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Contact: Jennifer Bennerotte, Communications & Marketing Director
Phone 952-833-9520 • Fax 952-826-0389 • Web www.CityofEdina.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New Edina police officer sworn in
Edina, Minn., Dec. 11, 2011 – Derek Toll was recently sworn in as the Edina Police
Department’s newest officer.
Toll began work as a Police Officer Dec. 5. City Clerk Debra Mangen administered the oath to him
Dec. 6. Toll was sworn in with Chief of Police Jeff Long at his side and surrounded by his fellow
officers, family and friends. Toll’s father, former Baudette Police Chief Larry Toll, pinned his badge,
No. 197.
Toll recently graduated from Alexandria Technical and Community College with a degree in law
enforcement. He worked for the past seven years as a paramedic.
“Derek has a passion for his work. We know Derek will do a great job for the Edina Police
Department like he did most recently in Sartell,” Long said. “He has already made a difference in the
lives of those he serves.”
Toll beamed with pride during the brief ceremony at City Hall. “There were a lot of roads I had to
go down to get here. Ten years later, here I am,” he said. “Without the support of my family, I
wouldn’t be here. I couldn’t be prouder or happier.
For more information on the activities of the Edina Police Department, call 952-826-1610 or visit
www.CityofEdina.com/Police.
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