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Feb. 18 Incident

Posted on: February 20, 2024 | Last Modified on: February 14, 2025

Procession for Officers Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge

With support from the Elmstrand and Ruge families, we would like to share that there will be a procession for our fallen Police Officers, Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge, from the Medical Examiner’s office (Minnetonka, MN) to a funeral home (Jordan, MN). It is tradition for public safety personnel to stay with the fallen. 

Community support – the public can show their support throughout the route. Please use caution when finding a place along the route as traffic will not be controlled.

The procession is anticipated to start at 2 p.m., today, Feb. 20 along 62nd Street in Minnetonka to I-494 to US-169 to Jordan.

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