Boyceville PD welcomes two new police officers

By Cara L. Dempski

BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville village board swore in two part-time police officers during its December meeting.

Officers Pete Rud and Chad Mousel were sworn in during the village’s December 12 regular meeting.

Police chief Greg Lamkin said he had requested funding for another full-time officer for the 2017 village budget, but was instead awarded enough funding and hours to hire part-time officers.

The two men sworn in have previous law enforcement experience.

Pete Rud

Officer Pete Rud has lived in Boyceville for the past 20 years, after he, his wife, and their family moved to the area from St. Paul, Minnesota. Rud said he and his wife were looking for land and thought Boyceville would be a good place to raise their children. All three children graduated from Boyceville High School.

Rud retired from the Minneapolis police department after 19 years of service. Prior to his career in law enforcement, Rud served in the United States Army and then attended Rochester Community and Technical College for a degree in law enforcement.

He said after he retired from his position in Minneapolis, he missed the work.

“I wanted to remain active in my community,” Rud stated. “I miss the work and the camaraderie.”

Chad Mousel

Officer Chad Mousel graduated from the Chippewa Valley Technical College’s Law Enforcement Academy in November 2016, but has a long-standing interest in working for law enforcement.

“I started going down to the police department when I was five, and they kind of took me under their wing,” Mousel said.

Mousel, who is a 2011 graduate of Elk Mound High School, said he was drawn to law enforcement because he has never been the type of person to be happy sitting behind a desk. He calls his patrol vehicle his office, and said he prefers to be out interacting with people.

“It’s a fact that you don’t always deal with the best people in this job, but I like the chance to communicate with people,” Mousel stated.

When he is not on duty in Boyceville, Mousel works for the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office, where he has been an employee since 2014. The office provided him with valuable field training as part of his law enforcement education.