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2016-12-22 Friday NewsDec 22 2016 otol-a" k Nip DATES TO REMEMBER: Dec 23rd and 26th City Offices Closed for the Holiday Monday, January 2 City Offices Closed for the Holiday Tuesday, January 3 City Council 7:00 p.m. Thursday, January 5 City Council Workshop Tuesday, January 9 Parks and Rec Commission 6:30 p.m. Attachments: Just the Facts Mendota Heights City Hall 1101 Victoria Curve www.mendota-heights.com (651) 452.1850 Hours: 8:00 am -4:30 pm Visit us on: Facebook.com/ MendotaHeightsMN Twitter.com/ @Mendota_heights 7,R H:WS City of Mendota Heights Weekly Update The Ice Rinks and Warming Houses are Open The City has three outdoor hockey and pleasure rinks that are open weather permitting. A rink attendant will be on duty during the regular warming house hours. The rinks are closed when the air temperature is below zero. Call the Ice Rink/Warming House Hotline at 651.255.1174 for more information. Locations are: Friendly Hills Park 2360 Pueblo Lane Hours: Weekdays-4:OOpm to 9:OOpm Marie Park 1780 Lilac Lane Wentworth Park 739 Wentworth Ave Saturdays-10:OOam to 9:OOpm Sundays-12noon to 6:OOpm Christmas Eve/New Year's Eve -12 noon to 4:OOpm Christmas Day -Closed New Year's Day-12noon to 9:00 pm Parks and Rec Commission Openings—Applications Due December 30 The City is accepting applications to fill two vacancies on the Parks and Recreation Commission. The terms will start in February 2017. One opening is for a three year term; the other is for a two year term. The Com- mission advises the City Council on matters pertaining to parks and recreation programs. Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every month beginning at 6:30 pm. For more information, contact City Administrator Mark McNeill or City Clerk Lorri Smith by calling 651.452.1850. Interested persons should submit a letter of interest and a current resume to City Hall no later than Friday, December 30, 2016. YourHolidays: The Mendota Heights City Hall is a "Recycle Your Holidays" collection site through February 3, 2017. Bring any unwanted strings of holiday lights or electrical or phone cords for free recycling. Contact City Hall at 651.452.1850 with any questions. Nominations Open 1st Annual Garold `Jerry' Murphy Community Service Award The City of Mendota Heights is proud to announce the 1st Annual Garold M. "Jerry" Murphy Community Service Award. Jerry started his volunteer service to the community in 1967 when he assisted at a neighbor's house fire. From that day on, Jerry made himself available to the police department on a moment's notice. He generously gave his time to community, church and family, and always did so with a smile, a kind word and a story. Please take the time to think about those people in your life who selflessly volunteer their time to make our community a better place. Consider nominating someone who volunteers, has a can -do spirit, is a good role model, exudes compassion, has a positive attitude, is well respected. Nomination forms are on the City's website or at City Hall and are due by January 31, 2017. The recipient will be recognized at the April 18, 2017 City Council meeting. 1 CHIEF Mike Aschenbrener CAPTAIN Kelly McCarthy SERGEANTS Eric Petersen Tanner Spicer Peyton Fleming POLICE OFFICERS John Larrive Todd Rosse Jeff VonFeldt Denise Urmann Michael Shepard Nick Gorgos Robin Nelson Steve Hilyar Philip McCarty Weston Raberge Frank LaNasa INVESTIGATIONS Chad Willson SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER Jennifer Fordham COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER Eric Hagelee SUPPORT STAFF Kim Henning Trista Miller Shayna Hoechst Becky Pentel RESERVES Randy Pentel Jim Knox Jeff Parker Jon Clayton Dan Iverson CHAPLAINS Butch Millett John Snider Alberto Vargas Lynn Liberman Sue Plucker Joel Detlefsen Lenny Andrie DECEMBER 23 2016 1 1 1 1 1 1 Email Security Best Practices P0; ID@ ICT DO kg DO NiE YEM &MO YEM open any email attachments that end with: .exe, .scr, .bat, .com, or other executable files you do no recognize. "unsubscribe" - it is easier to delete the e-mail than to deal with the security risks. ever click embedded links in messages without hovering your mouse over them first to check the URL. respond or reply to spam in any way. Use the delete button. check the email "From" field to validate the sender. This "From" address may be spoofed. check for so-called "double -extended" scam attachments. A text file names "safe.txt.exe" is not. Dia Vol Kiusu? DISPLAYING HOUSE NUMBER; 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Submitted g . Police Office Y PhilllgCCarty 1 r1 1 1 1 1 report all suspicious emails to your information technology help desk. note that www.miscrosoft.com and www.support.microsoft.software.com are two different domains. 