BlueOHIO STATE H IGHWAY PATROL
Blue Max ProgramThe Blue Max program is an incentive recognition system designed to recognize troopers who recover stolen vehicles with on-the-spot apprehensions. The Ace Award is earned by recovering five stolen vehicles with on-the-spot apprehensions in one calendar year. The officer recovering the most stolen vehicles is then designated as the Blue Max winner. Each Ace Award winner receives a certificate, special Ace license plates for display on his or her patrol car, and a uniform ribbon. The Blue Max winner receives a certificate, Blue Max license plates, a uniform ribbon, and exclusive use of a patrol car for a year. However, the Blue Max program offers much more than incentives.
Officer safety is supported with state-of-the-art communications that supply instant access to vehicle ownership and theft data from anywhere in the country. The officer also receives auto larceny enforcement news and tips from a bimonthly internal newsletter. To maintain a high level of vehicle theft enforcement knowledge among its officers, the Highway Patrol conducts several auto larceny courses every year at its Training Academy. Ace and Blue Max award winners are used as guest instructors during these courses to share their knowledge and experiences.
Since its inception in 1972, many law enforcement agencies throughout the United States have emulated this successful program. With continued support from the insurance industry and the public, the Blue Max program will continue to have significant impact on vehicle theft in Ohio.
2013 Blue Max Winner
TrooperJason L. Hodge
Piqua District
Blue Max Winners1972-2013
Year Blue Max Post Bolts1972 Patrolman John E. Spitler Piqua 71972 Patrolman Richard P. Wells Piqua 71973 Patrolman Richard W. Mees Piqua 121974 Patrolman Larry M. Cox Dayton 31975 Patrolman Ronald L. Hoeft Castalia 131976 Trooper Paul W. Combs Lebanon 141977 Trooper Monte L. McGowen Swanton 121978 Trooper Monte L. McGowen Swanton 121979 Trooper Monte L. McGowen Swanton 191980 Trooper Monte L. McGowen Swanton 241981 Trooper Walter J. Bradley Warren 151982 Trooper Walter J. Bradley Warren 171983 Trooper Timothy E. Stockman Lima 241984 Sergeant Charles E. Veppert Hiram 121985 Trooper Timothy W. Hubbell Lima 151986 Trooper Timothy W. Hubbell Lima 121987 Trooper Timothy E. Stockman Lima 131988 Trooper James R. Mendenhall West Jefferson 161989 Trooper Mark A. Helsinger Hamilton 101990 Trooper Michael Weber Milan 71991 Trooper James R. Mendenhall West Jefferson 101992 Trooper Brian T. Charles Granville 81993 Trooper David K. Mills West Jefferson 91994 Trooper Charles A. Spurgeon Granville 101995 Trooper Carl Roark Dayton 111996 Trooper Harold T. Myers Springfield 111997 Trooper Michael A. Harmon Warren 71998 Trooper Kyle J. Hurles Springfield 131999 Trooper James D. Myers Dayton 132000 Trooper Frank P. Clayman Ashtabula 172001 Trooper Dana M. Hutton Chillicothe 112002 Trooper Brian D. Foltz Granville 102003 Trooper William R. Bowers Lima 122004 Trooper Dana M. Hutton Chillicothe 112005 Trooper Charles M. Gannon Dayton 142006 Trooper Timothy S. Durham Springfield 222007 Trooper Jason L. Hodge Springfield 122008 Trooper Daniel H. Jesse Ashtabula 162009 Trooper Jared M. Klingensmith Ashtabula 142010 Trooper Ryan E. Robirds Ironton 122011 Trooper Robert N. Webb Portsmouth 112012 Trooper Timothy S. Durham Springfield 162013 Trooper Jason L. Hodge Springfield 22
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Findlay DistrictAward of Excellence
SergeantTimothy J. Timberlake Jr.
Warren DistrictAce Award
TrooperRyan S. Tysinger
Cambridge DistrictAce Award
TrooperJacob M. Teal
Findlay DistrictAce Award
TrooperDaniel R. Brown
Wilmington DistrictAward of Excellence
TrooperMichael R. McCarthy
Warren DistrictAward of Excellence
TrooperDavid G. Slanker
Piqua DistrictAce Award
TrooperJustin N. Slusser
Findlay DistrictAce Award
TrooperJack M. Reno Jr.
Warren DistrictAward of Excellence
TrooperLarry A. Skaggs
Warren DistrictAward of Excellence
SergeantMatthew R. Schmenk
Findlay DistrictAce Award
SergeantLawrence Roberts Jr.
Warren DistrictAce Award
TrooperThurman D. Peterson
Warren DistrictAce Award
TrooperSteven G. Posada
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TrooperMatthew R. Abbey
Warren DistrictAce Award
TrooperBenjamin R. Addy
Bucyrus DistrictAce Award
TrooperBobby D. Brown
Jackson DistrictAce Award
TrooperDavid M. Brown
Warren DistrictAce Award
TrooperTimothy K. Bullock
Piqua DistrictAce Award
SergeantRobert L. Burd
Findlay DistrictAce Award
TrooperMatthew A. Murphy
Findlay DistrictAce Award
TrooperDustin R. Payne
Jackson DistrictAce Award
TrooperChristian J. Niemeyer
Columbus DistrictAce Award
TrooperTimothy S. Dobbins
Warren DistrictAce Award
TrooperMatthew M. Manly Jr.
Bucyrus DistrictAce Award
TrooperRyan G. Mann
Columbus DistrictAce Award
TrooperAllen C. Marcum
Bucyrus DistrictAce Award
TrooperDarrell M. Dowler
Warren DistrictAce Award
TrooperDonald S. Edgington
Jackson DistrictAce Award
TrooperCraig A. Malone
Warren DistrictAce Award
TrooperGregory A. Mamula
Cambridge DistrictAce Award
TrooperChristopher L. Ellison
Piqua DistrictAce Award
TrooperByron D. Foxx
Warren DistrictAce Award
TrooperSamuel K. Hendricks
Cambridge DistrictAce Award
TrooperDaniel H. Jesse
Warren DistrictAce Award
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