[0:06] each year our Lakeville Public Safety [0:08] Foundation Awards a police officer and [0:11] firefighter of the year and this is a [0:13] nonprofit that supports both our police [0:15] and fire departments through uh [0:17] initiatives and grants throughout the [0:18] year the nomination process is carried [0:21] out by all members of our police [0:23] department and it could be for one you [0:25] know significant event throughout the [0:26] year it could be for just a culmination [0:28] of a lot of good years of of work or [0:31] service the selection is is made amongst [0:34] peers uh and the decision is made [0:36] outside of our Walls by our nonprofit [0:38] and this year they selected officer [0:40] Sarah man for the 2024 police officer of [0:43] the year Sarah man started with us way [0:46] back in 2010 as a community service [0:48] officer and she spent a couple of years [0:51] about two and a half years in that role [0:53] and then transitioned into a full-time [0:55] sworn police officer uh early in 2013 [0:59] definitely shocked that I received this [1:01] award I'm honored the to receive this [1:03] award but um I think it's more to the [1:07] credit of like the public safety [1:09] Foundation to like honor the everyday [1:11] officer than something that I did that [1:13] was exceptional or extraordinary I think [1:17] there's a lot of officers that just like [1:20] me and work Patrol and show up and do [1:22] their job and try to do it to the best [1:24] of their ability she's had a lot of [1:26] different responsibilities from being a [1:27] field training officer training in our [1:30] our new officers as they uh on board uh [1:33] she's been a use of force defensive [1:35] tactics and Firearms instructor she's [1:37] been a member of our crime scene team [1:39] she's on our peer support team a lot of [1:41] roles where she's uh really in addition [1:44] to being a police officer serving others [1:46] within our walls at the police [1:47] department making her her partners and [1:50] our staff um better officers and better [1:52] individuals most rewarding part I think [1:54] is just the co-workers that I work with [1:56] every day they're a great group of [1:58] people um um they make the job fun even [2:01] when it's not fun we just have a good [2:03] team that we can rely on each other and [2:05] then just providing the best service we [2:06] can for our community we have a really [2:08] strong relationship with our community [2:10] members here in Lakeville um it's [2:12] something that goes both ways the [2:14] community has invested in us and we've [2:16] invested in our community um and when [2:19] times have gotten hard you it really [2:21] shines and we really felt that support [2:24] Sarah has this really unique ability to [2:27] um to serve with a heart of of passion [2:30] and empathy and comfort but she can also [2:32] quickly ratchet things up and take [2:34] command presence you're responding to a [2:36] scene where uh maybe it's it's pretty [2:38] volatile maybe someone needs to be uh [2:40] taken into custody uh and she can [2:43] transform into that quickly but then [2:44] dial back down and be very empathetic [2:46] and supportive of a victim of a crime [2:48] Sarah man just really embodies what we [2:51] like to portray as a Lakeville police [2:53] officer she's professional um she's well [2:56] trained she knows how to do the job she [2:58] just she cares for others she cares [3:00] about people so it's just great to see [3:02] her get rewarded for all of that work [3:05] that she she doesn't set out for any [3:06] recognition so it's good to see her uh [3:09] win this award this year