BROADCAST DATE: Taped on Saturday, October 11, 2003, never shown.
DESCRIPTION: Since 1994, the "TOP COPS AWARDS" Awards pay tribute to outstanding law enforcement officers across the country for actions above and beyond the call of duty. Awardees are nominated by their fellow officers for outstanding service during the preceding calendar year. Lynda was the presenter of the awards to police officers of the Brentwood Tennessee Police Department.

	Broadcast Network: Not shown. It was never broadcast. Host: JOHN WALSH. Award Presenter: LYNDA CARTER. Executive Producers: Lance Heflin, John Walsh. Production Manager: Kristen Hartley. Audio Engineers: Marc Oliver, David Lewin. Production Coordinator: Charlie Bunce. Production Company: Silverspring Studios.
EPISODE SYNOPSIS: The TOP COPS® are selected by an Awards Selection Committee comprised of national law enforcement representatives who choose one TOP COPS case from each state and U.S. territory. The cases are then ranked and the top ten case winners are flown to Washington, DC for the awards ceremony. The TOP COPS Awards are attended by celebrities, politicians, members of the national law enforcement community, corporate donors and other interested individuals.  Lynda Carter was the presenter of well-deserved awards to police officers Lt. Tommy Campsey, Lt. Steve Walling, Sgt. Richard Hickey, Sgt. Tommy Walsh, Cpl. James Campbell, and Officer Stephanie Warner of the Brentwood Tennessee Police Department at "THE 10TH ANNUAL TOP COPS AWARDS" of the National Association of Police Organizations at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington D.C. Introduced by John Walsh of “America’s Most Wanted”, Lynda walked onstage to thunderous applause in a white silk shirt and black and white polka-dot skirt, to talk about the brave Tennessee police officers who responded to a call about an armed robber who had hit two banks in the Nashville area, and was trapped at a busy intersection, shooting two of the officers before he was captured.

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			RUNNING TIME:	00:50:00 [60 minutes including commercials].
			VHS:	Not available on commercial video.
			DVD:	Not available on commercial video.
			INFO:	This is LYNDA CARTER's first and only time as an award presenter of "TOP COPS AWARDS".
			VIDEO:	[1]  "TOP COPS AWARDS". Video clip.
			TRIVIA:	[•] The National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO) is a coalition of police unions and associations from across the United States that serves to advance the interests of America's law enforcement officers through legislative and legal advocacy, political action and education. Founded in 1978, NAPO is now the strongest unified voice supporting law enforcement officers in the United States. NAPO represents more than 2,000 police unions and associations, 238,000 sworn law enforcement officers, 11,000 retired officers and more than 100,000 citizens who share a common dedication to fair and effective crime control and law enforcement.
				[•] Proceeds from this event benefit the National Law Enforcement Officers’ Rights Center, the Police Research and Education Project (PREP), NAPO’s 501 educational organization.
				[•] The awards show features a three-minute videotape of each TOP COP and his or her story.
				[•] Here's a short list of some attendees throughout the years: President Bill Clinton; Vice President Al Gore; Michael Beach - NBC’s Third Watch; Coby Bell - NBC’s Third Watch; Richard Belzer - NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit [emcee 1995-2000]; Bobby Cannavale - NBC’s Third Watch; Charley Casserly - General Manager, Washington Redskins; Dann Florek - NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; Max Gail - Barney Miller; Mariska Hargitay - NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; Michelle Hurd - NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; Yaphet Kotto - NBC’s Homicide: Life on the Street;  Ed Marinaro - NBC’s Hill Street Blues; Christopher Meloni - NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; S. Epatha Merkerson - NBC’s Law & Order; Jerry Orbach - NBC’s Law & Order; Molly Price - NBC’s Third Watch; Kim Raver - NBC’s Third Watch; Anthony Ruivivar - NBC’s Third Watch; Lynn Russell - CNN’s Headline News [emcee 1995-2000]; William Sessions - FBI Director; Skipp Sudduth - NBC’s Third Watch; John Walsh - Host of FOX’s America’s Most Wanted [emcee 1994-Present]; Jason Wiles - NBC’s Third Watch; Willie Williams - Los Angeles Police Chief.

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