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STEELE COUNTY SHERIFF’S

OFFICE

ANNUAL REPORT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Sheriff’s Message 2

Mission Statement 3

Sheriff’s of Steele County 4

Map & Stats 5

Organizational Chart 6

New Hire/Promotion 7

Highlights of 2012 8

Investigations 17

Civil Division 20

K-9 Unit 21

D.A.R.E. 23

Take It To The Box 24

S.W.A.T. 25

Steele County Detention Center 27

Steele County Special Deputies 34

Steele County Posse 37

2012 STEELE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ANNUAL REPORT

Steele County Board of Commissioners and Citizens of Steele County: I am pleased to present to you the Steele County Sheriff’s Office 2012 Annual Report. My sophomore year has concluded as quickly as my first year it seems. We have continued with large strides in advancing the Steele County Sheriff’s Office to a more efficient and effective organization. In the first part of 2012, I spent 10 weeks in Plainfield, Illinois at the Northwestern School of Police Staff and Command (SPSC). The SPSC program was formatted for two weeks a month for five months. The flexibility of the schedule allowed me to study during class time and catch up with my responsibilities as your Steele County Sheriff during the two weeks at home. The SPSC program is considered one of the most challenging and rewarding law enforcement executive management programs in the nation. The SPSC prepares law enforcement managers for senior positions by combining academic principles with practical applications. The curriculum consisted of Managerial Accounting, Organizational Behavior, Strategic Planning and Management, Psychology of Training and Development, Human Resource Management, Current Issues in Management, Psychology of Personnel Methods, and Leadership and Decision Making. I was also honored being elected as one of Northwestern School of Police Staff and Command class officers. It was an incredible experience and I promise to use the knowledge I obtained to benefit or enhance my ideas and objectives for the Steele County Sheriff’s Office. The following pages share our accomplishments throughout the 2012 year. The year was one of continued challenges for public safety, as we dealt with another year of budget cuts due to the financial crisis. As we look to the future, I remain grateful to the continued assistance throughout the county and to the members of this agency. These men and women personify our core values and guiding principles of the Steele County Sheriff’s Office. I will continue to treat every day as a learning day and I refuse to stop the progression to a more organized and efficient law enforcement agency. I am proud to have the honor of being your Sheriff and I welcome any thoughts or comments. Sheriff Lon Thiele Steele County Sheriff’s Office

SHERIFF’S LETTER

MISSION STATEMENT

CORE VALUES

The Steele County Sheriff’s Office is dedicated to protect and serve the

citizen’s of Steele County and support their quality of life. We coordi-

nate the efforts of the emergency and support services to provide the

highest level of responsiveness possible. We hold ourselves accounta-

ble for our actions and take pride in a professional level of service and

fairness to all.

(As adopted by the Steele County Board of Commissioners on September 27, 2005.)

FAIRNESS

We treat all people impartially, with consideration and compassion. We are

equally responsive to our employees and the communities we serve.

INTEGRITY

We are committed to the highest performance standards, ethical conduct and

truthfulness in all our duties. We hold ourselves accountable for our actions

and pride in a professional level of service and fairness to all.

HONESTY

The members of the Steele County Sheriff’s Office will be truthful and trust-

worthy at all times.


SHERIFFS OF STEELE COUNTY

1855 William F. Pettit, Appointed by Governor

1856 David Lindesmith, First Elected (2 Year)

1858-1860 W. H. Wilsey (2)

1860 S.C. Williamson (Did not complete term.)

1862-1865 Seth H. Patterson (Resigned in May 1865)

1865 William Scriby (Appointed by County Commissioners in May)

1865 Willard Wheaton (Completed Term 1 Year)

1866-1868 Michael Toher (2 Year)

1868 Frank Borchert (1 Year)

1869-1874 Michael J. Toher (1 Year Term, then 2 Year Terms, 7 Years)

1874-1882 Clark Chambers (2 Year)

1882-1888 Hugh Murrary (6 Year)

1888-1900 J.Z. Barncard (6 Two Year Terms)

1900-1904 Charles Misgen (4 Year)

1904-1906 F. C. Chambers (2 Year)

1906-1922 William Leechy (4 Two and 2 Four Year Terms, 16 Years)

1922-1934 Joseph Fisher (12 Year)

1934-1946 E. Ted Helgeson (12 Year)

1946-1956 Donald M. Christenson (9-1/2 Years, Died July 7, 1056 of a

heart attack. Wife, Mary, appointed to fill unexpired term of

2-1/2 Years)

1958-1978 Bernard (Bud) Coufal (He came to Owatonna in 1946 from

Blooming Prairie to serve as Deputy Sheriff)

1978-1982 Wesley Wilker (Served as Investigator with the Sheriff’s

Department.)

