The Point After “Work Hard - Be Safe - Have Fun”

The Point After
“Work Hard - Be Safe - Have Fun”
Volume 3, Issue 36
Administration
Shop with a Cop
Andy Bohlen, Chief
Neal Pederson, Captain
Jason Severson, Captain
Pat Huset, Secretary
On Wednesday, October 15th,
officers, deputies and troopers
again partnered with the Salvation Army for this year’s Shop
with a Cop. Officers Dustin
Delmonico, Tom Mueller
and John Gramling each
paired up with one of 21 kids to
help them shop for winter
clothing and supplies. Following
their shopping spree, the kids
and officers had supper at Subway.
Patrol
Matt Knutson, Sergeant
Mark Krenik, Sergeant
Matt Long, Sergeant
Eric Sammon, Sergeant
Jeff Larson
Tony Kuchinka
Todd Hanson
Lisa Petricka
Justin Hunt
Maggie Hunt
Ben Johns
Mike Thul & K-9 Chase
DJ Skluzacek
Tom Mueller
Josh Sjodin
Dustin Delmonico
Chris Tonjum
Adam Marvin
John Gramling
Matt Shuda
Mallory House
John Pesta
Investigations
Dave Dillon, Sergeant
Brandon Gliem, Sergeant
Cadie Spicer
Scott Duncan
Kara Christensen
Matt Kolling
Brittany Owen
Records
Janice Bestul
Jackie Remme
Gina Palan
Carole Friesz
Community Services
Doug Delesha
Paula Wadekamper
Marsden Powell
October 24, 2014
Photo courtesy Faribault Daily News
Officer Recognized
This week, we learned that
Officer Ben Johns will be
receiving the Minnesota State
Patrol Commendation Award for
his actions during an injury
crash.
On April 30th, Officer Johns
responded to assist State
Troopers Ricardo Magana
and Patric Ignaszewski at the
scene of a multiple vehicle crash
on I-35 near Faribault. Ofc.
Johns assisted the troopers in
providing life-saving first aid to
one of the drivers. All three
officers are being recognized for
preventing the driver from
bleeding to death.
Ofc. Johns will receive the
award at the State Patrol’s annual awards ceremony in the near
future. Congratulations for a job
well done!
Our two School Resource Officers, Detectives Kara Christensen and Brittany Owen,
attended School Resource Officer training over MEA break,
October 15-17. The annual
training conference covers a
variety of topics for officers
working in schools.
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The Point After
BYTR Recognition
“You never know
what your next dig
is going to find.”
This week, Chief Andy
Bohlen accompanied the Faribault Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Committee to attend an
award presentation to Congressman Tim Walz for his
continued support of the National Guard and Reserve. Pictured are Major General Gus
Hargett (ret.), Chief Bohlen,
Sheriff Troy Dunn, Congressman Walz, Rice County Veteran’s Service Officer Tracy
McBroom and Lydia Schlukebier.
Bill Wyman
Born October 24, 1936
Warrant Arrests
On Tuesday, October 21st,
Detective Matt Kolling
found Zachary Wellentin, 27,
walking down the street. Wellentin was the subject of a Rice
County warrant for Theft and
Financial Transaction Card
Fraud. Wellentin was arrested
and jailed without incident.
On Thursday, October 23rd,
Sergeant Brandon Gliem
saw Nicholas Norstad, 33, as
he was driving down the street.
Knowing he was the subject of
a warrant, he called for assistance. Officers Justin Hunt,
Ben Johns and Dustin Delmonico responded and he
was taken into custody. His
warrants were for Burglary,
Theft and Damage to Property.
Also in the vehicle with Norstad was Sara Nelson, 25. Officers learned that Nelson was
the subject of her own arrest
warrant for 5th Degree Controlled Substance. Nelson was
also arrested and jailed without
incident.
In partnership with Faribault
Public Schools, training was
held at Faribault High School
on Friday and Saturday, October 17th and 18th. Sixty-eight
public safety professionals from
SE Minnesota, including police,
fire, EMS and dispatch personnel, learned about “3 Echo”
protocols. This training involves how to respond to an
active shooter incident, particularly after the initial response
by law enforcement. The attendees focus on how to safely
enter a scene, work together
and rescue civilians caught in
one of these incidents. Ser-
geant Brandon Gliem, Detectives Matt Kolling, Kara
Christensen and Brittany
Owen, and Officers Tom
Mueller and Tony Kuchinka
attended the training. Our goal
is to have all officers attend the
training and be familiar with the
response protocols.
Questions?
Comments?
Please contact the
Faribault Police
Department at
507-334-4305 or
25 NW 4th Street,
Faribault, MN 55021
abohlen@ci.faribault.mn.us
npederson@ci.faribault.mn.us
jseverson@ci.faribault.mn.us
www.ci.faribault.mn.us
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