Master Police Officer Michael Sedars - August 24, 1981 to September 19, 2011

Last Friday, we had a great time sending off Mike Sedars at his retirement reception.  After thirty years, Monday, September 19, 2011, will be Mike's last day as a Shawnee police officer. During his years at Shawnee PD, Mike served as a field training officer, tactical team member; and in January 2002, he became a member of the department’s newly formed Traffic Safety Unit, and that is where he served out the rest of his career.  When I came on in 1987, everyone told me to look for Mike if I had any questions about traffic crash investigations.  They said he was the department’s crash investigations expert.  Throughout the past 25 years, I have come to know why everyone looks to Mike for help.  Mike would put aside anything he was doing to explain how to perform a crash investigative task, or in most cases, he would do the work for us.  Mike is a shining example of an officer who puts others before himself.  He is one of the reasons why the Shawnee Police Department is a great law enforcement organization.

Mike - Thanks for your dedicated service to your fellow officers, the City, and  Community of Shawnee; and all the agencies around us that you have assisted throughout your honorable career.  Have fun and enjoy your well-deserved retirement.