1982-2002 William A. Hildebrandt

2002-2010 Gary A. Ringhofer (Retired in April of 2010 Mid-Term)

2010-2010 Don Gudmundson (Hired interim to fill out the 2010 Term)

2011-Present Lon Thiele


MAP & STATS OF STEELE COUNTY


PROVIDE CONTRACT LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR: MEDFORD AND ELLENDALE

POPULATION: 36,530 432 SQUARE MILES

14,343 HOUSEHOLDS

4 CITIES

13 TOWNSHIPS

THE CITIES OF OWATONNA AND BLOOMING PRAIRIE HAVE POLICE DEPTS.

ORGANIZATIONAL CHART


NEW HIRE & PROMOTION

NEW EMPLOYEE

Cassandra is our most recent hire in the

Records Department and comes to the LEC

from California. Her education includes

degrees in Secretarial Studies and Criminal

Justice. You will find her at the main

reception desk at the LEC.

Juanice “Cassandra” Calandra

CONGRATULATIONS

Investigator Gary Okins took over his new

role of Sergeant on September 17, 2012. Gary

has been with the Steele County Sheriff Office

since 1988.

In addition to his regular investigative duties,

his new rank will expand his job description

to include supervision of the Patrol Deputies

and the Investigations Division.

Gary Okins, Sergeant


2012 HIGHLIGHTS


800 MGHZ EMERGENCY / ARMER RADIO SYSTEM

Deputy Chad Forystek has been devoting many hours to this project getting everyone trained and installing the systems in the squads and buildings. This included upgrades to our towers. This all began with a Federal Mandate which forced all emergency response agencies to either take on a Narrow Band or the 800 Mghz. system by July 1, 2013. A spe-cial “Thank You” to Chief Deputy Scott Hanson, Deputy Forystek and Steve Rohlik for making this possible. In 2012 we went fully operational on the ARMER Radio System getting all users live. These users were mainly the public safety users (Law Enforcement, Fire, EMS, Special Deputies, Detention Center, and Posse). When added to the Public Works users that went live in 2011, the total number of live radios on the system now sits at 565. The process to get these users live included interaction with each agency to develop radio programs that best fit their needs. Once developed, radios were programmed and distrib-uted after the users were trained in their use according to ARMER System standards. After users went live, changes and tweaks were performed to address issues that devel-oped as we all learned the capabilities and functions of the system. These changes and improvements will continue into 2013. Towards the end of the year we started another phase to the project, the Blooming Prairie site addition. The project will continue well into 2013 as we improve our coverage South. The need for school in-building coverage enhancements were researched and developed in 2012. Agreements with the school districts that need the enhancements have been reached and we anticipate installation of the equipment to begin in April 2013.

TRAINING FOR OUR DEPUTIES

2012 HIGHLIGHTS


800 MGHZ EMERGENCY/ARMER RADIO SYSTEM

As the ARMER System Administrator, Deputy Forystek

Coordinates repair activities for 500+ subscriber radios, as well as the Steele County sub-system infrastructure.

Performs required and routine maintenance of all system software and hardware in-cluding user radio equipment.

Maintains subscriber radio database including radio code plug development. Helps to develop procedures related to radio system usage, policy and guidelines. Communicates with police and fire departments, 911 center staff, and agency admin-

istration on radio system issues that may impact public safety services. Manages software upgrades of sub-system components and subscriber radios. Schedules and assists in conducting maintenance of county radio site equipment. Reviews system usage reports to determine if users are experiencing abnormal num-

ber of busies, or are roaming off the Steele sub-system inappropriately. Provides guidance and training to users on proper use of the radio system. Develops and maintains failure condition plans and assist with periodic tests. Maintains adequate inventory of parts and supplies necessary to properly service

subscriber units and infrastructure.

Deputy Forystek also represents Steele County at the following meeting/training:

SE- Owners/Operators Users Group meetings

Statewide SMG (System Managers Group) meetings

SERRB (SE Regional Radio Board) meetings

SE-RAC (SE Radio Advisory

Committee) meetings

Statewide Interoperability Confer-

ence 2012

Trained in CPS (Motorola Custom-

er Programming Software)

Network Client Training

Training with MNDOT

RICE-STEELE user group meet-

ings

PICTURED AT RIGHT IS DEPUTY CHAD FORYSTEK IN

THE LOWER LEVEL SPACE THAT IS BEING UTILIZED FOR THE

ARMER RADIO SYSTEM OFFICE.

Sheriff Lon Thiele displays his signed

Graduation Certificate from North-

western School of Police Staff and

Command. Completion of the course

involved a 10 week commitment from

Sheriff Thiele traveling to Plainfield,

Illinois.

On the right is Chief Deputy

Scott Hanson receiving his

award for being named

“Officer of The Year” by the

Steele County Exchange Club.

Also pictured with Scott are,

Vern Wilker, Program Chair-

man and Rachel Grunklee,

President-Elect for the Steele

County Exchange Club.

