Today Captain Chris Wood administered the oath of office to the department’s two newest officers, Steve Pantelis and Eric Bromback.

Officer Pantelis graduated from Roseville Area High School, then joined the United States Marine Corps where he was stationed on the East Coast. He completed two deployments, one to Spain and one to West Africa. After the military, Officer Pantelis attended Inver Grove Community College and earned his associate’s degree in law enforcement. While attending school he worked for the Eden Prairie Police Department as a community service officer for a year and a half.

Officer Bromback graduated from Stillwater High School, then attended the University of St. Thomas where he earned a bachelor’s degree in communication and journalism. After college, Officer Bromback worked in sales for two years before completing his EMT certification. He then worked in the Level 1 Trauma Emergency Department at North Memorial Health in Robbinsdale. While pursuing his criminal justice studies, Officer Bromback worked as a security officer at North Memorial Health and assisted teaching EMT classes. Since January 2022, Officer Bromback has worked as a community service officer at the EPPD while attending the Law Enforcement Training Center at Hennepin Technical College.

The new officers will spend the next 3-4 months in the department’s field training program before patrolling by themselves.

Welcome Officers Pantelis and Bromback!

photo: Captain Chris Wood, Officer Eric Bromback, Officer Steven Pantelis