PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A community service trooper at the Michigan State Police in Paw Paw is being honored for her work with the migrant farming community in the area.
Trooper Conner Mabie was selected as the 2022 Colonel Etue Community Impact Award recipient in recognition of her ingenuity and leadership with the Paw Paw Post’s Migrant Outreach Initiative.
The Migrant Outreach Initiative was created to bridge a gap between police and the migrant farming community. Trooper Mabie and other post personnel established 11 community events last year, which included Migrant Farmer Laundry Days, a summer youth program and a car seat safety check.
In addition to attending some of the events, Trooper Mabie also worked to schedule Spanish-speaking troopers and sergeants to attend the programs.
Trooper Mabie secured a $500 donation to support a laundry day for migrant workers and their families that provided free detergent and laundry services to over 300 migrant families.
Starting in June 2022, Trooper Mabie worked with school staff to become involved in a summer youth program for migrant children. Along with two fellow troopers, Trooper Mabie spent Wednesdays at the school interacting with children who may not normally see police officers in a positive light. At the end of the summer, they had developed relationships and become buddies with many of the children in the program.
In August, Trooper Mabie visited Keeler Migrant Head Start to read to and interact with the young students there. Later, she and other post personnel coordinated a car seat safety check event for parents where they were able to correctly install 11 car seats, making the children who ride in these vehicles safer.
Michigan State Police Trooper Conner Mabie (courtesy MSP)
The award, which recognizes demonstrated leadership, commitment, and personal involvement in building positive police-community relationships, is named in honor of Col. Kriste Kibbey Etue, the 18th Director of the Michigan State Police.
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