Olmsted County Sheriff s Office is on a hiring push
Olmsted County Sheriff Kevin Torgerson is looking for candidates with not only the right qualifications but the right character.
Posted: Jun 22, 2021 6:01 PM
Updated: Jun 22, 2021 6:04 PM
Posted By: Annalise Johnson
OLMSTED COUNTY, Minn. - Calling all licensed peace officers: the Olmsted County Sheriff s Office is on a hiring push.
Olmsted County Sheriff Kevin Torgerson is looking for candidates with not only the right qualifications but the right character. The slogan protect and serve, it s on squad cars all over the country. Really it should be reversed in my opinion. It s serving and then protecting. Serving people, if they come with that in mind, they come with higher character and that s the kind of people we want. We want people that really care about a community, he says.
Deaths blamed on flood of counterfeit, illicit drugs laced with fentanyl 8:30 am, Apr. 28, 2021 ×
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ROCHESTER, Minn. Minnesota experienced a 32% increase in overdose deaths between October 2019 and September 2020, according to preliminary data released last week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
With 1,000 overdose deaths in the state during the period of collection, the jump marked an increase of 246 overdose deaths in the state over the previous year. During this same period, North Dakota experienced a 20% increase in overdose deaths, while South Dakota saw overdose deaths fall by 5%.
The 2019-20 spike in Minnesota mirrors nationwide trends, a 12-month period in which 87,000 Americans died from drug overdose for an increase of 28.8% over the previous year. By comparison, 2018-19 marked just a 5% increase in overdose deaths within the United States.
Deaths blamed on flood of counterfeit, illicit drugs laced with fentanyl 8:30 am, Apr. 28, 2021 ×
Special to The Forum
ROCHESTER, Minn. Minnesota experienced a 32% increase in overdose deaths between October 2019 and September 2020, according to preliminary data released last week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
With 1,000 overdose deaths in the state during the period of collection, the jump marked an increase of 246 overdose deaths in the state over the previous year. During this same period, North Dakota experienced a 20% increase in overdose deaths, while South Dakota saw overdose deaths fall by 5%.
The 2019-20 spike in Minnesota mirrors nationwide trends, a 12-month period in which 87,000 Americans died from drug overdose for an increase of 28.8% over the previous year. By comparison, 2018-19 marked just a 5% increase in overdose deaths within the United States.
Deaths blamed on flood of counterfeit, illicit drugs laced with fentanyl 8:30 am, Apr. 28, 2021 ×
Special to The Forum
ROCHESTER, Minn. Minnesota experienced a 32% increase in overdose deaths between October 2019 and September 2020, according to preliminary data released last week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
With 1,000 overdose deaths in the state during the period of collection, the jump marked an increase of 246 overdose deaths in the state over the previous year. During this same period, North Dakota experienced a 20% increase in overdose deaths, while South Dakota saw overdose deaths fall by 5%.
The 2019-20 spike in Minnesota mirrors nationwide trends, a 12-month period in which 87,000 Americans died from drug overdose for an increase of 28.8% over the previous year. By comparison, 2018-19 marked just a 5% increase in overdose deaths within the United States.