ECLEF Awards Dinner

Celebrating 37 Years

The 2025 Awards Dinner is scheduled for Thursday, May 8 at Classics V

Honoring Distinguished Individuals and Organizations for Dedicated Service and Outstanding Contributions to Law Enforcement and Community Safety

NOMINATE AN INDIVIDUAL, GROUP/TEAM, OR A BUSINESS/ORGANIZATION FOR THIS YEAR’S AWARDS DINNER!

2025 ECLEF Annual Achievement Awards

Career Service in Law Enforcement
This award celebrates individuals who have demonstrated exceptional dedication, innovation, and impact throughout their careers, leaving a lasting legacy for those who follow. Intended for those approaching the culmination of their professional journey, this honor recognizes a lifetime of contributions that have advanced law enforcement, inspired others, and strengthened the community/organization they have worked within. Nominees embody a commitment to excellence, mentorship, and meaningful change reflecting the highest standards of achievement and service.

Exemplary Action Above & Beyond Call of Duty
This award honors individuals or teams/groups who have demonstrated extraordinary courage, selflessness, and exceptional dedication in the face of acutely challenging if not life-threatening circumstances in order to achieve a decisively positive outcome.  This recognition celebrates those difference-makers who have gone above-and-beyond by putting others before themselves.

Making a Significant Difference in Community Safety
This award recognizes organizations/businesses who have established a track record of benevolence providing vital programs or services that consistently address and support community safety directly, and who also offer access to a network of safety & well-being contacts, advocates, and organizations as an added benefit.

Deadline for submission is Monday, March 3, 2025


Individual Awards

Dedicated Service to Law Enforcement

2024 Awards

Paul Alexander Harrod Jr.

Lieutenant Jonathan Luterek
West Seneca Police Department

Detective Daniel Walczak
Erie County Sheriff’s Office’s

Young Hero Award

Captain Thomas Moore
Town of Tonawanda Police Department

Trooper James Bolszio
New York State Police (NYSP)

AUSA Maeve Huggins
Assistant United States Attorney Western District of New York

ADA Eugene Partridge, III
Erie County District Attorney’s Office

Making a Significant Difference in Community Safety

The United States Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC)
&
The Buffalo Field Office of the United States Secret Service

SPONSORS

Barbara & David Elias

The Buffalo Bills

Casilio

Rob Vogel & OSAIC Wealth, Inc.

Real Estate Devel./Gen. Construction/Construction Mgmt.

Erie County Chiefs of Police

Erie County Sheriff John Garcia

M&T Bank

Musarra Law Offices

West Herr New York