An Eden Prairie police officer was honored last week for making three DWI arrests during a single shift — a feat known in law enforcement circles as a “Hat Trick.”
Officer Chad Streiff received a personalized hockey stick from Bill Hammes, law enforcement liaison with the Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety, in recognition of his May 7-8 shift. The acknowledgment was announced in a June 30 blog post by the Eden Prairie Police Department.
The first arrest occurred at about 7:30 p.m. on May 7, when Streiff stopped a vehicle near Interstate 494 and Highway 62 after it came to a halt in a crosswalk. The driver, who smelled of alcohol and had watery eyes, admitted to drinking. A preliminary breath test showed a blood alcohol content of 0.08 – the legal threshold for DWI in Minnesota. Streiff arrested the driver on suspicion of fourth-degree DWI…