Benjamin Richard Bauer

Current agency: Minnesota State PatrolSt. Paul, MN

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Licenses & certification

Licenses issued to this individual by a licensing authority.

Peace Officer

Status: Active
First awarded: May 29, 2021
Issued by: MN POST

Education & training

Recorded courses, newest completion dates first.

Tourniquets and Trauma Kits

Completed: May 26, 2026
Credits: 1
Sponsor: PoliceOne Academy - SP10365
Instructor: Jeffrey Dino

Airborne and Bloodborne Pathogens

Completed: May 19, 2026
Credits: 1
Sponsor: PoliceOne Academy - SP10365
Instructor: PoliceOne Academy

SFST Updates/Refresher

Completed: May 7, 2026
Credits: 4
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

Glock 45 and Trijicon SRO Transition

Completed: May 6, 2026
Credits: 16
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003

Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) Refresher Online

Completed: Apr 19, 2026
Credits: 4
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003

Field Force Preparation & Refresher Training

Completed: Apr 1, 2026
Credits: 4
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Abigail Burch, Andrew Brinkman, Adam Fulton, Jason Engeldinger, Aaron Struntz, Brett Hayes

Crisis Intervention in Dealing with Mentally Ill Subjects

Completed: Sep 23, 2025
Credits: 2
Sponsor: PoliceOne Academy - SP10365

Autism for Law Enforcement: Promoting Safe Outcomes

Completed: Sep 22, 2025
Credits: 2
Sponsor: PoliceOne Academy - SP10365

Anti-Bias Training for Law Enforcement

Completed: Sep 22, 2025
Credits: 2
Sponsor: PoliceOne Academy - SP10365
Instructor: Nicholas Greco

EMR Refresher

Completed: Sep 10, 2025
Credits: 8
Sponsor: North Memorial Ems Education - SP09057
Instructor: North Memorial Ems Education

CIST 2025 - EVOC

Completed: Sep 9, 2025
Credits: 4
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Ellissa Schmidt

CIST 2025 - Use of Force

Completed: Sep 9, 2025
Credits: 4
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Jason Halvorson

CIST 2025 - Firearms

Completed: Sep 8, 2025
Credits: 5
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Dave Johnston

Airborne and Bloodborne Pathogens

Completed: Jun 12, 2025
Credits: 1
Sponsor: PoliceOne Academy - SP10365
Instructor: PoliceOne Academy

MSP Use of Force & Firearms Online

Completed: May 14, 2025
Credits: 1
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Jason Halvorson, Dave Johnston

2025 DIST Firearms

Completed: May 14, 2025
Credits: 4
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: David Johnston

Field Training Officer (FTO) Refresher

Completed: Apr 10, 2025
Credits: 4
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

Taser User Certification Course

Completed: Feb 18, 2025
Credits: 7
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

2024 Toward Zero Deaths Statewide Conference

Completed: Oct 23, 2024
Credits: 8
Sponsor: Toward Zero Deaths Committee - SP10211
Instructor: Toward Zero Deaths Committee

Autism for Law Enforcement: Definition and Prevalence

Completed: Oct 18, 2024
Credits: 2
Sponsor: PoliceOne Academy - SP10365
Instructor: PoliceOne Academy

Conflict and Dispute Resolution

Completed: Oct 18, 2024
Credits: 1
Sponsor: PoliceOne Academy - SP10365
Instructor: PoliceOne Academy

Conflict and Dispute Resolution

Completed: Oct 18, 2024
Credits: 1
Sponsor: PoliceOne Academy - SP10365
Instructor: PoliceOne Academy

Interacting with the Mentally Ill as a First Responder

Completed: Oct 15, 2024
Credits: 1
Sponsor: PoliceOne Academy - SP10365
Instructor: PoliceOne Academy

Interacting with the Mentally Ill as a First Responder

Completed: Oct 15, 2024
Credits: 1
Sponsor: PoliceOne Academy - SP10365
Instructor: PoliceOne Academy

Crisis Intervention Training (CIT)- Crisis Response

Completed: Oct 5, 2024
Credits: 1
Sponsor: PoliceOne Academy - SP10365
Instructor: PoliceOne Academy

2024 MSP EVOC Centralized In-Service Training

Completed: Oct 3, 2024
Credits: 4
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

MN State Patrol Centralized In-Service Training

Completed: Oct 2, 2024
Credits: 4
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

EMR Refresher- 8 hours

Completed: Oct 2, 2024
Credits: 8
Sponsor: North Memorial Ems Education - SP09057
Instructor: North Memorial Ems Education

MSP CIST Firearms training 2024

Completed: Oct 1, 2024
Credits: 5
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

Hostage Negotiations

Completed: Sep 23, 2024
Credits: 1
Sponsor: PoliceOne Academy - SP10365
Instructor: PoliceOne Academy

Hostage Negotiations

Completed: Sep 23, 2024
Credits: 2
Sponsor: PoliceOne Academy - SP10365
Instructor: PoliceOne Academy

MN LEMA Honor Guard Camp

Completed: Sep 19, 2024
Credits: 33
Sponsor: Minnesota Law Enforcement Memorial Association (LEMA) - SP09725
Instructor: Mn Law Enforcement Memorial Association (Lema)

Criminal Interdiction Training (1 day)

Completed: Jul 10, 2024
Credits: 8
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

2024 DIST Firearms Training

Completed: May 1, 2024
Credits: 3
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

