White Bear Press — Driving downtown on a rainy Wednesday afternoon, White Bear Lake Police Department Sgt. John Vette ’00 reminisced about decades of Marketfest—the weekly summer festival began when he was in seventh grade and he now enjoys making sure people are safe while they peruse the wares.
On that rainy afternoon Aug. 9, officers on duty were investigating a theft and a harassment complaint while Vette patrolled the town.
“I grew up here,” he said, indicating a rambler on Wood Avenue. His journey to police sergeant began back in those days when he talked to officers at school dances at White Bear Lake Area High School.
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Vette has been an officer for 17 years; he started with the St. Cloud Police Department after graduating from St. Cloud State University with a criminal justice degree.
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