NPPD Honors Best Dressed Officer and Employee of the Year

Officer-Troy-Erickson-300x250 — Officer Troy Erickson

North Platte Police Chief Mike Swain recently announced awards given to exemplary employees of the North Platte Police Department (NPPD).

Police Officer Troy Erickson has been named the Best Dressed officer of the Year for 2012. Each year, the Police Department holds regular inspections of their uniformed officers to ensure they maintain a high standard of uniform dress and overall appearance. All uniformed officers compete for this honor each and every year. Officer Erickson has served with the NPPD for 13 years and is currently assigned to the Patrol division.

Telecommunicator II Connie Kramer has been named the NPPD’s Employee of the Year for 2012. Kramer began her employment with the Department in May of 1990. She was promoted to Telecommunicator II in February of 2002. She serves as a Communications Training Officer for the NPPD, training new employees and keeping the training program up-to-date.

Additionally, Kramer is serving as President of the Nebraska Emergency Communications Association (NESCA), and has served on the NESCA Training Committee for several years, developing the training curriculum for public safety communicators. She also serves as a guest instructor at the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center twice each year for the basic dispatcher and emergency medical dispatcher

Connie Kramer-Supervisor, North Platte 911 Center

training courses. In 2011, Kramer received the NESCA Jud Reed Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her outstanding service to others through training, good judgement and devotion to the communications field.

NPPD Public Information Officer Rodney Brown says Kramer helps foster a good working environment, has a positive attitude and is very supportive of her employees and coworkers. He added that she leads by example, is insistent that she gets involved in day-to-day activities of a dispatcher while fulfilling her supervisory responsibilities and takes pride in her work and the operation of the 911 Center.

Both of these public servants should be commended for their dedication, not only to the City of North Platte, but also for making the NPPD one of the most respected departments in the State of Nebraska.