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Cloquet Police Mission Statement

Provide quality police services to the community; uphold the constitution; enforce state laws and city code; and respond to and deter crime.

We will nurture public trust by striving to attain the highest degree of integrity and professional conduct at all times.
Week Ending May 9, 2014


ADMINISTRATION

Interim Chief Terry Hill


OFFICERS

Detective Darrin Berg
Detective Scott Holman
Detective Derek Randall
Sergeant Carey Ferrell
Sergeant Rick Benko
Sergeant Jeff Palmer
Sergeant Tom Hallfrisch
Corporal David Hallback
Corporal Mark Laine
Corporal Erik Blesener
Corporal Steve Fiske
Corporal Corey Schneberger
Officer Scott Beckman
Officer Eric Baker
Officer Kerrick Johnson
Officer Adam Reed
Officer Charles Martin
Officer Kristina Kohlmeyer


ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Shannon Nelson
Nicole Eckenberg




508 Cloquet Avenue
Cloquet, MN 55720
Phone (218)879-1247
Fax (218) 879-1190
www.ci.cloquet.mn.us





PERSONNEL:

I will be out of the office Thursday and
Friday of this week and Monday of next
week.

PATROL:

This week a Cloquet patrol officer observed
a male individual whom he had prior
knowledge did not have a valid driver's
license. The officer performed a traffic stop
on the driver and confirmed that the
suspect's license was canceled inimical to
public safety. During the course of the
traffic stop 10 Hydrocodone pills in a
cigarette pack was discovered within the
vehicle. The 32 year old Cloquet man was
unable to provide proof of a valid
prescription. He was formally charged with
Possession of a Controlled Substance in the
Fifth Degree, Driving after Cancellation and
No Proof of Insurance.

DETECTIVES:

This week Cloquet officers and detectives
responded to a residence on Stephen Road,
where it was reported that a door had been
kicked in and a monitor and keyboard were
stolen. The property is owned by Fond du
Lac Tribal and Community College.
Evidence was collected at the scene and
detectives are following up on a potential
lead. The investigation remains ongoing.

COMMUNITY SERVICE:

Wednesday the Department took part in the
monthly TRIAD meeting. TRIAD is law
enforcement and seniors coming together to
help reduce criminal victimization of the
elderly. This month's presenter was
Detective Scott Holman and his canine
partner Raja. The TRIAD group had
donated $250 to the K-9 program
which helped in obtaining Raja. The
seniors were full of questions and very
impressed with the demonstration.
Here are a couple of photos of Scott
and canine Raja during the
presentation.



MISCELLANEOUS:

The department's radar speed trailer
has been deployed for the season and
you will find "Speedy", as fondly
named by departmental staff, out and
about in the community. The radar
trailer is used in areas that have been
identified to have historical speeding
issues. Patrol staff is encouraged to
work in conjunction with the trailer in
those higher profile areas to reduce
speeding through warnings and or
tickets.



Cloquet Police Department
Weekly Newsletter
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We were notified Wednesday during the testing of our
early warning sirens that the old water tower site siren
was not functioning. DSC Communications has been
called and they are expected to look at this by Friday of
this week.

TRAINING:

Last week Administrative Secretary Shannon Nelson
attended training at the Bureau of Criminal
Apprehension (BCA) in St. Paul on supplemental
reporting. The information learned will be useful in
entering data utilized in Uniform Crime Reporting.




This will help us to properly code our cases so that our
crime statistics are more accurate than in the past. This
was an identified problem area in our law enforcement
study.

If you have any questions about the information
provided, feel free to contact me at the police
department.

Respectfully Submitted,

Terry Hill
Interim Chief of Police