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