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Newport honors Capt. Paul Kunkel for 27 years of community policing
City of Newport Board of Commissioners · December 16, 2025
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City officials honored Capt. Paul Kunkel for 27 years of service, citing his community-policing work, leadership of National Night Out and multiple outreach programs; Kunkel received a shadowbox and offered personal remarks.
The City of Newport recognized Capt. Paul Kunkel on Dec. 15 in a ceremony that commissioners and police leadership described as a tribute to decades of community-oriented policing.
"There will be no other Newport police officer as well known as Captain Paul…
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