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LETTER OF COMMENDATION <br /> To <br /> Detectives Gary Sykes, Mike Lochen and Mitch Singer <br /> January 21, 2011 <br /> The three members of the New Brighton Department of Public Safety Criminal <br /> Investigation Section(CIS)had an extraordinary year of performance in 2010. The Detectives <br /> collectively handled more than 500 cases and achieved a 95.6%clearance rate on these incidents. <br /> In several instances,the three Detectives demonstrated their teamwork abilities in <br /> working cooperatively in support of each other on the investigation of several significant <br /> incidents, including the death of retired New Brighton Firefighter Lee Goodwin, the Silver Lake <br /> Road bicyclist-vehicle crash,the quadruple shooting in the Oak Grove Mobile Home <br /> Community,the Silver Lake Apartments shooting, the Wells Fargo Bank Robbery, and most <br /> recently the ongoing investigations of the McDonald's restaurant and EZ Stop gas station <br /> robberies. <br /> In addition to their regular duties, the Detectives assumed responsibility for advising <br /> patrol officers on the need for investigatory response to death scenes,assisted officers with <br /> emergency calls for service and in-progress criminal activity, and have conducted roll call <br /> trainings for the benefit of agency personnel. <br /> For these actions,the New Brighton Department of Public Safety hereby awards <br /> Detectives Gary Sykes, Mike Lochen and Mitch Singer this Letter of Commendation this 21st <br /> day of January 2011. <br /> iv <br /> 0 • <br /> Robert Jacobson Daniel R Olson Anthony S. Paetznick <br /> Director Deputy Director Deputy Director <br />