) named its 2010 Officer of the Year during its annual awards ceremony yesterday in Tallahassee. Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Division of Law Enforcement Officer W. Garrett Creamer received SLECA’s top honor. Special Agent Derrell Jones, also of the DEP Division of Law Enforcement, was recognized as the SLECA 2010 Investigator of the Year.
“Each year, SLECA recognizes outstanding performance of officers and investigators in the field by selecting an Officer of the Year and Investigator of the Year,” said SLECA President Ron Cave. “Nineteen officers and investigators were recognized for their dedicated service to the citizens and visitors to our great state.”
Officer Creamer recently received the DEP Division of Law Enforcement’s Lifesaving Award for his heroic actions in saving human lives on two separate occasions in 2010. On May 5, 2010, Officer Creamer was the first on scene at a traffic crash that occurred outside of the Wakulla Springs State Park. Officer Creamer provided emergency first aid to victims and extinguished a vehicle fire that had victims still trapped inside. On June 30, 2010, Officer Creamer’s quick thinking and ability to act saved a child’s life by quickly moving her away from a motor home that was ablaze. Within a few minutes after the child was moved, the motor home exploded and flames engulfed the area in which the child had been.
Special Agent Jones served as the lead investigator in the fuel theft case in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia. Agent Jones was accountable for the overall direction of the case, operational planning, managed involvement of all the different agencies involved, documented the majority of casework, and was responsible for proposing the methods to resolve the case with arrests and seizures.
Officer of the Year nominees were: Officer W. Garrett Creamer, Florida Department of Environmental Protection; Sergeant Derrick Folson, Florida A&M University Police Department; Officer James Horton, Florida Department of Law Enforcement; Officer Jeremy Izquierdo, Florida State University Police Department; Trooper Danyen Komorek, Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; Officer Elpidio “Al” Padilla, Florida Department of Transportation; Officer Marc Shea, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; and Officer Charles Townsend, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Investigator of the Year nominees were: Detective Steven Grenier, Florida Department of Financial Services; Lieutenant William Jackson, Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; Special Agent Derrell Jones, Florida Department of Environmental Protection; Investigator Carlo Morato, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; Special Agent Christopher Newman, Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation; Detective Paul Paterson, Florida Department of Financial Services; and Special Agent Mark Willis, Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
Also recognized for their bravery and heroism were Life Saving Award winners Officer Miguel Rodriguez, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; and Lieutenant Anthony Wright, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Medal of Valor recipients were Sergeant Derrick Folson, Florida A&M University Police Department; Trooper Tammye Broughton, Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; and Special Agent Guy Gilbert, Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
The State Law Enforcement Chiefs’ Association represents the interests of law enforcement managers and supervisors employed by the State of Florida. The organization provides training and educational opportunities that enable members to better manage state law enforcement agencies, foster and promote better mutual understanding among different types of state law enforcement functions, while promoting professionalism, ethical conduct, and competency in the field of law enforcement. For more information, visit www.statechiefs.com.
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