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On Off The Clock Transit Police

On the Clock/Off the Clock: Capt. Rick Grates 

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Posted by Laura Baenen | Dec. 30, 2020

Lives: West Metro Years of service: 16 years Family: A wife, two daughters and two Labradors. My daughters are in college, one is about to earn a degree in social work and the other is studying elementary education. How did you come to [...]

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K-9 Merle sniffed and snuggled his way into MTPD fame 

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Posted by Drew Kerr | Dec. 28, 2020

Metro Transit Police Department K-9s are trained to protect the community by sniffing out shell casings and explosives. But Merle, a black Labrador who was among the department's first K-9s, also served as a four-footed goodwill ambassador, [...]

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MTPD lieutenant uses hobby to help families helped by HAT 

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Posted by Laura Baenen | Dec. 17, 2020

Lt. Erin Dietz recently discovered that she can use her stress-relieving hobby to help formerly homeless families. She finds and refinishes used furniture and donates them to families who have found permanent housing with the help of the Metro [...]

In This Together Transit Police

In This Together: Police Officer Brett Schuck 

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Posted by Drew Kerr | Nov. 10, 2020

Across the organization, Metro Transit employees’ work has been changed by the COVID-19 pandemic. These "In This Together" Q&As illustrate how employees are adapting both on and off the clock. Read more interviews here. How has the pandemic [...]

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Police recruits’ backgrounds include coping with chaotic childhood, war, career change 

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| Oct. 16, 2020

On Oct. 14 Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD) welcomed a diverse group of new officers with varied backgrounds and abilities. In addition to English, the recruits speak Somali, Arabic, Greek, Hmong and Spanish. Two are women, eight have been [...]

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