Metro Transit Police Awards
The Metro Transit Police Department annually recognizes officers and civilian personnel who demonstrate the department’s core values.
Officer of the Year
Awarded to full-time police officers for outstanding individual performance and dedicated commitment to professional law enforcement.
The 2020 Officer of the Year, Sgt. Kelly Franco, right, grew up on St. Paul’s East Side and joined the department in 2008 as a Community Service Officer. She has worked in nearly every aspect of the department and in 2021 began supervising a team of officers who work overnight in St. Paul.
Read more about the latest MTPD Awards
Previous Officers of the Year
| 2020 |
Sgt. Kelly Franco |
| 2019 |
Frank Hintz |
| 2018 |
Michael Carchedi and Joseph Affeldt |
| 2017 |
Timothy Lawrence |
| 2016 |
Katherine Spear |
| 2015 |
Leonard Mitchell |
| 2014 |
Daniel Wallace, Matthew Wilkinson |
| 2013 |
Andrew Schroeder |
| 2012 |
Adam Marvin |
| 2011 |
Leonard Keyes |
Timothy Bowe Memorial Award
The Timothy Bowe Memorial Award is given to a part-time officer who displays exceptional professionalism and dedication. It is named after Minnesota State Patrol Cpl. Timothy Bowe, who served as a part-time Metro Transit police officer. Bowe lost his life in the line of duty in 1997.
Previous Timothy Bowe Memorial Award honorees
| 2020 |
Jake Ayers |
| 2019 |
Sithyyvon Chau |
| 2018 |
Chad Loeffler |
| 2017 |
Michael Holtmeier |
| 2016 |
James Galland |
| 2015 |
Santiago Rodriguez |
| 2014 |
Michael Sheady |
| 2013 |
Sithyvon Chau |
| 2012 |
Marty Williams |
| 2011 |
David Minkel |