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January, February, March, April, May & June 2021 – Hit of the Month Winners & Nominees
July 30, 2021
By: Stop Stick
Category: Stop Stick Hit of the Month
“Hit of the Month” is Stop Stick, Ltd. program to recognize truly outstanding performance results coming from the successful deployment of Stop Stick® Tire Deflation Device in ending pursuits. Every month hundreds of reports are received from across the country documenting successful deployments of Stop Sticks®. These reports detail stories of exceptional police work and proper deployment of the Stop Stick® Tire Deflation Device to safely bring pursuits to an end. Below are the departments who were nominated from the hundreds of submissions, and the ones who have been selected as the “Hit of the Month”.
January HOM Winner
West
Sgt. Jason Buratczuk
Nevada Highway Patrol, NV
January Nominees
East
Officer Malott
Lower Swatara Twp Police Department, PA
South
Officer Aaron Sanders
Pueblo Police Department, CO
Midwest
Deputy Rusty Johnson
Hardin County Sheriff’s Department, KY
February HOM Winner
West
Officer Colton Anderson, Officer Eduardo Sanchez
Milwaukie Police Department, OR
February Nominees
East
Ptlm. David Aguiar
Rehoboth Police Department. MA
South
Officer John Woods
Beaumont Police Department, TX
Midwest
Cpl. Steve Vollmer, Cpl. Mary McCoy
Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office, MO
March HOM Winner
Midwest
Deputy Donald Johnson
Hardin County Sheriff’s Department, KY
March Nominees
East
Ptl. Adam Hasselman
Mantua Twp Police Department, NJ
South
Deputy Todd Reynolds
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office, AL
West
Trooper Christian Martinez, Trooper French
Nevada Highway Patrol, NV
April HOM Winner
East
Officer Joseph Colella
Meriden Police Department, CT
April Nominees
South
Master Trooper David Easley
Louisiana State Police, LA
Midwest
Deputy J. Horton
Boone County Sheriff’s Office, KY
West
Corporal Duncan McKay
Kirkland Police Department, WA
Deputy Craig Keller
Cass County Sheriff’s Office, ND
May HOM Winner
Midwest
Officer Edward Wurtsbaugh
Veedersburg Police Department, IN
May Nominees
East
Deputy T.J. Walker
Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office, NC
South
Officer C. Beard
Richardson Police Department, TX
West
Sgt. Jeremy Brown
Centerville Police Department, UT
June HOM Winner
South
TPR. W.D. Hitchcock
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
June Nominees
East
Officer Nija Bre’nae Armstrong
Kannapolis Police Department, NC
Midwest
Deputy Doran Williams
Johnson County Sheriff’s Department, IA
West
Dep. D. Mosman
Pima County Sheriff’s Office, AZ