St. Paul Police Dept. Officer Recipient of Atf National Award

U.S. Newswire › August 24, 2010

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SAINT PAUL, Minn., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A St. Paul Police Department (SPPD) officer was presented today with the ATF Jake Kuredjian Memorial Award by U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Deputy Director Kenneth E. Melson at ATF's 14th Annual Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C.

SPPD Sergeant Don Benner, currently assigned to the ATF Violent Crime Impact Team, was presented the award for significantly contributing to the safety of special agents during the preparation, planning and implementation of an enforcement operation with ATF. The Jake Kuredjian Memorial Award is an honorary award established in memory of Los Angeles Sheriff's Deputy Hagop "Jake" Kuredjian, who died Aug. 31, 2001, in the line of duty while responding to a "shots fired" barricade situation that involved the safety of ATF special agents. The award became effective in 2002.

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St. Paul Police Dept. Officer Recipient of Atf National Award

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