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2015-01-16 Friday News - - - The Pipeline N E W S L E T T E R Public Works Engineering January 16, 2015 Code Enforcement Public Works The Streets Crew plowed and salted all roads this week. They removed snow off of the bridge decks, and washed and cleaned out the trucks. More maintenance was done on the plows and other snow removal equipment. The Utilities Crew checked the lift stations daily. He swept and cleaned the skating rinks of snow. The Parks Crew attended the annual Minnesota Green Expo this week. Engineering City Projects (construction year) Highway 13 Trail Connection (2014/2015) This project is buttoned up for the winter. Saint Paul Regional Water Service has completed the lowering of the water main, and cover has been established over the pipe. The reminder of the project will be completed in the spring as soon as weather and road restriction limits permit. Victoria Road Reconstruction & Rolling Green Neighborhood Rehabilitation (2014/2015) The first phase of the project is complete. Design of the second phase (Marie to Lexington) is underway. A neighborhood meeting is anticipated in early February to discuss specific design requirements with property owners. The curb line at the northeast corner of Douglas Road and Victoria will be adjusted in conjunction with the next phase of construction. County Projects Highway 110 Trail Underpass (2017) This project proposes to construct an underpass (tunnel) under Highway 110 for the future construction of the Mendota-Lebanon Hills Greenway Trail. Dakota County has received a $1,000,000 grant from the Metropolitan Council for construction. County staff has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to consulting firms for design services. Proposals received will be reviewed in late January. If approved rehabilitation project for Highway 110. That project is scheduled for 2017 construction. Dakota County is planning on presenting the project to City th Council at the February 17 meeting. State Projects 2015 State Project List The list of metro projects for 2015 has been released. Projects that will have an impact on Mendota Heights include: -A sealcoat will be applied to Dodd Road (Highway 149) from The Village south to Lake Drive. -Highway 110 between Highway 13 to I-35E will receive surface pavement rehabilitation (overlay). Other Activities Future Cities Competition Staff met with the Friendly Hills Middle School Future Cities teams on Wednesday and Thursday. These were the last mentor meetings before the State competition this Saturday at the University of Minnesota. Three teams from FHMS will compete in the State competition. Results will be announced at the competition, and final scores for all teams will be posted in February. Emerald Ash Borer The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) has been detected in Dakota County. An infested tree was discovered in Lebanon Hills Regional Park in Eagan. As a result of this discovery, Dakota County will be placed in (MDA). There are three easy steps Minnesotans can take to keep EAB from spreading: Buy firewood locally; burn it where you buy it; Be aware of the quarantine restrictions. Movement of ash trees, wood chips, and firewood are restricted in