Police throughout the county are honored for their service and accomplishments.

Distinguished service award 2025

Bower, Fawcett & Hurst, LLC, Attorneys at Law, received the 41st Annual Distinguished Service Award for 2025. Bower, Fawcett & Hurst was chosen by previous award recipients, and Chief Eric Hermick, Beaver Valley Chiefs of Police president, presented the award to Sherri Hurst, who accepted the award on the law firm’s behalf.

 

2025 AWARDS

Several awards were presented to officers at the Beaver County Law Enforcement Officers’ Memorial Service:

  • The Detective Howard Murray Award to Corporal Dillon Burkarth and Corporal Clayton McGeary, both of Pennsylvania State Police.

  • The Sergeant Guy “Tippy” Tyler Award to S.R.O. Officer James Kline, North Sewickley Township Police Department.

  • The Special Victim Unit Award to Detective James DeGori and Officer Robert Applegarth, both of Beaver Police Department.

  • Women’s Center of Beaver County awards to Officer Brandon Bredemeier and Corporal Jon Pisano.

 

Police Retiree

Beaver Valley Chiefs of Police President Eric S. Hermick presented Captain Jonathan Hall with a plaque on May 16, 2025, at the annual memorial service to honor his years of service:

  • Captain Jonathan Hall, 30 years of service to Center Township and Monaca Borough Police Departments, November 1993-May 2024.

 

Accreditation

New Sewickley Township Police Department became the first police department in Beaver County to be fully accredited by the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission. To be accredited, the department had to meet 140 standards and 100 sub-sections of those standards. The process took ten years to accomplish and emphasizes transparency and accountability. The formal accreditation was awarded on August 4 in Harrisburg.