Matthew George Pufahl

Current agency: Carver Co. Sheriff's OfficeChaska, MN

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Licenses & certification

Licenses issued to this individual by a licensing authority.

Peace Officer

Status: Active
First awarded: Jun 3, 2024
Issued by: MN POST

Education & training

Recorded courses, newest completion dates first.

2026 Use of Force

Completed: Jul 28, 2026
Credits: 7
Sponsor: Carver Co. Sheriff's Office - SP01000
Instructor: Kyle Meinke, Max Deslauriers, Matthew Arnst, Lauryn Contessa, Jack Harris, Joelle Diersen, Kyle Watkins

Rifle Qualification

Completed: Jun 4, 2026
Credits: 1
Sponsor: Carver Co. Sheriff's Office - SP01000
Instructor: Kurt Schoening, Thomas Roble, Tyler Nelson, Alex Weber, Jon Howard, David Murphy, Joelle Diersen, Ben Sinko

Active Shooter Training

Completed: May 5, 2026
Credits: 6
Sponsor: Carver Co. Sheriff's Office - SP01000
Instructor: Matt Pysick, Jacob Hendricks, Matthew Arnst

Crime Scene Investigation Training

Completed: Apr 21, 2026
Credits: 2
Sponsor: Carver Co. Sheriff's Office - SP01000
Instructor: Ross Thompson

The Medical Examiner System and Medicolegal Death Investigation

Completed: Apr 21, 2026
Credits: 4
Sponsor: Midwest Medical Examiner's Office - SP10195
Instructor: Shane Sheets, MBA, D-ABMDI

Trauma Informed Responses to Domestic Violence Using Lethality Assessments

Completed: Apr 21, 2026
Credits: 1
Sponsor: Southern Valley Alliance For Battered Women - SP09792
Instructor: Southern Valley Alliance For Battered Women

DMT-G Certification Training

Completed: Apr 9, 2026
Credits: 22
Sponsor: DPS, Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension - SP00002

Handgun Qualification

Completed: Mar 31, 2026
Credits: 1
Sponsor: Carver Co. Sheriff's Office - SP01000
Instructor: J. Diersen, A. Weber, B. Sinko, D. Murphy, T. Nelson

Low Light Inclement Weather Shoot

Completed: Mar 31, 2026
Credits: 2
Sponsor: Carver Co. Sheriff's Office - SP01000
Instructor: J. Diersen, A. Weber, B. Sinko, D. Murphy, T. Nelson

2026 K9 Training

Completed: Mar 31, 2026
Credits: 2
Sponsor: Carver Co. Sheriff's Office - SP01000
Instructor: Matt Pysick

CPR and First Aid Refresher

Completed: Feb 24, 2026
Credits: 7
Sponsor: Carver Co. Sheriff's Office - SP01000
Instructor: Carver Co. Sheriffs Office

Hazardous Materials Awareness Training - Level 1 Part 2 of 2

Completed: Dec 6, 2025
Credits: 1
Sponsor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT)) - SP09631
Instructor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT))

Use of Force Part 4: Duty to Intercede

Completed: Nov 21, 2025
Credits: 1
Sponsor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT)) - SP09631
Instructor: William J. Everett, J.D. Anna L. Yunker, J.D.

Hazardous Materials Awareness Training - Level 1 Part 1 of 2

Completed: Nov 21, 2025
Credits: 1
Sponsor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT)) - SP09631
Instructor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT))

Fire Extinguisher & Emergencies

Completed: Nov 21, 2025
Credits: 1
Sponsor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT)) - SP09631

Use of Force Part 2: Law and Principles

Completed: Nov 21, 2025
Credits: 1
Sponsor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT)) - SP09631

Use of Force Part 3: Readiness

Completed: Nov 21, 2025
Credits: 1
Sponsor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT)) - SP09631
Instructor: Dr. William J. Lewinski; William J. Everett, J.D.

