Minnesota State Patrol to close Baxter dispatch center

Article by: Associated Press
Updated: February 21, 2013 - 6:11 PM

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wildbill987Feb. 21, 13 7:57 PM

Thanks Mark Dayton. Double whammy on us in Brainerd Area today.

wileyrulesFeb. 21, 13 8:20 PM

Wildbill, you should be thanking technology for losing those jobs. Dispatch and paper mill.

vampress_meFeb. 21, 13 8:49 PM

"Roseville will take calls north of the Twin Cities". Really? Somehow Roseville and north of the Twin Cities just strikes me as funny...

mn2niceFeb. 21, 13 9:19 PM

Car 43 where are Youuuuuuuuuuuu?

Lifeguard06Feb. 21, 13 9:28 PM

hopefully it means less troopers on 2

jackpinesavFeb. 22, 13 8:21 AM

Interesting that everyone wants "cuts" in government; just not affecting them. This has been studied for years, hopefully will work and allow DPS to put troopers on the road, where they can help. Very shallow reporting; no detail; no explantion of how dispatch can work over large area? Trib should do better.

basia2186Feb. 22, 1310:47 AM

There's an awful lot of Minnesota North of Roseville- like most of the state! I cannot believe, with computer technology today it matters one doggone bit if everyone is in the same couple of buildings. I live South of Ely. Dispatch was still located in Duluth a few years ago end when I described the location of the incident with mile markers, hwy. # and a local watering hole -dispatch was absolutely clueless. This sounds more like a pork relocation/ consolidation than a true money saver. There will be lawsuits due to metro employees being totally unfamiliar with the majority of the state's landmarks and geography. Foolishness I say! About relocating? Sure if my family was in Brainard