2017.02.27 Public Safety Commission Packet

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5 DWI the driver was booked for 1st degree DWI. His vehicle towed and held for forfeiture. On January 17th, Officer Kostorhyz runs a plate and discovers the registered owner has felony warrant for receiving stolen property. The vehicle ducks into car wash but is located. The driver had drug paraphernalia and controlled substance in the vehicle. The driver was also showing signs of narcotic impairment. The driver failed field sobriety tests. Officer Farmer wrote a search warrant for a blood draw. Officer Farmer was able to get a successful blood draw. The driver was booked for the warrant and 5th Degree Possession of a Controlled Substance. Additional pending charges include 4th Degree DWI, Driving after Suspension and possession of drug paraphernalia. On January 18th, squads responded on multiple reports of 5-6 shots being fired around Long Lake Park. The squads located seven .380 shell casings in the Hansen Park parking lot. Witnesses describe seeing an older red sedan fleeing the area. Squads checked the area but were unable to locate the vehicle. On January 20th, squads responded to a report of suspicious activity in an apartment complex on Cleveland Avenue. The caller reported possible activity involving narcotics. Officer Xiong locates a car suspected to be involved. The officers notice the smell of burned marijuana, sees empty beer bottles and a prescription bottle in plain view. While searching the vehicle, officers locate cocaine. The driver was arrested for possessing controlled substance. Officer Layton followed up on this arrest. New Brighton Police hosted the TZD Hi-Viz DWI Saturation with nineteen overtime funded officers on Friday, January 20, 2017 from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. • 196 traffic stops • 19 people taken to jail • 13 DWI arrests • 12 drivers cited for DAR/DAS • 9 vehicles towed On January 22nd, Officer Amberg locates a vehicle with two flat tires, driving all over the road. Officer Amberg initiates a traffic stop on the vehicle but the vehicle doesn't stop but pulls into Mounds View McDonald's briefly before taking off. The vehicle travels down Hwy 10 at speed around 60mph with little to no traffic on the roadway. Mounds View squads assisted. The pursuit continued northwest on County 10 through SLP and Blaine, and into Coon Rapids. Officer Amberg successfully executes a PIT (Pursuit Intervention Tactic) maneuver. A felony stop was performed without incident. The driver had a driver license that was canceled-IPS. The driver was also intoxicated. He was booked at the Ramsey County jail for Fleeing Police in a Motor Vehicle and the DWI. On January 30th, Deputy Director Trevor Hamdorf observed an erratic driver on Silver Lake Road and stopped the vehicle, eventually determining that the driver was under the influence of alcohol. DWI Officer Matt Farmer processed the driver for impaired driving with a reported BAC test of .31 (nearly four-times the legal limit) and booked the suspect on charges of 2nd Degree DWI. His vehicle was held for forfeiture.