AURELIA, Iowa — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa announced that Brian Flikeid, chief of police for the Aurelia and Marcus Police Departments, has been recognized as a Freedom 250 Hometown Hero. The May 27 DOJ release says the national award is part of the Freedom 250 initiative tied to America’s 250th anniversary and honors people whose service reflects courage, generosity, liberty, and civic responsibility. Federal officials said Chief Flikeid was selected for leadership, collaboration, and long-running work to improve how crime victims experience the criminal-justice system in northwest Iowa. Victim-centered leadership across northwest Iowa According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Flikeid served as founding president of the board of the S.A.F.E. Center of Iowa, a model designed to create single sites where sexual-assault victims can receive care from reporting through follow-up mental-health counseling. The release also said he currently serves on the board of the Centers Against Abuse and Sexual Assault, which provides services across 19 northwest Iowa counties, and that he helped found the Cherokee County Sexual Assault Response Team. Flikeid … [Read more...] about Iowa Police Chief Brian Flikeid Named Freedom 250 Hometown Hero