GREAT LEADERSHIP

2012 HIGHLIGHTS


DEPUTIES

REPRESENTING

THE SHERIFF’S

OFFICE WERE

NICK DONAHUE

TONY DAVID

SAFETY DAY IN BLOOMING PRAIRIE :

Sheriff Lon Thiele participated in Safety

Day at the Blooming Prairie School. K -

6 Graders were reminded of various cir-

cumstances where safety becomes an

issue.

KID’S SAFETY DAY AT OLD NAVY

STORE, MEDFORD MALL: Deputy

Tony David passed along safety tips to

those attending The National Safety

Day sponsored by Old Navy.


SOME FUN EVENTS FOR ALL INVOLVED

2012 HIGHLIGHTS


STEELE COUNTY SAFETY CAMP

The Steele County Sheriff’s Office participated in the Annual Safety Camp in June. This

event is for students going

into fourth grade. The two

days covered first aid, safety

practices while biking, hiking,

fishing, boating and equip-

ment and electrical safety.

The first day we had Paul

Hanson with our Water Patrol

and Joe Schwering, Maralou

Brose and John Gerold with

the Posse at Kohlmier Beach.

Pictured at right is the gradu-

ation ceremony.

OUR BOOTH AT THE SENIOR EXPO

On May 2nd Chief Deputy Scott Han-

son and Administrative Assistant, Ka-

ren Meier spent part of the day at the

Senior Expo. It was held at the Four

Seasons Center. Various safety pam-

phlets were distributed along with

many suggestions to answer the asked

of us. We were impressed with the in-

teraction from those in attendance and

thought the time was well spent.

2012 HIGHLIGHTS


BOAT & WATER PATROL

Steele County has two part-time Water Patrol

Personnel. Last year we acquired $2,297.00

through the MN DNR Boat & Water Safety Grant.

Paul Hanson and Brandon Noble put in just un-

der 100 hours in 2012.

Safety inspections are done on boats at Lake Kohlmier, making sure they have the needed

life preservers and proper registration.

NIGHT TO UNITE

We were happy to be invited to several gatherings during

the 2012 Night to Unite which took place in August. The

evening promotes crime prevention awareness, strength-

ens neighborhood spirit and sends a message to crimi-

nals that neighborhoods are banning together and

fighting back. It also provides us with a means to com-

municate with the public in an informal setting.

HOUSE / BUSINESS CHECKS

In 2012 your Steele County Sheriff’s Office personnel provided

over 900 house and business checks. The house checks usual-

ly occur when a county resident request that we check on their

home, usually because they will be out of town. The business

checks are an ongoing service, but are heightened when we

have specific concerns in a certain area.

2012 HIGHLIGHTS

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/

Saturday, November 17, 2012 the Steele County Sheriff Office and Vestas held a high rescue training exercise which consisted of a “mock” medical event where a person (a 180 pound dummy) is having difficulty breathing at the top of the wind turbine (300 feet up). There are presently 24 wind turbines scattered throughout the area.

The groups participating were: Steele County Sheriff’s Office, Blooming Prairie Fire Department, Blooming Prairie Ambulance, Owatonna Fire Department and Vestas.


WIND TURBINE SAFETY EXERCISE

2012 HIGHLIGHTS

PURCHASE & CARRY GUN PERMITS

2012 2011

Steele County Sheriff Carry Permits 203 140

Steele County Sheriff Purchase Permits 197 139

Owatonna Police Purchase Permits 365 276

Steele County Carry permits were up 31% from 2011

Steele County Purchase permits were up 29% from 2011

Owatonna Purchase permits were up 24% from 2011

STEELE COUNTY FAIR - AUGUST

Appreciation goes out to members of the Posse, Special Deputies, Owatonna Police Dept,

Detention Center Staff and our own Sheriff’s Office employees that signed up to work

shifts at the fair providing security and other services as needed. It is a major concern to

keep everyone safe while visiting our fair each year. Below is the breakdown of hours and

costs associated with security at the fairgrounds.

2012 SECURITY COSTS BREAK DOWN

HOURS WAGES

Licensed Grounds Patrol 128 $ 5,892.46 (O.T. Shifts Offered) Posse Grounds Patrol 451 8,276.91

Beer Garden 137 2,581.08

Grand Stand 122 2,289.06

Dispatch/Payroll 80 2,126.67

Hours Not Billed 437 11,538.11

Totals 1,355 $ 32,704.29

Steele County Fair Invoiced - $ 22,149.23

Gratis Security Costs $ 10,555.06


2012 HIGHLIGHTS

PREDATORY OFFENDER SUMMARY Deputy Darrin Helget is in charge of our POR checks. In 2012 the Steele County Sheriff’s Office averaged 13 Predatory Offenders - all being male. The actual number fluctuated as some moved in and others moved out or completed their registration period. Ten of our offenders were not assigned a risk level. Two were “Level One” offenders, one was a “Level Two” and one a “Level Three”. The “Level Three” offender was arrested on new charges in May 2012. Two offenders were found to have violated the terms of the POR. Both complaints were sent to the County Attorney’s Office for charges/review. The violations were: -One for failing to register vehicles as required -One for failing to register a change of address. He was working at the Steele County Fair with the Carnival. Checks were done Quarterly. 68 entries made by Steele County Deputies doing compli-ance checks.

