In this issue:
- OJP: Don’t wait when a loved one goes missing — file a report right away
- Community Affairs: DPS team builds bridges at Community Connections Conference
- Commissioner's Corner: Check out our job opportunities, posted weekly
- Featured Social Media
 Don’t wait — file a missing person’s report right away
Every hour is critical in a missing person’s investigation, especially the first 48 to 72 hours after someone has disappeared.
In Minnesota, it’s a dangerous myth that you can’t file a missing person’s report for 24 hours. In fact, you can — and should — file a police report right away when a loved one is missing. Police are required to take the report.
When a loved one goes missing:
- File a police report immediately. This is just the first step in supporting a police investigation.
- Next, gather general identifying information about the person, such as a description, a recent color photo, and their cellphone number.
- The third step is to gather additional evidence for a more in-depth investigation, such as the missing person’s computer or other devices.
- Lastly, stay in touch with local investigators and update them with any new information as it becomes available.
Read our blog about how to file a missing person’s report. Plus, find additional details on our missing children and adults guidelines for families website.
 Janeth Nicandro (L), community services program specialist, shares information about DPS with attendees of the Community Connections Conference in Minneapolis
The Community Connections Conference is an annual free event that connects residents of Minneapolis, community groups, neighborhoods and local government. Employees from various Department of Public Safety divisions staffed booths at the conference:
- Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
- Community Affairs
- Driver and Vehicle Services
- Homeland Security and Emergency Management
- Human Resources
- Minnesota State Patrol
- Office of Justice Programs
The theme this year was “Participation is Power: Speak, Act, Grow.” Our teams were part of more than 100 booths from the City of Minneapolis and other groups who met with the community and engaged in conversations about the expanding services of and opportunities at DPS!
 Check out job openings on our weekly Employment Opportunities page
Our agency’s mission is to serve all communities to build a safer Minnesota.
We have many open roles in which you could share your experience and skills in doing just that – keeping people in Minnesota safe. Here are a few examples of the roles open at the Department of Public Safety:
- Radiological Emergency Preparedness and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) role (close date: Feb. 20)
- Business liaison with our Driver and Vehicle Services division (close date: Feb. 24)
- Grants coordinator for our Office of Justice Programs (close date: Feb. 26)
- Victim specialist in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Office (close date: Feb. 27)
Check out these and other job openings on our weekly Employment Opportunities page
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