Sherilyn Fyle is the newest member of the Pequot Lakes Police Department, following city council action Tuesday, May 5.
The department had 45 applicants for the officer position and interviewed 11 candidates, police chief Eric Klang said.
The police department is authorized for six full-time officers, but has had five officers for over a year, ever since the council fired former officer Josh Gartner in September 2014. Since that time, the sixth position was filled by part-time officers and by paying overtime.
The police department conducted a selection process that included an application, supplemental application, community interview, law enforcement interview, chief's interview and essay submission. Through that process, Fyle was identified as the best candidate.
She has been an emergency dispatcher for over seven years, a part-time officer with the Crosslake Police Department for over five years, and a part-time Pequot Lakes police officer for over a year.
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She also previously worked as a paramedic for Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby and has maintained her paramedic license.
Fyle tentatively will start two weeks after notifying her current employer at $18.35 per hour.
The police department also hired Mike Davis (council member Scott Pederson abstained from voting) and Steve Emerson as part-time officers. Davis is a Pequot Lakes resident and Crow Wing County sheriff's deputy. Emerson recently graduated from Central Lakes College and has been a reserve with the department.