1 Did you know that the City of Mendota Heights requires all structures to display their building or house numbers? Each house or building must display numbers at a minimum of 4" in height at or near the entrance of the structure. The numbers also must be clearly read and seen from the street. The city code recognizes that this is not always realistic. If the numbers cannot be easily seen and read from the street, numbers must be placed in a location that they can easily be seen and read from the road. Why is this important? If we can't find you, we can't help you. When you call 911 for Police, Fire or Ambulance services during an emergency, seconds count. Trying to find addresses when buildings don't have numbers or the numbers are in a unique spot is difficult or 1 impossible. 1 Although City Code requirements are a minimum, help us help you. 6" inch numbers in a I color contrasting your home is best. Located near the front entrance of your home. If you have a long driveway or a house that is not easily seen from the roadway numbers both at the roadway and on the house are the best solution. If you can't easily see them during the daytime, we are not going to be able to see them at night during inclement weather. Another thing to remember is to keep the numbers clear of snow and shrubbery throughout 1 the year. If they are hidden behind a snow drift or a bush they are not doing their job. 2 i„viiggil 1 NM QQ��Q�7000 � 1 1 AOA — Hwy 55 & Hwy 110 FRI, 12/16, 0334 HOURS I Officers assisted an outside agency that was pursuing a theft suspect through our city. Stop sticks were 1 deployed but vehicle continued outside of the city where it eventually crashed and suspects were arrested. THEFT — 12XX Mendota Heights Road FRI, 12/16, 0737 HOURS Officers responded to a local gas station on a report where a suspect entered the store, made two cash transactions, walked over to the rewards kiosk then reached around and stole several packs of cigarettes. Suspect then left the store and fled in a vehicle. A suspect description was given but no leads at this time. 1 1 1 1 1 IDENTITY THEFT — 17XX James Road FRI, 12/16, 0738 HOURS Officer dispatched to contact a victim of identity theft. Victim's personal info was used to open a Walmart 1 credit card. The account has been cancelled and no loss was incurred. THEFT — 13XX Sibley Memorial FRI, 12/16, 1004 HOURS Officer responded to a local business on a vehicle theft report. Officer met with business owner who stated that the business plow truck was not in the parking lot where it was left the previous night. The vehicle was entered as stolen. No suspects at this time. 1 1 1 1 1 1 DAMAGE TO PROPERTY — 21XX Aztec Lane SAT, 12/17, 1238 HOURS 1 Officer was notified by homeowner that when he went out to move his vehicles from driveway to remove snow, he had two flat tires. The tires appeared to have been slashed. No suspects. FOUND PROPERTY — 18XX Delaware Ave Reporting party found a set of keys while sledding. 1 keys is found. 1 1 MEDICAL — 5XX Valley Lane 1 1 SAT, 12/17, 1729 HOURS 1 Keys have been placed into evidence until an owner for the I 1 SAT, 12/17, 2016 HOURS 1 1 I Officers were dispatched to a residence on an overdose emergency. First aid was given and the victim was I revived and conscience. Paramedics arrived and transported the victim to the hospital. t 3 J I :/v @giO 1 CRISIS — 3XX E Street SUN, 12/18, 1631 HOURS NM Officers responded to a crisis call where an individual was feeling paranoid and requested to voluntarily go to the hospital. FRAUD — 7XX Keokuk Lane MON, 12/19, 1338 HOURS Resident reported unauthorized transactions on her credit card. The stores in which the transactions were made, were notified and video surveillance was requested. Case pending. DAMAGE TO PROPERTY — 5XX Simard St MON, 12/19, 1345 HOURS Officer responded to address to investigate a damage to property report involving a mailbox. It appeared as though the mailbox had been hit by a plow. Moderate damage to mailbox, still operational. THEFT — 24XX Enterprise Dr MON, 12/19, 1427 HOURS Officer responded to local business on a theft of gasoline report. It appeared company vehicle gas lines had been cut to steal fuel. Security footage showed images of a white male carrying gas cans and five gallon buckets to and from his vehicle and the company vehicle. Case pending. THEFT — 7XX Evergreen Knoll TUE, 12/20, 1413 HOURS Officers responded to a theft report where an unknown suspect stole a package that had been delivered that morning. The package contained approximately $65 worth of makeup. IDENTITY THEFT — 10XX Sibley Memorial TUE, 12/20, 1517 HOURS Officer took a report of identity theft. Victim stated he received an email from Experian alerting him of two fraudulent attempts of getting credit with his personal information. The suspect attempted to purchase two 1 vehicles. The suspect was not granted the monies and there is no suspect information. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 TIDP'T' From. NAY favu.ilu to ou.rs, we wish uov. the happiest of lioLiolas! staff safe, Mendota Heights Police Department 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 Calls for Service Citations Warnings Police Repo Response Time Average GEOTPg0 12/16- 12/22 20 YTD Check out the MH Crime Map! Click below to search your neighborhood: https://www.raidsonline.com 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights, MN 55118 Take ft to THE BOX 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. f --AVE A SAFE WEEK.1