John Cajacob

Attorney - Legal Instructor

John Cajacob is a Legal Instructor for Blue to Gold Law Enforcement Training. He has studied constitutional law for over 16 years and has taught various trainings to thousands of police officers.

John is an active full-time police Commander in Minnesota. He is currently assigned as a supervisor in the Special Operations Unit. His past assignments have included in-service training supervisor, academy supervisor, and patrol supervisor. John has been a licensed police officer for over 14 years in Minnesota and is POST-eligible in California.

John’s education includes a bachelor’s in psychology from St. Thomas University in Minnesota (Cum Ladue). He graduated from St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis, MN, and is a practicing member of the Minnesota Bar.

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Current reviews for John Cajacob

16 Reviews

5

K. Williams

Indiana

John was a great instructor. He stayed engaged the entire class, inspired great group discussions, and had fun with debates over case topics. It was also appreciated that he used relevant case law to our state instead of generalizations. Highly recommend the 3 day class with him!

5

TW

Blackford County
Indiana

John Cajabob is very knowledgeable and does a great job presenting information in a very understandable way. Would recommend sitting in on one of his courses to any new Officer or Officer looking for a much needed refresher on everything search and seizure.

5

Rob S

Indiana

John is extremely knowledgeable and conveys the information to real world application. I would recommend this to any officer, from rookie to seasoned vet.

5

Don W.

HCSO
Indiana

John gave a great class! Good sense of humor and did a great job of keeping students engaged. Plenty of information on subject matter and answered all questions with an obvious base of personal knowledge on subject matter!

5

RP

Duluth PD
MN

Best classroom training ive been to in my career.

5

Todd Simmons

Duluth Police Dept
MN

Very knowledgeable in subject matter with credentials to bolster his teachings.

5
DPD
MN

Very informational training . I appreciate it being informational but also including MN laws. I feel this training could be multiple days long due to the content and how important it is in our field . Definitely appreciate the breakdown and calls and examples provided

5

PJ

Duluth
MN

Very thorough review with lots of well explained real life examples and cases to put search and seizure concepts into situations we may face daily. I was thoroughly engaged through this whole training and learned a lot!

5

Cole

Duluth PD
MN

Search & Seizure Genuinely one of the best classroom trainings I have attended. John was very knowledgeable and engaging.

5

TO

Duluth PD
MN

John is a very intelligent and organized professional in his field. I thought his training class was very informational and I would recommend it to anyone in the law enforcement field.

5

Steve

MN

Thanks John. Very informative training that is current with our times in policing. This is a high quality class that is delivered very well.

5

Meghann Jones

Duluth PD
MN

A good overall review if search and seizure. It was scaled towards newer officers however still good info.

5

Amy

Duluth
MN

Thank you!! I appreciated all of your knowledge and will definitely implement your training into my reports and day to day patrolling.

5
Dpd
Mn

Good training. Great book.

5

Evan

MN

John was very knowledgeable with everything related to the advanced investigations class. He provided very easy to understand content that directly relates to investigations from the patrol level to detectives. He also was able to provide guidance to scenarios and questions related to previous cases I approached him about. I would highly recommend John and this class to anyone.

5

Brian

Knoxville Police Department
TN

The Advanced Criminal Investigation and Interview & Interrogation Case Law courses facilitated by John Cajacob were great. Mr. Cajacob presented the material in a way that allowed everyone in attendance to not only understand, but able to apply what we learned to the job. The case law course should be a mandatory requirement for all police academies.`

Upcoming Training for John Cajacob

Skokie PD Training Room
04/01/2025

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04/03/2025

Advanced Search & Seizure
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 | Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM |

Advanced Criminal Investigations
Wednesday, April 2, 2025 | Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Interview & Interrogation Case Law
Tuesday, April 3, 2025 | Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

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Skokie, IL - Advanced Search and Seizure 04-01-2025
$ 225.00
48 available
Skokie, IL - Advanced Criminal Investigations 04-02-2025
$ 225.00
50 available
Skokie, IL -Interview and Interrogation Case Law 04-03-2025
$ 225.00
50 available
Chippewa Valley Technical College | River Falls Campus, North Education Center; Room 126
04/29/2025

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04/29/2025

Advanced Criminal Investigations
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 | Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

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River Falls, WI - Advanced Criminal Investigations 04-29-2025
$ 225.00
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Buchanan Hall Room #121
05/06/2025

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05/07/2025

Bulletproof Report Writing
Tuesday, May 6, 2025 | Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Advanced Search Warrants
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 | Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

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Waterloo, IA - Bulletproof Report Writing 05-06-2025
$ 225.00
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Waterloo, IA - Advanced Search Warrants 05-07-2025
$ 225.00
46 available

Work Experience

St. Paul Police Department—Commander 09/2014 to Present

Cajacob Law LLC—Solo Practitioner Attorney & Law Enforcement Instructor 05/2014 to Present

Rochester Police Department—Police Officer

Ramsey County Sheriff’s Department—Deputy

Education

Napa Valley College (California)—POST Basic Course Waiver, 02/2021 to 03/2021

St. Thomas School of Law—Juris Doctorate, 08/2006 to 05/2009

Oxford University—International Law, 05/2007 to 08/2007

University of St. Thomas—BA Psychology (Cum Laude), 12/2002 to 12/2005

Mankato State University—Law Enforcement Major, 08/2001 to 12/2002

Volunteer Experience

Volunteer Attorney– Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid (Minneapolis, MN. 08/2014-2015

Law Clerk/Student Attorney—Dakota County Attorney’s Office (Hastings, MN. 01/2009-06/2009).

Law Clerk— Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings (St. Paul, MN. 5/2008-08-2008).

St. Thomas Alumni Association—St. Thomas Law School (08/2007-5/2009).

Minnesota Justice Foundation-Youthlink legal clinic volunteer (Minneapolis, MN 5/2007-10/2007).

St. Paul Police Reserve Officer.

Tutor/Mentor at Kenwood Elementary School (Minneapolis, MN. 2/2005- 05/2005).

Project for Pride in Living-Connections to work volunteer (Minneapolis, MN. 2/2004-05/2004).

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