Nicholas Swanson

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: Oct 23, 2021
Issued by: MN POST

Education & training

Recorded courses, newest completion dates first.

Law Enforcement Phlebotomy Requalification

Completed: Aug 12, 2026
Credits: 4
Sponsor: Dakota County Technical College - SP09271
Instructor: Dakota County Technical College

Tourniquets and Trauma Kits

Completed: Jun 2, 2026
Credits: 1
Sponsor: PoliceOne Academy - SP10365
Instructor: Jeffrey Dino

Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) Refresher Online

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

Airborne and Bloodborne Pathogens

Completed: May 6, 2026
Credits: 1
Sponsor: PoliceOne Academy - SP10365
Instructor: PoliceOne Academy

SFST Updates/Refresher

Completed: Apr 21, 2026
Credits: 4
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

Glock 45 and Trijicon SRO Transition

Completed: Feb 26, 2026
Credits: 1
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003

DMT-G Online Recertification Training (Online)

Completed: Feb 4, 2026
Credits: 3
Sponsor: DPS, Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension - SP00002
Instructor: DPS, Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension

Glock 45 & Trijicon SRO Transition

Completed: Nov 5, 2025
Credits: 15
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003

MSP Chemical Agent Response Team Training - Day 2

Completed: Oct 30, 2025
Credits: 3
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003

MSP Chemical Agent Response Team Training - Day 1

Completed: Oct 29, 2025
Credits: 5
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Abigail Burch, Jonathan Wenzel, Brett Hayes, Aaron Struntz

Chemical Agent Response Team Online Training

Completed: Oct 27, 2025
Credits: 4
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003

2025 Toward Zero Deaths Statewide Conference

Completed: Oct 22, 2025
Credits: 5
Sponsor: Toward Zero Deaths Committee - SP10211

CIST 2025 - EVOC

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

CIST 2025 - Use of Force

Completed: Oct 8, 2025
Credits: 4
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Jason Halvorson

EMR Refresher

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

CIST 2025 - Firearms

Completed: Oct 7, 2025
Credits: 5
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Dave Johnston

Special Response Team (SRT) Training - Firearms Training

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

Crisis Intervention in Dealing with Mentally Ill Subjects

Completed: Sep 17, 2025
Credits: 2
Sponsor: PoliceOne Academy - SP10365

Autism for Law Enforcement: Promoting Safe Outcomes

Completed: Sep 16, 2025
Credits: 2
Sponsor: PoliceOne Academy - SP10365

Anti-Bias Training for Law Enforcement

Completed: Sep 12, 2025
Credits: 2
Sponsor: PoliceOne Academy - SP10365
Instructor: Nicholas Greco

Special Response Team (SRT) Training - Active Shooter

Completed: Jul 17, 2025
Credits: 7
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003

Basic SWAT Operators Course

Completed: Jun 27, 2025
Credits: 40
Sponsor: Wright Co. Sheriff's Office - SP08600
Instructor: Wright Co. Sheriffs Office

MSP Use of Force & Firearms Online

Completed: May 27, 2025
Credits: 1
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Jason Halvorson, Dave Johnston

Airborne and Bloodborne Pathogens

Completed: May 24, 2025
Credits: 1
Sponsor: PoliceOne Academy - SP10365
Instructor: PoliceOne Academy

2025 DIST Firearms

Completed: May 22, 2025
Credits: 4
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: David Johnston

Taser User Certification Course

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

Law Enforcement Phlebotomy Requalification

Completed: Jan 8, 2025
Credits: 4
Sponsor: Dakota County Technical College - SP09271
Instructor: Dakota County Technical College

2024 MSP EVOC Centralized In-Service Training

Completed: Oct 3, 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

MN State Patrol Centralized In-Service Training

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

MSP CIST Firearms training 2024

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

Autism for Law Enforcement: Definition and Prevalence

Completed: Sep 13, 2024
Credits: 2
Sponsor: PoliceOne Academy - SP10365
Instructor: PoliceOne Academy

Hostage Negotiations

Completed: Sep 4, 2024
Credits: 2
Sponsor: PoliceOne Academy - SP10365
Instructor: PoliceOne Academy

Conflict and Dispute Resolution

Completed: Sep 2, 2024
Credits: 1
Sponsor: PoliceOne Academy - SP10365
Instructor: PoliceOne Academy

Interacting with the Mentally Ill as a First Responder

Completed: Aug 29, 2024
Credits: 1
Sponsor: PoliceOne Academy - SP10365
Instructor: PoliceOne Academy

Crisis Intervention Training (CIT)- Crisis Response

Completed: Aug 29, 2024
Credits: 1
Sponsor: PoliceOne Academy - SP10365
Instructor: PoliceOne Academy

2024 DIST Firearms Training

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

DRE Instructor School-Drug Evaluation and Classification Program

Completed: Apr 25, 2024
Credits: 72
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

Still Standing. Still Smiling. John Kriesel-Motivational Speaker

Completed: Mar 6, 2024
Credits: 1
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

Hate Crimes for Law Enforcement

Completed: Feb 2, 2024
Credits: 1
Sponsor: PoliceOne Academy - SP10365
Instructor: PoliceOne Academy

DMT-G Online Recertification Training (Online)

Completed: Jan 5, 2024
Credits: 3
Sponsor: DPS, Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension - SP00002
Instructor: DPS, Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension

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

Autism for Law Enforcement: Promoting Safe Outcomes

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

Community Policing Strategies

Completed: Sep 7, 2023
Credits: 1
Sponsor: PoliceOne Academy - SP10365
Instructor: PoliceOne Academy

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

Completed: Sep 5, 2023
Credits: 1
Sponsor: PoliceOne Academy - SP10365
Instructor: PoliceOne Academy

Law Enforcement Initial Phlebotomy

Completed: Aug 17, 2023
Credits: 48
Sponsor: Dakota County Technical College - SP09271
Instructor: Dakota County Technical College

Field Force Preparation & Refresher Training

Completed: Jun 8, 2023
Credits: 3
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

Bloodborne Pathogens

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

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

Mindfulness for Resilience

Completed: Mar 21, 2023
Credits: 2
Sponsor: Marie K. Ridgeway LICSW, LLC - SP10474
Instructor: Marie K. Ridgeway LICSW, LLC

Big Medicine & What to Eat

Completed: Mar 21, 2023
Credits: 2
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

Handheld OC Chemical Training Online

Completed: Dec 9, 2022
Credits: 1
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

Use of Force/DT/Taser CIST 2022

Completed: Oct 12, 2022
Credits: 4
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

Conflict Management Training CIST 2022

Completed: Oct 11, 2022
Credits: 1
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

EVOC CIST 2022

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

Firearms CIST 2022

Completed: Oct 11, 2022
Credits: 4
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

Crisis Intervention Training - Dementia CIST 2022

Completed: Oct 11, 2022
Credits: 1
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

EMR Refresher- 8 hours

Completed: Oct 10, 2022
Credits: 4
Sponsor: North Memorial Ems Education - SP09057
Instructor: North Memorial Ems Education

Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) Refresher Online

Completed: Sep 13, 2022
Credits: 4
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

Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder

Completed: May 23, 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: May 18, 2022
Credits: 2
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

Autism - on line

Completed: May 12, 2022
Credits: 1
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

Firearms DIST 2022

Completed: Apr 19, 2022
Credits: 4
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

Taser 7 User Training

Completed: Mar 4, 2022
Credits: 6
Sponsor: Minnesota State Patrol - SP00003
Instructor: Minnesota State Patrol

DWI Search Warrant eCharging Training - New Users

Completed: Oct 26, 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	Oct 23, 2021	Present	Active