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MACPO SPRING CONFERENCE RECOGNITION:

See Spring MACPOST for nomination information on each candidate. Congratulations from MACPO!!

Anissa Moos - Rookie Agent of the Year

Brad Mesenbrink - Outstanding Performance

Kelly Wheeler - EBP champion Award

Joannie Gontarek - Superior Service Award

Jon Schiro - Al Reker Distinguished Award

Excellence in Corrections: Lindsay Jayawardena (no photo)

SafeWrap

Amber Chase/Terry Fawcett (Pine County Probation), Amy Hertzog (Wright County Probation), and Jon Schiro (Waseca County Probation) were certified as SafeWrap trainers March 24th-25th, 2025 in Los Angeles. SafeWrap is a proprietary system of 2-on-1 restraint designed to maximize physical control while reducing the risk of injury to all parties involved in a use of force encounter. SafeWrap will be introduced at the 2025 MACPO Annual Spring Conference with further rollout details available then. This training was hosted by the Los Angeles Police Department and conducted by Rener/Ryron Gracie.