March 19, 2015 | The Texarkana Police Department held an awards ceremony on Wednesday, March 18th, at 2:30 p.m. in the Texarkana Police Training Facility located on the first floor of the Bi-State Criminal Justice Center.
During this ceremony, Chief Robert Harrison honored a number of department personnel; including recent Officers of the Quarter and Officer of the Year, present a lifesaving award, and two police retirements. The following is a list of received awards:
Officer of the Quarter 2014, for the 1st quarter – Corporal Les Munn
Officer of the Quarter 2014, for the 2nd quarter – Officer Jeremy Gordon
Officer of the Quarter 2014, for the 3rd quarter – Detective Tom Briggs
Officer of the Quarter 2014, for the 4th quarter – Officer Allen Johnson
Officer of the Year 2014 – Corporal John VanMeter
Lifesaving Award – Corporal Les Munn
Retirement – Detective Angel Guzman 28 Years of Service
Corporal John Knouse 24 Years of Service
