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7 Lino Lakes Public Safety Department 2016 ANNUAL REPORT ONE VISION. ONE MISSION. In order to provide some comparative context for our community below is a table detailing some crime data and activity data: Offense/Activity 2014 2015 2016 Theft from MV 25 59 43 Burglary 19 38 25 Shoplifting 19 43 48 Unsecured Garage/Vehicle Doors 561 476 440 Business Checks 262 413 599 Officer Pete Noll continued working with his police canine Justice. The team was deployed 37 times this year. Canine Justice assisted police with community outreach and education, locating illegal narcotics, and located and apprehending criminal suspects. Officer Noll and Justice are certified by the United States Police Canine Association in narcotics detection as well as police patrol activities. The Investigations Section ended the year with an overall criminal case clearance rate of 73% for 2016. In addition to assisting patrol officers with property cases, the Investigations Section handled 109 of the more significant criminal investigations, 78 of which were charged out at a felony level. The Investigations Section also completed 197 discovery requests from prosecution and defense attorneys, 97 background investigations for Lino Lakes tobacco, liquor and solicitor permits, and 11 pre-employment background investigations for public safety positions. A few of the most significant investigations conducted in 2016 include: • Investigators worked a case of identity theft where one male suspect was responsible for several hundred thousand dollars in losses to people and businesses throughout the metro area. The suspect was apprehended through joint efforts of several local and state agencies. • Investigators solved a burglary and financial transaction card fraud case using in store cameras from local businesses and obtaining a warrant for cell phone tower data, which ultimately proved the suspect’s presence in the area at the time of the burglary. Several search warrants were also drafted and served in this case in an attempt to recover the victim’s property. • Investigators were able to solve a theft case when the victim turned in digital photographs of the unknown suspect holding the stolen item. Investigators worked with latent print examiners to match finger and palm prints seen in the photographs to known prints from the suspected offender.