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8 <br />the investigators wrote a GPS warrant for the vehicle. They were able to place the <br />tracker on the vehicle and conducted surveillance. They coordinated a traffic stop of her <br />vehicle when they knew she had meth in her vehicle. She was stopped and four pounds <br />of methamphetamine was located. They conducted a follow-up search warrant where she <br />was observed picking up the narcotics. Within that residence, they located three <br />additional pounds of methamphetamine and approximately $100,000 in cash. <br /> <br />Also from our VCET Officer, after almost five months of investigation, they wrapped up <br />the investigation he had on the "taxicab" driver. In the early morning, they executed a <br />"sneak and peek" warrant at his apartment in Minneapolis once they knew he was not at <br />the residence. Once inside, they located his son who they didn't know was sleeping over <br />that night. They back out but had provided the cover story that they were maintenance <br />and there had been a water leak. They then wrote a second "sneak and peek" and once <br />they knew son had also left, they executed it again. Approximately 15 lbs of meth and <br />approximately $50,000 in cash as located. There was also a surveillance team on the <br />taxicab driver. Once he returned to the apartment, they arrested him inside the parking <br />garage. <br /> <br />Going off of information he received on the Miranda interview, he was able to write two <br />follow-up search warrants in St. Paul. At the one location, approximately $30,000 in <br />cash was recovered. At the second location, approximately 75 lbs of methamphetamine <br />was recovered. Three people were taken into custody. And, based off their interviews <br />on-scene, he identified the "boss" of their organization and was told where the money <br />house was. He wrote a follow-up warrant for the location. It was estimated by them that <br />hundreds of thousands of currency was stashed at this location. Unfortunately, while <br />they were at the warrant where all the meth was located, the boss called all three of their <br />phones about a hundred times. By the time he was able to finish the warrant, the male <br />had fled and left his four children alone at the residence. No money was located. They <br />were able to talk their mom into returning to take custody of her children. <br /> <br /> <br />V. COMMUNITY POLICING AND CRIME AND FIRE PREVENTION <br />ACTIVITIES <br /> <br />This section contains information on our community policing, fire and crime prevention <br />activities. <br /> <br />Another successful Fire Prevention Month is in the books as firefighters invited the <br />community to explore the station on Monday, October 30. Several partner organizations <br />were also invited to participate, including Allina Health, Regions Hospital, and <br />Children’s Hospitals who had displays about health and safety information. New this <br />year was a kid’s physical agility test, complete with child-size firefighter turnout gear for <br />participants to wear as they engaged in appropriately sized and weighted feats of strength. <br />We are fortunate to have the expertise and access of Firefighter Jeremy Berger, whose <br />full-time job as a Public Educator for the St. Paul Fire Department greatly benefits our <br />local public education and fire prevention efforts here in the City of New Brighton. <br /> <br />On October 4th to celebrate National Coffee with a Cop Day, Public Safety partnered <br />with the Parks and Recreation Department to host an event at the Hansen Park