Blog Archive: January 2023

​​DPS Commissioner Bob Jacobson ‘still has something to give’ to Minnesotans

Jan. 30

Department of Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobson has been called many things over the years: officer, detective, chief, director of public safety and now commissioner. His favorite name is “Papa Bob," which is what his nine grandchildren call him. Jacobson was sworn in Jan. 3...

​​​​​WANTED: Volunteer firefighters across Minnesota to save lives, protect communities

Jan. 26

What do you think of when you picture a firefighter? Historically, the image of a firefighter was probably a big strong man running out of a burning building, saving the life of a victim by carrying them in their arms. While that image may still be reality in some cases, the fire service is made...

​HSEM: Resolve to be Ready for any natural disaster that hits Minnesota

Jan. 23

January is more than half over, but that doesn't mean it's too late for a new resolution. Our Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) division is calling on all Minnesotans to Resolve to be Ready for a natural disaster. We had three federal disaster declarations and 12 state disaster..​.

​​​BCA uses family DNA to identify victims in cold cases, bring answers to loved ones​

Jan. 19

On March 13, 1981, a highway worker found skeletal remains of a man near a culvert along Interstate 90 in Rock County, Minn. Despite an exhaustive investigation, the man's identity remained a mystery. That is until last year, when forensic investigative genetic genealogy and DNA...

​Office of Traffic Safety wraps up holiday DWI campaign, but that’s no excuse to drive impaired​

Jan. 12

It was Thanksgiving Day when a Minnesota State Patrol trooper pulled over a woman for going 22 mph over the speed limit.​ She had just left a Thanksgiving lunch and was on her way to a Thanksgiving dinner. She also had an open bottle of alcohol under her seat and a blood alcohol concentration of 0.11. That was just one of the 2,228 DWI arrests during the 2022 holiday extra enforcement DWI campaign, which ran from the day before Thanksgiving through New Year's Eve. Our Office of Traffic Safety coordinates the campaign using funding provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Troopers, deputies and police officers across Minnesota join us in doing all we can to make sure everyone can enjoy a safe holiday season.​..

​​By the numbers: How Minnesota DPS serves you, 24 hours a day

Jan. 9

It can be hard to put everything that the Minnesota Department of Public Safety does into words. So we put it into numbers. Our more than 2,100 employees worked across the state last year serving Minnesota's nearly six million residents. Here are just a few of the accomplishments we're...

​​​​​​Help BCA stop human trafficking: Learn the signs and how to report it

Jan. 5

Imagine this: Your friend gets offered a job that sounds too good to be true. They take it, but when you see them again, you learn their new employer isn’t paying them while also making threats to their safety. Are they being trafficked for their labor? Do you know how to report it if they were? Throughout January – Human Trafficking Awareness Month – our Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) is working to make sure Minnesotans know the warning signs and how to report suspected human trafficking...

​​Christina Bogojevic steps into second-in-command role at Minnesota State Patrol

Jan. 3, 2023

Lt. Col. Christina Bogojevic has spent nearly 20 years as a Minnesota State Patrol trooper, but certain days stick out. Bogojevic, who was promoted to the agency's second-in-command Dec. 7, remembers working Christmas Eve 10 years ago. She was on day shift and was supposed...

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