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City of Edina 4801 W. 50th St. Edina, MN 55424
Contact: Dawn Wills, Communications Assistant
Phone 952-903-5703 dwills@EdinaMN.gov EdinaMN.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Seeger Named Police Officer of the Year
Edina, Minn., May 26, 2016 – Edina Police Officer Mike Seeger has been named the 2015 Mike Siitari
Officer of the Year by the Edina Crime Prevention Fund. Seeger received the award at the May 17 City
Council meeting.
Seeger has been the coordinator of the Junior Police Program for 15 years, touching the lives of over 600
children each year. “We cover safety topics and have just introduced cyber safety,” Seeger said. “This year,
we are on track to give out 625 badges.”
“Mike is very deserving of this award,” said Jon Barnett, President of the Edina Crime Prevention Fund. “Mike
has been doing the Junior Police Program consistently for so long. He’s a civic-minded guy and the kind of guy
you can really be proud to have as a police officer.”
Chief Dave Nelson said, “I couldn't be prouder of Mike and his accomplishments, both in the department and
the community. These connections have a far-reaching impact.”
“I’m honored and humbled by this award,” Seeger said at the City Council meeting. “I enjoy working in this
community and strive every day to make it a better. I have thoroughly enjoyed doing the Junior Police for the
past 15 years.”
Seeger has been involved with programs other than Junior Police. He worked alongside Edina Police K-9
Diesel for nine years and he is still active in the U.S. Police Canine Association. Seeger has also served as a
volunteer firefighter for the past 10 years.
Nominations for the Mike Siitari Officer of the Year award come from the public and City employees. The
Edina Crime Prevention Fund, a community partner for more than 40 years, selects the winner after receiving
and reviewing nominations. The Officer of the Year Award is named after Mike Siitari, who served as Police
Chief from 1999 to 2009 during his 31-year tenure with the Edina Police Department.
For more information about the Officer of the Year Award, contact the Edina Police Department at 952-826-
1610.
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