Police foundation to honor law enforcement MVPs at awards ceremony

IDAHO FALLS — Five section rule enforcement officers will beryllium honored Thursday during a Greater Idaho Falls Police Foundation awards ceremony.

This is nan first twelvemonth nan instauration is holding an arena meant to admit Idaho Falls Police officers, Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Idaho State Police troopers.

“The different agencies submitted nominations based connected different criteria and we selected an MVP from each of them,” Greater Idaho Falls Police Foundation Board Chairman Royce Clements tells EastIdahoNews.com. “These are nan officers we are going to observe for going supra and beyond successful what they do.”

Officers who will beryllium honored include:

• Idaho Falls Police Department MVP: Officer Eli Kistemann
• Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office MVP: Deputy Mark Mecham
• Idaho State Police Trooper MVP: Braiden Hill
• Law Enforcement Officer of nan Year: Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Justin Cornelsen
• Valor Award: Idaho Falls Police Officer Mitch Bierma

The luncheon will beryllium held Thursday astatine noon astatine nan Melaleuca Event Center. Tickets are $30 and nan nationalist is invited to attend. EastIdahoNews.com newsman Nate Eaton emcee nan arena and nan awards ceremonial will beryllium livestreamed connected nan East Idaho News YouTube channel.

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