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06 21 13 JTF1 6/21/2013 The latest from the Mendota Heights Police Department SUPPORT STAFF Kim Henning Susan Donovan Trista Miller 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 OFC. Jennifer Fordham INVESTIGATIONS Mario Reyes Chad Willson SERGEANTS Neil Garlock Brian Convery Eric Petersen RESERVES Randy Pentel Jarrod Spicer Jim Knox Jeff Parker George Castillo CHAPLAINS Frances Cuenca Joel Detlefsen Lynn Liberman Butch Millett Sue Plucker John Snider David Wick CHIEF Mike Aschenbrener The “I Got Caught” campaign rewards kids “caught” wear- ing a helmet while biking, scooter rid- ing, skateboarding or in-line skating. Starting Friday, June 21, Ofϐicers will be on the look- out and when local children are caught practicing safe habits, they will receive a gift certiϐi- cate for a free small ice cream cone at Dairy Queen. This pro- gram is sponsored by: Dairy Queen, AAA, Minnesota Chief’s of Police Association, Minnesota Sheriff’s Association, North Me- morial and SAFE KIDS (MN Safety Council). Are you aware that Minnesota requires children who are both under the age of 8 and short- er then 4’9” in height to be secured in a child safety seat when riding in a car? Check out this opportunity to learn more about children’s car seat safety! Mendota Heights Police Ofϐicer Jennifer Fordham is teaming up with John Ritter from Highland Autostar in St. Paul to put on a children’s car seat safety demonstration. This FREE seminar offers great in- struction and demonstration on select ingand securing a car seat according to a child’s age and weight. This event will take place: Wednesday, July 10th Highland Autostar Collision Center 2042 West 7th St St. Paul, MN 55116 To Register: Call 651-699-0340 or Email johnr@highlandautostar.com void 2 6/21/2013 Crash Friday 1211 hours An impaƟent driver aƩempted to drive around construcƟon equipment. Unfortunate- ly, the driver hit the mirror of a legally parked dump truck. Luckily, Officer John Larrive responded as the discussion began to get heated. ParƟes calmed down; cleared. Medical Friday 1220 hours Officer Jen Fordham received a call from the 10 YOA daughter of a resident who does at home daycare. The daughter advised something was wrong with mom and she needed help. Officers arrived to help out and a short Ɵme later HealthEast Ambulance transported the woman to the hospital for non-emergency care. Help I’m Stuck Friday 2024 hours Caller reported a deer stuck in the fence along Hwy 13 near I35E. Sergeant Eric Pe- tersen responded to the area; but somehow, the deer had already extracted them- selves from the fence and was GOA. Burglary Friday 2118 hours A caller, who had returned home aŌer being out of town for a week, noƟced the front door standing ajar and immediately leŌ the house and called 911. Sergeant Eric Pe- tersen arrived and checked the home but the crooks has already leŌ aŌer stealing property from the home. The neighborhood was canvassed, evidence was processed and the case referred to invesƟgaƟons for follow-up. Crisis IntervenƟon Friday 2328 hours Officer Peyton Fleming responded to a call for help from a man who stated to the 911 dispatcher that he hated his life. While en route, Officer Fleming learned the man was reƟred military (34 years), living alone and had been drinking. Officer Fleming arrived, made contact and called for HealthEast paramedics to respond. As the conversaƟon progressed, it was the most signiﬁcant culprit was his .384 BAC. Party was transported to the VA Hospital. Crisis Sunday 1157 hours Officer ScoƩ Patrick responded to a call from a resident whose 16 YOA auƟsƟc son was out of control, screaming and hiƫng himself. Just before Officer Patrick arrived, the young man, who had barricaded himself in his room, had by then calmed down. Officer Patrick and mom spoke; there was no need for other assistance at the house. Safety Monday 0911 hours Officer Patrick made contact with a mother who was concerned about bike safety. He learned from the caller that children’s father allowed them to ride their bikes on some main, busy roadways to their pracƟces and acƟviƟes and she didn’t feel those roads were safe for biking. Officer Patrick advised the father of alternate bicycle routes. Please send us your positive feedback! On our staff to: pdrecords@ mendota-heights.com Your feedback is greatly appreciated and helps boosts the morale of our staff. Officers Fleming & Shepard along with Sgt. Brian Convery received kudos from a resident on all the help they provided during a call involving an unexpected death in the family. 3 6/21/2013 Dumping Complaint Monday 1128 hours Resident called to report that someone dumped a bunch of stuff in a park over the weekend, although it was conveniently pilled up near a trash can. Apparently they remodeled a bath- room as they dumped off a sink, vanity, and toilet as well as other construcƟon debris. Officer ScoƩ Patrick looked through the pile in Ivy Falls Park. Public works cleaned up the mess. ShopliŌing Tuesday 1444 hours Officer Jen Fordham responded to a local business on report of three young men who were being detained for taking deodorant without paying for it. Officer Fordham arrived and in- terviewed the kids and employees; the kids stated they were only gooﬁng around. Their parents were noƟﬁed and took custody of them. Found Purse Tuesday 1839 hours A male party brought in a purse he'd found, around the corner, laying in the middle of the street. Sergeant Convery immediately brought the purse to the owner’s residence. He was met by the purse owner, who happily found the contents were in-tact and quickly called her husband. Her husband was out looking for the purse as they had leŌ it on the roof of the car moments earlier. TheŌ Wednesday 1507 hours Sergeant Convery responded to local construcƟon site where materials had been dropped off at the