Oak Park Heights' Binkley Promotes to 3rd Watch Lieutenant

By Sherlinda Wheeler

Congrats to Sgt. Travis Binkley on his promotion to 3rd watch Lieutenant!

Lt. Binkley began his career with the DOC in 2010 as a Kitchen Supervisor at STW. In April 2011, he started as an Officer at FRB where he worked for two years before transferring to OPH, then was promoted to Sgt. on 3rd watch in June, 2018.

Binkley has volunteered for a variety of programs and projects. He started as a Field Training Officer in 2017, and in 2021 he assumed the role of FTO Coordinator. In 2014, he joined the Crisis Intervention Team, progressing to a CIT Coach in 2018.

L - R: Lt. Travis Binkley and his father Sgt. Mark Binkley