08 17 12 JTF08/17/2012
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
Medical Friday 0644 hours
Officer Denise Urmann responded to a call for medical help from an
82 YOA woman who was upset because she couldn’t vomit. The
dispatcher learned the woman had surgery 2 months earlier and was
now experiencing an upset stomach. She advised the house was
locked and the officers should force entry because she was too ill to
access the door and unlock it. Officer Urmann used a hooligan tool
to pry the door with little damage. HealthEast medics transported the
patient to the hospital.
Juvenile Complaint Friday 0815 hours
Caller wanted to make officers aware that there was strange goings
on in his neighborhood overnight. Officer Jenny Fordham learned
that the man found a construction barricade on his front steps and a
bottle of urine in the mailbox in the morning. The neighborhood has
been hit with all kinds of juvenile crime since early this year. When
this person(s) caught it will be huge surprise to mom and dad who will
have no idea that their child has done thousands of dollars of
damage to friends’ and neighbors’ property.
Burglary Friday 1000 hours
Officer Fordham along with Investigator Mario Reyes responded to a
local bike shop on an after the fact burglary. Employees found the
front door smashed and three expensive bikes missing. The building
was thoroughly searched and processed for evidence. Unfortunately
this is part of a metro-wide trend of stealing high end bikes. See:
http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/166059626.html
Scammed Friday 1216 hours
Officer Scott Patrick received a fraud/scam call all that seems to be
making the rounds again. The notorious “bail money scam” involves a
potential victim (usually an elderly person) receiving a telephone call
on behalf of grandson reporting they are in jail. In this specific case,
“bail money” was wired to an unknown location. If you receive a call
or email with a sob story; #1- get a call back number, #2 - call family
and friends who could verify the story, #3 - work with your bank (tell
them what you are doing). Only if all your questions receive
appropriate answers should you ever consider wiring money! If all
else fails, call MHPD before you make a move. We will help you sort
through the potential scam and use official channels to see if
someone you know truly is in jail in a foreign country. If it seems
suspicious, it probably is!
“Just the Facts”
The latest news from the Mendota Heights Police Department
08/17/2012
Underage Consumption Sunday 0105 hours
Due to recent business burglaries, night shift officers have been spending a lot of extra time
patrolling the retail areas of the city. During one of these patrols, Officer Mike Shepard
observed an occupied vehicle parked in the lot at the Mendota Heights Plaza. He made
contact with the occupants of the vehicle and discovered they were juvenile males, out after
curfew and two of them had been drinking. Citations were issued for the appropriate
violations and parents were notified. Dakota County curfew times can be seen by clicking
here. With school right around the corner and rise in juvenile activity that occurs around
homecomings at area high schools, officers will strictly be enforcing these curfew
ordinances.
Burglary/Theft Monday 0932 hours
On Monday morning Officer Bobby Lambert took a report of a burglary. The residents
realized that someone had entered their garage (which had the door accidentally left
open overnight) and stole a bicycle valued at $2100 from it. Because the theft
was from an “attached” garage, that element makes this crime a burglary, not just a
theft. Officers have taken other similar reports of bike theft from open garages over the
summer. So if you see a neighbor’s garage door open at night, give them a call to help
prevent them from becoming a victim.
Theft from Vacuum Cleaner? Monday 1004 hours
Just when you think you have seen it all right? Officer Scott Patrick responded to the
Super America gas station on Hwy 110 on report of theft from the coin operated vacuum
cleaners that are near the car wash. Someone had pried the door open to access the
quarters; it is estimated that the company that operates these vacuums is out
around $250. It is unknown when this theft occurred since the machine hadn’t been
emptied since early July. A sign of the times . . . ?
Domestic/Warrant Arrest Tuesday 0203 hours
Officers Steve Meyer, Jeff VonFeldt, Mike Shepard and Todd Rosse responded to an
address on report of a domestic assault that had just occurred. The caller, a male, reported
that his girlfriend had just attacked him with a baseball bat; however, he did not have any
signs of injury. The assault ended up being unfounded, but the roommate of the caller, who
was a possible witness to this alleged assault had a felony warrant out of Ramsey County
for 5th Degree Drug Possession. So the roommate was taken into custody and transported
to the Ramsey County Jail. No charges are pending in the assault as it was unfounded.
More Warrants Wednesday & Thursday
Officers Peyton Fleming and John Larrive arrested two separate individuals on felony
warrants this week. During Officer Fleming’s incident, the man was nice enough to go to a
local gas station and called the police to take him into custody. Apparently he had a
conversation with his parole officer who convinced him to just turn himself in for the 1st
Degree DWI warrant. The following day, Officer Larrive received a call of a suspicious man
in the cemetery. Upon making contact with the party, he admitted to having a felony
warrant out of Pine County and was transported to the Dakota County Jail to await a shuttle
to Pine County.
Have a safe weekend! Jenny