quarantine areas. Go to: http://www.mda.state.mn.us/en/plants/pestmanagement/eab/regulatoryi nfo.aspx; for more details; and, Watch your ash trees for infestation. Go to www.mda.state.mn.us Arrest the Pest Hotline (888-545-6684). To report concerns, e-mail Arrest.The.Pest@state.mn.us. CONTACT: Margaret Hart, MDA Communications, 651-201-6131 or e-mail at margaret.hart@state.mn.us Lower Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization (LMRWMO) Heights Drainage Improvement project on Wednesday. The project is being worked through the LMRWMO due to storm water flow from Saint Paul, West Saint Paul and Mendota Heights all contributing to the project. A draft final report and cost estimates are expected by February. Њ J 16, 2015 ANUARY The latest from the Mendota Heights Police Department CHIEF /ŷźƌķƩĻƓ ğƩĻ ĭǒƩźƚǒƭ ƌźƌĻ ĬĻźƓŭƭ ĻƭƦĻĭźğƌƌǤ ǞŷĻƓ źƷ ĭƚƒĻƭ Ʒƚ ƒĻķźĭğƚƓ͵ aƚƭƷ ĭŷźƌķƩĻƓ͸ƭ ƒĻķźĭźƓĻ ƌƚƚƉ ğƓķ ƷğƭƷĻ ŭƚƚķ ƌźƉĻ ĭğƓķǤ Ǟŷźĭŷ ĭğƓ ĬĻ ƭĭğƩǤ͵ aĻķźĭğƚƓƭ ğƩĻ ƷŷĻ ƌĻğķźƓŭ ĭğǒƭĻ SERGEANTS ƚŅ ĭŷźƌķ ƦƚźƭƚƓźƓŭ͵ LƓ ЋЉЊЊͲ ЏАͲЉЉЉ ĭŷźƌķƩĻƓ ǞĻƩĻ ƭĻĻƓ źƓ ĻƒĻƩŭĻƓĭǤ Ʃƚƚƒƭ ŅƚƩ ƒĻķźĭğƚƓ ƦƚźƭƚƓźƓŭ͵ ŷğƷ źƭ ƚƓĻ ĭŷźƌķ ĻǝĻƩǤ ĻźŭŷƷ ŷƚǒƩƭ͵ aƚƭƷ ĭğƭĻƭ ǞĻƩĻ ĬĻĭğǒƭĻ ğ ĭŷźƌķ ŭƚƷ źƓƷƚ ƒĻķźĭğƚƓƭ ǞŷźƌĻ ǒƓƭǒƦĻƩǝźƭĻķ͵ tǒƷ ğƌƌ ƒĻķźĭźƓĻƭ ǒƦ ğƓķ ğǞğǤ ğƓķ ƚǒƷ ƚŅ ƭźŭŷƷ źƓĭƌǒķźƓŭ ǤƚǒƩ ƚǞƓ͵ /ƚƓƭźķĻƩ ƦƩƚķǒĭƷƭ Ǥƚǒ ƒğǤ POLICEOFFICERS ƓƚƷ ƷǤƦźĭğƌƌǤ ĭƚƓƭźķĻƩ ğ ƒĻķźĭğƚƓ Ʒƚ ĬĻ ƦǒƷ ǒƦ ğƓķ ğǞğǤ ƌźƉĻ ķźğƦĻƩ Ʃğƭŷ ĭƩĻğƒƭͲ ǝźƷğƒźƓƭͲ ĻǤĻ ķƩƚƦƭͲ ĻƷĭ͵ ğƉĻ ƷŷĻ ƒĻ Ʒƚ ƩĻğķ ƒĻķźĭğƚƓ ƌğĬĻƌƭ͵ …ƭĻ ƷŷĻ ķƚƭźƓŭ ķĻǝźĭĻ ƷŷğƷ ĭƚƒĻƭ ǞźƷŷ ƷŷĻ ƒĻķźĭğƚƓ͵ tƩƚƦĻƩ ķƚƭźƓŭ źƭ źƒƦƚƩƷğƓƷͲ ƉźƷĭŷĻƓ ƭƦƚƚƓƭ ğƩĻ ƓƚƷ ğƌƌ ƷŷĻ ƭğƒĻ͵ Steven YĻĻƦ ğƌƌ ƒĻķźĭźƓĻƭ źƓ ƷŷĻźƩ ƚƩźŭźƓğƌ ƦğĭƉğŭźƓŭ ğƓķ ĭƚƓƷğźƓĻƩƭ͵ /ƌƚƭĻ ƒĻķźĭźƓĻ ĭğƦƭ ŭŷƷƌǤ ğĻƩ Ļğĭŷ ǒƭĻ͵ /ŷƚƚƭĻ ĭŷźƌķƩĻƭźƭƷğƓƷ ĭğƦƭ ĬǒƷ ƩĻƒĻƒĬĻƩͲ ĭŷźƌķƩĻƭźƭƷğƓƷ ķƚĻƭ ƓƚƷ ƒĻğƓ ĭŷźƌķƦƩƚƚŅ͵ /ƚƒƒǒƓźĭğƷĻ ĭƌĻğƩƌǤ ƷŷĻ ķƚƭğŭĻ ğƓķ ƒĻƭ ƒĻķźĭğƚƓ źƭ ƓĻĻķĻķ ŅƚƩ ǤƚǒƩ ĭŷźƌķ źŅ ğƓƚƷŷĻƩ ƦĻƩƭƚƓ Ǟźƌƌ ĬĻ ƩĻƭƦƚƓƭźĬƌĻ ŅƚƩ ƷŷĻƒ͵ .Ļ ğƌĻƩƷ ğƭ Ʒƚ ǞŷĻƩĻ ƒĻķźĭźƓĻ źƭ ƭƷƚƩĻķ źƓ ƚƷŷĻƩ ƦĻƚƦƌĻƭ ŷƚƒĻƭ ƷŷğƷ ǤƚǒƩ ĭŷźƌķ ƒğǤ ǝźƭźƷ͵ INVESTIGATIONS ğƌƉ ǞźƷŷ ǤƚǒƩ ĭŷźƌķƩĻƓ ğĬƚǒƷ ƒĻķźĭğƚƓ ƭğŅĻƷǤ͵ ƚ ķźƭƦƚƭĻ ƚŅ ƒĻķźĭźƓĻ ǤƚǒƩƭĻƌŅͲ ƦƚǒƩ źƷ źƓ ğ ƭĻğƌğĬƌĻ Ʀƌğƭĭ Ĭğŭ ƷŷĻƓ ğķķ ƉźǤ ƌźĻƩͲ ƭğǞķǒƭƷ ƚƩ ĭƚĻĻ ŭƩƚǒƓķƭ Ʒƚ ƒğƉĻ źƷ ƌĻƭƭ ğƦƦĻğƌźƓŭ Ʒƚ ĭŷźƌķƩĻƓ ğƓķ ƦĻƷƭ͵ LŅ źƷ źƭ ğ ƦźƌƌͲ ğķķ ǞğƷĻƩ Ʒƚ źƷ Ʒƚ SCHOOLRESOURCE ķźƭƭƚƌǝĻ źƷ͵ ƚ ğƭƭǒƩĻ ğ ƭğŅĻ ķźƭƦƚƭğƌͲ aIt5 ƚĻƩƭ ğ ƒĻķźĭğƚƓ ķźƭƦƚƭğƌ Ĭƚǣ ğƭ ķƚ ƚƷŷĻƩ ƦƚƌźĭĻ OFFICER ķĻƦğƩƷƒĻƓƷƭ źƓ 5ğƉƚƷğ /ƚǒƓƷǤͲ ƭĻĻ ƦğŭĻ Џ ƚŅ WǒƭƷ ŷĻ CğĭƷƭ͵ tǒƷ ƷŷĻ ƷƚƌƌŅƩĻĻ tƚźƭƚƓ IĻƌƦ bǒƒĬĻƩ źƓƷƚ ǤƚǒƩ ĭĻƌƌ ƦŷƚƓĻ ğƓķ ƦƚƭƷ ǒƦ źƓ ǤƚǒƩ ŷƚƒĻ ǞŷĻƩĻ ĻǝĻƩǤ ŅğƒźƌǤ ƒĻƒĬĻƩ źƓĭƌǒķźƓŭ ĬğĬǤƭźĻƩƭ ĭğƓ ƭĻĻ͵ ЊБЉЉЋЋЋЊЋЋЋ͵ LŅ ǤƚǒƩ ĭŷźƌķ ĭƚƌƌğƦƭĻƭ ƚƩ źƭ ƓƚƷ SUPPORTSTAFF ĬƩĻğƷŷźƓŭͲ ĭğƌƌ ВЊЊͧ A “Clear” View RESERVES Fuzzy dice, air fresheners, and stuffed animals may dress up the inside of your vehicle, but did you know that in Minnesota it is illegal to operate a vehicle with objects of any kind hanging from the rear view mirror? CHAPLAINS According to Minnesota statute, any object suspended between the driver and the windshield is illegal. The only exceptions are sun visors, rear view mirrors and toll collection devices. In addition, it’s illegal to operate a vehicle with a cracked or discolored windshield, if it limits or obstructs proper vision. With frosty days upon us, remember that operating a vehicle with a frost-covered windshield is