TOWARD ZERO DEATH STATS

Deputy Nick Donahue represents Steele County for the Toward Zero Death waves. This initiative is funded by

state grant money and was previously known as “Safe & Sober”. We participate in approximately 12 initiatives annually, with

a total of 389 stops during TZD wave hours this year.


2012 HIGHLIGHTS

THE VARIOUS

TYPES OF WAVES INCLUDE:

SEAT BELTS

SPEED

D.W.I.

DISTRACTED DRIVING

MOTORCYCLE

MOVE OVER DAY

NUMBERS WE PRODUCED Seat Belts Citations: 18

DAC Citation: 1 DAS Citations: 4 DAR Citations: 3

No MN DL Citations: 1 Speed Citations: 31

DWI Arrests: 2 No Proof Citations: 1

No Insurance Citations: 1 Warrant Arrests: 1

2

1

4

2

1

22 1

1

16

7

1

2

21

56

1

1

1

1

1

3

3

43

1

1

2012 SCSO Investigation AssignmentsAssaults = 2Attempted Homicide = 1Assist Other Agencies = 4Adult Protection = 2Alcohol Violation = 1Burglary = 22Background Invest. = 1Criminal DamageChild Protection = 16CSC = 7Drowning = 1Drug Activity = 2Fraud = 2Fatal Accident = 1Fire = 5Found Property = 6Information = 1Internal Affairs =1Jail Incident = 1Kidnapping = 1Meth Lab = 1Suicide = 3Search warrant = 3Theft = 43Threats = 1Attempted Warrant = 1

STEELE COUNTY INVESTIGATIONS




One of our major investigations involved the theft of jewelry. The investigation ran about three months and involved four other counties

in addition to Steele County. Steele County had five victims with four actual burglaries and

one attempted burglary. We recovered hundreds of pieces of jewelry.

The five counties that were involved in the burglaries were:

Steele County Rice County LeSueur County Scott County Dakota County



MEDFORD MCDONALD’S SHOOTING On January 9th at approximately 4:15 p.m. shots were fired by an individual at a vehicle that had two passengers inside. The victims were able to drive away to a business in Medford to wait for law en-forcement. The male shooter left the scene in another vehicle driv-en by a female. We were very happy to put the shooter, Jason Krieg, behind bars. Also arrested were two females and one male with charges ranging from controlled substance (sales and possession) to aiding an of-fender. We completed numerous search warrants on houses, phone records and vehicles. Seized property included over $1,000.00 in cash and

1.5 ounces of suspected methamphetamines that had a street value of $7,500. As a community we were very lucky that this incident did not turn into a major tragedy, considering the location and time of day when the shots were fired.

JASON KRIEG

PREDATORY OFFENDER ARRESTED

In May we were contacted by the F.B.I. to assist with a search warrant on a party /residence in Steele County. Their field office on the East Coast that does com-puter monitoring for child pornography had discovered that this individual had

possibly accessed child porn on his computer.

Following the search warrant at the residence at 15133 29th Ave. SE, Blooming Prairie we assisted the F.B.I. with an interview and vehicle search with the sus-pect at his place of employment in Rochester. Numerous images of child por-

nography were located in the suspect’s possession.

Brian Luke Broulik was arrested and escorted to the Steele County Detention Center.

STEELE COUNTY CIVIL DIVISION

NUMBER OF CIVIL PAPERS SERVED 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

