Two Forsyth County Sheriff’s deputies have been honored for exemplary efforts that led to arrests in major cases last year.Sheriff’s Cpl. Tyler Sexton and Deputy William McConnell each received the Deputy of the Year award for 2011 during a ceremony Thursday night.Both men were credited with gathering valuable information that was later used to identify and find suspects in unrelated burglaries on opposite ends of the county.Sexton, who works out of the south precinct, was honored for his work on a September jewelry store heist.In the north precinct, McConnell was hailed for helping end a summer crime spree.In Sexton’s case, his efforts helped lead to the arrest of some 15 suspects in connection with a $2.5 million heist at Milano Fine Jewelry on Buford Highway.While responding to a report of suspicious activity behind a restaurant near the store, Sexton made contact with two men. At the time, he did not have probable cause to arrest either of them. He did, however, document the information he had gathered during their visit.