also illegal. Motorists in a hurry often scrape the snow and ice from only a small portion of the windshield and use this “porthole” to drive. This practice is not only dangerous, but may also earn you a traffic citation. Remember, the most important function of your windshield is to allow you to navigate safely, so find another place for the fuzzy dice, fix your windshield if it’s cracked or discolored, and during the winter Њ months, always keep an ice scraper in your car! Ћ Theft Thursday 09:08 hours Officer Todd Rosse was dispatched to call a resident regarding a theft that had taken place. In speaking with the victim, she stated that sometime in the past several weeks, someone had stolen one garbage can and one recycling can from their yard. She stated that she had recently changed garbage service companies so thought that maybe the old garbage service had came and picked them up but when she called them, they advised her that they had not and should file a police report. No suspects. Case inactive. AOA Friday 01:13 hours Officers Nick Gorgos, Robin Nelson and Denise Urmann were called to assist State Patrol with an auto accident that had just occurred on eastbound Interstate 494 in Eagan. As officers arrived on scene, they noticed a State Patrol vehicle had been struck by a pick-up truck and was blocking lanes of travel. Officers assisted where needed then cleared the scene. Unwanted Communication Saturday 09:25 hours Officer Bobby Lambert spoke with a woman in reference to two unwanted text messages that her juvenile daughter received on her cell phone. The juvenile deleted the first one she received then brought the second to her parents to read. The content of the text message was inappropriate in nature and came back to an area code out of Texas. The parents of the child then changed their daughterÓs cell phone number. The next day she received another inappropriate text message to her new phone number from an area code out of Mississippi. Officer Lambert advised them to notify their phone carrier to get the phone numbers blocked as well as possibly take away the text message feature on the phone. Theft Sunday 16:41 hours Officer Nick Gorgos responded to the local WalgreenÓs on a theft call. He was met by the reporting party, an employee of WalgreenÓs, who stated a white male approximately 50-60 years of age, 6 foot tall wearing a bright yellow jacket, a hat and glasses, took several items and did not pay for them. The value of the items stolen were approximately $170.00. Surveillance was able to capture the thief in action, walk out the front door, then take off in a light blue mini van. Under investigation. Theft Sunday 20:04 hours Officer Nick Gorgos was advised to call complainant regarding a theft. In speaking with the woman, she said she was in the process of working on her living will and in deciding what pieces of jewelry to give her children, went to her safe that was located in her closet to notice two pieces of jewelry missing. The woman stated she is the only person who knows the code to the safe. The key to the safe was kept on a shelf and the cleaning staff have access to the area it is kept. The three cleaning ladies come every two weeks. Under investigation. Theft Monday 12:21 hours Officer John