JAN. 267 268 294 209 298 319 274 327 209

FEB. 551 518 565 446 578 506 608 586 444

MAR. 866 817 912 677 926 783 903 830 760

APR. 1122 1053 1179 923 1251 1084 1155 1133 1055

MAY 1389 1327 1412 1192 1531 1355 1438 1368 1349

JUNE 1685 1644 1690 1422 1832 1626 1649 1616 1553

JULY 1919 1936 1938 1692 2098 1911 1908 1863 1827

AUG. 2212 2181 2244 1907 2432 2214 2188 2168 2096

SEP. 2426 2443 2408 2196 2678 2493 2522 2471 2384

OCT. 2702 2654 2698 2473 3027 2846 2826 2789 2629

NOV. 2950 2902 2998 2728 3283 3127 3129 3082 2897

DEC. 3185 3145 3208 2976 3541 3388 3356 3351 3134

CIVIL PROCESS INCOME PAPER

SERVICE $65,817 $68,479 $81,487 $92,775 $107,554 $100,029 $87,482 $54,717 $45,271

LEVIES

CIVIL PROCESS FEES

SINGLE SERVICE REDEMPTION INTENT TO REDEEM

1/1/2006 $75.00 $250.00 $100.00

11/1/2004 $45.00 $150.00

1/1/2003 $35.00

1/1/2000 $30.00

1/1/1999 $25.00

PAPERS SERVED OUTSIDE STEELE COUNTY

# PAPERS SERVED WHERE

8 Outside State of Minnesota

81 Counties in Minnesota

3 Blue Earth 4 Hennepin 15 Rice 1 Brown 3 Kandiyohi 3 Scott 2 Cass 1 LeSueur 1 St Louis 4 Dakota 1 McLeod 1 Wabasha 6 Dodge 6 Mower 5 Waseca 2 Faribault 10 Olmsted 1 Washington 9 Freeborn 2 Ramsey 1 Winona


Deputy Tony Padilla K-9 Handler and K-9 Caesar

READY TO GO Caesar was born April 16, 2011 and is a German Sheppard. The Steele County Sheriff’s Office gained Caesar on April 7, 2012 coming from Slovakia. Deputy Padilla states that having a K9 partner is very rewarding and extremely demanding. On average they spend two hours a day training to keep the K9 proficient and learning new things. Deputy Padilla states that just because you have days off does not mean the K9 understands that. Caesar always wants to be out training (playing in his mind) so you have to be committed to him to make him the best possible K9.

STEELE COUNTY K -9 UNITS


Thanks For Your Thanks For Your

Years of ServiceYears of Service

“CHAOS”

After several years of service to the Steele County Sheriff’s Office, it was time to retire our K-9 Chaos. Chaos brought home many awards, including a two time first place award in the Vehicle Search for Narcotics Trial held by the United States Police Canine Association Trials. Chaos completed basic training on May 25, 2005. for both narcotics and patrol tactics.

APRIL 9, 2012 - JUNE 15, 2012

Caesar attends and completes Performance Kennels “Patrol Course”

2012 COMPLETES 343 HRS OF PATROL TRAINING:

Tracking up to 1.5 miles

Obedience- basic heel sit, stay and distance commands

Firearms training-to remain calm around gunfire

Article searches- to recover items possibly lost by suspect committing crime

Muzzle work- teaches K9 to fight in addition to using his mouth

Agility- K9 jumps, crawls, climbs through obstacles

Box work- teaches K9 to find a suspect hiding using his nose

Building search- to locate suspect hiding in building

Bite work- to ensure K9 will apprehend suspect if needed

Water training- to get K9 to swim

Area search- to find someone in open area

SEPT 3, 2012 - SEPT 26, 2012

Caesar completes Performance Kennels

“Narcotic Detection Course”

2012 COMPLETES 142 HRS OF NARCOTICS

DETECTION TRAINING:

Vehicle sniffs inside and outside

Building sniffs

Locker sniffs

2012 CAESAR DEPLOYED 33 TIMES:

6 narcotic sniffs resulting in finding small amounts of meth and marijuana. Numerous

meth pipes, marijuana pipes and grinders.

27 patrol deployments to include shots fired, fights in progress, perimeter security,

building searches, search for a lost child and a fleeing criminal track.

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Caesar passed narcotics certification


STEELE COUNTY K -9 UNIT

D. A. R. E.

Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program

The D.A.R.E. Program has been taught in the Medford and N.R.H.E.G. (New Richland Hart-land Ellendale Geneva) Public Schools since 2003 by Deputy Anthony David. The program is taught to 6th grade students in Medford and 5th grade students in N.R.H.E.G. schools.

In 2012, a total of 141 students graduated from the D.A.R.E. Program in Steele County.

The students learn about the dangers of the three main “gateway” drugs which include to-bacco, marijuana, and alcohol, as well as pharmaceutical and O.T.C. (Over the Counter) drug abuse. The students also learn about making wise decisions through the use of the Decision Making Model as well as the dangers of bullying and violence. Students prepare written reports on what they have learned and are rewarded with a graduation ceremony at

the culmination of the program.

D.A.R.E. Graduation at Medford May 30, 2012. Six students chosen to read reports Front: Deputy Tony David, Dominic Panos, Kyra Rahn, Madelyn Neuhaus, Emily Steffen, Kristina Niner and Colton Havelka.

D.A.R.E. Graduation at NRHEG Novem-ber 15, 2012. Six students chosen to read reports Pictured above: Sheriff Lon Thiele, Alexandra Combs, Summer Kath, Paige Peterson, Jayna Domeier, Blake Ihrke, Kade Reese and D.A.R.E. Instruc-tor, Deputy Tony David.

STEELE COUNTY D.A.R.E.


The “Take It To The Box” Program is a household pharmaceutical disposal program where individuals can drop-off their unused or expired medications in an environmentally safe manner. The Program was implemented in January 2011 by the Steele County Sheriff’s Office and the Steele County Safe & Drug Free Coalition. The Program was funded by a U.S. Federal Grant

obtained by the Coalition.

