Gifford: "I've had a lot of neat experiences, I mean, everything from catching a murderer running down the street right after he killed somebody, to saving somebody, and saving a baby."

Gifford wanted to be a cop from an early age.

Gifford: "I kind of grew up into it, my father was a police officer in South Jersey, and I enjoyed it, I enjoyed going to his work and watching him work."

He's been in the criminal investigations unit for four years. Gifford was selected for the honor because of his outstanding performance in solving major crimes in Wilmington.

Gifford: "I believe in teamwork, not individual work. To me, it's, I just did my job. I was always taught that, whatever you didn't have in skill that you had to make up for in hard work. That's the way I was raised."

He loves all aspects of his job.

Gifford: "I'm living a dream. So, for every day for me, I'm waking up doing exactly what I want to do, and I really enjoy it."