Bloodborne Pathogens

Completed: Nov 14, 2025
Credits: 1
Sponsor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT)) - SP09631

Hearing Conservation and Lead Awareness

Completed: Nov 14, 2025
Credits: 1
Sponsor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT)) - SP09631

Use of Force Part 1: Law and Principles

Completed: Nov 14, 2025
Credits: 1
Sponsor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT)) - SP09631

AWAIR and Employee Right-to-Know

Completed: Nov 13, 2025
Credits: 1
Sponsor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT)) - SP09631

Personal Protective Equipment

Completed: Nov 13, 2025
Credits: 1
Sponsor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT)) - SP09631
Instructor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT))

Respiratory Protection for Law Enforcement

Completed: Nov 13, 2025
Credits: 1
Sponsor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT)) - SP09631
Instructor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT))

ARIDE-Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement 2 day

Completed: Oct 30, 2025
Credits: 14
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

Handgun Quailification

Completed: Oct 23, 2025
Credits: 1
Sponsor: Carver Co. Sheriff's Office - SP01000
Instructor: Dierson, Roble, Weber, Howard, Sinko, Johnson, Bones, Schoening, Murphy

2025 Building Searching and Clearing

Completed: Sep 23, 2025
Credits: 2
Sponsor: Carver Co. Sheriff's Office - SP01000

Use of Force Part 3

Completed: Sep 23, 2025
Credits: 4
Sponsor: Carver Co. Sheriff's Office - SP01000

Firearms Training: Vehicle Tactics-Basic

Completed: Aug 28, 2025
Credits: 1
Sponsor: Carver Co. Sheriff's Office - SP01000

EVOC Pursuit Refresher With PIT

Completed: Jul 15, 2025
Credits: 8
Sponsor: Dakota County Technical College - SP09271
Instructor: Dakota County Technical College

MN CIT 40-Hour Course DAY 5

Completed: Jun 13, 2025
Credits: 8
Sponsor: MN Crisis Intervention Team (MNCIT) - SP10172
Instructor: MN Crisis Intervention Team (MNCIT)

MN CIT 40-Hour Course DAY 4

Completed: Jun 12, 2025
Credits: 8
Sponsor: MN Crisis Intervention Team (MNCIT) - SP10172
Instructor: MN Crisis Intervention Team (MNCIT)

MN CIT 40-Hour Course Day 3

Completed: Jun 11, 2025
Credits: 8
Sponsor: MN Crisis Intervention Team (MNCIT) - SP10172
Instructor: MN Crisis Intervention Team (MNCIT)

MN CIT 40Hour Course DAY 2

Completed: Jun 10, 2025
Credits: 8
Sponsor: MN Crisis Intervention Team (MNCIT) - SP10172
Instructor: MN Crisis Intervention Team (MNCIT)

MN CIT 40-Hour Course DAY 1

Completed: Jun 9, 2025
Credits: 8
Sponsor: MN Crisis Intervention Team (MNCIT) - SP10172
Instructor: MN Crisis Intervention Team (MNCIT)

2025 Use of Force Part 2

Completed: Jun 3, 2025
Credits: 4
Sponsor: Carver Co. Sheriff's Office - SP01000

Basic PIT/TVI

Completed: May 6, 2025
Credits: 8
Sponsor: Dakota County Technical College - SP09271
Instructor: Dakota County Technical College

Rifle Qualification

Completed: Apr 10, 2025
Credits: 1
Sponsor: Carver Co. Sheriff's Office - SP01000
Instructor: Dierson, Roble, Nelson, Weber, Howard, Sinko, Johnson, Bones, Schoening, Murphy

West Command Basic Public Order

Completed: Apr 6, 2025
Credits: 7
Sponsor: St. Louis Park Police Dept. - SP02721

SFST-Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Initial 2 day

Completed: Mar 26, 2025
Credits: 16
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

Firearms Low Light / Inclement Weather Training

Completed: Mar 18, 2025
Credits: 3
Sponsor: Carver Co. Sheriff's Office - SP01000
Instructor: Dierson, Roble, Weber, Howard, Sinko, Johnson, Bones, Schoening, Murphy

Handgun Quailification

Completed: Mar 18, 2025
Credits: 1
Sponsor: Carver Co. Sheriff's Office - SP01000
Instructor: Dierson, Roble, Weber, Howard, Sinko, Johnson, Bones, Schoening, Murphy

