Annual Devon and Cornwall Police Citizens in Policing Awards Results

This year we were blown away by the overwhelming number of nominations for our awards. The quality this year was outstanding, and our panel had the difficult challenge of choosing our winners and highly commended. Everyone who was nominated is deserving of recognition. We are pleased to announce the following winners and highly commended for this year’s Citizens in Policing Awards.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate and congratulations to everyone who was nominated.

• Chief Constable’s Award for Innovation
• Winner- South Devon SC - Vision Zero South Devon Team
• Highly Commended - SC Roads Policing Team - E-Scooters Scheme
• Mini police Scheme of the Year Award
• Winner- Upton St James, Torquay Primary School- Y5 mini police
• Highly Commended - Ford Park Primary School
• CiP Ambassador Award
• Winner Sgt James McKay
• Highly Commended -Insp Greg Hodgkiss
• Highly Commended - Katie Kwidzinski
• CSAS scheme of the Year Award
• Winner- Gardant Group's Community Safety Team (CST)
• Winner- Truro Rangers
• Highly Commended - University of Plymouth Security Team
• Police Support Volunteer of the Year Award
• Winner- Calvin Town
• Highly Commended - Cathy Webb
• Police Support Volunteer Team of the Year Award
• Winner- Photographers Team: Andy Francis, Gordon Dickie & Dave Harwood.
• Highly Commended - Breathbox Team: Tom Orton, Calvin Town & Ian Keenan
• Highly Commended - HQ CiP Support volunteers Sarah Bartrum & Lucie Casper
• Special Constable of the Year Award
• Winner- SC James Symons
• Highly Commended - SC Steve Burton
• Highly Commended - SC Andy Dodd
• Special Constable Team of the Year Award
• Winner- Special Roads Policing Team
• Highly Commended - South Devon PAC Support Team
• Volunteer Police Cadet of the Year Award
• Winner- Haydn Ward
• Highly Commended - Ben Langman
• Highly Commended - Tatiana Rio
• Volunteer Police Cadet Unit of the Year Award
• Winner- Camborne Unit
• Highly Commended – Crownhill Unit
• Highly Commended - Newton Abbot Unit

Room to Reward is a unique volunteer-recognition charity created to say ‘thank you’ to the Hidden Heroes – inspirational volunteers who give up their time to make a difference to those who need it most. Each year Devon and Cornwall Police gets six nominations to put forward for room to reward. This year out of the Police Support Volunteer and Special Constable individual nominates we have put forward the following people.

• Room to Reward Nominees

• Rudi Oelschlaegel (Special Constable)
• Miranda Pearce (Special Constable)
• David Ellicott (Special Constable)
• Geoff Monk (Special Constable)
• Keith Watkins (Police Support Volunteer)
• Nikki Mortimore (Police Support Volunteer)