DeKalb County Police Sgt. T. Cribbs, who serves in the Special Victims Unit, won Georgia's top law enforcement supervisor award.

The Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police (GACP) named Cribbs its overall Supervisor of the Year, selected from among all category winners at the organization's president's reception in Savannah on Monday, Sept. 21. She also won the Supervisor of the Year award for agencies with 100 or more employees.

She won both titles.

The DeKalb County Police Department announced the honors on X on Wednesday, Sept. 23, congratulating Cribbs and thanking her for her service. The department identified Cribbs as a sergeant in its SVU, which investigates crimes against vulnerable victims.

How the award works

The GACP uses a tiered award structure. Supervisors are first recognized within agency-size categories. The large-agency category covers departments with 100 or more employees. The DeKalb County Police Department, headquartered in Tucker, qualifies as a large agency. Overall winners are then chosen from among all the category recipients, making the top honor a statewide distinction across departments of every size.

Cribbs' selection as both the large-agency winner and the overall winner means the GACP judged her the top supervisor among all nominees in the state.

Statewide ceremony

The Sept. 21 reception in Savannah recognized officers from departments across Georgia. Valdosta Police Detective Heather Turner received the Outstanding Officer of the Year award at the same event, according to Fox 49.

No details about the specific casework or tenure that led to Cribbs' nomination were included in the department's announcement. Her full first name was not released. The department did not provide additional information about the nomination process.

Residents who need to reach the DKPD Special Victims Unit can call 770-724-7710.