MN POST case studies

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The Minnesota POST Peace Officer Licensing Exam is the state licensing assessment administered through the Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST Board) for candidates seeking licensure as peace officers in Minnesota. It is intended for people who have completed the required academic and skills-based preparation - typically a POST Board–approved professional peace officer education program, or an equivalent pathway - and who must demonstrate minimum competency before being licensed and sworn. The MN POST case studies are 5 cases and about 5,126 words.

Two Beers, Four Blocks, and a PBT of 0.114

At 0138 hours you stop a sedan after it crosses the fog line twice in three blocks and drifts about 6 inches over the center line. The driver, 41, produces a valid license and insurance card but fumbles both, then says he had 'two beers about an hour ago' and is 'just trying to get home, it's four blocks.' You note bloodshot, watery eyes, slurred speech, and a strong odor of alcohol.

963 words, about 5 min 2

Black Hoodie, Two Blocks, Hands in Pockets

At 2302 a 911 caller reports that a man in a black hoodie just tried to carjack a woman at the ATM at 4th and Cedar, ran north, and might have a gun. The caller gives a name and stays on the line.

1,030 words, about 5 min 3

The Forearm on the Throat

At 0215 you and three other officers respond to a man, 29, breaking windows at a transit shelter. You find him agitated, shouting, holding a piece of rebar about 2 feet long, but making no move toward anyone.

1,007 words, about 5 min 4

The Envelope at the Neighborhood Meeting

You are the assigned officer at a neighborhood association meeting after four catalytic converter thefts in six weeks. About 40 residents attend.

1,059 words, about 5 min 5

The Text, the Missing Handgun, and a Deadbolted Door

At 1940 you are dispatched to a welfare check. The caller, a woman of 62, says her son, 31, has not left his apartment in two days, has been messaging that he wants to end it and has a plan, and that a handgun is missing from her home where he stayed last weekend.

1,067 words, about 5 min