The Eighth Annual TOP COPS Awards® Ceremony

We have been busy planning the Eighth Annual TOP COPS Awards® ceremony to be held at the Warner Theatre in Washington, DC on Thursday, October 25, 2001, at 7:00 p.m. Hotel lodging is at the Crowne Plaza in Washington, DC. Call (800) 637-3788 by October 5 to receive your guaranteed TOP COPS® room rate of $199. General admission tickets to the ceremony are $25 and tickets to the post-reception are $75. If you have not already responded to your TOP COPS® invitation and you plan to attend the ceremony, please mail or fax your ticket request with payment to the NAPO Office as soon as possible.

We are also excited to announce that Fox's hit show America's Most Wanted has agreed to air the Eighth Annual TOP COPS Awards® ceremony as one its Saturday night episodes in late November, finally making our dream to televise TOP COPS® a reality. The ceremony will feature AMW's signature reenactments of the TOP COPS® cases, as well as a special tribute to the fallen and missing officers of September 11.

The host of America's Most Wanted, John Walsh, will serve as Master of Ceremony of this year's TOP COPS Awards®. Barring any schedule changes, celebrity presenters include: Richard Belzer and Dann Florek of NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; Michael Beach, Coby Bell, Bobby Cannavale, Amy Carlson, Eddie Cibrian, Kim Raver, Anthony Ruivivar, Skipp Sudduth and Jason Wiles of NBC's Third Watch; Yaphet Kotto of NBC's Homicide: Life on the Street and Lynne Russell, former anchor of CNN's Headline News. We also expect several members of Congress, and we hope that the Administration will participate in this tribute to America's Finest.

NAPO has made a financial commitment of $300,000 to produce the Eighth Annual TOP COPS Awards®. To date, we have raised $250,000 through sponsorships and ticket sales. As we continue our efforts, we ask for your assistance in finding additional corporate sponsors and encouraging your members to attend the ceremony. We also urge you to consider becoming a law enforcement sponsor. Please contact Kim Soucy or Jill Cameron with any questions or sponsorship leads.