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> University Police
Meet the Staff
 | Becky Binco
Lead Communications Safety Officer
E-mail: bbinco@montana.edu-- Phone: (406) 994-2121
I have worked as a Police Dispatcher for MSU PD for 7 years. I am certified through the Criminal Justice Information Network
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 | Kurt Blunck
Parking Services Manager
E-mail: kurt.blunck -- Phone: (406) 994-7747
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 | Thomas Bonnell
Police Officer
E-mail: tbonnell@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-1201
I have been a Police Officer with the Montana State University for 5 years and am the Residence Hall Officer for North Hedges. I am one of the Department’s Range Instructors and Bicycle Instructors and enjoy the outdoors.
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 | Beth Braun
Detective
E-mail: bbraun@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-1204
I graduated from Montana State University in May of 2005 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design and a Bachelor of Arts in Art Education (K-12). I am an Alumnus of the Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority. I began my career with the MSU Police Department in September of 2005 and am a certified Evidence Technician and Crime Scene Investigator. I enjoy time with family, friends, pets, and am an avid softball player.
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 | Ron Brekke
Parking Enforcement
E-mail: rbrekke@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-7943
I lived in Bozeman until I graduated from MSU in 1974 with a BS degree in I&ME.
I was in the Army for 2 years stationed in AZ. I worked at various manufacturing plants for 13 years in different states for the same company. After a corporation merger and layoff of employees I changed careers to sales and marketing for 14 years in CA. I returned to Montana and started working at MSU in August 2004 as a Parking Enforcement Officer
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Amy Brooke
Police Officer
E-mail: amy.brooke@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-1206
I am a 2006 graduate of MSU Bozeman with a degree in Sociology. Though a Seattle native, Bozeman has become home. I enjoy hiking, travelling, and drinking coffee with friends. |
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Jeremy Ewan
Police Officer
E-mail: jeremy.ewan@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-1209
I was raised in Three Forks, Montana and started my career in law enforcement with the Belgrade Police Department in 2006. I joined the MSU Police Department in 2008. I attended MSU as a student and spent three years as a newspaper reporter prior to joining the Belgrade Police Department. |
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Michael Jensen
Police Officer
E-mail: michael.jensen@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-1229
I was born and raised in Chester, Mt. I attended Miles Community College for one year before moving to the University of Montana Western in Dillon where I played basketball, had a lot of fun, and got a degree in Business Communications and a minor in Computer Technology (those are in order by the way). I then moved to Bozeman, got married and worked as a salesman for four years with Platt Electric Supply before joining the MSU Police Department in December of 2008. Some of my hobbies include hunting, fishing, basketball, golf, and softball.
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Terry Johnson
Police Officer
E-mail: terry.johnson@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-1210
I started with the MSU Police Department in 2008. I have been in Law Enforcement for 24 years, starting my career by working in a jail. I have been a Deputy Sheriff, Detective, K-9 Officer, Chief of Police and Sheriff. I enjoy the concept of community policing and working with the public and the students. My wife and I love Montana and enjoy hiking, fishing, hunting and snowshoeing but most of all the western life style and history.
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 | Susan (Sue) Lessley
Information Kiosk Manager
E-mail: slessley@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-7045
I am a Bozeman native and have worked at MSU for 27 years.I have two children and five grandchildren. My hobbies are bowling, camping, traveling, and reading.
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 | Chris McKeague
Police Officer
E-mail: christopher.mckeague@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-1207
I am originally from Lock Haven, PA where I earned a B.A. in Education/Psychology and played football while attending school. I moved to Portland, Oregon where I had a variety of jobs over six years, which included teaching Science, brewing beer and guiding fishing trips on the Deschutes River. I joined the MSU Police department in 2006 and plan on obtaining my Masters degree in Ecology during my stay. I hope to someday work in Alaska to study Steelhead. I spend my free time fishing, playing music and skiing.
