Officers Kevin Bereta, Jordan Jackson, and 50 other members of the Bellevue Police Department received honors during its annual Awards and Promotions Ceremony – an event recognizing Officers, professional staff, and everyday citizens for their service to the Department and the City of Bellevue.
Specifically, Officers Bereta and Jackson received Bellevue Police’s Blue Star Medal Award. This honor is given to Officers who either make the ultimate sacrifice or are severely injured while serving on duty.
Officer Bereta received the honor for an incident on August 15. While serving as Vice President Kamala Harris’s motorcade detail, Bereta sustained life-threatening injuries after falling off an Interstate-5 on ramp and onto I-5 southbound traffic. Thanks to quick work by bystanders and other Officers on duty, Bereta’s life was saved. Bereta was joined by family to receive this award.
Officer Jackson posthumously received this honor following an incident on November 21, 2022. While out on patrol, a driver pulled out in front of Jackson causing a collision that ultimately took his life. Helen Taylor – Jordan’s mother – received this honor on behalf of Officer Jackson.
Image of Assistant Chief Andrew Popochock handing Officer Jordan Jackson’s family with the Bellevue Police Department’s Blue Star Medal Award
The Department’s Ceremony also recognized the selfless acts of two citizens who demonstrated acts of bravery and provided exceptional support and assistance to the Department. The following citizens received the Department’s Citizen Law Enforcement Merit Award:
Tyler Greinke: Mr. Greinke came to Officer Bereta’s aid moments after he fell 50 feet from the Interstate-5 off-ramp. Tyler was driving southbound on I-5, got out of his vehicle, and kept Bereta conscious and alert until responding Officers and EMTs arrived. Tyler later said he did this because he’d like to think someone would do that for him or his family.
Randy Pehl: Mr. Pehl is a Security Officer for Kemper Development Company Security. Randy provided Bellevue Police key intelligence that was used to identify, track, and arrest individuals who were connected to a large, organized theft ring primarily targeting LuluLemon stores along the West Coast.
Images of the Bellevue Police Department’s 2024 Awards and Promotions Ceremony
Additionally, more than 50 Officers and staff received various awards for their service to the Bellevue Police Department.
“Officers and professional staff take great pride in representing the City of Bellevue and the residents who live, work, and visit this great community,” said Wendell Shirley, Chief of the Bellevue Police Department. “This Ceremony serves as a ‘thank you’ for their hard work and dedication to the Department, because it’s this work that strengthens the positive partnerships we have with residents in every neighborhood across the city.”
Honorees either received the Meritorious Service Award (honors Officers and Department employees who performed a police service that required exceptional performance in a difficult assignment, investigation, or arrest), the Lifesaving Award (honors Officers and Department employees who acted within law and department policy, a manner saving or prolonging another person’s life, saved a person’s life when they were in peril, or directly assisted in the delivery of a child), the Commanders Award (recognizes a person’s superior performance by other colleagues), or annual awards recognizing the best Sergeant, Officer, Detective, and Civilian within the Department.
Officers and professional staff received the following honors:
Blue Star Medal
Officer Jordan Jackson
Officer Kevin Bereta
Citizen Law Enforcement Merit Award
Tyler Greinke
Randy Pehl
Meritorious Service Award
Records Supervisor Kristina Galloway
Sergeant Benjamin Buck
Sergeant Justin Chaput
Officer Jeffrey Borsheim
Officer Paul Dill
Detective Rachel Neff
Officer Tyler Cornmesser
Officer Jarod Jones
Sergeant Michael Shovlin
Lifesaving Award
Sergeant Badreddine Mala
Officer Alison Taylor
Officer Matthew Garner
Officer Brad Knudtsen
Officer Oscar Rodriguez-Melendrez
Commanders Award
Detective Alex Slusser
Sergeant Marc Halsted
Sergeant Tai Wotherspoon
Officer Craig Hanaumi
Officer Ben Bradley
Officer Spencer Smith
Sergeant Michael Shovlin
Sergeant David Rivera
Detective Doug Brennan
Officer Bryan Hershberger
Sergeant Casey Hiam
Forensic Examiner Aleah Moe
Sergeant Leo Ramos
Sergeant James Brack
Sergeant Robin Peacey
Detective Brian Daggett
Detective Chad Cummings
Detective Robert Welty
Officer Daniel Perrine
Officer Sarah Velling
Officer Ryan Lambert
Officer Raphael Park
Officer Anthony Felder
Officer Larry Perriera
Support Specialist Heather McGrath
Support Officer Darlene Wallace
Officer Kealii Akahane
Officer Seth Tyler
Crime Prevention Officer Ruby Daly
Officer Andrew Kruczko
Officer Ashley Pacheco
Officer Brian Connor
Captain Shelby Shearer
Sergeant Jeff Disney
Sergeant Benjamin Buck
Detective Jeffrey Christiansen
Detective Michael Dolce
Detective Alex Slusser
Detective Robert Fujita
Detective Kareem Khoury
Detective Ashley Elliott
Detective Bonnie Basile
Detective Zhong Zhu
Detective Douglas Brennan
Corporal Denzel Kankam
Officer Craig Hanaumi
Employee Recognition
2023 – Sergeant of the Year – Tony Romero
2023 – Officer of the Year – Craig Hanaumi
2023 – Investigator of the Year – Ray Lofink
2023 – Civilian of the Year – Shawna Gibson
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