The Minnesota State Patrol isn't necessarily known as a family business, but for the Stricker family it's become exactly that.

A pre-flight inspection is a daily routine for Brett Stricker, a state patrol pilot.

"I get to get into this every, single day. And I get to look out the window and see the metro skies," said Brett Stricker.

While he helps with police pursuits and finding missing people from the sky, his dad Lt. Paul Stricker patrols the highways.

"I've got two lifesaving awards from doing different things, so it's just that aspect of you're there to help people," said Paul Stricker.

And for years, both father and son were told where to go by a dispatcher named Brittney Brown. She's Paul Stricker's daughter and Brett Stricker's older sister.

"I loved it. I got paid to tell th

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