Tampa Police Department Reserve Officer of the Year - Reserve Officer Doug Cook

Reserve Officer Doug Cook has been a Police Officer with the City of Tampa since February 1968. He retired from full time duty in August 2003 and transitioned to our Reserve Force.  Since that time, he has logged countless hours of service to our citizens.

This year, Reserve Officer Cook was depended on for more than his regular hours. When Officers Kocab and Curtis tragically lost their lives, Doug Cook was immediately available to help. Because of his extensive knowledge and experience with the Critical Incident Stress Management Team, Officer Cook was utilized for a myriad of functions related in supporting the efforts of the regional team. More importantly, he was available and performed duties directly related to serving our officers and staff during the funeral and the days to come.

During this year, Reserve Officer Cook’s personal life was also very demanding. Caring for his wife and balancing other family obligations placed a heavy burden on a man taxed more than most in our field of service. During this past year, Reserve Officer Cook logged 377.5 hours of service time; not including the hundred or more hours devoted to our police family during the recent tragedy.
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