2015.02.23 Public Safety Commission Packet

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I. INCIDENT RESPONSE INFORMATION The following information contains summaries of significant police and fire related incidents during the month. On January 10th Officer DeDominces responded to Hazelnut Park in Arden Hills to assist with a call of a victim "down on the rink". Officer DeDominces was first on scene and found that CPR was being performed on the 46 year old victim. Officer DeDominces used an automatic external defibrillator on scene and shocked the victim twice. CPR was continued and Allina arrived and a pulse and breathing was regained. The victim was transported to Abbott Northwestern Hospital. CN 15000477. On January 24th at 8:19 pm Officer Amberg was dispatched to Irondale High School on a report of an assault. Officer Amberg spoke to the victim, a 52 year old female, who stated that she had been struck by her ex -boyfriend's vehicle after a verbal argument. She stated that the vehicle that struck her, a 2007 Chrysler 300, was driven by her ex- boyfriend identified as Todd Pavelka, 42 years of age from South St. Paul. Two witnesses also observed the Assault which occurred after a basketball game at Irondale. The victim's daughter was playing in the game. According to the victim, after the game, Mr. Pavelka accelerated quickly and the right back side of the vehicle struck her. The victim declined transport to the hospital via ambulance but was transported by a friend. The suspect was located and arrested by South St. Paul Police and taken into custody for Assault II, a felony. CN 15001140. On January 29th at about 10:37 pm Officer Amberg and Officer Nerison were dispatched to the 2200 block of W Cty Rd E on a suicidal female. Dispatchers advised the responding officers that the female had a handgun and a knife in the residence and that she was attempting to harm herself with those weapons. Officers were then advised while still enroute that the female had been restrained and the handgun was secured. The Officers arrived and found that female, later identified as Halima Abdulkadir, 27 years of age from New Brighton was being held down by a 26 year old male and blood was smeared on the floor. Another male was located in the kitchen that had been cut with a knife by Ms. Abdulkadir. The males stated that Ms. Abdulkadir had been suicidal and had a loaded .380 handgun that had been taken away from her (later found and placed into evidence) as well as the knife. Ms. Abdulkadir was transported to North Memorial Hospital. Potential charges may include Assault in the 2nd degree and Negligent Storage of a Firearm. Sgt. Emerson and Officer Craig also assisted on this incident and investigation. CN 15001380. II. USE OF FORCE BY POLICE OFFICERS It is the policy of the New Brighton Department of Public Safety that officers exert no more force than is reasonably necessary in the discharge of their licensed duty, and that the use of deadly force is consistent with the law, training and our general orders. This section contains summary data of the use of force used by our police officers. A Police Use of Force Report is completed by officers each time force or restraint is used in the performance of their duties. This does not include the use of handcuffs during an OA