LAURIUM – The Laurium Village Police Department welcomed a new officer to the force in September. Officer Steve Eskola, a Laurium native and graduate of Calumet High School, completed his training at Northern Michigan University’s Regional Police Academy on Aug. 15. He is also a firefighter with the Laurium Fire Department.

Laurium Police Chief Kurt Erkkila said Eskola attended the academy on a grant through the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES). Upon graduation, he was hired to the Laurium Police Department, where he completed his field training.

Actually, said Erkkila, Eskola began his field training even before entering the academy as Eskola had earlier expressed an interest in entering law enforcement. “He rode along with us,” said Erkkila. “He did some traini

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