explorer career while in college? i stopped being an explorer after my freshman year and then i role played at the annual conference. what does that mean? every year the explorer program had an annual conference at breezy point resort and they needed role players and they liked to use students or people that were in law enforcement. so you graduated from st. mary s? yes. what did you do after that? after that i would have gone to skills. in the summer of 1994. okay. and what do you mean by that? i went to skills. what does that mean? i went to the police certification program so i could get hired. where was that at? alexandria technical college. in alexandria, minnesota?
80? yes. what was your major at st. mary s? criminal justice and sociology with an emphasis on elderly studies or geriatric sociology. why did you take those courses? i wanted to go into law enforcement and i had an interest in understanding the older community and their needs and wants. did you graduate from st. mary s? yes, i did. was that a three year program? it was a four-year program, i finished it in three and a half because i had an internship in the summer. where did you internship? the columbia heights police department. columbia heights mark meadows columbia heights police department? yes. did you also continue your
while in college? i stopped being an explorer after my freshman year and then i role played at the annual conference. what does that mean? every year, the explorer program has an annual conference at breezy point resort and they needed role players. and they like to use students or people that were in law enforcement. so you graduated from st. mary s. yes. and you what did you do after that? after that, i would have gone to skills in the summer of 1994? ok. what do you mean by that? i went to skills. what does that mean? i went to the police certification program so i would get hired. where was that at? that was at the technical college. in alexandria, minnesota? correct. 120 miles? yeah. and did you stay there while
80? yeah, down towards la crosse. what was your major at st. mary s? criminal justice and sociology with an emphasis on elderly studies or geriatric sociology. i have an interest in serving the older community and understanding their needs and wants. did you graduate from st. mary s? yes, i did. was that a three-year program? four-year program, i finished it in 3 1/2 because i had an internship in the summer. where did you internship? columbia heights police department. columbia heights police department? yes. ok, what did you do at the columbia heights police department? i was assigned to an officer who was in their community oriented policing program. were you also did you also continue your explorer career
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,