Edmunds County Tribune -

Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has appointed Deputy Director Lonnie Grabowska as the new Director of the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI). The BCI is a division of the Attorney General's office. Grabowska takes over from Dallas Carlson, who was confirmed as US Marshal for North Dakota earlier this month.

Grabowska has served BCI for more than 15 years, beginning as a special agent in 2003 assigned to the Drug Task Force, before being promoted to Chief Agent in 2007, and to Deputy Director in August 2012.

Grabowska served four years in the United States Navy before embarking on a career in law enforcement. He was employed with the Morton County Sheriff's office and the Mandan Police Department before beginning with BCI in 2003.

Grabowska is active with the ND Peace Officers Association (POA) and is the 2016 recipient of the ND POA Lone Eagle Award. Lonnie is an ordained Deacon for the Catholic Diocese of Bismarck and was a volunteer Chaplain with the Crisis Care Chaplaincy, which provides faith-based crisis counseling for emergency service agencies in the Bismarck area.

He is married and lives in Bismarck. Grabowska is the son of former area residents Keith and Albert Grabowska, formerly of Leola and Ipswich. He is the Godchild of Galen F. Gisi of Ipswich.