
ECLEF Awards Dinner
Celebrating 38 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

The 2024 Award Winners

Honoree NY State Trooper James Bolszio

ECLEF Chair Kim Beaty (middle) & ECLEF Vice Chair Bill Regan (left) with left to right, Community Award Recipients Michael Kapuscinski (USSS Domestic Security Strategist Region 1), Jeff Burr (SAIC USSS Buffalo Field Office) and Dr. Lina Alathari (NTAC Chief)

USSS Staff: Jeff Burr (SAIC Buffalo Office), Dr. Lina Alathari (Chief NTAC), Michael Kapuscinski (Domestic Security Strategist Region 1 ) and Tom Braun (Ass't SAIC)

Honoree Detective Daniel Walczak, Erie County Sheriff's Office

Community Award Winner USSS Buffalo Field Office with Staff Past & Present: Tracy Gast (SAIC 2008-2014), Karen Hajiaskari (Current Administrative Officer), Jeff Burr (SAIC 2020-Present), and Lewis Robinson (SAIC 2016-2020)


Honoree Erie County Assistant DA Eugene Partridge, III

The Harrod Family

ECLEF Chair Kim Beaty with Young Hero Award Winner Paul Harrod Jr.

Honoree Lieutenant Jonathon Luterek, West Seneca Police Department

Honoree Assistant US Attorney Maeve Huggins with US Attorney Trini Ross

ECLEF Chair Kim Beaty (left) with Community Award Winners: Jeff Burr (SAIC Buffalo Field Office), Dr. Lina Alathari (NTAC Chief), Michael Kapuscinski (USSS Domestic Security Strategist Region 1 ), Karen Hajiaskari (Buffalo Field Office), Lewis Robinson (former SAIC Buffalo Field Office), Tracy Gast (former SAIC Buffalo Field Office)

ECLEF Chair Emeritus and DInner Host Sam Palmiere & ECLEF Chair Kim Beaty

Honoree Captain Thomas Moore, Town of Tonawanda Police Department

SPONSORS
Barbara & David Elias
The Buffalo Bills
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