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Recognized Hero's and Awards
 

The list below represents those Berrien County Sheriff's Deputies who were wounded or killed in the line of duty:

Detective Charles Andrews - April 18, 1956

Wounded while responding to an assault call.


Deputy Charles Plummer - November 5, 1962

Wounded while apprehending burglary suspects.


Detective Victor Yost Jr. - November 5, 1962

Wounded while apprehending burglary suspects.


Deputy Gary Mitchell - December 3, 1965

Wounded at scene of a bank robbery.


Deputy Elton G. Stover - December 3, 1965

Wounded and later died from injuries received at scene of a bank robbery.


Deputy James Coburn - March 20, 1972

Wounded while apprehending suspect on the assault of a police officer.


Deputy Abbott Taylor - March 20, 1972

Wounded while apprehending suspect on the assault of a police officer.


Deputy Ross Brumbaugh - December 13, 1975

Wounded while making a traffic arrest.


Deputy Gary Ruhl - November 13, 1979

Wounded while making a traffic arrest.


Deputy Roger Lange - January 4, 1991

Wounded while executing a search warrant during a drug raid.


Deputy John Briney - September 3, 1992

Wounded while making a traffic stop.


Deputy Timothy L. Gray - October 1, 1996

Wounded during a jail escape.


Deputy Ronald Uhrik - April 4, 2002

Wounded during an attempted jail escape.

 

The other individuals on the list are those who have been selected by their peers as the outstanding "Deputy of the Year" for the Sheriff's Department, the Reserve Unit, and the Mounted Division.


Berrien County Sheriff's Department

"Deputy of the Year" recipients:

 

1974 PTLM James Bale
1975 PTLM Fred Schaub
1976 DET. Robert Krause
1977 DET. Fred Reeves
1978 PTLM Daniel Gustafson
1980 DET. Van Clark
1981 PTLM Steve Marschke
1982 LT. Richard Heminger
1983 DET. Michael Renkawitz
1984 PTLM Daniel Unruh
1985 SGT. James Jaggers
1987 DEP. Abbott Taylor
1988 SGT. Kathryn Robinson
1989 SGT. William Marx
1990 DET. SGT. Joann Danneffel
1991 LT. James Drach

Mounted Division

"Deputy of the Year"

2006 Lisa Jannings

 

 

Reserve "Deputy of the Year"

2001 Lt. Tim Richards

2002 Lt. Richard Mann

2003 Thomas Dumminger

2004 Sgt. Duane Miller

2005 Thomas Dumminger

2006 Jack Goodwin

2007 Ken Dudiak

2008 Jim Lauroux

 

Explorer Post "Cadet of the Year"

2007 Don Head

2008 Spencer Hartman 

 

Other department awards:

Certificate of Achievement for Jails full compliance with Department of Correction Standards 2004-2006

Drive Michigan Safely Task Force 2002

Corporate Sponsor for Relay for Life 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1992 SGT. Keith Hafer
1993 DEP. John W. Briney
1994 PTLM John Hopkins
1995 DET. Roger Lange
1996 SGT. Milford Russell
1997 DEP. Richard Albers
1998 Undersheriff Gary Ruhl
1999 DEP. Daniel Gustafson
2000 DEP. Don Upson
2001 DEP. Julia Flick
2002 SGT. Michael Bradley
2003 DEP. Karen Klug
2004 DEP. Michael Ziebarth
2005 DEP. Mark Haueisen
2006 LT. Timothy Ganus
2007 DEP. John Hopkins

2008 DEP. Ben Crawford

2009 DEP. Karen Klug 

 

 


 

 

 

 


 
 
03/24/10 - Berrien County Sheriff's Tip Form

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