Moving up
Fort Dodge Police Dept. promotes two, hires new officer
-Messenger photo by Bill Shea <BR> Fort Dodge Police Chief Dennis Quinn, left, pins the new rank insignia onto the collar of Sgt. Matt Webb during Monday’s City Council meeting. Webb was promoted from patrol officer to sergeant. Also on Monday, Steve Hanson was promoted from sergeant to captain.
- Messenger photo by Bill Shea <BR> - Messenger photo by Bill Shea New Fort Dodge Police Department Capt. Steve Hanson stands still while Police Chief Dennis Quinn pins has captain's bars onto his collar. Hanson was promoted from sergeant to captain.
-Messenger photo by Bill Shea <BR> Fort Dodge Police Chief Dennis Quinn, left, pins the new rank insignia onto the collar of Sgt. Matt Webb during Monday’s City Council meeting. Webb was promoted from patrol officer to sergeant. Also on Monday, Steve Hanson was promoted from sergeant to captain.
- Messenger photo by Bill Shea <BR> - Messenger photo by Bill Shea New Fort Dodge Police Department Capt. Steve Hanson stands still while Police Chief Dennis Quinn pins has captain's bars onto his collar. Hanson was promoted from sergeant to captain.
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Two veteran Fort Dodge police officers were promoted Monday, and an experienced deputy sheriff joined the ranks of the city force.
"This is a pretty exciting night for us," Police Chief Dennis Quinn told the City Council Monday.
"These are all very strong candidates," he added. "There is a lot of law enforcement experience here."
The promotions were caused by Quinn's move from captain to chief to replace Roger Porter, who retired April 4.
Steve Hanson, a city police officer since September 2006, was promoted from sergeant to captain. He will take Quinn's former role commanding the department's Criminal Investigations Division.
Hanson has served as a drug task force detective and as a general crimes detective. He has been a field training officer and a member of the Special Emergency Response Team, which handles high-risk situations.
He has a diploma in criminal justice from Iowa Central Community College. He is certified as an arson investigator, methamphetamine lab investigator and driving instructor. He has completed the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Association training.
Matt Webb was promoted from patrol officer to sergeant to fill the vacancy created by Hanson's promotion.
Webb, a Fort Dodge native, has been a police officer since August 2008. He has been on patrol most of that time. He has served as a field training officer and has helped to train 18 officers over eight years.
"That says a lot about Matt and the job he does," Quinn said.
Webb served as school resource officer from 2014 to 2016. He also helped to implement Neighborhood Watch programs as the community resource officer. He was a member of the Special Emergency Response team. He is certified in lesson planning by the FBI, and has helped develop training material for the Police Department. He is also an instructor for an officer safety course.
Amy Stringer, a Webster County sheriff's deputy since 2013, was appointed to the city Police Department.
She has an associate degree in criminal justice from Iowa Central Community College and a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and business from Buena Vista University in Storm Lake.
She has more than 15 years of experience, having started her career with the police department in Dodge City, Kansas, before returning to Iowa and joining the Webster County Sheriff's Office.
She has completed training in advanced crime scene investigation, interrogation, narcotics, domestic violence and basic Spanish for law enforcement officers.
Stringer will fill a vacancy created by a resignation.