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4 <br />vehicles that were parked on the street. Upon arrival, the Officers located a suspect <br />vehicle near County Rd E 2 at New Brighton Rd. A passenger in the vehicle identified <br />as Samantha Zelinski, 46 years of age from Minneapolis, was found to have a felony <br />arrest warrant for Fraud out of Anoka County. Ms. Zelinski was placed under arrest. <br />The driver was released at the scene. While being booked at the Ramsey County jail, a <br />detention Deputy located three baggies of suspected methamphetamine hidden in Ms. <br />Zelinski’s underwear and in her pelvic area. Ms. Zelinski was also booked on Possession <br />of a Controlled Substance. CN 15017173. <br /> <br />Officer Riedel and other officers responded on December 23rd at about 6:04 pm to the <br />700 block of 1st Ave NW on a report of a 28 year old male unconscious and not breathing <br />due to a suspected heroin overdose. Officers arrived and found the male identified as <br />Nicholas Erhart unresponsive and cold to the touch and had been deceased likely for a <br />few hours. Mr. Erhart had recently been in treatment according to his roommate and had <br />just been released one day earlier. Det. DeBoer responded to the scene and the Ramsey <br />County Medical Examiner took possession of Mr. Erhart’s remains. A small amount of <br />heroin was recovered. An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause and manner <br />of death. Det. DeBoer is following up on this incident. CN 15017380. <br /> <br />II. USE OF FORCE BY POLICE OFFICERS <br /> <br /> It is the policy of the New Brighton Department of Public Safety that officers exert no <br />more force than is reasonably necessary in the discharge of their licensed duty, and that <br />the use of deadly force is consistent with the law, training and our general orders. <br /> <br /> This section contains summary data of the use of force used by our police officers. A <br />Police Use of Force Report is completed by officers each time force or restraint is used in <br />the performance of their duties. This does not include the use of handcuffs during an <br />arrest or detention situation. Each Police Use of Force Report is reviewed by patrol <br />supervisors to ensure compliance with New Brighton’s Use of Force Policy. <br /> <br />YEAR MONTH YEAR TO DATE <br />2015 3 32 <br />2014 3 70 <br />2013 5 73 <br />2012 5 51 <br />2011 2 57 <br /> <br /> <br />III. TRAFFIC SAFETY <br /> <br /> The following information contains summaries of significant traffic safety and traffic <br />enforcement incidents during the month. <br />