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02 08 19 JTF 1 The latest from the Mendota Heights Police Department FEBRUARY 08 2019 CHIEF Kelly McCarthy CAPTAIN Wayne Wegener SERGEANTS Eric Petersen Tanner Spicer Peyton Fleming POLICE OFFICERS John Larrive Todd Rosse Chad Willson Jeff VonFeldt Philip McCarty Weston Raberge Peter Renteria Cara Hogan Tony Patton Ryan Yauch Tommy Albindia Eric Hagelee Leif Vandersteen INVESTIGATIONS Nick Gorgos SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER Steve Hilyar COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER Coming soon! SUPPORT STAFF Kim Richter Trista Miller Shayna Hoechst Becky Pentel RESERVES Jim Knox Jeff Parker CHAPLAINS Butch Millett John Snider Alberto Vargas Lynn Liberman Sue Plucker Joel Detlefsen Mike VerWay SNOWBLOWER SAFETY TIPS 2 DWI – 35E/Hwy 13 02/01/19, 0149 HOURS Officers stopped a vehicle on 35E for driving outside limited license restricƟon Ɵmes. Officers could smell the odor of marijuana inside the vehicle and conducted a search. Officers found only stems and marijuana paraphernalia. Officers could smell the odor of alcoholic beverages coming from the driver and conducted ﬁeld tesƟng. Officers placed the driver under arrest for driving under the inﬂuence. THREATS – 7XX PONTIAC PLACE 02/01/19, 0955 HOURS A woman living in the 700 block of PonƟac Place had a threatening package delivered to her home. Officers made contact with the United States Postal Service and an invesƟgator was assigned. AƩempts are sƟll being made to aƩempt to idenƟfy the sender. DISTURBING THE PEACE – 3XX G STREET 02/03/19, 1757 HOURS Officers responded to the 300 block of G Street for a disturbance between an adult male and an adult female. ParƟes were calmed and separated for the evening. DWI – 35E/HWY 13 02/04/19, 0236 HOURS Officer observed a vehicle stopped on southbound 35E at Hwy 13. As officer was approaching the vehicle the driver drove off. Officer iniƟated a traffic stop on the vehicle and could smell the odor of alcoholic beverages coming from the inside of the vehicle. The driver stated he pulled over because he and his wife were arguing. The driver stated he had nothing to drink. Officer conducted a roadside ﬁeld sobriety test and the driver blew a PBT of 0.159. Driver was arrested and booked in the Dakota County Jail for Misdemeanor 4th Degree DWI. PROPERTY DAMAGE ACCIDENT – SYLVANDALE ROAD 02/04/19, 0850 HOURS Vehicle was traveling W/B on Ivy Falls Ave. Driver was slowing to stop for stop sign, slid through the intersecƟon, crossing Sylvandale Rd, and ended up in a front yard. Vehicle struck a tree, a light pole and ran over several bushes. DRUGS – HWY 13/LEXINGTON AVE 02/05/19, 0022 HOURS Officers stopped a vehicle near the intersecƟon of Hwy 13 and Lexington Ave. Officers could smell the strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. Officers conducted a search of the vehicle and found mulƟple packs of THC vaporizer juice. Officer also found an unknown white powder which is suspected to be an illegal narcoƟc. Officer released the occupants pending idenƟﬁcaƟon of the suspected illegal narcoƟcs. DRUGS – 9XX SIBLEY MEMORIAL HWY 02/05/19, 0901 HOURS Officers responded to locaƟon for a found container with suspected narcoƟcs inside. The container was collected for destrucƟon. No current suspect informaƟon available. Case inacƟve. TRESPASSING — 1XXX LILYDALE ROAD 02/05/19, 1335 HOURS The Mendota Heights Police Department received a trespass noƟce from a business on the 1600 block of Lilydale Road. The noƟce was placed in the case ﬁle. Case status inacƟve. 3 THEFT – 1XXX CROWN POINT DRIVE 02/05/19, 1514 HOURS A resident on the 1900 block of Crown Point Drive reported a theŌ of jewelry and vacuum cleaners from her house. The resident suspected the cleaner took the items. Case is pending further invesƟgaƟon. FRAUD — 2XXX POND CIRCLE E 02/06/19, 0838 HOURS A woman from the 2400 block called to report fraud acƟvity on her credit card. The card had been canceled and the bank noƟﬁed. All informaƟon was gathered and a report completed. BURGLARY — 1XXX RIVERSIDE LANE 02/06/19, 1033 HOURS On 2/6/19 received a phone call from resident in the 1300 block of Riverside Ln reporƟng suspicious acƟvity and theŌ. TheŌ is related to calls reported on 1/13/19. Sent to invesƟgaƟons. Have a Safe Week! 4 2/01 – 2/07 2019 YTD Calls for Service 184 1145 Police Reports 17 108 Citations 25 144 Warnings 40 274 Response Time Average 7.83 6.92 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 Vacation/House Check Request online form is available on our website; you can also complete a form found in our lobby, or simply give us a call! MHPD offers a Medication Disposal Box in the lobby of the PD where Dakota County residents can safely & anonymously dispose of their prescription drug medication. This program is mainly meant to keep narcotics off the streets and dispose of medications in environmentally sound ways. ** No needles/sharps. Visit the Green Guide for tips. ** Please visit the Dakota County Recycling Zone for helpful resources for all safe disposal solutions. Car Seat Checks—TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE Please visit the MN DPS for more information. Questions/Comments? Email us at: pdrecords@ mendota-heights.com Questions? Call our Non-Emergency Line @ 651.452.1366. Need Public Safety Response? Call 911 A reminder with all of the recent snow we have had, if you have a fire hydrant on your property please clear a wide enough perimeter around the hydrant for firefighters to work (about a 3 foot area around) and clear a path from the hydrant to the street. Hydrants that remain blocked and covered by snow can result in slower response times to critical emergencies. THANK YOU!!!