The Iowa State Patrol reports Trooper Wayne Brosam, of Atlantic, received honorable mention for the “Looking Beyond the License Plate Award” that 3M Corporation sponsored at the 2013 International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference.

Commissioner Noble, 3M Corporation Government Services Manager Tom Pugh, Trooper Brosam (Center) and Colonel Garrison are shown in the photo provided by the ISP.

Trooper Brosam was nominated for a traffic stop that he initiated for speed and registration violations that resulted in the recovery of an abducted 14 year old female. The award is to recognize law enforcement officers whose observations of a license plate resulted in the apprehension of a suspect or the solution of a crime.

The state of North Dakota was preparing to issue an AMBER Alert for the juvenile, but stopped when they were notified that the Iowa State Patrol already had recovered her unharmed. Trooper Brosam said that while talking to the driver he felt that the man’s story did not add up. He continued to question the occupants of the vehicle until he had sufficient grounds to take the driver into custody.

In a letter from the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, they wrote, “This award is indicative of both Trooper Brosam’s individual excellence and dedication to highway and public safety as well as the excellence of the Iowa State Patrol which has supported him in providing outstanding service to the citizens of your state.”

Colonel Robert Garrison said that this is what the citizens of Iowa have come to expect from the Iowa State Patrol and Trooper Brosam is a great example to all law enforcement that there is no such thing as a routine traffic stop.