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 February 27, 2015 ADMINISTRATION

Chief Steve Stracek

OFFICERS

Detective Darrin Berg

Detective Scott Holman

Detective Derek Randall

Sergeant Carey Ferrell

Sergeant Rick Benko

Sergeant Jeff Palmer

Sergeant Tom Hallfrisch

Corporal Mark Laine

Corporal Erik Blesener

Corporal Steve Fiske

Corporal Corey Schneberger

Officer Scott Beckman

Officer Eric Baker

Officer Kerrick Johnson

Officer Adam Reed

Officer Charles Martin

Officer Kristina Kohlmeyer

Officer Nathan Cook

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: This week our officers continued to wrap up

background investigations for our prospective

officers. We hope to do interviews during the

second week of March.

Last week, staff met with members of PAVSA

(Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault)

and Window Victim Services to discuss the

status of our current practices while conducting

sexual assault investigations. We discussed the

SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner)

program and how to ensure we utilize the

appropriate services that are available. We are

planning future in-service training for officers in

an effort to update current best practices and to

refresh information on providing service and

support to victims of sexual and domestic

violence. This training will include topics

related to identifying the predominant aggressor

during these incidents, and discussing self-

defense issues.

Detective Randall and Officer Beckman

attended the Fond Du Lac Community College

Job Fair on February 18 and made contact with

about 40 persons who showed an interest in law

enforcement employment. We used this as an

opportunity to distribute drug education packets

(The Truth About Drugs) that outline

resources and provide advice to the public

regarding drug issues.

PATROL/DETECTIVES: On 02/27/2015, Officers responded to the

underpass of Highway 33 at Avenue C. A

semi-trailer had lost a load of logs causing

some traffic issues.

On 02/16/2015 at approximately 2003

hours, FDL and Cloquet squads were

dispatched to FDL Homes for a burglary

and assault in progress. FDL officers

were the first officers to arrive one on the

scene and reported that the suspects had

left in a brown colored sedan. Cash and a

pit-bull were taken from the victim of the

robbery. A Cloquet officer located the

suspect vehicle southbound on

Reservation Road, nearing the intersection

of County Road 7. Officers made contact

with 5 occupants of the vehicle near a

residence on Reservation Road. Through

their investigation, the officers confirmed

that the suspects had been involved in the

home invasion robbery. The stolen pit-bull

and other evidence was located in the

suspect vehicle. At the conclusion of the

investigation, three Cloquet area men were

lodged at the Carlton County Jail on

charges of 1st degree burglary.

Steven K. Stracek

Chief of Police

Cloquet Police Department

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