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10 18 13 JTF1          The latest from the Mendota Heights Police Department SUPPORT STAFF Kim Henning 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 Jim Knox Jeff Parker George Castillo CHAPLAINS Frances Cuenca Joel Detlefsen Lynn Liberman Butch Millett Sue Plucker John Snider David Wick CHIEF Mike Aschenbrener OCTOBER 18, 2013 Submitted By: Police Sergeant Eric Petersen Did you know DCSOT is a specialized resource available to all Dakota County Agencies? They specialize in skills such as trench rescue, conϐined space rescue. Hazmat situations and structural collapse... to name a few. DCSOT was activated in 2003 and consists of police ofϐicers, ϐire‐ϐighters and paramedics. This specialized training can take up to a year to complete. Most recently, DCSOT assisted with a “suicide by chemicals.” This is where a person will mix chemicals to commit suicide while seated in their vehicle causing a lack of oxygen and death. In the past, the ϐirst responders are at most risk in assessing this situation as they open the vehicle door and the strong chemical vapors make them victims them‐ selves. Nowadays, when this type of situation is identiϐied, ϐirst responders can call the DCSOT to handle the situation. DCSOT has also assisted the Dakota County Drug Task Force in conducting narcotics warrants when meth labs may be involved as well as working with Dakota County MAAG (SWAT) in training exercises and actual MAAG call outs. Some members of DCSOT are also part of MN Task Force 1, which assists in regionals incidents and catastrophes. In the past years, they have responded to the ϐloods in Iowa and the 35W bridge collapse. The month of October has been dedicated to Cyber Security. The last of the series is about how parents can keep their kids safe on‐line. We all read about cyber bullying, online predators, your digital footprint and the potential for bad consequences if left to kids. Parents, if your kids are using the internet you need to be ready to ask some tough questions, provide some serious answers about what you should tell to whom. It may seem simple to an adult about why should I friend “Suzy” who I have never met? But to children, they are curious. Tell your kids NO! For some quick tips: www.netsmartz.org The parents section will update you on Blogging, Chat Rooms, Sexting, Cell Phones, Webcams, Cyberbullying and Identity Theft. Each section gives you an overview what is happening, why it is of interest to kids, and what problems could result. An example from the news Cyberbullying – can happen on anything electronic such as cell phones, tablets and computers. The footprint you leave can and will be used against you in a court of law. The evidence will speak for itself. 1/3 of online teens report they have been cyberbullied. The really bad part is once it is out on the internet, it never goes away. The really good part is: MOM & DAD if you follow the link above you can get in front of the issue to keep your kids safe! 2     Crash Thursday 1808 hours Caller reported a crash at the Village of Mendota leaving a mess as they fled. The car was occupied by three people. The caller reported the license plate looked like a fire plate but was not on file. Officer Steve Meyer responded and reviewed what had occurred. It appears the car that had left the scene was the only item damaged. GOA. Crisis Friday 0327 hours Officer Jeff VonFeldt responded to a call for help at a local motel. Staff called to report a man wearing a maroon sweatshirt, blue jeans, who came running into the lobby sweating profusely to report he was being chased. Officer VonFeldt responded a short time later to find the man wandering around outside of the motel. He refused a ride home or any other assistance from the officer. The man claimed his ride was en route, he eventually walked into Eagan. Medical / Crash Friday 0723 hours A cell phone caller reported a serious crash off the road near Hwy 110 and Hwy 13. Officer John Larrive responded to find a State Trooper and a citizen starting CPR. HealthEast Paramedics along with MHFD rescue responded to help with the cardiac arrest that likely caused the car crash. Eventually CPR was ceased and officers stood by until the Medical Examiner arrived on scene. Medical Friday 0859 hours Officer Larrive cleared the medical / crash on Hwy 110 and Hwy 13 to get dispatched once again to another medical relating to a diabetic reaction. HealthEast Paramedics arrived shortly after Officer Larrive and assist- ed with the call. While that was occurring, another call came out of a party trapped in an elevator. MHFD responded to the elevator call ensuring there was not anyone inside of the elevator. Parking Complaint Friday 1059 hours Caller reported a car has been parked in front of their home for the past week. While the officer was on scene, a neighbor came outside and advised him this was an on-going issue between the two neighbors. As the tires were being chalked, the driver of the car came out and agreed to move it. A check was scheduled for 24 hours. AOA Friday 1242 hours Officers John Larrive and Todd Rosse responded to Lilydale on the report of a fire in a local business. MHFD was on scene a very short time later and put out the fire. It appeared that an employee cigarette was carelessly thrown, unfortunately due to the very high wind conditions, the cigarette butt was fanned and caught a nearby wall on fire. Maybe it’s time to move the smoke break location to away from the building.   