The Steele County Sheriff’s Office participated in the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 28, 2012. Nearly, 4000 state and local law enforcement agencies participate in this held event and collect more than 309 tons of pills. Drop boxes are located at the Steele County Law Enforcement Center and the Blooming Prairie

MN Police Department.

“TAKE IT TO THE BOX”


Pharmaceutical Medications Disposed:

Year Drug lbs. 2011 690 lbs. 2012 733 lbs.

The Sheriff’s Office was proud to accept the

“Community Change Award” from the Steele

County Safe & Drug Free Coalition.

S.W.A.T. Team consists of +/- 20 recommended members consisting of:

16 Basic SWAT 7 Advanced SWAT

9 HRT 2 Sniper 7 Team Leader

2 SWAT Commander 2 Negotiators

S. W. A. T.


2012 MEMBER AGENCIES

Albert Lea Police Department

Blooming Prairie Police Department

Janesville Police Department

Owatonna Police Department

Steele County Sheriff’s Office

Waseca County Sheriff’s Office

Waseca Police Department

North Ambulance, Waseca

ANNUAL OPERATIONS

Year Missions 2004 14 2005 11 2006 13 2007 1 2008 6 2009 5 2010 3 2011 4 2012 21

2012 MISSIONS

The SCDIU SWAT Team was deployed in support of twen-

ty-one missions. Below is a description of each incident:

January 1 Barricaded Suspect, Janesville MN

January 9 Search Warrant, Owatonna MN

January 11 Search Warrant, Owatonna MN

January 14 Mutual Aid, Mankato MN

March 12 Search Warrant, Owatonna MN



April 8 Search Warrant, Blooming Prairie MN

June 13 Search Warrant, LeCenter, MN

June 22 Search Warrant, Owatonna MN

September 8 Barricaded Suspect, Elmore, MN

October 7 Search Warrant, Owatonna MN

October 29 Mutual Aid, Northfield MN

November 8 Mutual Aid, Mower County MN

November 12 Search Warrant, Albert Lea MN

December 12 Search Warrants, Albert Lea MN

December 17 Search Warrants, Albert Lea MN


S. W. A. T.

TRAINING

National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) recommends 16 hours per month (part

-time), 12 months per year. SCDIU SWAT currently train 10 hours per month. Addi-

tional training is available through (NTOA), Special Operations Training Association

(SOTA), Defense Technology (Def-Tec) and other outside sources.

Annual Training Includes:

Barricade Operations Legal Issues

Hostage Rescue Personnel Protection Detail

Warrant Service Physical Fitness

Firearms Qualifications SOTA Conference

Special Munitions Re-Cert. Joint Training:

Shooting Skills Maintenance - Austin / Mower County SWAT

Tactical First Aid - River Valley SWAT

Defense Tactics Specialty Vehicles

MISSION STATEMENT

The Steele County Detention Center’s main purpose is to optimize public safety by the safe and humane housing of sentenced and non-sentenced detainees awaiting

due process, according to all state statues.

It is hoped that the restriction of freedom, one of the inalienable rights in the United States of America, will be a deterrent to all offenders.

It is the hope of the citizens of Steele County that those who pass through the Steele County Detention Center will re-enter society as more productive and

responsible members of our community.

We believe in the safe, humane, and fair treatment of all individuals. We believe that the implementation of this mission statement will require good management

STEELE COUNTY DETENTION CENTER

ADMINISTRATION Ron Hammann, Jail Administrator

Dick Wandrey, Captain Jen Pfeifer, Lieutenant

OFFICERS / SERGEANTS / CORPORALS

Travis Ardolf Luis Irizarry Travis Avelar Shannon Jes Mark Barrie Kevin Kozel Drew Bartelt Jason Krohn Nathan Boysen, Corporal Adil Lebgue Anthony Buttera, Corporal Jed Loftus, Corporal Crystal Chappuis Shari Luedtke Elisha Degrego April Nease Kristin Freese Richelle Olson, Sergeant Steven Gjerald Paul Prissel, Sergeant Dawn Grunklee Joyce Prusha, Corporal Matthew Gwin Richard Smith Justin Hebel, Sergeant Troy Stockwell, Sergeant Alicyn Hinze Shelley Thom Greg Huebbe Carl Wheeler RECORDS/MEDICAL/PROGRAMS TRANSPORT OFFICERS Jessica Fenlason, Programs John Bowe Cindy Fowler, Programs Dan Finne Nancy Gjerald, Records Gene Fisher Leah Kent, LPN Don Hunt Joyce Richards, RN Mark Johnson Lisa Risch, Records Frank Schmidt




PROMOTIONS

Jen Pfeifer, Lieutenant

Ron Hammann, Jail Administrator

Dick Wandrey, Assistant Jail Administrator

2012 brought several promotions at the Steele County Detention Center. Ron Hammann

started with the Detention Center in 1993 and was promoted in June to Jail

Administrator. Dick Wandrey has been with the Detention Center since 1986 in various

roles and was promoted to Asst. Jail Administrator in July.

