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Dustin A. Reichert, Deputy Sheriff (retired)
Dustin in a retired deputy sheriff from the Anoka County Sheriff's Office in Andover, MN & worked part time for the Ramsey County Sheriff's Officer prior to that. He was a Patrol Deputy & a Detective on the Anoka-Hennepin Violent Crimes & Drug Task Force. He was also a certified Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) & a DRE Instructor, as well as a graduate of the DEA 2 Week Drug School.
After 10 years in law enforcement Dustin was involved in a violent gun battle when arriving on a loud music call on a quiet weekday night. He was struck in the arm & pelvic region. Those injuries would eventually result in him having to medically retire from law enforcement.
After retirement Dustin switched career gears and worked as a professional event MC, team building facilitator, a motivational speaker & trained in voice over work. He also works as an entertainment hypnotists experienced in the world of comedy improv and brings those skills to all facets of what he does.
Since retirement Dustin says he still has the law enforcement bug & the investigative itch and takes his combined experience & skills to bring you these dynamic & tragic stories in the True Crime Brief.
Dustin looks forward to bringing his style of story telling to the True Crime Brief just the way he did with his book "10-88! Officer Down". He is confident that he will draw you in the the story, the style and the subjects he is focused on in the True Crime Brief Podcast stories.
Order Dustin's book "10-88! Officer Down" today! Dustin breaksdown the intense details of his shooting on a very routine call, the chaos of healing, the legal & internal process, and the PTSD that resulted from all of it. Most importantly, the path he found to healing. Get it on Amazon today!
Here is a episode on the Officer Down Memorial Podcast where Dustin's story was the first in the "survivor series". Check it out & check out this great podcast series done by Sheriff Scott Rose as he shares amazing stories of officers that have made the ultimate sacrifice in the life of duty.