end of the workday Tuesday and by Wednesday morning all of the material was missing. Discussion was had about seƫng up surveillance overnight. Follow-up on suspects pending. Threats Wednesday 1615 hours A local business called and spoke with Officer Jen Fordham about a client who called and leŌ a threatening message in their voicemail. Officer Fordham spoke with the manager who mostly wanted to discuss some opƟons for security. Officer Fordham pointed out potenƟal issues and recommended some security measures Crash Wednesday 1715 hours 911 cell phone caller reported that a motorcyclist hit the brakes and Ɵpped over on Highway 13. The caller stated he could see City Hall from their locaƟons; it was soon determined they were in Lilydale not far from Lilydale City Hall. Officer Mike Shepard responded and gave ﬁrst aid unƟl the ambulance arrived. MSP wrote the crash and the driver was transported to the hospital with leg and arm injuries. Welfare Check Wednesday 2139 hours Officer Todd Rosse responded to a welfare check at the park area in the Village. Upon arri- val he found a 70 YOA female siƫng on folding chair who seemed unaware of her surround- 4 6/21/2013 ings. HealthEast ambulance arrived and determined it was a diabeƟc issue as her blood sugar was extremely low. The medics worked to correct the blood sugar situa- Ɵon and were eventually able to have a conversaƟon with the woman. They found that she had no family or friends to the call and lived alone. Her car was parked in a legal parking space nearby and she was transported to the hospital. Dumping Complaint Wednesday 2227 hours For the second Ɵme in a week officers responded to a complaint of dumping in a city park. Officer Tanner Spicer arrived and found construcƟon debris piled up in the tennis courts. In checking around the neighborhood, he located a neighbor who ob- served the items in another neighbor's driveway the day before. Officer Spicer made contact with the party, and aŌer a brief interview, the man admiƩed the garbage was his. He promised to have it removed by morning. Missing Speed Bump Thursday 1619 hours Officer John Larrive received a message to call a person about a missing speed bump. The caller asked if the police or the public works department took the re- movable speed bump that their neighborhood had privately purchased and placed in their street to deter speeding motorists. The speed bump had been removed ear- lier in the day by the street crew. *MN State Statute 160.2715 states it is illegal to place any thing in the street right of way without a permit. Suspicious/Found Property Thursday 2058 hours Caller requested an officer stop at their house to pick up some property that his child had brought home from the weeds by the Mendota Elementary playground. Officer Shepard picked up a backpack containing beer, cologne, music lyrics and brass knuckles. InteresƟng combo—sort of the artsy/ﬁght-club type of owner. Storm Friday 0354 hours Officers Jeff VonFeldt and Tanner Spicer began responding to alarm calls as the over- night thunderstorm gathered intensity and tripped several alarm systems. AŌer re- ceiving a few of these calls, they received word of a downed tree on Hwy 13 and as- sisted MNDOT by redirecƟng traffic . Only one power line was reported down and a couple other trees fell; otherwise, the only reported loss was a signiﬁcant loss of sleep for many. Turtle Turf War Friday 0533 hours Business owner called about a snapping turtle that insisted on hanging out near their drive-thru. While employees had nicely (and cauƟously) moved it several Ɵmes, the persistent turtle kept coming back. The caller was afraid the turtle would get run over in the parking lot. Officer Jeff VonFeldt removed the turtle to a snappier, homi- er locaƟon, hopefully ensuring it would not return. Official Registration Forms are online : www.mendota- heights.com Registration Deadline is: 7/26/2013 Get your neighborhood united; plan your block party today! Sponsored and Supported By: Mark your calendars! Tuesday, August 6, 5 6/21/2013 6/14‐6/21 2013 YTD Calls for Service 419 3,642 Citations Issued i.e., DUI, Domestic, Etc. 98 665 Warnings 78 622 Police Reports 42 474 Response Time Average 5.21 5.01 Have a Safe Weekend! MĎēēĊĘĔęĆ SĆċĊęĞ CĔĚēĈĎđ In 1926, MN Governor Theodore Christianson convened a conference to ϐind ways to curb the rising trafϐic fatali- ties across the State of Minnesota. Shortly thereafter the MN Safety Council was born. Many of the programs they work with or initiated are very familiar to us: driver education classes, including 55 Alive classes, lobbying for laws to reduce the allowable BAC, hunter safety programs (1950’s), MN Poison Control Center (1957), SAFE KIDS Minnesota (1988). The ultimate goal of the MN Safety Council is to reduce unintentional injuries to children, which is the leading cause of death in children up to age 14. MN Safety Council Partners with AAA to provide clinics and resources to keep kids safe in cars, including car seat information. They have 8 fact sheets speciϐic to your situation available at: http:// www.minnesotasafetycouncil.org/facts/factslist.cfm The MN Safety Council offers resources speciϐically for kids in the summer with a two page bike safety handout including a test; http://www.minnesotasafetycouncil.org/facts/bikesafe.pdf. For senior drivers they have recently come out with a 20 page guide on customizing your car, dealing with kids and technology on the road. MHPD uses literature provided by the MN Safety Council at bike rodeos, classes for kids, car seat clinics and more. To learn more, visit: http://www.minnesotasafetycouncil.org/trafϐic/OntheGo.pdf . The MN Safety Council was recognized by George H. Bush’s 1000 Points of Light Campaign. SAFE KIDS Minnesota can be found on the web at: http://www.minnesotasafetycouncil.org/safekids/index.cfm Submitted By: Police Chief Mike Aschenbrener