This is the time to brag about your agency! There is a showcase display at the Ontario Convention Center where you can look at the winning entries. Your agency may win the coveted "Best of COPSWEST 2012" award, to be
presented at COPSWEST 2012 Leadership Training Day on Monday, October 15, at the DoubleTree Hotel in Ontario, California. All entries must be received by July 27. 2012, to be eligible to participate.
Download the entry forms here.
Entries open to any agency in the Western United States!
Countless cases are solved each year through the dedicated work of the canine partners within our law enforcement agencies. Do you have a real canine hero who made a remarkable capture for your agency? Send in a narrative describing the capture. Photographs or other visual enhancements are encouraged. Award to be presented on Monday, October 15, 2012, at the CPOA Leadership Training Day at the DoubeTree Hotel in Ontario, California; this is the day prior to COPSWEST. All entries must be received by July 27. 2012, to be eligible to participate. All departments in the western United States are eligible.
We want to see what your agency has done to make your motorcycle special! Send us two 8” x 10” color photographs of your machine with an explanation of any special equipment you have added. Your agency may win the coveted “Best Motorcycle Design” award to be presented on Monday, October 15, 2012, at the CPOA Leadership Training Day at the DoubeTree Hotel in Ontario, California; this is the day prior to COPSWEST. All entries must be received by July 27. 2012, to be eligible to participate. All departments in the western United States are eligible.
Does your department have a unique specialty vehicle? This might include, but is not limited to, D.A.R.E., community service vehicle, search and rescue, S.W.A.T. or intrusion vehicle. Tell us why your department needed this vehicle and describe the special features. Send three color photographs of the interior and exterior of the vehicle. This award will be presented on Monday, October 15, 2012, at the CPOA Leadership Training Day at the DoubeTree Hotel in Ontario, California; this is the day prior to COPSWEST. All entries must be received by July 27. 2012, to be eligible to participate. All departments in the western United States are eligible.
Solving a cold case is cause for celebration! There’s nothing quite like the look on the face of a crook who unexpectedly finds that he didn’t get away with the crime after all. Do you know of a long-cold case that now has a positive outcome? Share the details of the case by sending a narrative describing the case history and its eventual resolution. Photographs are optional. This award will be presented on Monday, October 15, 2012, at the CPOA Leadership Training Day at the DoubeTree Hotel in Ontario, California; this is the day prior to COPSWEST. All entries must be received by July 27. 2012, to be eligible to participate. All departments in the western United States are eligible.
Can Law Enforcement Agencies “Go Green”? With the current nationwide trend to “Go Green” with ecological friendly efforts, is your department making a contribution? We know many of our law enforcement departments are resourceful - and often very progressive. Think your department is leading the way in contributing to “Green”? Let us know! Be recognized by COPSWEST as the leader in being a responsible custodian of our Earth’s resources…… Enter Now! Photographs or other visual enhancements are welcomed. This award will be presented on Monday, October 15, 2012, at the CPOA Leadership Training Day at the DoubeTree Hotel in Ontario, California; this is the day prior to COPSWEST. All entries must be received by July 27. 2012, to be eligible to participate. All departments in the western United States are eligible.
Mail your entry form(s) by July 27. 2012, to the address below or email them to
cpoa@cpoa.org, along with any photos depicting its Best of COPSWEST.
Mail your entries to:
Best of COPSWEST
555 Capitol Mall, Suite 1495
Sacramento, CA 95814
All winners are asked to display a story board and/or vehicles at the COPSWEST tradeshow.
View the 2011 Best of COPSWEST winners
here.