St. Cloud Gets New Wheels
By Marisol Ortega
MCF-SCL is excited for our new patrol vehicles, a 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander and a 2019 Toyota Rav4 (which is under lease). Recently, challenges were experienced with our fleet and we have sent three (3) of our vehicles to surplus due to their age and condition, which reduces our current fleet significantly. Captain Dan Raden undertook the overwhelming task of getting upgraded vehicles. The last time an outside patrol vehicle was purchase was in 2015 and Capt. Raden is hoping for at least two more in FY 2024 which will allow us to relegate our current older model vehicles to addressing other transportation needs. Once the license plates and gas cards are secured, all assigned Outside Patrol staff will be brief on the new operating procedures, and updated Post Orders and will begin to roll out in these much-needed new wheels. Capt. Raden would like to thank following personnel who help in the process of obtaining the new vehicle:
• DOC Fleet Services staff- Scott Behrends, Amy Chamberlain.
• ADM Fleet Services - Jason Sykes.
• DOC CTU - Lt Ben Enerson
• MCF- SCL Staff- Laura Firkus, Jeremy Black, Lorene Binsfeld, Veronica Langer
• DOC Finance Services- Natalie Watters, Deborah Sullivan