The Safe Communities Coalition of the Red River Valley has honored local law enforcement officers for exemplary traffic enforcement in the following areas:
- Child passenger safety laws: Capt. Mike Argall, Cass County Sheriff's Office; Officer Michael Clower, Fargo Police; Officer Stacy Dawkins, West Fargo Police; Trooper Jamey Jahner, North Dakota Highway Patrol; Deputy Fawn Krosch, Clay County Sheriff's Office; Trooper Jeff Pinoniemi, Minnesota State Patrol; and Officer Josh Schroeder, Moorhead Police.
- Seat belt laws: Deputy Leroy Beaulieu, Cass County; Officer Joe Brannan, Moorhead Police; Officer Richard Deitz, Fargo Police; Trooper Jesse Grabow, MSP; Officer Patrick Hanson, West Fargo Police; Trooper Jamey Jahner, NDHP; Officer Dave Kolness. Glyndon (Minn.) Police; and Deputy Mike Trygg, Clay County.
- Speed: Officer Richard Deitz, Fargo Police; Cpl. Shawn Getz, Cass County; Trooper Jamey Jahner, NDHP; Officer Don Loberg, West Fargo Police; Officer James Ohnstad, Moorhead Police; Officer Eli Paluga, Glyndon Police; Trooper Jeff Rustand, MSP; and Deputy Gabe Tweten, Clay County.
- Impaired driving laws:
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Officer Josh Brottlund, NDSU Police Department; Officer Skyler Dutton, West Fargo Police; Deputy Mark Empting, Clay County; Trooper Lucas McArthur, and Trooper Isaiah Godding, MSP: Trooper Kristjan Helgoe, and Trooper Mike Polomny, NDHP; Officer Troy Nielsen, Fargo Police; Officer Eli Paluga, Glyndon Police; Deputy Greg Smith, Cass County; and Officer Nick Wiedenmeyer, Moorhead Police.
- Underage drinking laws: Officer Josh Brottlund, NDSU Police; Officer Adam Gustafson, West Fargo Police; Deputy Dan Hermann, Cass County; Deputy Jarod Jacobsen, Clay County; Trooper David Keenan, MSP; Officer Dave Kolness, Glyndon Police; Officer Patrick Fylling, Fargo Police; Officer Nick Schultz, Moorhead Police; and Trooper Kyle Stern, NDHP.
