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File #: ID 26-0152    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Informational Report Status: Filed
File created: 3/23/2026 In control: City Council
On agenda: 4/14/2026 Final action: 4/14/2026
Title: Brookings Police Department Pinning Ceremony: New Hire and Promotion Announcements.
Attachments: 1. Community Service Officer - Chase McMath, 2. Community Service Officer - Emily Knoll, 3. Community Service Officer - Lainna Duncan, 4. Detective Corporal - Rick Widicker, 5. Dispatcher – Christopher Williams, 6. Lead Dispatcher - Brittany Williams, 7. Patrol Corporal - Cora Olson, 8. Patrol Corporal - Scott Roberts, 9. Patrol Lieutenant - Jonathan Weinrich, 10. Patrol Officer – Dakota Dodds, 11. Patrol Officer - Drayden Schneider, 12. Patrol Officer – Jarett Armstrong, 13. Patrol Officer – Maggie Schliepsiek, 14. Patrol Sergeant - Dustyn Engstrom, 15. Patrol Sergeant - Jacob Vukovich

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Brookings Police Department Pinning Ceremony: New Hire and Promotion Announcements.

 

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Summary:

Mayor Niemeyer will do the honors of swearing in the Officers for the City of Brookings Police Department, Community Service Unit, and Dispatch.

 

Promoted Officers:

•                     Jonathan Weinrich

•                     Dustyn Engstrom

•                     Jacob Vukovich

•                     Cora Olson

•                     Scott Roberts

•                     Rick Widicker

New Hire Officers:

•                     Margaret Schliepsiek

•                     Drayden Schneider

•                     Jarett Armstrong

•                     Dakota Dodds

Community Service Officers

•                     Chase McMath

•                     Lainna Duncan

•                     Emily Knoll

Emergency Communications Dispatch

•                     Brittany Williams

•                     Christopher Williams

 

 

Oath: “Officer (NAME), do you solemnly swear that you will support the Constitution and the laws of United States, the Constitution and the laws of the State of South Dakota, and faithfully discharge the duties of the office of the Brookings South Dakota Police Department.”

 

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