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Citation to Accompany <br /> SPECIAL COMMENDATION AWARD <br /> To <br /> Officer Dustin Bengtson <br /> January 12, 2011 <br /> On Wednesday,January 12,2011 you,Officer Dustin Bengtson,responded to the area of 1011' <br /> Street and 46 Avenue NW on a report of a suspicious vehicle driving in the area without its lights <br /> illuminated. You promptly responded to this area and located the suspect vehicle driving E/B on <br /> 01'Street NW. You also made another important observation. You saw a male running full stride <br /> toward to the suspect vehicle(Suburban)and then enter the vehicle. As you pulled in behind this <br /> vehicle,you then observed the occupants attempting to hide items behind the vehicle driver's seat. <br /> With no other information,you conducted a traffic stop on this vehicle and believing that the <br /> occupants were involved in criminal activity, you tactically detained, controlled and removed each <br /> occupant from the vehicle giving them no opportunity to flee or to physically escape from you. <br /> You then learned that two males had just robbed the EZ Stop store one block away using a <br /> handgun and who matched the description of the males you had detained. Knowing that you most <br /> likely had the armed robbery suspects detained, you kept control of the suspects in a dangerous <br /> environment. <br /> A 9mm handgun and money from the robbery were recovered in the vehicle and within 24 hours <br /> these suspects were formally charged with 1 S'degree aggravated robbery. <br /> Because of your exceptional courage,intelligence, alertness and skill involving the safe arrest of <br /> multiple dangerous felons by yourself involving grave personal danger and the prevention of <br /> likely continued violent crime,you are hereby awarded the Special Commendation Award this 21' <br /> day of January 2011. <br /> .0010., <br /> Robert Jacobson Daniel R Olson Anthony S. P etznick <br /> Director Deputy Director Deputy Director <br />