PAW PAW — The Michigan State Police has selected Spl/Lt. DuWayne Robinson as the new public information officer for the MSP Fifth District, which covers the Marshall, Niles, Paw Paw and Wayland post areas.

He began in his position on Dec. 29, 2019.

Spl/Lt. Robinson attended high school in his home town of Benton Harbor. Following high school, he enrolled in Western Michigan University where he graduated in 1996 with a bachelor of science degree in criminal justice. He was hired by the MSP in 1998, graduating as a member of the 116th Trooper Recruit School.  He served at the Niles and Bridgman posts for the first 19 years of his career. In 2017, he was promoted to the rank of sergeant and was assigned to grants and community services division, prevention services and secure cities section until he accepted a transfer back to the Niles Post in 2019 as a uniform sergeant.

Spl/Lt. Robinson currently resides in southwest Michigan with his wife and four children.