10th annual Crime Stoppers Law Enforcement Appreciation Awards

They put their lives on the line to protect and serve everyday and on this day some of our South Mississippi law enforcement officers received the recognition they deserve at the 10th annual Crime Stoppers Law Enforcement Appreciation Awards.

They put their lives on the lin- to protect and serve everyday,- and on this day, some of our- south mississippi law - enforcement officers received - the recognition they- deserve.- news 25's toni miles takes us t- the 10th annual crime stoppers- law enforcement appreciation- awards.

- - lori massey, program- coordinator, ms - coast crime stoppers: "i work - with a lot of wonderful - officers."- for the past ten years, it's- been a packed house at the- - - - annual mississippi coast crime- stoppers awards, but this year,- only the- winners from each county were i- attendance to - receive awards ... a tough- choice considering all the- nominees... - this year, the crimestoppers- officer of the year, and state- officer of the year award went- to agent jason gazzo with the - mississippi bureau of - investigations, mainly for the- role he played in the arrest of- a suspect in the road rage- shooting that claimed the life- of brandon box in jackson - county over the memorial day- weekend.- lori massey, program- coordinator, ms coast crime - stoppers: "agent- jason gazzo from the mississipp- bureau of investigations.

He wa- the lead agent.

A lot of- agencies came out to help on- that case, in addition to - information from crimestoppers.- - - - crime stoppers granted seven- other awards to law - enforcement officers from - - - - various agencies in south - mississippi at the awards - banquet...pearl river county- sheriff's deputy david farmer - was one of them.- mississippi coast crime stopper- executive director: "deputy - david farmer- is what a law enforcement shoul- strive to be when entering his- or her- profession.

He's dedicated to - serving his profession and- - - - community."

Something instilled- in him as a young boy.- deputy david farmer, crime- stoppers pearl river county - officer of the year: "even as a- child.

I had a lot of great - mentors throughout my teenage - years that- just drew me to it."- toni miles, news 25: "many of - those honored here at the crime- stoppers law- enforcement awards breakfast- didn't waste any time getting - back on the beat after the- awards, knowing there is still- - - - work to be done."

Lori massey,- program coordinator, ms coast - crime stoppers: "they want- the public to be able to reach- out to them either by calling - crime stoppers or calling - them directly.

There are lots o- unsolved crimes on the- coast-violent crimes, - burglaries and others.

We need- the public to reach out to law- enforcement or crime- - - - stoppers."- in biloxi, toni miles, news 25.- - here's