Officer Chris Taylor has been named Officer of the Year for 2014.  The Officer of the Year is nominated by the members of the department.   “Officer Taylor has been a very active officer and has made several felony cases this year,” said Chief Grant Gillespie.  “He is a great example of meeting the high standards we expect from our officers.”  

Officer Taylor has been with the Department since 2011 and was also named a Field Training Officer (FTO) this year and became a member of the department’s Special Response Team.  In his duties as an FTO, Officer Taylor will be responsible for training new officers.

This year’s award was sponsored by Porch-Stribling-Webb Insurance Company.  Pictured below is Taylor Porch presenting the award to Officer Chris Taylor.