The New York City Police Department's Medal for Valor is the department's third highest medal. It is conferred upon police officers for acts of outstanding personal bravery intelligently performed in the line of duty at imminent personal hazard to life under circumstances evincing a disregard of personal consequences.
The image of the Police Memorial Statue, representing the years of selfless service that New York City police officers have given to its citizens, is cast in the center of the medal. Mediterranean evergreen laurel leaves, representing honor and glory dating back to ancient Rome, surround the center of the medal. The outer background and ribbon are police blue. The words "For Valor, Police Department City of New York" are written on the face of the medal in gold lettering. The two gold stars signify the level of importance associated with this recognition. The recipient's name is engraved on the reverse side of the medal.
At the 2006 Medal Day Ceremony in New York, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and NYPD Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly awarded 13 Medals for Valor:
Detective James Monaco, Queens Special Victims Squad Detective Bureau
Police Officer Ernest Kenner, 73rd Precinct
Sergeant Anthony J. Sestito, 122nd Precinct
Detective Hector Natal, 33rd Detective Squad
Police Officer Branden Pedrosa, 33rd Precinct
Sergeant Gilbert Noa, Transit District 12
Detective Josue Barreto, Bronx Robbery Squad
Police Officer Mehmet Buyukdag, 48th Precinct
Police Officer James Jacoberger, 43rd Precinct
Police Officer Gregory Jeung, 48th Precinct
Detective Michael Callan, Manhattan North Homicide Task Force Detective Bureau
Detective Thomas Clarke, Manhattan North Homicide Task Force Detective Bureau
Captain Daniel Carione, Internal Affairs Bureau
At the 2007 Medal Day Ceremony in New York, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and NYPD Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly awarded 14 Medals for Valor:
Detective Arturo Willis – Counter Terrorism Division
Police Officer Carlos Arroyo – Brooklyn South Gang Squad
Retired Police Officer Kai Wong – 47th Precinct
Sergeant William Danchak – Employee Management Division
Sergeant Edward Deighan – 70th Precinct
Sergeant Richard Pignateli – 67th Precinct
Detective James Halleran – Emergency Service Squad 8
Police Officer Margaret Zaffarese – Police Academy
Lieutenant Brian Connolly – 9th Precinct
Police Officer Robert Burns – 113th Precinct
Police Officer Shannon Pearl – 113th Precinct
Sergeant Michael Ruzzi – Police Service Area 7
Police Officer Joseph Foreman, III – School Safety Division
Police Officer Brian Sheehy – 120th Precinct
Twelve Medals of Valor were awarded at the 2008 Medal Day ceremony by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly:
Sergeant Robert Henderson – Intel Operations and Analysis Section
Detective Herbert Martin – 81st Detective Squad
Police Officer Brendan Owens – Manhattan North Robbery Squad
Lieutenant Timothy Farrell – 101st Precinct
Sergeant Patrick O’Neill – Counter Terrorism
Police Officer Joseph Cruzado – Gang Squad Queens
Sergeant Brian O’Toole – Internal Affairs Bureau
Police Officer Ronald Martiny – 103rd Precinct
Detective George Sichler – Harbor Unit
Detective Thomas Stevens – Harbor Unit
Detective Francis Vitale – Harbor Unit
Police Officer John Purcell – Harbor Unit
Thirteen Medals of Valor were awarded at the 2009 Medal Day ceremony by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly:
Detective Richard Burt – Intelligence Division
Sergeant Pedro Candia – PBBX Task Force
Police Officer Edward Cantaloupe – 44th Precinct
Police Officer Gregory Chin – Transit District #4
Sergeant Louis DeCeglie – Narcotics Borough Manhattan South
Police Officer Maribeth Diaz – MTS Precinct
Former Police Officer Stephen Donohue – 47th Precinct
Lieutenant Kevin Gallagher – Narcotics Borough Brooklyn South
Sergeant Michael Gaudio – 44th Precinct
Sergeant Michael Raso – PSA #5
Detective Alfred Robinson – Detective Borough Brooklyn North Operations
Retired Detective Dominick Romano – PBQS
Detective James Schweiker – 17th Precinct
There were fifteen Medals of Valor awarded by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly at the 2010 Medal Day ceremony.
Sergeant Felipe Gomez
Sergeant Kenneth Russo
Retired Sergeant John Boesch
Detective Michael Corvi
Detective John Lunt
Detective Timothy Murphy
Detective Michael O’Brien
Detective Frank Pinto
Detective Frank Sarrica
Detective Anthony Schaffer
Police Officer Rory Mangra
Police Officer Brian McIvor
Police Officer Erik Merizalde
Police Officer Charles Steiger
Police Officer Michael Tavolario
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly awarded six Medals of Valor at the 2011 Medal Day ceremony.
Police Officer Danny Acosta
Detective Raymond Clair
Police Officer Tara Hayes
Detective Patrick LaScala
Police Officer Richard Lopez
Police Officer Brian McIvor
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly awarded fifteen Medals of Valor at the 2012 Medal Day ceremony.
Lieutenant Lawrence Serras – Emergency Services Unit
Sergeant Robert Abramson – Patrol Borough Manhattan North Anti-Crime Unit
Sergeant William Coyle – 28th Precinct
Detective Steven Browning – Aviation Unit
Detective Christopher Condon – Emergency Service Unit
Detective Keith Connelly – Emergency Services Unit
Detective Glenn Estrada – 75th Precinct
Detective Peter Quinn – Emergency Services Unit
Detective Nicholas Romano – Queens Gang Squad
Detective Michael Sileo – Aviation Unit
Police Officer Zachary Bonner −32nd Precinct
Police Officer Nicholas Douglas (retired) – 32nd Precinct
Police Officer Derrick Edouard – 41st Precinct
Police Officer Daniel Ehrenreich – 32nd Precinct
Police Officer Ryan Norman – Emergency Services Unit
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly awarded thirteen Medals of Valor at the 2013 Medal Day ceremony.
Lieutenant Patrick Brown – 23 Precinct Detective Squad
Sergeant Anthony Gulotta – Patrol Borough Brooklyn North (75 Precinct Impact)
Sergeant Javier Rodriguez – 113 Precinct
Detective Fredric Daughtry – 63 Precinct Detective Squad
Detective Alexander Grandstaff – 81 Precinct Detective Squad
Detective Vito Nicoletta – 75 Precinct Detective Squad
Police Officer Arvid Flores – 43 Precinct
Police Officer Jason Jackson – 75 Precinct
Police Officer Zahid Mehmood – 78 Precinct Detective Squad
Police Officer Paul Mertens – Detective Borough Bronx
Police Officer Peter Naughton – Patrol Borough Queens North Specialized Units
Police Officer Richard Pengel – 25 Precinct Detective Squad
Police Officer Daniel Trione – 75 Precinct