Agricultural Law Officer Chosen For National Award
News Date March 05, 2007
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles H. Bronson has announced that an officer in his department has been chosen Police Officer of the Month by a prestigious national organization.
Officer Keith Klopfer was selected Officer of the Month for February by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.
Klopfer, who is assigned to the Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement's K-9 Unit in Jacksonville, was honored for apprehending numerous criminal suspects trying to enter or leave Florida at the I-95 Interdiction Station in Jacksonville, participating in search-and-rescue missions after five hurricanes in 2004 and 2005, and rescuing a motorist from a vehicle that was covered with live electric wires following an accident in the Gainesville area.
"We are very proud of Keith and commend him for receiving this special honor," Bronson said. "His selfless dedication to his work and the citizens of Florida exemplifies what service to others is all about."
Klopfer, who has been with Bronson's Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement for nearly 8 years, will be honored at a lunch in Washington, D.C. next spring. (Contact: Terence McElroy, 850/488-3022)