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WILLISTON POLICE DEPARTMENT THE WILLISTON POLICE HAD AN EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION MEETING ON JULY 4TH PRIOR TO THE PARADE. AT THIS MEETING THERE WAS A SMALL AWARDS CEREMONY. THE AWARDS WERE LONG OVERDUE FOR THE WILLISTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, WITH ALL OF THE GROWTH AND CHANGE THAT HAS OCCURRED WITHIN THE TOWN OF WILLISTON AS WELL AS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IT WAS AGREED THAT IT WAS TIME TO RECOGNIZE THE HARD WORK AND DILIGENCE THAT IS INVOLVED WITH BEING A WILLISTON POLICE OFFICER. THE ENVIORMENT IN THE TOWN OF WILLISTON HAS CHANGED DRASTICALLY IN THE LAST FEW YEARS AND THE "SMALL TOWN PATROL OFFICER" IS NO MORE. WE ARE A PROUD, STRONG, RELIABLE DEPARTMENT WITH NOTHING LESS THAN PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK DAY IN AND DAY OUT TO PROTECT AND SERVE THE CITIZENS OF WILLISTON. AS WELL AS SUPPORT AREA AGENCIES WHEN THEY ARE IN NEED. WE ANSWER OVER 4000 CALLS TO SERVICE WITHIN A 12 MONTH PERIOD, OUR OFFICERS ARE CONSTANTLY RESPONDING TO THOSE CALLS AS WELL AS PATROLING OUR STREETS AND NEIGHBORHOODS. EVEN WITH ALL THAT WE HAVE MANY OFFICERS WHO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY AND CONSTANTLY STRIVE TO DO BETTER AND LEARN MORE. OFFICER JUSTIN HUIZENGA RECEIVED THE DEPARTMENT'S OFFICER OF THE YEAR AWARD. JUSTIN HAS BEEN WITH THE WILLISTON POLICE FOR 3 YEARS. HE HOLDS A DEGREE FROM CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE AND GRADUATED FROM THE VERMONT POLICE ACADEMY IN 2001. JUSTIN HAS PROVEN TO BE AN AMAZING ASSET TO THE DEPARTMENT. HE IS ALWAYS PROFESSIONAL AND WILLING TO SHARE HIS KNOWLEDGE OF THE LAW AND EXPERIENCE WITH NEW OFFICERS WHO ARE JOINING THE RANKS. HE IS SERIOUS ABOUT HIS CAREER AS A POLICE OFFICER AND IT IS PROVEN BY THE 110% HE ALWAYS GIVES WHILE ON DUTY. HE HAS WORKED WITH AREA AGENCIES TO BREAK MAJOR CASES THAT LEAD TO NUMEROUS ARRESTS. HE IS A CERTIFIED FTO INSTRUCTOR WHICH IS A PROGRAM THAT ALL NEW OFFICERS WHO HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE ACADEMY MUST GO THROUGH BEFORE WORKING INDEPENDENTLY. OFFICER HUIZENGA HAS WORKED WITH AREA HIGHSCHOOLS ON THEIR DRIVER EDUCATION CLASSES. WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE HIM ON OUR TEAM HERE AT THE WILLISTON POLICE DEPARTMENT AND CONGRATULATE HIM ON AN OUTSTANDING YEAR OF SERVICE TO THE TOWN OF WILLISTON. |