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Mark Miller
Police Officer
E-mail: mark.miller@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-1208
I have spent the past 18 years hiking, skiing, rafting, fishing and biking through the mountains of Montana. During my spare time I worked as a Raft Guide, Waiter, Trail Crew Technician, Stone Mason and Assistant Editor of an outdoor magazine. I was also an Honors Student at MSU for several years while working towards an English degree. I am still a couple of semesters short and intend to finish this degree in the next twenty years while working for the MSUPD. When I am not in the mountains, I can be found hanging out with my wife and daughter. |
 | Chuck Parks
Parking Enforcement
E-mail: cparks@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-7943
I have been in Bozeman 30 years and with the MSU Police Dept. 12years. I have had two children graduate from MSU.
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 | Robert Putzke
Director and Chief
E-mail: rputzke@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-3220
I began my university police career as a dispatcher and student security officer in Houston, TX at Rice University in 1982. I became a police officer there in February 1984 and promoted to Sergeant in 1989. In 1993, I promoted to Assistant Chief at Stephen F. Austin University in East Texas, spending 11 years there. I became Chief at MSU in February 2004. Having spent over 25 years working at three different Universities, I feel qualified to say that MSU is the best University in the nation and the MSU Police Department has to be the best group of officers and staff to work for period! Also, I wouldn't trade living and working in Montana for anywhere else in the world! My family and I enjoy camping, hunting, fishing and whitewater rafting every chance we get.
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 | Jami Sanddal
Communications Safety Officer
E-mail:jamiw@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-2121
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| Ben Sevilla
Communications Safety Officer
Phone: (406) 994-2121
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 | James Sletten
Detective Sergeant
E-mail: sletten@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-1213
I graduated from Montana State University in May of 2001 with a B.S. in Sociology. As an undergraduate I was on the MSU Track & Field team and was an active member of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. In June of 2001 I became an MSU Police Officer and was promoted to Patrol Sergeant in August of 2005. In November of 2008 I transferred to the position of Detective Sergeant. I am also an MSU graduate student, currently working on a Master's Degree in Public Administration (MPA). Backpacking, weight training, and reading are a few of my favorite activities.
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 | Michael Stanley
Patrol Sergeant
E-mail: mstanley@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-1203
I am a native of Virginia, but Montana has been my home for nearly ten years now. I began working for the department in 2000 in the Parking Services division. In 2004 I applied for a sworn position and was lucky to be offered a position. I hold several law enforcement instructor certifications and thoroughly enjoy teaching and learning new skills. In 2009 I was promoted to Sergeant. My hobbies include mountain biking, scuba diving, fishing and metal working.
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 | Phillip Thomas
Patrol Sergeant
E-mail: pthomas@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-1216
I was born and raised in Montana. I live in Bozeman with my wife and two sons. I am a Department Firearms Instructor, Taser Instructor and Field Training Officer. I have worked in Law enforcement for 7 years. My hobbies are hunting, hiking, and staying in shape.
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 | Matt Wemple
Patrol Sergeant
E-mail: mwemple@montane.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-1215
I am a 7 year veteran of the MSU police department with a total of 12 years law enforcement experience. I am currently the senior patrol sergeant. In addition to patrol sergeant duties I coordinate the Field Training Officer Program and am a Defensive Tactics Instructor. Prior to MSU, I worked for municipal and university law enforcement agencies outside Montana. I serve in the Montana National Guard, and am a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. I have a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice and a Master's Degree in Public Administration. Outside of the department I am an avid hunter, fisherman, and freelance outdoor writer.
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 | Tim Wenthe
Police Officer
E-mail: timothy.wenthe@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-1205
I received my bachelor degree in Liberal Studies from Indiana University. After several years in the bicycle and fitness industry, I moved from the Midwest to Montana where law enforcement became my vocation, first as a Detention Officer and then as a Police Officer. I enjoy exploring the wilderness of Montana via backpacking, snowshoeing, and skiing. If, as a result, I become frostbitten, I have, on occasion, been known to thaw out at a hot springs.
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 | Thad Winslow
Police Officer
E-mail: thad.winslow@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-1225
I have been with the Montana State University Police Department since 2007 and am the Residence Hall Officer for Roskie Hall.
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