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The Mendota
Heights Police
Department
Support Staff
Kim Henning
Sandie Ristine
Susan Donovan
Becky Pentel
Police Officers
Jerry Murphy
Scott Patrick
John Larrive
Bobby Lambert
Tanner Spicer
Todd Rosse
Chad Willson
Jeff VonFeldt
Steven Meyer
Denise Urmann
Michael Shepard
Peyton Fleming
School Resource Officer
Jennifer Fordham
Investigations
Mario Reyes
Tanner Spicer
Sergeants
Neil Garlock
Brian Convery
Eric Petersen
Reserves
Randy Pentel
Jesse Mettner
Jarrod Spicer
Jim Knox
Jeff Parker
George Castillo
Chaplains
John Snider
Lynn Liberman
Frances Colon
Alberto Vargas
Butch Millett
David Wick
Chief
Mike Aschenbrener
Truancy Thursday 0818 hours
Officer Bobby Lambert responded to the front of a local school to assist with a
truant child who did not want to go to school. Officer Lambert learned from
the parent that the child has missed 9 days of school already this year. The
truancy paperwork had already been filed with the county. Officer Lambert
provided the youth a quick rundown of the penalties for them and possibly
their parents if truancy continued. Curious? Check out Dakota County truancy
consequences:
http://www.co.dakota.mn.us/HealthFamily/CaringFor/InfoForParents/TruancyConsequences.htm
Deer Thursday 0939 hours
Homeowner called to report a dead deer hanging on their wrought iron fence.
The deer had apparently slipped as it jumped the fence, landed on top and
died. Officer Lambert assisted in locating someone to remove the deer.
AOA MHFD Friday 0009 hours
Officers Steve Meyer and Mike Shepard responded to a semi‐trailer on fire. The
trailer was backed up to a warehouse and was in the process of loading. As
they arrived the officers learned the tractor was on fire. Employees managed
to get the semi‐tractor detached from the trailer and move it away from the
building. The semi had just fueled up before arriving to pick up its load. The
truck was total loss.
Fireworks Friday 1957 hours
Officer Todd Rosse and Officer Mike Shepard responded to the call of a large
fireworks display in the area of Hwy110 and Dodd Road. Eventually they
tracked down the remnants of the display but were not successful in tracking
down the culprit who lit the display. The leftovers were documented and
Monday morning the culprit’s information and identity was learned. The case
has been forwarded to the prosecutor for review.
AOA Friday 2309 hours
Officer Shepard located a suspect fleeing a robbery attempt on a motorcycle in
West St Paul. Everything matched the description except no flames on the
helmet. After conferring with WSPPD, the man was ID’d and released.
Drunk Saturday 0307 hours
A local motel called about a drunken man bleeding and sleeping in a hallway.
Officer Fleming noted the man was bleeding from the back of his head.
HealthEast Ambulance was asked to stand by as the man was not cooperative.
After a few minutes the family was located and had no idea how the man’s face
became scraped or injured, stating the last time they saw him he was fine. His
car was located in the lot with no damage and was cold. When the man
refused to answer questions or provide a PBT sample everyone thought it best
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09/21/2012
for him to be checked out. HealthEast ambulance transported the man to Regions Hospital.
Crash Saturday 0415 hours
Officer Fleming responded to report of a car crashed into his back yard. The car was about 30 feet off
the road, Marie and Wachtler. I sounded like a potential DWI arrest; what Officer Fleming found was a
young man who really did have just one beer, PBT .003. Unfortunately he had spent way too many
hours working the past few days and fell asleep at the wheel on his way home. The young man was
luckily uninjured and was insured. Accident report written, officers cleared when car was removed from
the yard.
Medical Saturday 1510 hours
Caller reported a large man sitting in a car in front of a local business. The man was all alone, rocking
back and forth talking to himself. Officer John Larrive quickly determined it was a medical emergency.
The man was having a diabetic issue with low blood sugar. The man’s girlfriend arrived and assisted,
transporting him to the ER.
AOA Saturday 2316 hours
Stillwater Police called looking for assistance in identifying a drunk. Officer Fleming checked the address
the drunk had on him. Not only was he drunk but he was very confused. No one at home nor any
vehicles or anything to assist Stillwater Police.
Toilet Saturday 2023 hours
Officer Willson took a second call regarding a smashed toilet for the weekend. Yes, we take them all.
On Friday evening we received a call of smashed or possibly blown up (fireworks) toilet located in the
street. Officer Willson’s second call was about the same toilet; this time, the caller had located the
suspects via the internet as they had posted the incident. The suspects agreed to meet the family
whose house they smashed the toilet in front of and apologize for their actions. Nothing further by
MHPD.
Narcotics Violation Monday 1741 hours
Officer Chad Willson responded to a call at a local pharmacy about a prescription forgery, suspect on
scene. The pharmacist had noted the prescription as made out to a male, but the waiting party was a
female. Upon attempting to contact the physician to confirm the prescription, he found the number
was bad; further checking showed some of the doctor’s prescription paperwork had been stolen. Upon
approach, the female was questioned, but provided limited information, only saying she was helping out
a friend (whom she couldn’t name or identify) and driven in the friend’s car (also unable/unwilling to
identify). She was also found in possession of several other items stolen from parties in other cities. The
female was ultimately arrested for forgery and drug possession; forwarded to DTF for charging.
Fight Tuesday 2141 hours
Sgt Convery along with Officer Steve Meyer and several MN State Troopers responded to a fight in
parking lot at a local bar. When the MHPD officers arrived a trooper was pinning one man to the ground
with the help of bar employees. Officers quickly spoke with the employees and determined one other
man was involved. He was detained patted down and placed into a squad car. An ambulance was called
to the scene to help an employee who was bleeding near his eye. Once the situation was under control
everyone was interviewed. One of the two males was cited and transported to Ramsey Detox the other
was transported to the Dakota County Jail. At the jail the man was totally out of control requiring
multiple staff members to restrain the man.
Theft Thursday 1451 hours
The owner of a local lawn service reported to Officer Mike Shepard that while they were working at a
local residence someone stole 5 gallons of gas off the trailer. They did not see anyone near the trailer
that was parked in the street.
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Marijuana Grow Thursday 1835 hours
The Metro Bowhunters Resource Base (MBRB) began the first day of the controlled deer hunt for the
city. While sitting quietly in a tree stand, one of the hunters got a unique view of the parks when they
observed young men cultivating marijuana. The hunter called and a short time later Sergeant Petersen,
Officer Shepard and Officer Willson joined the efforts. It was quickly learned that one was an adult and
the other was a juvenile. After interviews were conducted, citations were issued and both were
released to an adult relative. The marijuana was cut down and hauled away (per the picture below –
that’s not a pine tree) to be destroyed. This was the second grow operation in a week that didn’t make it
to the market.
Naked Man Thursday 1917 hours
While busy on the marijuana call, we advised by the DCC that Minneapolis PD was in the area of Hwy 13
& Hwy 110 looking for a naked man. DCC advised the caller said the man was trying to cover himself
with dirt. A short time later MPD advised they had found the man. On Friday morning, the reporting
party contacted MHPD, wondering if we found him and what became of him. She also informed us she
had given him her sweatshirt. Advised them the man was fine, and (partly thanks to her kind gesture),
no longer running around nude.
Have a great weekend! Mike & Kim