A homicide detective who closed all of his cases, an officer who made 232 arrests and a sergeant known for handing out his cell phone number are among the D.C. police officers recognized at the department’s annual awards ceremony. Officers from all ranks and districts were honored at this year. They include: • Cmdr. Robert Contee of the 6th District, which has seen drops in crime over the past two years and was named this year’s best-performing district. The district saw a 4 percent drop in crime in 2010, according to D.C. police statistics, and reduced its equipment loss, use of sick leave and overtime budget. Contee was named commander of the year.
• Officer of the Year Jason Bagshaw, who works in the 5th District’s auto theft unit. He made 232 arrests in 2010, for weapons, drugs and vehicle offenses.
• Det. Milton Norris, the homicide detective of the year. Norris closed all of his 2010 cases. He also continued investigating cases from past years, and closed open murder cases from 2006, 2007 and 2009.
• Det. Kenneth “Todd” Williams, named the detective of the year. Williams took over the cold-case investigation into the death of federal intern Chandra Levy. Ingmar Guandique was convicted in November of murdering Levy.
• Sergeant of the Year Anthony Greene, the supervisor of the 7th District’s crime suppression team. Police said Greene won the honor for establishing strong relationships with the citizens in its community.
• Captain of the Year Byron Hope, the evening watch commander in the 7th District. One police service area he leads saw a 29 percent decline in overall crime last year; another saw an 11 percent drop. He is also known for responding to questions on the 7th District listserv at all hours.
• The 1st District won the crime reduction award for leading the city with a 14 percent decrease in overall crime.
