“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