2025 Use of Force Part 1

Completed: Feb 18, 2025
Credits: 3
Sponsor: Carver Co. Sheriff's Office - SP01000
Instructor: Kurt Schoening, Katie Sandberg, Matthew Pysick, Joelle Dierson, Kyle Watkins, Max Deslauriers, Lauryn Contessa, Ben Sinko

Trauma Informed Responses to Domestic Violence Using Lethality Assessments

Completed: Jan 21, 2025
Credits: 1
Sponsor: Southern Valley Alliance For Battered Women - SP09792
Instructor: Southern Valley Alliance For Battered Women

Use of Force Part 3: Readiness

Completed: Dec 27, 2024
Credits: 1
Sponsor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT)) - SP09631
Instructor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (Lmc)

Use of Force Part 2: Law and Principles

Completed: Dec 26, 2024
Credits: 1
Sponsor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT)) - SP09631
Instructor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (Lmc)

Use of Force Part 1: Laws and Priciples

Completed: Nov 8, 2024
Credits: 1
Sponsor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT)) - SP09631
Instructor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (Lmc)

Hazardous Materials Awareness - Level 1 Part 2

Completed: Oct 31, 2024
Credits: 1
Sponsor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT)) - SP09631
Instructor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (Lmc)

Hazardous Materials Awareness - Level 1 Part 1

Completed: Oct 31, 2024
Credits: 1
Sponsor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT)) - SP09631
Instructor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (Lmc)

Duty to Intercede

Completed: Oct 31, 2024
Credits: 1
Sponsor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT)) - SP09631
Instructor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT))

Lead Awareness

Completed: Oct 31, 2024
Credits: 1
Sponsor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT)) - SP09631
Instructor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (Lmc)

Bloodborne Pathogens

Completed: Oct 26, 2024
Credits: 1
Sponsor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT)) - SP09631
Instructor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (Lmc)

Respiratory Protection for Law Enforcement

Completed: Oct 26, 2024
Credits: 1
Sponsor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT)) - SP09631
Instructor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (Lmc)

Portable Fire Extinguishers

Completed: Oct 26, 2024
Credits: 1
Sponsor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT)) - SP09631
Instructor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (Lmc)

Hearing Conservation

Completed: Oct 26, 2024
Credits: 1
Sponsor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT)) - SP09631
Instructor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (Lmc)

Handgun and Rifle Skill Building

Completed: Oct 24, 2024
Credits: 1
Sponsor: Carver Co. Sheriff's Office - SP01000
Instructor: Carver Co. Sheriffs Office

Use of Force Training

Completed: Sep 24, 2024
Credits: 8
Sponsor: Carver Co. Sheriff's Office - SP01000
Instructor: Carver Co. Sheriffs Office

Red Dot Familiarization and Skill Buiding

Completed: Aug 27, 2024
Credits: 6
Sponsor: Carver Co. Sheriff's Office - SP01000
Instructor: Carver Co. Sheriffs Office

Vehicle Impounds and Inventories

Completed: Jun 22, 2024
Credits: 1
Sponsor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT)) - SP09631
Instructor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (Lmc)

CPR and First Aid Refresher

Completed: Jun 13, 2024
Credits: 6
Sponsor: Carver Co. Sheriff's Office - SP01000
Instructor: Carver Co. Sheriffs Office

Personal Protective Equipment

Completed: Jun 12, 2024
Credits: 1
Sponsor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT)) - SP09631
Instructor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (Lmc)

Narcan Carry and Use

Completed: Jun 12, 2024
Credits: 1
Sponsor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT)) - SP09631
Instructor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (Lmc)

AWAIR and Employee Right-to-Know

Completed: Jun 10, 2024
Credits: 1
Sponsor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT)) - SP09631
Instructor: League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (Lmc)

Civil Cases

Cases connected through agency assignments.

Agencies

Known agency assignments linked to this profile.

Agency	Role	License	Start Date	End Date	Status
Carver Co. Sheriff's Office	Peace Officer	Peace Officer	Jun 3, 2024	Present	Active