For the 2nd year the Junction City/Geary County Crime Stoppers put on a Law Enforcement Banquet recognizing Law Enforcement Officers in the area for their work in 2015.

Special awards presented this year included:

• Amber Knapp, Court Services Officer of the year for 2015.
• Vaughn DeGuzman, Community Corrections Officer of the Year for 2015.
• Caleb Snider, AC of E Park Ranger of the Year for 2015.
• CW2 Aaron P. Postma, US Army CID Agent of the Year for 2015.
• Officer Tara Sims, Geary County Corrections Officer of the Year for 2015.
• Lieutenant Justin Stopper, Geary County Law Enforcement Officer of the Year for 2015.
• Detective William Arnold, Junction City Law Enforcement Officer of the Year for 2015.
• Master Trooper Jodi Wolf, Kansas Highway Patrol Officer of the Year for 2015.
• Captain Mike Rivera, Grandview Plaza Law Enforcement Officer of the Year for 2015.
• Kelly Mittman, Junction City Police Department Dispatcher of the Year for 2015.
• Alex Tyson, North Central Kansas Regional Juvenile Detention Facility Juvenile Corrections Officer of the Year for 2015.

A special award was also presented to longtime corporate sponsor of the Junction City/Geary County Crime Stoppers, D. E. Lacer, Owner of DEL Motors in Junction City.