Four New Maple Grove Officers Sworn In, Another Promoted to Sergeant
The city of Maple Grove swore in four new officers to its police department this week. The new hires bring Maple Grove close to full staffing.
All the officers come to Maple Grove after serving for other police departments. Officers Ben Buchin and Flavio Becerra previously served the St. Paul Police Department, officer Trent Mitchell previously worked as an officer in St. Cloud and officer Conor Wollenzien comes from the South Lake Minnetonka Police Department.
The Maple Grove Police Department also promoted officer Keith Stuart to the role of sergeant. Stuart helped restart the department’s K-9 program and has served the city for 19 years.
Maple Grove Police Sgt. Keith Stuart during a previous story with CCX News
Maple Grove has an authorized force of 73 officers. With the new hires, the city is currently four officers shy of being fully staffed.
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