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A subject having a Suspense record reflects an inaccurate criminal history of an offender. In turn, offenders having a <br />Suspense record, officers do not have a correct criminal history of a subject for charging purposes or safety <br />concerns. Our agency currently has 895 suspense records, the majority of which are DWIs. In 2017, there were 184 <br />and in 2018, there were 91 DWIs arrests made. Suspense began being a priority in December 2017 and resolutions <br />of more than 200 suspense records have been found. With that being said, it takes a significant amount of time to <br />research each record. In previous years many different ideas were brought up in order for subjects to be fingerp rinted <br />to resolve each record. Many have been used and almost all have failed to be a timely or reliable solution. Currently a <br />record is researched to see what is missing, if a fingerprint card is needed then a fingerprint request form is filled out <br />and sent to our contact in Probations. Probations then look up the subject and if they are on probation a letter is sent <br />requesting fingerprints. If they are not on probation then the only option we have is to send a letter which has been <br />drafted with the appropriate State Statute requesting the subject get fingerprinted at the Anoka County Jail. <br />Our agency’s suspense can be greatly reduced with the use of a Livescan. Our officers do not have to leave the city <br />to book a 4th Degree DWI. When they are at base with the subject the whole process can be done at the same time <br />as the DMT. All the information that the officer obtains will then be directly submitted to the BCA, thus reducing our <br />suspense. <br /> <br /> Ms. Jacobson proposes we “book” all our misdemeanor criminal offenses at the police station. <br />This would meet statutory obligations to fingerprint and photograph subjects and will link the arrest to <br />their criminal prosecution, thereby positively impacting suspense records in Lino Lakes. As Ms. Jacobson <br />implies, the alternative to impacting our suspense files without completing a booking process at our <br />police station, is to have our police officers begin to transport all misdemeanor criminal offenses to the <br />Anoka County Jail for booking. This will impact our service abilities while those officers are out of the <br />city. <br /> <br /> Beyond criminal suspense files, we may use the LiveScan device to assist us with civil fingerprint <br />services and employment background processes. Currently we use ink and paper to take fingerprints for <br />citizens. Using a LiveScan for this service will allow us to be more efficient and avoid person-to-person <br />contact. <br /> <br /> BCA requirements for law enforcement agencies “booking” subjects requires fingerprints and <br />photograph. <br /> <br />49