Jen Pfeifer was promoted to Lieutenant. Her supervision includes: Training, Records

Dept. the Medical staff and the Programs area. Jen joined the Detention Center staff in

February of 2003.





2012 INCOME:

Source Totals

PBT’s (Preliminary Breath Test) $ 3,053.00 Huber (Work Release Program) 91,822.00 UA (Urine Analysis) 4,200.00 Cup/Card/Spork 6,520.00 Booking Fees 13,630.00 Housing other County Inmates 226,770.00 Housing State Inmates 37,400.00 Fingerprinting 1,190.00 $384,585.00

BOOKINGS

Year Total

2007 1992 2008 1963 2009 1921 2010 2265 2011 1901 2012 1824

The current Steele County Detention Center, located at 2500 Alexander St SW, opened in October of 2003 and is the fourth jail in Steele County. The facility has a rated capacity of 154 beds and houses both male and female pre-sentence and sen-tenced detainees, and detainees from other Counties, States, and Federal organiza-tions. Of the 1824 bookings there was a total of 23,906 jail days of which 20,375 days were males and 3,531 days were spent by female’s. Visitors of inmates totaled 5,157. 246 Transports were recorded to prison or another jail. There were an additional 170 transports to Steele County Court.

2012 TRANSPORTS MILES HOURS WARRANTS 30626 199 CIVIL 6163 159 COURT 1053 423 PRISON 4927 110 OTHER 509 20 WRIT 14647 422 MEDICAL 139 47

The Murals above were done by the Inmates at the Steele County

Detention Center through a grant that was received from the South

Eastern Minnesota Arts Council. The murals took approximately 2

months to create and are images of “CHANGE”

The Murals were on display in the lobby of the County Administration

Building, Courthouse, Owatonna High School and the Steele County

Free Fair.

PROGRAMS MADE AVAILABLE TO INMATES

Alcoholics Anonymous Dual Recovery Program

Adult Basic Education How to be a Responsible Parent

Anger Management Inmate Orientation

Art Job Skills

Bible Study Life Skills

Boundaries Parenting

CARE Recreational Time

Celebrate Recovery Stinking Thinking

Child Support Teen Challenge

College Classes Thinking for a Change

Domestic Abuse



DETENTION CENTER GARDEN

PROGRAM STEAM AWARD

The Detention Center received its 5th Programming Award in 2012 for the Program

STEAM. Start to Empower and Mend; which is a Parenting Program started in collab-

oration with Program Staff and Community Volunteers. This award is voted on by

Board Members from MJPS (Minnesota Jail Programs and Services) and is the high-

est award in the State for Programming.


Pounds of food donated to the Food Shelf & Cedarview Nursing Home:

Year Pounds Of Food 2006 1634 2007 2370 2008 3095 2009 3004 2010 2183 2011 1072 2012 865 The Detention Center Garden continues to be a huge contributor to the

Food Shelf of Owatonna and Big Brothers Big Sisters. The garden also sup-

plied pumpkins to other non-profit organizations as well.


VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD



Dr. Jerry Zetah was presented with the MN Sheriffs’ Association Volunteer of the Year Award. Jerry began volunteering at the Jail in 2009 when he brought Anger Manage-ment Classes to the inmates. He then decided to become a part of the mentoring pro-

gram for inmates with the CARE re-entry program.

He has also worked with the Program Staff to develop a curriculum for a new Parenting Program. The program provided classes for both the incarcerated parent and the out-side parent, providing them with the same information. The class was called “Start to

Empower and Mend” and it received the Dave Grant Program of the Year award.

Jerry has truly impacted the lives of many incarcerated men and women through his work and is very dedicated to coaching individuals to be successful when they return

to the community. We are very happy his efforts were rewarded.


The Special Deputies assist Law Enforcement with security at accidents or crime scenes

until the investigations are complete. They also provide assistance guarding and

transporting or prisoners when needed. Other security they provide for include, Wedding

Dances, Hotel Security, Fund Raisers, Sporting Events, Street Dances, Auctions and City

Celebrations. All Specials are expected to work at least two civic functions and two

nights at the fair in an unpaid capacity. Monthly meetings provide time for interaction and

updating of information, as well as necessary training.

ANNUAL MEETING

The Special Deputies were sworn in by Sheriff Thiele at their Annual Meeting held in

January and Service Awards were handed out.

STEELE COUNTY SPECIAL DEPUTIES

Below are all the members that attended the Annual Meeting as well as Sheriff Lon Thiele and Chief Deputy Scott Hanson.

Pictured at left: Rich Mueller 10 Years of Service; John Standke 55 Years of Service; Sheriff Lon Thiele; and Walt Barfknecht 55 Years of Service. Not pictured is Jack Dillemuth also with 55 Years of Service.

