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Metro Transit Police Sergeant Identified as White Bear Lake Drowning Victim

Authorities have launched an investigation into her death following widespread recognition of her leadership of the Homeless Action Team

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Overview

  • On Sunday around 2:30 p.m., the Washington County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports that a woman had jumped from a boat into White Bear Lake
  • A sheriff’s office dive team located her about 40 minutes later and she was transported to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead
  • Officials confirmed the victim was 40-year-old Sgt. Beverly Rodriguez of the Metro Transit Police Department, who lived in Woodbury, Minnesota
  • Rodriguez led the department’s Homeless Action Team and served as regional vice president of the National Latino Peace Officers Association since 2021
  • The Washington County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding her death