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Norfolk, NE trooper receives Honorable Service Award

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By Alisa Christensen - email
Trooper Brian Detlefsen with Troop B- Norfolk of the Nebraska State Patrol with his award. Trooper Brian Detlefsen with Troop B- Norfolk of the Nebraska State Patrol with his award.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KTIV) -

The Nebraska State Patrol has given its Honorable Service Award on two troopers injured in the line of duty.

Trooper Brian Detlefsen of Norfolk and Trooper Timothy Flick of Scottsbluff were presented their awards by Nebraska State Patrol Superintendent Colonel David Sankey.

The awards were presented in each individual troop area during recently held winter troop meetings.

Trooper Detlefsen was honored for his actions during a December 18, 2012 incident involving an individual using a tractor to destroy property in rural Antelope County. Trooper Detlefsen's patrol vehicle was rammed by the tractor at a high rate of speed, causing the air bag to deploy.  Trooper Detlefsen suffered a laceration to his head requiring medical treatment.

"Each of these situations was very different," said Colonel David Sankey, Superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol. "Yet the response from both of these officers demonstrated their bravery, courage and self-sacrifice in the face of danger and in the protection of others."

The Nebraska State Patrol's Honorable Service Award was established to bestow recognition to commissioned officers who, while in the performance of their duties, are injured or killed while encountering deadly force or bodily harm.
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