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City of Locust Police Department issued the following announcement on Jan. 10.

At the January Locust City Council meeting, the Locust Police Department recognized their 2022 Citizen of the Year. The award, started in 2021, honors the Locust citizen or individual associated with the City of Locust that "has performed exemplary deeds or services for their city or their fellow citizens, and/or exhibits a strong sense of selflessness, caring, and responsibility”.

The 2022 award was given to Mr. Travis McKinney, a loss prevention associate for the Locust Wal-Mart location. Mr. McKinney has been in that position in Locust for the last nine and a half years, and his contributions to Locust law enforcement activities over that tenure have been immensely vital and helpful.

As Chief Shew mentioned in his description of Mr. McKinney: 

"Over the last 9 ½ years, Travis has shown a tremendous ability to read behavior and body language, identify those engaged in criminal activity, and an outstanding visual recall of previously unidentified suspects who return to the business to commit additional crimes. In 2022 through the first eleven months of the year, Mr. McKinney was involved as the loss prevention investigator in 134 property crime or fraud activity reports at the Locust Wal-Mart. Of those reports, 110 resulted in an arrest or other positive clearance which equates to an incredible 82.1% positive clearance rate. This level of clearance has remained consistent throughout Mr. McKinney’s tenure with the constant in that stretch being Travis’ abilities as an investigator, his contributions to department investigations, and the relationships and partnerships he has established with Locust officers. The extremely efficient job that Mr. McKinney does daily and his dedication to his role mitigating loss to the business assists the Locust Police Department greatly in bringing criminals to justice and in sending a very strong message opposing any type of criminal activity in Locust."

Congratulations Travis on a well and very long deserved honor. We appreciate the job you do and for representing the very best of the City of Locust!

Original source can be found here.