City Attorney Justice Award

     The City Attorney’s Justice Award is given each year to a Springdale Police Officer who has demonstrated good knowledge of criminal law and criminal procedure in pursuing justice for all persons.  In enforcement of the law, this police officer is impartial and pursues justice for all persons.  The recipient receives a Lady Justice statue, as Lady Justice stands for the impartial pursuit of justice for all persons.  The City Attorney’s Justice Award was started in 2007.

Sergeant Ed Motsinger

2011 Recipient

City Attorney Justice Award

     Sgt. Ed Motsinger is a 14 year veteran of the Springdale Police Department and is currently assigned to the Criminal Investigation Division.  As an investigator, Sgt. Motsinger has been responsible for the investigation of many cases that have led to successful prosecution.  Whether he is investigating a murder case or a city ordinance violation, Sgt. Motsinger always does an outstanding job in having everything in his investigation complete when it is turned over to the prosecutor's office.  Justice is much easier achieved for all parties involved when a criminal case is investigated thoroughly and because he epitomizes this principle, Sgt. Motsinger is the recipient of the 2011 City Attorney Justice Award.

Corporal Brian Bersi

2010 Recipient

City Attorney Justice Award

     Corporal Brian Bersi is the 2010 winner of the City Attorney Justice Award. Corporal Bersi, a member of the Police Department for over 21 years has an outstanding ability to locate persons who have warrants for their arrest. In 2009, Corporal Bersi served 599 warrants. Many of the persons whom warrants had been issued for were very difficult to locate with Corporal Bersi often having to spend a great amount of time gathering information in order to be able to locate the persons. By being efficient in warrant service, Corporal Bersi ensures justice for defendants and the victim.

     Corporal Bersi is very good in dealing with persons he comes into contact with, and has been able to diffuse explosive situations because of his people skills. In 2009, he and Probation Officer Jerry Tedford of Springdale District Court were able to disarm a defendant who came to court with a loaded weapon. Officer Bersi and Tedford's quick actions helped to avoid what could have been a disastrous situation.

Michael Hendrix and Robert Hendrix

2009 Recipients

City Attorney Justice Award

The 2009 City Attorney Justice Award went to two equally deserving recipients.  Detectives Michael and Robert Hendrix received the Justice award for tireless investigation in every case they are assigned.  Whether investigating a misdemeanor or serious felony the Hendrix's pursue every lead with equal determination to get the truth so justice can prevail.  Michael and Robert possess not only outstanding investigation skills, but also the integrity and compassion that make them truly deserving of this award.

Sergeant Billy Turnbough is the coordinator of the Springdale Nuisance Abatement Partnership (SNAP), which is composed of several departments within the City. In 2007, Sergeant Turnbough was instrumental in making several arrests of persons who painted graffiti on the property of Springdale citizens. The violators on these cases all received the maximum sentence of 1 year in jail on the charge of criminal mischief. Sergeant Turnbough then devised a plan to help the victims of graffiti. He was able to get several Springdale businesses to donate paint and paint brushes to the City and then he organized a clean up detail of prisoners, who went out and cleaned up the graffiti. Many of the prisoners were the persons who were guilty of painting the graffiti. Over 70 victims were able to get their properties cleaned up through this program.

         Sergeant Billy Turnbough

                 2008 Recipient

      City Attorney Justice Award

 

Officer Travis Monson was given a commendation by the City Attorney's Office for his work in the S.N.A.P. program, and in particular for assisting Sergeant Turnbough in investigating nuisances within the City of Springdale.

 

2007 Recipient City Attorney Justice Award Sergeant Lee Andreadis was the recipient of the first City Attorney Justice Award in 2007 for implementing a system for evaluating misdemeanor police reports referred to CID from the Patrol Division, which greatly reduced the time it took to issue a warrant for a misdemeanor offender.