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01 29 16 JTF 1 The latest from the Mendota Heights Police Department CHIEF Mike Aschenbrener SERGEANTS Eric Petersen Tanner Spicer Peyton Fleming Bobby Lambert POLICE OFFICERS John Larrive Todd Rosse Jeff VonFeldt Steven Meyer Denise Urmann Michael Shepard Nick Gorgos Robin Nelson Steve Hilyar Phillip McCarty INVESTIGATIONS Chad Willson SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER Jennifer Fordham SUPPORT STAFF Kim Henning Trista Miller Shayna Hoechst Becky Pentel RESERVES Randy Pentel Jim Knox Jeff Parker CHAPLAINS Butch Millett John Snider Alberto Vargas Lynn Liberman Sue Plucker Joel Detlefsen Lenny Andrie JANUARY 29 2016 It’s Not All Black and White Police vehicles around the world are often more colorful than those in the United States. North American police cars traditionally are known for their black and white colors. For many decades, car doors and roofs of most police units were painted white, while the trunk, hood, front fenders, and rear quarter panels were painted black. These fleet vehicles typically came in a single color, most commonly white or black. The contrasting color was added to distinguish the units from civilian vehicles. Over the years, police and sheriffs' departments and state police agencies broadened preferred color schemes to include a variety of colors beyond the customary black and white look and feel. However, in recent years, many agencies returned to a more traditional black and white look for a variety of reasons. The history of our department started black and white, changed to all white, and now returned to our roots with the black and white squads. We also started with a station wagon, and the current S.U.V.’s we now drive, have also been called the modern wagon. In 2009, the City of Mendota Heights along with our 911 partner the Dakota Communications Center implemented a County-wide mass notification system. This system is designed to quickly alert the public of emergencies that may affect their health or welfare and is capable of sending recorded messages to targeted areas within the County at the rate of up to 60,000 calls per hour. In addition to hard-wire home phones that are already registered, residents and businesses in Dakota County can self-register their cellular and other contact telephone numbers, along with email addresses that they would like alerted in the event of an emergency in the area of their Dakota County residence or business. This includes any devices in which messages can be sent/received, including tablets, iPad’s, Video game consoles etc. Simply visit the website www.mn-dcc.org and go to the Community Notification tab and create an account to start signing up devices you would like to see emergency messages on. We are very careful to send only important safety related messages. You can un-enroll at any time and we do not share your information. Please help us keep you safe. 2 WINNER: QUINN CADEM, AGE 3 RUNNER-UP: LINNEA HAMMERQUIST, AGE 3 WINNER: CHASE, 1ST GRADE SAC RUNNER-UP: ANNABELLA DRUMMER, AGE 5 WINNER: KIARA, SAC, AGE 9 RUNNER-UP: DELANEY SMITH, AGE 7 Thank you to everyone who participated! We had such a great turnout this year, our lobby is colorfully decorated. It was not an easy decision but the winners have been chosen. Due to the great response of the contest, we added runners-up. Winner’s will receive a Certificate for Juice and Donuts With An Officer and Runners- Up will receive an MHPD goody-bag. We ask that Winners and Runners-up stop in or call the PD to claim their prize. * 0 to 3 * * 4 to 6 * * 7 to 10 * 3 BURGLARY/DOMESTIC FRIDAY 0302 HOURS Officer Steve Hilyar responded to a home on a domestic disturbance report where a male damaged the victims car, broke into the home, threw the victim to the ground then fled. Upon arrival, Hilyar met with the victim who stated that she received a text from her ex-boyfriend and when she told him she was sleeping, he didn't believe her and showed up at the home. A KOPS Alert was sent out for the suspect and he was picked up by Brooklyn Park PD and transported to Dakota County Jail on Burglary and Domestic Assault charges. DISTURBING PEACE FRIDAY 1049 HOURS Officer Robin Nelson and Sergeant Tanner Spicer were dispatched to a local business for a disturbance regarding an ex-employee who was claiming his employer put his hands on him. Officers met with the ex-employee who stated that his employer had wrongly accused him of theft so things got heated and he got shoved. After speaking with the employer and several witnesses, it was determined that the employee got terminated and so he refused to leave resulting in the disturbance. The ex-employee is no longer allowed on the company property. DAR SATURDAY 0004 HOURS Officer Steve Hilyar responded to a home on a small truck that had driven off the