Still Standing. Still Smiling. John Kriesel-Motivational Speaker

Completed: Mar 20, 2024
Credits: 1
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

Hate Crimes for Law Enforcement

Completed: Feb 26, 2024
Credits: 1
Sponsor: PoliceOne Academy - SP10365
Instructor: PoliceOne Academy

2023 Toward Zero Deaths Statewide Conference

Completed: Nov 15, 2023
Credits: 8
Sponsor: Toward Zero Deaths Committee - SP10211
Instructor: Toward Zero Deaths Committee

EMR Refresher- 8 hours

Completed: Oct 27, 2023
Credits: 4
Sponsor: North Memorial Ems Education - SP09057
Instructor: North Memorial Ems Education

Centralized In-Service Training (CIST) Use of Force/Taser 2023

Completed: Oct 26, 2023
Credits: 4
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

CIST Firearms 2023

Completed: Oct 26, 2023
Credits: 5
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

EVOC CIST 2023

Completed: Oct 25, 2023
Credits: 2
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

Traffic Incident Management (TIM) CIST 2023

Completed: Oct 25, 2023
Credits: 1
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

Crisis Intervention in Dealing with Mentally Ill Subjects

Completed: Oct 17, 2023
Credits: 2
Sponsor: PoliceOne Academy - SP10365
Instructor: PoliceOne Academy

Autism for Law Enforcement: Promoting Safe Outcomes

Completed: Oct 10, 2023
Credits: 2
Sponsor: PoliceOne Academy - SP10365
Instructor: PoliceOne Academy

Community Policing Strategies

Completed: Oct 6, 2023
Credits: 1
Sponsor: PoliceOne Academy - SP10365
Instructor: PoliceOne Academy

Crisis Intervention Training (CIT)- Introduction to Mental Health Crisis

Completed: Oct 4, 2023
Credits: 1
Sponsor: PoliceOne Academy - SP10365
Instructor: PoliceOne Academy

Bloodborne Pathogens

Completed: Jun 22, 2023
Credits: 1
Sponsor: PoliceOne Academy - SP10365
Instructor: PoliceOne Academy

Field Force Preparation & Refresher Training

Completed: Jun 7, 2023
Credits: 3
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

DRE Instructor School-Drug Evaluation and Classification Program

Completed: Apr 28, 2023
Credits: 72
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

Firearms DIST 2023

Completed: Apr 27, 2023
Credits: 4
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

DIST - SFST Refresher

Completed: Apr 27, 2023
Credits: 4
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

Field Training Officer (FTO) Refresher

Completed: Mar 14, 2023
Credits: 3
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

Mindfulness for Resilience

Completed: Feb 28, 2023
Credits: 2
Sponsor: Marie K. Ridgeway LICSW, LLC - SP10474
Instructor: Marie K. Ridgeway LICSW, LLC

Big Medicine & What to Eat

Completed: Feb 28, 2023
Credits: 2
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

Handheld OC Chemical Training Online

Completed: Dec 20, 2022
Credits: 1
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

Use of Force/DT/Taser CIST 2022

Completed: Oct 14, 2022
Credits: 4
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

Crisis Intervention Training - Dementia CIST 2022

Completed: Oct 13, 2022
Credits: 1
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

EVOC CIST 2022

Completed: Oct 13, 2022
Credits: 2
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

Firearms CIST 2022

Completed: Oct 13, 2022
Credits: 4
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

Conflict Management Training CIST 2022

Completed: Oct 13, 2022
Credits: 1
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

EMR Refresher- 8 hours

Completed: Oct 12, 2022
Credits: 4
Sponsor: North Memorial Ems Education - SP09057
Instructor: North Memorial Ems Education

New Field Training Officer (FTO) School

Completed: Sep 15, 2022
Credits: 16
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder

Completed: Jun 11, 2022
Credits: 2
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

Sleep Seminar-Rethinking Sleep

Completed: Jun 9, 2022
Credits: 2
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

Protests, Police and the Press: Balancing Operational Challenges of Law Enforcement with First Amendment Rights

Completed: Jun 7, 2022
Credits: 2
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

Autism - on line

Completed: May 31, 2022
Credits: 1
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

Firearms DIST 2022

Completed: May 2, 2022
Credits: 4
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

Taser 7 User Training

Completed: Apr 7, 2022
Credits: 6
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

EMR Refresher- 8 hours

Completed: Oct 1, 2021
Credits: 4
Sponsor: North Memorial Ems Education - SP09057
Instructor: North Memorial Ems Education

First Aid CIST 2021

Completed: Oct 1, 2021
Credits: 4
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

Use of Force/DT/Taser CIST 2021

Completed: Sep 30, 2021
Credits: 4
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

Crisis Intervention - A three step model for crisis intervention

Completed: Sep 30, 2021
Credits: 2
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

Firearms CIST 2021

Completed: Sep 30, 2021
Credits: 4
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

EVOC CIST 2021

Completed: Sep 29, 2021
Credits: 4
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

DWI Search Warrant eCharging Training - New Users

Completed: Jun 2, 2021
Credits: 3
Sponsor: DPS, Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension - SP00002
Instructor: DPS, Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension

Civil Cases

Cases connected through agency assignments.

Agencies

Known agency assignments linked to this profile.

Agency	Role	License	Start Date	End Date	Status
Minnesota State Patrol	Peace Officer	Peace Officer	May 29, 2021	Present	Active