Officer honored as MVP for proactive police work in Idaho Falls – East Idaho News

Officer Eli Kistemann was honored as the Idaho Falls Police Department MVP by the Greater Idaho Falls Police Foundation Thursday afternoon. | Jordan Wood, EastIdahoNews.com

IDAHO FALLS — Officer Eli Kistemann was honored as the Idaho Falls Police Department MVP by the Greater Idaho Falls Police Foundation Thursday afternoon.

Kistemann has been a police officer for around five years and works night shift with the department.

“Officer Kistemann has been a shining example of proactive police work during the last few months. His efforts lead to 24 arrests in
June alone,” the nomination said. “Officer Kistemann is committed to finding those in our community that would do it harm and consistently removes unwanted elements like drugs and criminal activity from our city.”

Kistemann was one of five law enforcement officers from the Idaho Falls region honored during the awards ceremony at Melaleuca. MVP awards were presented to an Idaho Falls Police officer, Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputy, and Idaho State Police trooper. A Law Enforcement Officer of the Year award was also presented, along with a Valor Award.

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Family members, colleagues, elected representatives and friends honored the officers for their work as videos were shown featuring interviews with each recipient and their supervisors.

EastIdahoNews.com will share each of the videos over the next five days beginning today. You can watch the entire awards ceremony here.