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Posts in Category: Transit Police

Officer of the Year recognized for 'servant leadership'

Posted by Drew Kerr | March 24, 2017

After a decade working in financial aid, Katherine Spear started getting restless. Looking for new opportunities, she ran a quick internet search and clicked on the first thing that came up – a chance to volunteer with the St. Paul Police Reserve [...]

Safety Transit Police

Transit police welcome new K-9s

| Dec. 7, 2016

Officer Matt Wilkinson has always been a dog person. So when the opportunity arose to become one of the Metro Transit Police Department’s new K-9 handlers, he took it. And since late-October he’s been side-by-side with Carlo, one of three Belgian [...]

Community Transit Police

Police put youth on a new path through Youth Diversion Program

| Dec. 2, 2016

A juvenile diversion program piloted this year has helped Metro Transit police build relationships with youth offenders. Officers involved in the Youth Diversion Program work directly with juveniles (ages 12 to 18) facing their first charges from [...]

Safety Transit Police

Transit Police welcome 13 new officers

| Nov. 14, 2016

Thirteen new full-time officers joined the Metro Transit Police Department at a swearing-in ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 10. The recruits come from a variety of backgrounds, with a combined 50-plus years of law enforcement experience with the DEA, [...]

Community Safety Transit Police

Mitchell named MTPD Officer of the Year

Posted by Drew Kerr | April 5, 2016

Chief John Harrington has talked a lot about community policing since taking the helm at the Metro Transit Police Department. Officer Leonard Mitchell has taken it to heart. And for that, he was recognized as Metro Transit’s 2015 Officer of the [...]

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