The Babbitt City Council interviewed Braden Skifstad, currently a student at Bemidji State University for a job with the Babbitt police department.
Skifstad wants to work for Babbitt because folks “from outside this area speak very highly of Babbitt and I think that would align myself very well here.”
Skifstad spoke about his experience with his current employer, Bemidji State University’s Department of Public Safety, and how that has informed his tactics as a future law enforcement officer. He’s had experience de-escalating situations with the unhoused sleeping in campus buildings and in front of student dormitories. He also voiced his desire to further his training on how to help support victims of sex crimes, “I want to be super calm and approachable to the victim, remind ‘em of their victim rights as well.”
