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Sheriff Dave Bellows
Experience:
Sheriff Dakota County Sheriff’s Office Appointed February, 2010 Elected November, 2010, to four-year term
Chief Deputy Sheriff
Dakota County Sheriff’s Office Appointed February, 2000
Commander
Operations Division Dakota County Sheriff’s Office March, 1999
Member of the Lakeville Police Department
January 1980 to March 1999 Held the following ranks: Lieutenant 1994 to 1999 Sergeant 1989 to 1994 Detective 1987 to 1989 Patrol Officer 1980 to 1987
Education:
Master of Arts in Public Administration from Hamline University
Bachelor of Arts from Metropolitan State University
Graduate of the FBI National Academy (192 Session), Quantico, Virginia
Graduate of the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development (47th Session), Quantico, Virginia
Awards:
2008 Outstanding Alumni, Inver Hills Community College
Medal of Honor, Lakeville Police Department (1994)*
Award of Honor, Minnesota Public Safety Award (1994) * * Received awards as a member of the Lakeville Police Department for actions during the crash of an aircraft at the Airlake Airport.
Affiliations:
Instructor for the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) Supervision and Management Police Personnel Management
Adjunct Instructor in Law Enforcement Master’s Program at Metropolitan State University Policy Analysis Organizational Development