John Rogers:  

I decided early on to try my hand at doing police work. After graduating from Normandale Community College I was hired by Henn. Co. Sheriff as a Deputy Sheriff and worked in the jail for just under a year. During that time they decided they didn't like me and let me go. In the mean time I discovered I liked to program computers and went to Brown College where I obtained my 2nd Associate degree in Bus. Admin. and Info. Systems and was quickly hired as a maintenance programmer on a dental accounting software package. After doing this job for less than a year I received an offer to once again return to police work, this time for the city of Columbia Heights. Police departments and computers were just in the process of coming together and they thought that I could help in both areas. Sounded good to me so there I went - and there I stayed. Twenty-four years later I'm still prowling around the streets of Columbia Heights, rising to the rank of sergeant and 3rd ranking officer of the 27-member department. On the personal front I'm still single and happy. No steady girlfriend (and no - I'm not looking for a boyfriend either for those who are curious). I recognize that I'm a pain in the ass and have found that things work best if I have limited contact with others and vice-versa. I bought a town home in Coon Rapids. Since I don't have kids I don't need a yard, and I did enough la...Expand for more