Nett selected as Officer of the Year

The Purcellville Police Department has announced that Officer Carl Benjamin Nett was recently selected as the “Officer of the Year.” The Officer of the Year award is an anonymous, peer-selected award. Officer Nett joined the Department in 2022. He graduated from the Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Training Academy in December of 2022, where Officer Nett received the Director’s Award for Academic Excellence in recognition of outstanding academic achievement.

Officer Nett joined the Purcellville Police Department with over 20 years of national security and law enforcement experience. He began his career with the Presidential Protective Division of the U.S. Secret Service, graduating from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Artesia, New Mexico and the Secret Service Training Academy in Beltsville, Maryland. 

He then supported the National Clandestine Service of the CIA, to include a warzone tour in Afghanistan. In addition, Officer Nett spent ten years leading a Pentagon mission at U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay.

During his time with the Purcellville Police Department, Officer Nett has utilized his investigative skills to pursue financial fraud cases. He is currently working to educate the citizens of Purcellville about common scams, in an effort to mitigate vulnerabilities. “We’re the safest town in Virginia,” said Nett. “My goal is to make us the most scam-proof town in Virginia.”

Nett also enjoys participating in the Books & Badges program at the Purcellville Library, allowing the chance to engage with our younger residents, and he is a regular participant in other community policing events.

“I’m honored to be recognized by my peers as Officer of the Year,” said Nett. “My co-workers are an outstanding group of professionals. As a resident of the Town of Purcellville, I’m thankful for their dedication to duty and commitment to the citizens of Purcellville.”