New officer: Sheridan Police Department welcomes Liz Shafer
4 Dec 2021
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SHERIDAN — Elizabeth “Liz” Shafer joined the ranks of the Sheridan Police Department during a swearing-in ceremony Wednesday.
Shafer worked with the SPD as a dispatcher, said SPD Chief Travis Koltiska, before becoming a uniformed police officer with the department. Although working as a dispatch technician was certainly a meaningful position, Shafer said she decided to make the switch from dispatch to patrol because she hopes to make a larger, more personal impact on the community.
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