Officer of the Year
congratulations to our 2022 officer of the year
Officer Mike Walters - Batavia Police Department
The 2023 Kane County Officer of the Year banquet was held at Riverside Receptions in Geneva, where the Kane County Chiefs of Police Association, in partnership with the Batavia Moose Lodge #682, recognized several officers from the member agencies for their outstanding work in law enforcement for 2022.
Kane County State's Attorney, Jamie L. Mosser, was the keynote speaker. The event was a celebration of the outstanding achievements in law enforcement in Kane County.
Below is the list of nominees.
Algonquin Police Department: Officer Paul Krystal
Algonquin Police Department: Officer Andrew Dykstra
Aurora Police Department: Officer Alexander Lopez
Aurora Police Department: Officer Andrew Soderlund
Bartlett Police Department: Officer Steven Blaser
Batavia Police Department: Officer Mike Walters
Batavia Police Department: Officer Christopher Schultz
Carpentersville Police Department: Sergeant Joseph Gutierrez
Carpentersville Police Department: Officer Dhaval Patel
Carpentersville Police Department: Officer Alyssa
Carpentersville Police Department: Officer John Schram
Carpentersville Police Department: Officer Damian Wilk
Elgin Police Department: Officer Jonathan Taylor
Geneva Police Department: Sergeant George Carbray
Geneva Police Department: Officer Quantrell Priest
Geneva Police Department: Officer Megan Solner
Geneva Police Department: Officer Matthew Adam
Geneva Police Department: Officer Hunter Winterstein
Illinois State Police District 2: Master Sergeant Darren Love
Illinois State Police District 15: Master Sergeant Christopher Kozel
Illinois State Police District 15: Trooper Michael Cokins
Kane County Sheriff's Office: Detective Luke Weston
St. Charles Police Department: Detective Russ Haywood
St. Charles Police Department: Detective Rick Murawski
2023 PRESS RELEASE
Press Release Winner Announced Officer of the Year (Feb 23_2023).pdf