9 & 10 News
March 11, 2021
Law enforcement officers take the pledge “To Protect and Serve.” But some would like to see more women taking that oath.
March is Women’s History Month – and we wanted to know about the women in law enforcement careers. Michigan State Police are seeing fewer females choosing careers in law enforcement. State Police say just 9 of the 55 graduates from last week’s Trooper Recruit School are women – and they’re trying to change that.
9&10 met with a State Trooper and a local sheriff’s deputy to find out what led them down this career path.
Michigan State Police Trooper Kristina Droste works for the Gaylord Post. “As a soon as that tiny little hint of an idea entered my mind of joining law enforcement, it was something I couldn’t deny. And I just felt really called to the profession.”