Pete Crum, 39, of Scandia, an inspector for the St. Paul Police Department, has entered the race for Washington County Sheriff. Crum boasts a wide range of experience beginning in 1985 when he joined the Marine Corps Reserve Military Police Company at Fort Snelling. He was activated for the first Persian Gulf War where he served with the 2nd Marine Division in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Since returning from the Persian Gulf in 1991, Crum has worked as a patrol officer and sergeant for the Minneapolis Police Department, a research associate for the University of Alaskaís Justice Center, assistant chief for Bethel, Alaska, and as an inspector and spokesman for the St. Paul Police. He stepped down from his position as spokesman in June to focus on his campaign for sheriff. His duties as an inspector include work as a certified emergency manager for the department. Crum is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with a double major in political science and sociology and has a masterís of public administration from the University of Alaska. Crum and his wife Lisa, have two children, Elias, 7, and Katie, 5.

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