Rockland County Stop DWI Office Presents Stop DWI 2023 Awards

by M.C. Millman

The Rockland County Stop DWI Office announced the annual Stop DWI 2023 award recipients at the STOP-DWI Mid-Hudson Region Conference and Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, April 17. 

The awards go to the officers and departments responsible for the highest number of arrests of those driving under the influence. 

Driving under the influence includes not only drunk driving but distracted driving, such as someone texting or other forms of impaired driving. This could include impairment from taking prescription or over-the-counter drugs or from marijuana. 

The Rockland County Stop DWI office gives all departments of the Rockland County police and sheriffs departments all the equipment necessary to conduct any stops. The Stop DWI office also supports the same departments throughout the year, whenever there is a campaign or when the police departments want to maintain high visibility involving sobriety checks and checkpoints at critical times during the year.

The following are the 2023 Stop DWI awards.

Rockland County STOP DWI’s Top Deputies 2023

• Rockland County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Michael Sacchi
• Rockland County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Vincenzo Rotundo

 Rockland County STOP DWI’s Top Officers 2023

• Ramapo Police Department Officer Robert Barba
• Ramapo Police Department Officer John Genito
• Village of Spring Valley Police Department Officer Jennifer M. Tolentino
• Village of Piermont Police Department Officer Shannon Hansen

Rockland County STOP DWI’s Top Troopers 2023 - New York State Police (Troop F) Haverstraw, NY

• Trooper Michael McGreevy
• Trooper Jake Werdesheim

“On behalf of the Rockland County STOP DWI & Traffic Safety Office, we extend our deep appreciation to all of our law enforcement officers who bravely protect and serve the residents of the County of Rockland,” Albert DelPrincipio, Coordinator for Stop DWI and Traffic Safety for the County of Rockland, shared with Rockland Daily. “The individuals recognized at this event, have demonstrated through their high number of DWI arrests in 2023, that they are truly motivated and dedicated to thwarting impaired driving and saving us from dangerous drivers. There is no doubt that their actions have saved lives.”