Petoskey Public Safety Lieutenant Todd Troxel received the Excellence in Service Award presented by the Women’s Resource Center of Northern Michigan (WRCNM) to recognize his work in promoting domestic violence victim safety and offender accountability. Also pictured are Emmet County Prosecutor’s Office representatives (from left) James R. Linderman, Prosecutor; Marie Coleman, Victim Witness Coordinator; Troxel; Chris Krajewski, WRCNM Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault Program Director; and Mike Schuitema, Assistant Prosecutor.

Some of the words colleagues use to describe Petoskey Public Safety Lieutenant Todd Troxel are reliable, compassionate and hardworking. Troxel earned the Emmet County 2017 Excellence in Service Award for his work responding to and investigating domestic abuse cases. Women’s Resource Center of Northern Michigan (WRCNM) recognizes law enforcement officers with the award in the five counties they serve as part of October’s Domestic Abuse Awareness Month.

Emmet County Prosecutor James R. Linderman said Troxel deserves recognition, “Lt. Troxel has always been a hard-working officer who uses understanding and common sense when dealing with those individuals that he comes in contact with as a law enforcement officer. I know that I can always depend upon Todd to thoroughly investigate any incident and listen to the position of all parties involved in any situation that he has to investigate and police.”

Additional praise for Troxel’s work came from Petoskey Public Safety Director, Matt Breed. “Lt. Troxel is a very caring, compassionate officer that has the ability to assess a complicated, often times, volatile situation and come up with a plan to ensure the safety and well-being of all those involved,” explained Breed.

Marie Coleman is the Victim Witness Coordinator with the Emmet County Prosecutor’s Office where she has become acquainted with Troxel’s work ethic. “I have truly appreciated working with Lt. Troxel,” said Coleman. “He is so reliable and someone you can count on in a pinch. I’m very grateful crime victims have a responsible and caring officer that goes above and beyond,” said Coleman.

WRCNM Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault Program Director, Chris Krajewski describes Troxel as a community asset. “He is professional and compassionate. He recognizes the importance of collaboration within agencies to work towards the safest response for victims of domestic violence. He is very deserving of this Excellence Award,” said Krajewski.

Those receiving awards were selected by WRCNM counselor/advocates who provide support services and advocacy for domestic abuse survivors and work in conjunction with law enforcement in Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Emmet and Otsego counties. Other honorees for 2017 are: Sheriff Daniel S. Bean, Antrim County Sheriff’s Department; Terrence McDonnell, East Jordan Chief of Police; Deputy Darren LaChapelle, Cheboygan County Sheriff’s Office; and Deputy James Fox, Otsego County Sheriff’s Office.