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New Carrington City Police Officer Hunter Lentz, right, is pictured with Police Chief Christopher Bittmann upon Lentz's graduation from Law Enforcement Training Academy.
When applying for a new job, sometimes it helps to have friends vouch for their local community.
In a way, that's one of the factors that brought new police officer Hunter Lentz to Carrington.
While going to school at NDSU, Lentz had two Carrington natives, Trey Rosenau and Drew Page, as roommates, along with Teddy Allmaras of New Rockford.
"I've been hunting in the area before," said Lentz of the region. "Being from the country, I just like the small community atmosphere here."
The 2019 Richland High School graduate was an active athlete in his school days, playing football, basketball and track for the Colts.
In college, he received his degree in physical and health education with a minor in psychology in 2023. He then attended the Law Enforcement Training Academy in Bismarck, finishing his certification in May.
Lentz's desire to not be tied down in an "office job", in his words, led him into the law enforcement field.
"I just kind of want to help people, and work with the community to make it better from within," he says. "Being an officer is a job where I'm always moving, and learning something new every day."
In his brief time in Carrington, he says of the city, "I like that it's a bit more quiet, but even with the two major highways, you get a lot of traffic. The people I've seen so far have been really welcoming and nice to me."
Lentz is single, and enjoys hunting and fishing in his leisure time.
He is excited to help protect and serve the city of Carrington.help people, and work with the community to make it better from within," he says. "Being an officer is a job where I'm always moving, and learning something new every day."
In his brief time in Carrington, he says of the city, "I like that it's a bit more quiet, but even with the two major highways, you get a lot of traffic. The people I've seen so far have been really welcoming and nice to me."
Lentz is single, and enjoys hunting and fishing in his leisure time.
He is excited to help protect and serve the city of Carrington.
