GAYLORD- The Michigan State Police (MSP) is proud to announce the promotion of Inspector Mike Bush as the Michigan State Police Seventh District Assistant Commander. As the assistant district commander, Inspector Bush will assist the district commander in the coordination and provision of state police activities and services within the district.
Bush is a native of Charlevoix and earned his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice at Michigan State University. Bush began his career with the MSP on July 25, 1999, as a member of the
118th Trooper Recruit School. His first post assignment was at the Grand Haven Post as a trooper. Inspector Bush was accepted into the MSP Canine Unit in 2006 and served as a canine handler at the Reed City, Grand Haven, Rockford, and Gaylord Posts.
He was promoted to sergeant at the Cadillac Post, and detective sergeant at Straits Area Narcotics Enforcement where he also served on the HSI Task Force. He was promoted to detective lieutenant in 2019 at the Traverse Narcotics Team, and later transferred to the Gaylord Post as the assistant post commander.
In his new role he will be based at MSP Seventh District Headquarters in Gaylord and will oversee posts in Cadillac, Houghton Lake, Gaylord, and Alpena.
