Fridley Police Department Honors Officers with Annual Awards

Awards went to Officer Nicholas Knaeble in every category.

The Fridley Police Department held its annual awards ceremony Wednesday night, honoring nine officers with awards in four categories. Watch the full City of Fridley video of the Fridley police awards ceremony. One officer, Nicholas Knaeble, was honored in each category: S.T.E.P. (Selective Traffic Enforcement Program), DWI, Warrant Arrest and Top Gun.  Family members and fellow officers in the Fridley City Council chambers gave each honoree a round of applause and greeted them afterwards in a reception. "Sometimes just doing the right thing day in and day out is heroic," said Capt. Bob Rewitzer in closing remarks (Fridley Director of Public Safety Don Abbott was ill and could not attend). In an interview after the ceremony, Lt. Mike …

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