Surrey Police Service recognize policing personnel

Chief Constable Norm Lipinski Photo: SPS

SURREY Police Service (SPS) has recognized the outstanding contributions of police officers and civilian staff for their work in furthering the development of SPS, excellence in policing, and long service.

In total, 36 individuals received awards and nine were recognized for their exemplary long service at the third annual SPS Awards and Recognition Ceremony.

Multiple award recipients were recognized for taking decisive actions that saved lives and prevented public disorder. In addition, exemplary investigative work was recognized that resulted in arrests in two attempted murder incidents, seizures of drugs and firearms, and bringing multiple charges against a sexual assault suspect. A detective received an award for creating a computer application that reduces investigative time while capturing video evidence, and five officers received Alexa Awards for their dedicated work in removing impaired drivers from our roads.

Civilian staff were also recognized for their invaluable contributions to building the organization, facilitating frontline officer deployments, providing support to important SPS initiatives, and advancing the policing transition.

“The annual Surrey Police Service Awards and Recognition Ceremony is an opportunity for SPS employees and family members to recognize important contributions to policing and public safety,” says Chief Constable Norm Lipinski. “The individuals that we were able to recognize truly reflect the excellence that we strive for as an organization.”

This year’s awards ceremony also marked the introduction of the Cedar Award and SPS’s new Generational Service Pin.

The Cedar Award represents a connection between local Indigenous peoples and SPS, recognizing SPS employees who embody the spirit of the cedar through their actions as Guardians (advancing public safety), Providers (exemplary community engagement), or Healers (championing wellness).

The Generational Service Pin honours family members who have served Surrey as an SPS police officer over the generations (grandparents, parents, children, and siblings). SPS is fortunate to have 10 pairs of family members serving with it.

2024 Award Recipients

Chief Constable Commendations

Sergeant Major Rick Stewart

Sergeant Jeff Wood

Constable Curtis Knoblauch

Deputy Chief Constable Commendations

Staff Sergeant Blaine Mumford, Katrina Gillis, Mandy Parmar

Sergeant Tyler Ennis

Sergeant Ray Wong

Constable Patrick Bain, Constable Anthony Lee

Constable Ahmed Bouchiba, Constable Brandon Lanthier

Constable Tom Clarkson, Constable Jamie Pettinger, Constable David Taylor

Constable Navjeet Gill

Constable Jake Lavigne, Constable Steve Kim (Surrey RCMP)

Constable Monty Wheeler

Constable Amrit Basi, Constable Max Shyshkin

Deputy Chief Constable Certificates of Appreciation

Sergeant Patrick Kelly

Constable Ivan Biriukov

Constable Gideon Damong

Police Board Commendation

Ian MacDonald

Cedar Awards

Deputy Chief Constable Jennifer Hyland

Inspector Raj Mander

Staff Sergeant Mohit Paul

Sergeant Dale Quiring

Alexa Awards

Sergeant Vince Neudorf

Constable Lucas Braithwaite

Constable Brock Harrington

Constable James Stagg

30 Year Exemplary Service Bars

Sergeant Michael Stevens

Sergeant Cindy Vance

 

20 Year Exemplary Service Medals

Inspector Sukh Sidhu

Staff Sergeant Mohit Paul

Sergeant Kent Emery

Sergeant Kristen Jesus

Sergeant Patrick Kelly

Sergeant Jason Meyer

Constable Carter Niddrie

 

Generational Pin

Staff Sergeant Clayton Ennis & Sergeant Tyler Ennis

Sergeant Dylan Emery & Constable Amanda Galenzoski

Sergeant Narinder Dosanjh & Constable Kyle Dosanjh

Sergeant Brigette Saundry & Constable Michael Vaughn

Constable Prabhjot Athwal & Constable Gary Athwal

Constable Amrit Basi & Constable Aman Basi

Constable Neil Francisco & Constable Nathalie Francisco

Constable Navjeet Gill & Constable Istpreet Gill

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