Sgt. Beverly Rodriguez (Metro Transit Police)
WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. (KFGO) – A 40-year-old woman who died after she was pulled from White Bear Lake on Sunday was a sergeant with the Metro Transit Police Department.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said the body of Beverly Rodriguez was pulled from the lake. She fell into the water and was under for about 40 minutes before her body was recovered her.
“It is with profound sadness we acknowledge the tragic loss of Metro Transit Police Department Sergeant Beverly “Bev” Rodriguez,” Metro Transit police said Monday in a statement.
“Sergeant Rodriguez exemplified the very best of public service through her tireless dedication to the Metro Transit Police Department’s Homeless Action Team (HAT). She approached this challenging work not merely as a job, but as a calling—bringing both her professional expertise, boundless empathy, and her generous spirit to serve those experiencing homelessness. Her legacy lives on in her colleagues in HAT, in every person she helped find housing, every crisis she helped resolve with patience rather than force, and every example she set of what it means to serve with both strength and compassion. We ask that you keep Sergeant Rodriguez’s family, friends and loved ones in your thoughts.”
Rodriguez was an officer with the National Latino Peace Officers Association, serving as the association’s northern vice-president.
White Bear Lake is mostly in Ramsey County. A small section of the lake extends into Washington County.
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