>> fridley police department came to my high school and had a booth set up for the fridley police explorers. >> did you join the explorers? >> yes, i did. >> why did you join the explorers? what is an explorer? >> it's part of the boy scouts of america. it's an area where you can have career enhancement or you can learn about different jobs like law enforcement or firefighting, things of that nature. >> and were you an explorer throughout your high school days? >> yes, i was. >> i can't remember if i asked what high school you went to. >> the high school in fridley. >> with respect to criminal justice and law enforcement, while you were in high school, besides being an explorer, did you do anything else? >> i had jobs. >> what was your job? >> my first job was at a gas station. >> what did you do there? >> clerk/cashier. >> did you continue that job in high school? >> yes, and into college. >> ok, so your next visit was college. >> yes. >> where did you go to college? >> st. mary's college in winona, minnesota. >> and that's about, what, 70 miles from here? 80? >> yeah, down towards la cros