TOPS Awards Ceremony
The announcement of the winners of the competition occurs during Police Week, which is usually in the third week of November.
Awards are given for the following categories: Top Division, Top Station, Top Customer Service Station and Top Prisoners in Custody (PIC) Station in the selected Area Command. The Top Stations in each division will also receive recognition.
In 2024, two other categories were introduced :Top Marine Outpost Award and the PCOA Leadership Legacy Award. In addition, the Top of TOPS Award was established and will be presented after the completion of the TOPS competition in all five Area Commands.
Transforming Our Police Service (TOPS) Competition – Area 1
Area 1 is comprised of three divisions—Trelawny, St. James, Westmoreland, and Hanover—which collectively have 38 stations; however, at the time of the competition, there were 34. Services usually provided by the Rio Bueno Station were delivered by the Duncans Stations. Likewise, services previously offered by the Glanville Station were combined with the Meadows of Irwin and the Frome Station with that of Grange Hill (Morgan’s Bridge) Station. The construction of the Hopewell Station in Hanover was completed after the competition. The awards ceremony was held on November 22 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rosehall, St. James.
2023 Winners for Area 1:
- Top Station – Bluefields Station (Westmoreland Division)
- Top PIC Station: Freeport Station (St. James Division)
- Top Division: Westmoreland Division
- Top Customer Service Division: Westmoreland Division
- Top Station for St. James – Cambridge Station
- Top Station for Hanover – Green Island Station
- Top Station for Trelawny – Ulster Spring Station
- The Dr. Marshall Hall Award - Black River Station (St. Elizabeth Division)
Transforming Our Police Service (TOPS) Competition – Area 3
Area 3 is comprised of three divisions - St. Elizabeth, Manchester and Clarendon – which, collectively have 34 stations. The awards ceremony for the TOPS Competition was held Friday, November 25 at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville, Manchester as part of observations for Police Week 2022.
2022 Winners for Area 3:
- Top Station – Asia Station (Manchester Division)
- Top Division – Clarendon Division
- Top Prisoners in Custody Station – Mandeville Station (Manchester Division)
- Top Customer Service Station – Clarendon Division
- Top Station in the Clarendon Division – Rock River Station
- Top Station in St. Elizabeth Division- Pedro Plains Station
- The Dr. Marshall Hall Award – Fletchers Land Station
Transforming Our Police Service (TOPS) Competition – Area 4
Area 4 is comprised of five divisions - St. Andrew Central, St. Andrew South, Kingston Eastern. Kingston Central and Kingston Western – which, collectively have 31 stations. The awards ceremony for the TOPS Competition was held virtually on Thursday, November 25 at the Office of the Police Commissioner, Old Hope Road in Kingston, as part of observations for Police Week 2021.
2021 Winners for Area 4
- Top Station – Bull Bay Station (Kingston Eastern Division)
- Top Division – Kingston Eastern Division
- Top Prisoners in Custody Station – Denham Town Station (Kingston Western Division)
- Top Customer Service Station – Kingston Eastern Division
- Top Station in the Kingston Central Division – Allman Town Station
- Top Station in Kingston Western Division- Denham Town Station
- Top Station in St. Andrew Central Division – Mona Post
- Top Station in St. Andrew South Division – Olympic Gardens Station
- The Dr. Marshall Hall Award – St. Catherine North Division
Transforming Our Police Service (TOPS) Competition – Area 5
Area 5 is comprised of four divisions - St. Catherine North, St. Catherine South, St. Thomas and St. Andrew North – which collectively have 39 stations. The awards ceremony for the TOPS Competition was held virtually on Wednesday, November 25 at the Office of the Police Commissioner, 101-105 Old Hope Road, Kingston 6, as part of observations for Police Week 2020.
2020 Winners for Area 5
- Top Station - Above Rocks Station (St. Catherine North Division)
- Top Division - St. Andrew North Division
- Top Prisoners in Custody Station - Greater Portmore (St. Catherine South Division)
- Top Customer Service Station - Cedar Valley Station (St. Thomas Division)
- Top Station in the St. Thomas Division - Bath Station
- Top Station in St. Andrew North Division- Irish Town Station
- Top Station in St. Catherine South Division - Greater Portmore Station
Transforming Our Police Service (TOPS) Competition – Area 2
Area 2 is comprised of three divisions - Portland, St. Mary and St. Ann – which collectively have 31 stations. The awards ceremony for the TOPS Competition was held on Thursday, November 27 at the Couples Sans Souci All Inclusive in St. Mary as part of observations for Police Week 2019.
2019 Winners for Area 2:
- Top Station: Bamboo Station (St. Ann Division)
- Top PIC Station: Oracabessa Station (St. Mary Division)
- Top Division: Portland Division
- Top Station for St. Mary Division – Gayle Station
- Top Station for Portland – San San Station