Colonel Robert M. Coupe Announces Trooper Of The Year 2008

Yesterday at a gathering of troopers and families at the State Police Training Academy, Colonel Robert M. Coupe announced Corporal John Andrew Lloyd of Troop 6, Prices Corner, as Trooper of the Year for 2008.

In October, 2008, Corporal Lloyd was on routine patrol at Troop 6. He conducted a vehicle stop reference to a seatbelt violation. Both driver and passenger gave Corporal Lloyd false names. Both subjects were ultimately positively identified. Corporal Lloyd followed up on their identities and discovered that one of the two was recently involved in a Wilmington homicide. This was a classic case of “Going the Extra Mile”. Corporal Lloyd took a routine vehicle stop for a relatively minor violation, and through his own diligence and initiative, was able to apprehend a homicide suspect. This is very typical of the day to day work ethic of Corporal Lloyd.

Colonel Coupe stated “Cpl. Lloyd is a model trooper; he is willing to assume responsibility, make decisions often under pressure, function in physical danger and act professionally under pressure. It is clear to me the women and men of the State Police are very professional and they constantly make me proud to be a trooper.”

Corporal Lloyd was named Trooper of the Year at Troop 7, Lewes, in 2006, Trooper of the Year at Troop 6, Prices Corner, in 2007 and was Co-Trooper of the Year at Troop 6 in 2008. These awards are directly related to his continued productivity, outstanding investigations, his outstanding leadership capability and simply his overall job performance. Few troopers can claim they have been the Trooper of the Year at a troop, but Corporal Lloyd has been so consistent in his work efforts and ethic, he can claim title at two different troops over a three year period.