BROOKLYN - Kings County District Attorney Charles Hynes Wednesday announced the recipients of his 18th annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Awards in a ceremony at Brooklyn Law School.  Twenty-two honorees from the New York Police Department, New York Fire Department, District Attorney’s Office and NYS Criminal Court were recognized for their bravery, dedication to the job and accomplishments.  They were honored for their outstanding work in keeping Brooklyn safe.  The emcee for the ceremony was Juliet Papa from 1010 WINS Radio. 

This year’s recipients were selected from a long list of deserving nominees.  Many of this year’s recipients put their lives on the line, day in and day out, to make sure that we are safe and dangerous criminals are taken off the street.  Many of the honorees are very active in the community, guiding and educating our youth.

Among those honored this year are slain Officer Russell Timoshenko and his partner Officer Herman Yan.   

This year’s award recipients include Lieutenant David Glassberg, Detective Walter Brant, Court Officer Gavin Nichols, Detective Angel Cruz, Supervising Fire Marshal Bernard Santangelo, Supervising Detective Investigator Shaun Winter,

Police Officers Devin Long and Ashland Menelas, Police Officers Keisha Durrant and Andriy Ryabinin, Police Officers Rory Mangra and Erik Merizalde, Police Officer Avia Hunt, Police Officers Raul Muniz and Rahim Morris, Police Officer Samuel Sexton, Detectives Michael Corvi, Frank Sarrica and Hassan Elci, and Detective Thomas Howell.