
Awards & Honors
Police Department – City of New York
(30 medals for excellent, meritorious and heroic service)
- 1 Medal for Valor
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. - 1 Honorable Mention
For an act of extraordinary bravery intelligently performed in the line of duty at imminent and personal danger to life. - 5 Commendations
For an act of grave personal danger in the performance of duty. - 10 Meritorious Police Duty
For acts of intelligent and valuable police service demonstrating special faithfulness or perseverance, highly creditable acts of police service over a period of time. - 13 Excellent Police Duty
For intelligent acts materially contributing to a valuable accomplishment, or the submission of a device or method adopted to increase efficiency in an administrative or tactical procedure. - U.S. Presidential Letter of Commendation, (Heroism – President Ronald Reagan)
- Appointed Honorary Commander of the Most Excellent Royal Order of the British Empire (CBE), by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
- The Ellis Island Medal of Honor
- Appointed Knight Commander, Military Constintenian Order of St. George
- Golden Star Leadership Award, Los Angeles, California
- Special Achievement Award, Special Narcotics Prosecutor’s Office, City of New York
- Man of the Year Award, Honor Legion, Police Department – City of New York
- Man of the Year Award, Detective’s Endowment Association, Police Department – City of New York
- The Liberty Award, New York State Senate
- Brooklyn Law School, LELSA – “Man of the Year Award”
- DEA Administrator’s Award, U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration
- Distinguished Person of the Year, NYC Correction Captains Association
- Distinguished Service Award, New York Shields
- Distinguished Service Award, New York City Retired Detective’s Association
- 2 Distinguished Service Awards, US Department of Homeland Security
- Dedication and Commitment Award, New York City Correction Officer’s Association
- NYC Correction Guardians Association, President’s Appreciation Award
- International Association of Chiefs of Police (member and former member of Terrorism Committee)
- Criminal Justice Advisory Board, St. John’s University (Former Member)
- Detective’s Endowment Association, NYPD (Member)
- Mayor’s Medal of Honor (Heroism – City of Paterson, New Jersey)
- Mayor’s Meritorious Commendation (Heroism – City of Passaic, New Jersey)
- Medal of Merit, New Jersey State Police Benevolent Association (PBA – Heroism)
- Medal of Valor, International Narcotics Enforcement Officers Association
- New Jersey State PBA Silver Card (Life Member)
- Honor Legion, Police Department – City of New York (Member)
- Honor Legion, State of New Jersey (Member)
- National Council of Columbia Societies in Civil Service, Honorary Member
- Narcotics Enforcement Officers Association of New York (Former Member and 2nd Vice President)
- International Narcotic Enforcement Officers Association (Member)
- Vice Chairman, Boy Scouts’ Greater New York Council Law Enforcement Exploring Division
- Michael John Buczek Foundation (Former Chair – Awards Committee)
- Honorary Doctorate, Michigan State University
- Honorary Doctorate, New York Institute of Technology
- Honorary Doctorate, Manhattanville College
- Honorary Doctorate, College of New Rochelle
- Honorary Doctorate, Iona College
- President’s Medal, Hunter College
- A 7th Degree Master Instructor in the Martial Arts, Korean and Japanese Karate
- The Centurion Black Belt Hall of Fame
- The Joe Lewis Eternal Warrior Award


