Lieutenant Don Marose retired from the Minnesota State Patrol on April 3, 2020.\u00a0 At the time of his retirement Don was the statewide DRE\/SFST\/Phlebotomy Coordinator.\u00a0 He served with the State Patrol for nearly 32 years.\u00a0 He worked the freeways in Minnesota for the first 14 years of his career, working the overnight shift where he arrested and removed many impaired drivers from the roadways.\u00a0 He also supervised the Executive Protection\/Capitol Security Division from 2011 to 2013.<\/p>\n
Lieutenant Marose is a nationally known expert on impaired driving.\u00a0 He helped coordinate and start Minnesota\u2019s Phlebotomy Program which was one of the first in the nation.\u00a0 He has taught numerous DRE\/ARIDE classes throughout Minnesota, around the United States and Canada.<\/p>\n
Lieutenant Marose has served on the MADD Minnesota Advisory Board since 2011 and has been its chair since 2013.\u00a0 He helps plan and coordinate MADD\u2019s yearly statewide Law Enforcement Recognition and annual Walk Like MADD events.\u00a0 Don has been married to his wife Kathy for 8 years.\u00a0 He has two stepdaughters and five grandchildren.<\/p>\n
MADD is proud to recognize and honor Lieutenant Don Marose as its April Officer of the Month.\u00a0 We also thank him for his many years of service to the citizens of Minnesota.\u00a0 We wish Don the best for a long and happy retirement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"