[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 121 (Wednesday, July 30, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S5127]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 RECOGNIZING MINNESOTA POLICE OFFICERS

 Mr. FRANKEN. Mr. President, the Minnesota Police and Peace 
Officers Association, the largest association representing Minnesota's 
rank-and-file police officers, recently met for its annual conference 
in Alexandria, MN.
  During that conference, MPPOA recognized several outstanding police 
officers: Sergeant Eric Kilian of the Hutchinson Police Department was 
named Police Officer of the Year, and Officer Mark Blumberg of the St. 
Paul Police Department and Officer Brian Hasselman of the Burnsville 
Police Department received Honorable Mentions. In addition, the 
Minnesota Association of Women Police, a wonderful organization that 
trains women police officers and promotes professionalism in law 
enforcement, recently honored Detective Alesia Metry of the Maplewood 
Police Department as Officer of the Year at its annual conference in 
Duluth.
  I join MPPOA and MAWP in recognizing these brave public servants, and 
I would like to take this opportunity to thank both organizations and 
their members for the work they do every single day to keep our 
communities safe.

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