roadway and got stuck in a ditch in front of someone’s house. Hilyar made contact with the vehicle driver who showed no signs of impairment however when Hilyar ran his DL, it came back as revoked. The vehicle driver was issued a citation for Failure to Exercise Due Care (Inattentive Driving). STOLEN PLATE SUNDAY 1948 HOURS Officer Mike Shepard was dispatched to make phone contact with a male on a theft of license plate report. The victim advised Shepard that as he was inside a local restaurant, someone stole his rear license plate off of his vehicle. Shepard advised him to remove the front license plate as well, destroy it and go get new plates as soon as possible. There are no suspects at this time and plate was entered into NCIC. IDENTITY THEFT MONDAY 1317 HOURS Officer John Larrive met with a victim of identity theft in the PD lobby. Victim stated that he received a bill in the mail from Verizon for a new account opened in his name. He also received a bill from AT&T on an account opened in his name. The victim did not authorize either of these transactions and has since made contact with both companies to cancel the accounts. 4 MENTAL HEALTH TUESDAY 0016 HOURS Officer Jeff VonFeldt responded to a home on an adult female wanting to harm herself. VonFeldt arrived and spoke with the woman who stated that she feels like she may harm herself and wants to go to the hospital. A 72 hour mental health hold was placed on her and HealthEast responded to transport her to the hospital. WARRANT/FALSE INFO TUESDAY 1529 HOURS While on routine patrol, Officer John Larrive observed a vehicle at a high rate of speed as well as turn with- out signaling, then pull into a driveway and got out of the vehicle. Larrive conducted a traffic stop and made contact with the vehicle driver who stated his license was revoked. Larrive then asked to ID the passenger who gave a false name and also came back with an outstanding warrant. The driver was issued a citation for DAR and the passenger for Giving A Peace Officer A False Name and booked on her warrant. MENTAL HEALTH WEDNESDAY 0025 HOURS While on routine patrol, Officer Jeff VonFeldt observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed. VonFeldt conducted a traffic stop when the driver of the vehicle jumped out and stated he needed help, that people were after him and wanted to kill him. He didn't know who the people were and stated he has been in every mental health hospital in the state and needs help. His wife had called while VonFeldt was with him and told him that her husband has slowly been progressing with his illness and hasn't been taking his medication. She was grateful VonFeldt found him and made arrangements to pick up the vehicle while the male was put on a 72 hour mental health hold. ACCIDENT WEDNESDAY 1837 HOURS Officers Nick Gorgos, Michael Shepard and Sergeant Payton Fleming were dispatched to a single vehicle accident at the intersection of Pilot Knob and Commerce Dr. Once the officers arrived and contacted the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, they noticed she was incoherent and was having difficulty following instructions. Soon after, medics arrived and transported the driver to the hospital and the vehicle was towed. FRAUD THURSDAY 1639 HOURS Officer Michael Shepard met with a victim of fraud in the PD lobby. The victim reported that he had recently applied for a loan through his bank in which they ran a credit report. While the victim was reviewing his credit report he observed that it indicted an outstanding balance with Verizon wireless. The Victim reported he has never had an account with Verizon wireless and needed a police report in order to receive any further information from Verizon about the account. 5 01/22 - 01/28 2016 YTD Calls for Service 117 574 Citations 11 69 Warnings 24 76 Police Reports 24 81 Response Time Average 4.44 4.85 Check out the MH Crime Map! Click below to search your neighborhood: https://www.raidsonline.com 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights, MN 55118 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; you can complete a form found in our lobby, or simply give us a call and we’ll help you out. MHPD offers monthly Car Seat Safety Checks. To schedule an appointment, call 651.452.1366 or email jennyf@mendota-heights.com to contact Officer 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. 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! Our newest Police Support Specialist, Shayna Hoechst. Shayna joined MHPD on January 11th, 2016. Shayna has a background in Office Management and working in the legal field. She graduated from Minnesota State University -Mankato with a degree in Human Resource Management. She is a long time resident of Mendota Heights which is what drew her to the position. Shayna is driven and excited to be a part of the team.