3     Dog Off Leash Saturday 0810 hours Caller reported a dog off leash in the tennis courts. Officer Larrive arrived to find one dog in the tennis courts on leash. DUI Saturday 2328 hours While on routine patrol, Officer Tanner Spicer located a running vehicle which appeared to be unoccupied parked in a parking lot. As he approached the car he spotted vomit down outside of the driver’s door and a woman slumped over behind the wheel. He asked if she was okay and she replied she was, he then asked if she was drinking and she replied “not to much.” The woman failed all the SFST’s giving up on one stating just arrest me you know I am going to fail. PBT revealed a BAC of .124 and MHPD she was read the MN Implied Consent and agreed to a test. After failing to successfully provide a urine sample a blood test was provided. The woman was transported to Dakota County Jail pending charges. Theft Sunday 1710 hours Sergeant Eric Petersen responded to a local business on a report of a theft. He met with an employee who stated her prescription medication was stolen from her purse that was located in the office. It was learned that about 90% of staff knew the code to the office and several employees could be responsible. The code has since been changed so only management may enter and no suspects at this time. Fraud Monday 1200 hours Officer Patrick was dispatched to a local logistics company on a report of a fraud. Another company had scheduled a pickup with them. The company seemed to have all legit documentation during the transaction yet it became fishy when the license plate recorded was actually a trailer number and the phone numbers to the company went unanswered. The dollar amount of the goods stolen totaled $32,000. There was fortunately insurance on the goods yet cost the logistics company a pretty penny and the fraudulent company name was an actual legit company out of Arizona and they were notified that they have become a victim of corporate identity theft. Under investigation. Stolen License Plates Monday 1802 hours Sergeant Neil Garlock was off duty at a local business when he noticed two woman swapping license plates and then was heading en route to the gas station next door. He believed the two woman were going to steal gasoline. He called dispatch to send officers walked over to talk with the women one of said she was going to walk to an ATM to get $ to pay for the gas. Surprise the woman fled into the heavily treed area while the other was arrested. Unfortunately during her search a glass meth pipe was found. A short time later Officer Meyer arrested the one who ran off when she came out from behind a dumpster. Traffic Tuesday 2007 hours While on routine patrol, Officer Michael Shepard observed a vehicle driving without taillights. Upon running the plate, the driver came up as revoked and the registration was expired. The driver showed an expired insurance card and there was no front plate on the vehicle. The vehicle was towed and driver was cited for DAR, no insurance, expired registration and no front license plate. 4     Officer Michael Shepard received a letter of gratitude from IGH Chief of Police thanking him for his assistance in a 9-1-1 hang up call that was determined to be a domestic assault where an individual barricaded himself in a home making threats. Shepard ultimately helped establish a perimeter and contain the residence. Thank you for your courageous efforts Shepard! Please send us your positive feedback on our staff to: pdrecords@ mendota-heights.com Your feedback is greatly appreciated and helps boost the morale of our staff. Have a Safe Week! 10/12 ‐ 10/18 2013 YTD Calls for Service 127 6,842 Citations 27 1,257 Warnings 20 1,079 Police Reports 13 845 Response Time Average 5.45 5.15 Check out the MH Crime Map! Click below to search your neighborhood: http://mendota.prophoenix.com/CS/CrimeMapping.aspx If you are a Mendota Heights resident and you are going out of town or on vacation, you can notify MHPD of your outing and we will be more than happy to keep a watchful eye on your home while you are away. The House Check Request online form is available on our website; we have similar forms in the MHPD lobby and we will take your info over the phone. MHPD offers monthly Car Seat Safety Checks. To schedule an appointment, call 651.452.1366 to contact Ofϐicer Jennifer Fordham. MHPD has a Medication Disposal Box in the lobby of the PD where Dakota County residents can safely and anonymously dispose of their prescription drugs and over‐the‐counter medication.