Larrive was dispatched to a local hotel on a theft report. Upon arrival, he was met by the hotel manager who stated that over night, the locked storage shed had been broken into. The suspect stole a snow blower. Video surveillance was unobtainable and there are no suspects. Case inactive. Ћ Ќ Robbery Tuesday 10:44 hours Officers Bobby Lambert and John Larrive responded to an armed robbery at a local bar. Employees reported that two males dressed in black ski masks, black coats, and blue jeans entered an unlocked door and approached one of the employees who was sitting in the office counting cash at her desk. They held a baseball bat towards her and ordered her not to move. The suspects began taking the cash which she was counting along with money from a nearby open safe. The suspects fled in vehicle. Officers checked the surrounding area for the suspects but did not locate anyone matching the description given by a witness. This case is under investigation. Theft of Mail Tuesday 08:45 hours Officer Bobby Lambert took a theft of mail report from a resident who stated that an unknown amount of mail was stolen from her mailbox sometime around the holidays. She realized mail had been stolen when a company she had do work for her called asking for payment and she stated she never received an invoice. The company stated they mailed an invoice to her however she never received it. She later found out that a gift had been mailed to her by a relative which she also never received. Officer Lambert advised her to purchase a securable mailbox and to watch for suspicious activity on her accounts. There is no suspect information and the case is inactive at this time. Credit Card Fraud Wednesday 12:54 hours Officer Bobby Lambert met with residents in the Mendota Heights Police Department lobby regarding a fraudulent purchase made on the victimÓs credit card. The woman noticed an unauthorized charge on her credit card statement and when she called the credit card company they explained that the purchase was made with her card number but that it was delivered to a different address. The company would not provide the address to which the item was delivered. The resident wished to file a report so that the police would be able to obtain suspect information. This case is currently under investigation. Possession of Stolen Property Thursday 14:28 hours Officer Larrive was dispatched to a business location on a report of a man who purchased a cell phone but then discovered that it was stolen. Officer Larrive contacted the individual who had sold the cell phone to the victim. The suspect told police that he had purchased the cell phone off of Craigslist a week ago and knew it had been blacklisted by one phone carrier but could activate it using a different carrier. He sold the phone knowing it was stolen property and was issued a citation by Officer Larrive for Possession of Stolen Property. Have a safe week! Ќ Ѝ Ѝ Ў Ў Џ ΏΐȝΏΘȡΏΐȝΐΔ2015YTD CallsforService99257 Neighborhood Safety Take a Bite out of Crime Citations313 YĻĻƦ ķƚƚƩƭ ğƓķ ǞźƓķƚǞƭ ƌƚĭƉĻķ͵ Warnings813 bĻǝĻƩ ƚƦĻƓ ƷŷĻ ķƚƚƩ Ʒƚ PoliceReports1747 ƭƚƒĻƚƓĻ Ǥƚǒ ķƚƓ͸Ʒ ƉƓƚǞ͵ ResponseTimeAverage6.145.77 …ƭĻ ğǒƷƚƒğĭ ƒĻƩƭ Ʒƚ Check out the MH Crime Map! 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