112 Law Enforcement Officers Honored For Their Work On Federal Violent Crime Cases

Baltimore, Maryland – The Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office today honored 112 police officers, prosecutors and federal agents for outstanding work that resulted in significant federal violent crime prosecutions.  Recipients included police officers from Annapolis, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Bowie, Howard County, Montgomery County, Prince George’s County, Takoma Park, and Washington, D.C.; prosecutors from Baltimore City, Prince George’s County and the Maryland Attorney General’s Office; and federal agents from ATF, DEA, FBI, HSI and the U.S. Marshals Service.

“This is a particularly good time to thank a police officer, as the exceptional work that most of them do every night and day is too often ignored,” said U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein.  “Local, state and federal police and prosecutors are working together to combat violent crime in Maryland. The hard work of these law enforcement officers and prosecutors led to dozens of convictions of dangerous criminals.”

The honorees participated in the investigation and prosecution of more than 25 violent crime cases involving more than 70 defendants.  In addition to investigators, several of the nominees were evidence technicians or computer specialists who collected and analyzed evidence that led to the convictions of these defendants.  The defendants included armed robbers, gang members, and drug dealers.  A majority of the defendants have previous felony convictions and many are career offenders and/or armed career criminals.

In addition to U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein and keynote speaker Interim Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis, agency representatives who participated in today’s awards ceremony included:  Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh; Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby; ATF Special Agent in Charge William McMullan; FBI Special Agent in Charge Kevin Perkins; DEA Special Agent in Charge Karl C. Colder; ICE Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Andre Watson; Deputy U.S. Marshal Pat Monardo; Baltimore County Police Major Evan Cohen; Prince George’s County Police Deputy Chief Hector Velez; Annapolis Police Chief Michael A. Pristoop; Bowie Police Chief John Nesky; and Captain Renato Caldwell, Washington Metropolitan Police Department.

United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein commended all the honorees for their work on these violent crime investigations.  Mr. Rosenstein thanked the Assistant United States Attorneys who prosecuted the cases and nominated their agents for these awards.