Cloquet Police Mission Statement

Provide quality police services to the community; uphold the constitution; enforce state laws and city code; and respond to and deter crime.

We will nurture public trust by striving to attain the highest degree of integrity and professional conduct at all times.

Week Ending January 22, 2016 ADMINISTRATION

Chief Steve Stracek

Commander Carey Ferrell

Commander Derek Randall

OFFICERS

Detective Darrin Berg

Detective Scott Holman

Sergeant Rick Benko

Sergeant Jeff Palmer

Sergeant Tom Hallfrisch

Corporal Erik Blesener

Corporal Steve Fiske

Corporal Corey Schneberger

Officer Scott Beckman

Officer Eric Baker

Officer Adam Reed

Officer Charles Martin

Officer Kristina Kohlmeyer

Officer Nathan Cook

Officer Erika Johnson

Officer Kyle Voltzke

Officer Laci Silgjord

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Shannon Nelson

Nicole Eckenberg

508 Cloquet Avenue

Cloquet, MN 55720

Phone (218)879-1247 Fax (218) 879-1190

www.ci.cloquet.mn.us

OPERATIONS:

On Tuesday, staff met with Superior

Computer Products to discuss server issues

and work through some computer

configuration concepts for 2016. One

change will provide each officer an

individual login and desktop allowing for a

more efficient use of the system.

On Wednesday, staff attended a TZD

(Towards Zero Deaths) meeting in Pike

Lake to discuss current trends and updates to

the program. There was input from our

agency regarding the increase in DUI arrests

stemming from controlled substance use as

opposed to alcohol use.

On Thursday, staff met with members of the

Restorative Justice project to discuss

updates and status of the program.

We have moved forward with our plan to

conduct new officer interviews next

Thursday, January 28th

. The interviews will

be held at the Cloquet Forestry Center.

Panelists will ask questions focused in three

areas; Job Skills, Leadership and Character.

We have enlisted the help of a variety of

current staff and community members.

PATROL/DETECTIVES: Between 3 and 4 AM on Friday, one of our

officers was doing foot patrol inside a local

retail establishment. During the detail, the

officer saw a woman concealing

merchandise in a large tote bag. The female

walked by the officer and left the store

without paying for the merchandise. The

officer followed the female into the parking

lot. Upon seeing the officer following, the

woman ran a short distance and threw the

tote bag under a parked vehicle. The

suspect, a 49 year old Cloquet woman

was arrested and lodged at the county

jail on charges of theft.

And something funny to make your

weekend:

A thief was caught after stealing some

paintings from the Louvre in Paris, when

his getaway van ran out of fuel.

Given bail at his first hearing, a reporter

asked him on the steps of the courthouse

how he forgot such a vital part of his plan.

"Simple," said the thief, "I had no Monet

for Degas to make the Van Gogh."

Steven K. Stracek

Chief of Police

Cloquet Police Department

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