HAMPTON ROADS, VA – Although the pandemic forced the Greater Hampton Roads Regional Crime Lines to cancel its annual Top Cop ceremony, local law enforcement are still being honored for their achievements over the past year.
Board members went to each department to personally present awards to the officers and deputies named as their city’s Top Cop.
Gloucester County Deputy Jon Holt was selected as the overall winner for his heroic actions saving two people from a house fire.
You can learn more about Holt in this special report produced by News 3.
Crime Line is also proud to recognize the following men and women selected as 2020 Top Cops:
Chesapeake Police Dept. – Officer Daniel Q. Taylor
Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office – Deputy Jon Holt
Hampton Police Division – Senior Corporal Kendall C. Brown
Isle of Wight County Sheriff’s Office – Investigators Matthew VanWassen and Sean Lacy
James City County Police Dept. – Investigator Diane Walters
Newport News Police Dept. – Officers Robert Stewart and Branden Kidder
Norfolk Police Dept. – Detective Thomas Bowen
Poquoson Police Dept. – Officer Brandi Gills
Portsmouth Police Dept. – Officer Adrien Henderson
Smithfield Police Dept. – Ryan Polk
Suffolk Police Dept. – Officer Hunter Triplett
Virginia Beach Police Dept. – PO1 Michael R. Smith
Virginia State Police – Senior Trooper Mark S.Walden
Williamsburg Police Dept. – Investigator Benjamin Smith
Windsor Police Dept. – Officer Clifton J. Griffin
York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office – Investigator Craig Talbot
Decker Individual Award – Alexander Holiday, Williamsburg Police Dept.
Virginia State Police Senior Trooper Mark S. Walden 
Norfolk Police Department Detective Thomas Bowen 
James City County Police Department Investigator Diane Walters 
Portsmouth Police Department Officer Adrien Henderson
