good people and i wanted to be something like that some day. and because of that, because of him being at your school, did you start out doing that? yes. and what was your first job or volunteer work as a some type of a law enforcement officer student, school cop? first thing i did was in junior high was a school patrol officer, if that counts. yes, it does count. what did the school patrol officer do back then? it was junior high so we helped the younger grade school aged children get across the street. and did you continue to do that throughout junior high? yes, sixth, seventh and eighth grade. and after getting into high school, what did you do? fridley police department came to my high school and had a booth set up for the fridley police explorers. did you join the explorers? yes, i did. why did you join the
how old are you, ma am? 49. are you married? yes. is your husband in the courtroom? yes, he is. what s his name. jeff potter. how long have you been married? over 25 years. when did you first meet your husband? when i was 15. when you were in high school? yes. and did you reunite much later? yes, when i was in college. and what does your husband do? he works for a health care system now. is he a retired police officer also? yes, he is. where was he a police officer? fridley, minnesota. was he also a member of a drug task force? yes, he was. with respect to your children, do you have children? yes. what are they, two boys? i have two boys. what are their names. nicholas and samuel. are they in the courtroom? no, they re not. where s nicholas?
explorers? what s the explorer? it s part of the boy scouts of america. it s an area where you can have career enhancement or learn about different jobs like law enforcement or fire fighting, things of that nature. were you an explorer throughout your high school days? yes, i was. i can t remember if i asked what high school you went to. tatino grace high school in fridley. with respect to criminal justice or law enforcement while you were in high school, besides being an explorer, did you do anything else? i had jobs. what was your job? my first job was at a gas station. what did you do there? clerk, cashier. did you continue that job through high school? yes. into college. where did you go to college? st. mary s college in winona, minnesota. that s 70 miles from here,
explorers? what is an explorer? it s part of the boy scouts of america. it s an area where you can have career enhancement or you can learn about different jobs like law enforcement or firefighting, things of that nature. and were you an explorer throughout your high school days? yes, i was. i can t remember if i asked what high school you went to. the high school in fridley. with respect to criminal justice and law enforcement, while you were in high school, besides being an explorer, did you do anything else? i had jobs. what was your job? my first job was at a gas station. what did you do there? clerk/cashier. did you continue that job in high school? yes, and into college. ok, so your next visit was college. yes. where did you go to college? st. mary s college in winona, minnesota. and that s about, what, 70 miles from here?
0 where s that at? he s currently stationed in florida. and your other son, where is he at? he s in college in north dakota. are they going to be home for the holidays? yes, they will. is your mother in the courtroom? yes. and your sister? no, she s not. but is your brother in the courtroom. yes, he is. and besides your brother and your mother, your father is deceased? yes. and do you have any other siblings? i have another sister and a brother. what do they do you know what their ages are? my oldest sister is in her 50s and my other brother is in his 50s also. my sister works for a medical device company my oldest brother works for a parking company and my other brother works for retail. . going back to when you were a youngster, where do you go to elementary school? immaculate conception. where is that? columbia heights. did you live that neighborhood? yes, i did. while you were going to that school did you have a police officer