Congratulations to Deputy Chief Steve Johnson, who will retire on April 30 after more than 30 years of service with University of Minnesota Police Department (UMPD). Johnson started as a student worker at the U in 1970 and joined the UMPD in 1976 as a student intern in the crime prevention office. He officially joined the staff in April of 1979. Johnson handled press calls, among other things, for the UMPD; Lt. Chuck Miner will handle that duty until a replacement is hired.

Johnson plans to dive into his woodworking, he said. He does cabinet and furniture building on the side and has been remodeling his house; now friends want him to work on their houses, he said, but he’s not looking to start a business.

“This [UMPD] job I’ve been doing tends to consume,” he said, adding that he looks forward to doing “a lot of the things I used to do, like canoeing and fishing.” Don’t we all.

last revised: April 17, 2008

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