SPECIAL DEPUTY COORDINATOR: Les Abraham

SPECIAL DEPUTIES YEAR STARTED NO OF YEARS

Les Abraham 1979 34

Walt Barfknecht 1958 55

Charlie Berg 1990 23

Grant Brossard 2010 3

Chris Clark 1996 17

Jack Dillemuth 1958 55

Scott Dobson 2012 1

Derek Drache 2012 1

Gene Fisher 2007 6

Christopher Gannon 2010 3

Paul Hanson 2011 2

Scott Jorgensen 2001 13

Jeff Kirchner 2005 8

Mark Kreutter 1990 23

Andrew Kubista 2007 6

Eugene Linse 2010 3

Dave Macht 1989 24

Randy Mahlman 1986 27

Anthony Malepsy 2012 1

Rich Mueller 2005 10

Brandon Noble 2009 4

Matthew Pace 2012 1

Marty Rethemeier 2002 11

Sean Robbins 2010 3

Paul Schneider 2007 6

LeRoy Schroeder 1974 39

Mark Schultz 1994 19

John Standke 1958 55

Thomas Stockwell 2005 8

John Sweet 1982 31

TOTAL YEARS: 492



SPECIAL DEPUTY 2012 CUSTOMER / ACTIVITY LIST

CUSTOMER HOURS

RITCHIE BROS. AUCTION 751

O.H.S. ATHLETICS 100

COURT HOURS SECURITY 952

EAGLES CLUB 82

V.F.W. CLUB 45

HOLIDAY INN 143

BLADES HOCKEY GAMES 68

THE MONTEREY 104

OWATONNA ARTS CENTER 48

BLO. PR. SERVICEMEN'S CLUB 45

BLO. PR. CITY ACTIVITIES 45

OWATONNA ARMORY 51

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HALL 67

OWATONNA COUNTRY CLUB 107

MEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL 20

FAIRGROUNDS ACTIVITIES 68

ULTIMATE FIGHTING 8

ELK'S CLUB 56

FOUR SEASONS ACTIVITIES 48

ELLENDALE/MEDFORD MUNI 24

PLAZA MORENA CAMPESTRE 105

VARIOUS ACTIVITIES 135

STEELE COUNTY FAIR 208

VOLUNTEER HOURS 551

TOTAL 3831



The Steele County Sheriff’s Mounted Posse and Auxiliary was organized to assist Law Enforcement by providing patrol and mobility in areas of limited access. They represent the Steele County Sheriff’s Office in many of Minnesota’s parades and local celebrations, provide security for various events, along with assistance for search and rescue situations as Special Deputies. The members are all volunteers. They own and care for their horses, purchase and maintain their own equipment and provided their own transportation to all events.

POSSE OFFICER’S Lon Thiele, Sheriff

Joe Schwering, Captain Tine Donahue, First Lieutenant

Marilyn Schwering, Second Lieutenant Mike Keinz, Warrant Officer

John Bowe, Sergeant of Arms

ACTIVE MEMBERS Ed Berryman Tom Hager John Mueller Maralou Brose Mike Haubenschild Duane Peltz Jodie Briant William Hildebrandt Barrie Peterson Michelle Darrah Leon Kamrath Dawn Peterson John Gerold Kay Klemmer Tony Schwering Tim Hager Monte Mowry Troy Utpadel

HONORARY MEMBERS Nelson, Joyce Pettis, Lynn Quimby Ethel

STEELE COUNTY SHERIFF’S POSSE


JUNE - Annual Sensory Training for the horses and Use of Force on horseback. Exposing the horses to a variety of sights, sounds, and items that are commonly scary to them, so they will not spook when they see them at the fair or other public places. This ensures the

safety of the public, horses, and riders.

Mike Haubenschild learning how to remain on

the horse when someone (Joe Schwering) tries to

use force to get the rider off.

Dawn Peterson and Tom Hager on

horses, training how to contain an indi-

vidual on the ground (Tony Schwering)

and get ready for escort.

Duane Peltz and John Bowe

teaching the horses to push an item.

Very useful for crowd control.



VOLUNTEER HOURS

In 2012 the Posse volunteer hours totaled 612 hours. These included

monthly meetings, training sessions and parades.



2012 POSSE EVENTS

January Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser at the Owatonna Eagles

May Participated in the Memorial Day Parade and Loyalty Day Parade

June Fundraiser parking at Steele Waseca Annual Meeting

Agility Testing, Sensory Training & Use of Force on Horseback

July Participated in Blooming Prairie 4th of July Parade

Participated in Ellendale Days

Historical Society Extravaganza Parade

August Participated in Claremont Hog Fest Parade

Patrol Duty at Steele County Fair

September Participated in the Sheriff’s Youth Program Annual Wagon Train

October Search & Rescue Training

November Annual Meeting with Election of Officers

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