The Hoover Area Chamber of Commerce recently recognized the 2026 public safety workers of the year. The chamber at its June 18 luncheon at the Hoover Country Club recognized eight people for outstanding contributions to the Hoover police, fire and 911 departments. POLICE OFFICER OF THE YEAR Adam Trotter was named Hoover’s 2026 Police Officer of the Year. Trotter made 99 DUI arrests in 2025 — the third most of any police officer in Alabama, said Scott McDonald, Hoover’s assistant police chief.