Director of Safety Services Daniel J. Trelka is pleased to announce that Investigator Brice Lippert has been selected as the Waterloo Exchange Club's 2012 Officer of the Year.  Investigator Lippert was honored at the Waterloo Exchange Club's luncheon on Monday, February 4, 2013.

Investigator Lippert was recommended for the award due to his diligent work in the Investigative Division and for his efforts in organizing, implementing, and advising the Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers. 

Investigator Lippert graduated from Cedar Falls High School in 1997 and attended the University of Northern Iowa.  In 2001 he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology and in Sociology.  In August 2002 he was hired by the Waterloo Police Department.  In his first five years with the department he worked third shift patrol and was also a Field Training Officer.  In 2008 he was assigned to the Investigative Division.  Inv Lippert is a Defensive Tactics Instructor with the department and serves as the law enforcement liaison with the Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers. 

Captain Tim Pillack
Waterloo Police


Since 1970 there have been 38 different officers honored as "Officer of the Year".  The remaining officers
are listed below: