Beltrami Sheriffs Investigator Danelle Haugen Receives Award

The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office is proud to announce that on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 7:00 p.m., Investigator Danelle Haugen of the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office was presented with the Excellence in Performance Award by the MN Association of Women Police. This award was presented to Investigator Danelle Haugen by the MN Association of Women Police at their 2010 award dinner located in Roseville, MN. The awards ceremony was attended by Chief Deputy Mike Bakke, Sheriff Phil Hodapp and Investigator Haugen's husband Todd Haugen. The Excellence Performance Award is awarded on a yearly basis by the MN Association of Women Police to a law enforcement officer who encompasses demonstrable excellent skills related to day to day police assignments including, but not limited to, investigative work, street activity, supervision or leadership special assignments, decoy sting operations, and/or any other day to day performance that is considered excellent. Investigator Haugen was nominated for the award by Chief Deputy Mike Bakke of the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office. Haugen was nominated for this award because she exemplifies everything that is stated in the description of a peace officer who is qualified to receive this award. She demonstrates excellence and leadership on a daily basis and produces results that promote the cause of justice and public safety in Beltrami County.

Investigator Haugen began her career in law enforcement in the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office in the spring of 2000 where she was assigned to the Beltrami County Boat and Water Division. She then went on to work as a uniformed patrol deputy, D.A.R.E. Officer, Civil Process Deputy and was ultimately promoted to Auto Theft Investigator in October of 2006. During every stage of her career, Investigator Haugen has demonstrated the utmost professionalism, competence and willingness to learn new skills in order to grow professionally. She has developed a gift for interview and interrogation and is perhaps one of the most skilled interviewers that currently work for the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office. Investigator Haugen demonstrates a tough minded, determined approach in seeing to it that the cases assigned to her are resolved successfully. Investigator Haugen requires very little supervision and has always demonstrated a selfless attitude by being available for case work whenever necessary and working to fulfill the mission of the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office. Over the course of her career Investigator Haugen has brought numerous felony cases to a successful end working both independently and as part of the team. These cases include burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, sex crimes, child abuse/neglect, assaults, and homicides. The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office congratulates Investigator Haugen on this award and is thankful to the MN Association of Women Police for recognizing her professional accomplishments in the field of law enforcement.

Chief Deputy Mike Bakke

Beltrami County Sheriff's Office