Capt. Steve Milne will retire July 14, marking 35 years with USU Police.
Milne was a student when he was hired in 1982. Although he was studying to become a teacher, he decided to give law enforcement a try. If it didn't work, he said, he'd use his degree to teach.
"Thirty-five years later, I'm still here," said Milne. "It's been a great career."
Milne's main post-retirement plan so far is to ride his motorcycle. "I got a new Indian motorcycle, and I just want to travel and see the country," he said. "I want to see it all."
Mike Kuehn, the new chief of police, had high praise for Milne. "He's an amazing person," he said. "He has such institutional knowledge. We're going to miss him greatly."
Sgt. Travis Dunn agreed. "He's leaving some big shoes to fill," he said. Dunn, who has spent nine years working with him, said one of Milne's major contributions to the community was putting together a multi-agency bomb squad. Milne has secured grants for technology and training for the squad so they are ready to handle bomb threats.
Milne said the most bizarre instance in his career was when they received a call from the facilities crew, reporting two human hands found on top of the engineering building.
"We thought, 'This has got to be a joke.' But sure enough, there was a grocery bag with two hands in it," he said. "We contacted the cadaver lab, and they weren't missing any hands."
After a day of trying to figure out where the hands came from and whose they were, they were contacted by a graduate student. It turned out he was using them to research mechanical knuckles. The student's office had roof access, so in the winter it was easier for him to store them on the roof instead of putting them in a freezer.
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