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October Case Status - Page 2 There were five (5) crimes against person, two (2) crimes against justice, • nine (9) burglaries, two (2) of which were business burglaries, fourteen ( 14) theft related crimes, one (1) weapons charge, one (1) death investigation, ten -(10) other crimes, such as damage to property, possession small amount of marijuana, recover stolen motor vehicle, and gross misdemeanor D.W.I . Special recognition should be given to Captain Thoemke and Officer Scholl for an arrest they made on October 13, 1984. Both Captain Thoemke and Officer Scholl responded to a radio call to the High School regarding a vehicle tearing up the lawn. Captain Thoemke spotted the vehicle a few blocks from the scene and observed an object thrown from the moving vehicle, rolling down the hill at 32nd and Croft Drive, toward a residence at the bottom of the hill . Captain Thoemke deflected the object, found to be a bowling ball , headed toward a vehicle in the driveway. Captain Thoemke found the vehicle parked abandoned a few blocks from his location, and observed another vehicle come back to the abandoned vehicle after several minutes of surveillance. Captain Thoemke had Officer Scholl stop the vehicle in the vicinity of the High School . It was learned through the field inquiries of both officers that one had driven the vehicle on the High School lawn, causing damage to the lawn, while another broke the front window of the High School front door with the bowling ball . Due to the team work and subsequent follow-up investigation , both juveniles involved confessed the crimes committed. Officer MacQueen should receive recognition for his performance on October 30, 1984, in the arrest of an ex-felon in possession of a handgun. • Officer MacQueen was making a routine traffic stop when he approached the suspect and discovered a dangerous weapon on the front seat of the vehicle, a lead sap and a 32" razor sharp machette on the floor of the vehicle, protruding from under the seat. Officer MacQueen placed the suspect under arrest for those dangerous weapons and had good probable cause to expand his search of the vehicle. Officer MacQueen discovered a loaded .25 caliber handgun in the glovebox with one round in the chamber and cocked, ready to fire. In the trunk a 12 gauge shotgun, loaded, and a bank bag , with a large quantity of coin in it , was found. Officer MacQueen' s arrest was upgraded from a misdemeanor to a gross misdemeanor. It was later learned that the suspect could possibly be charged with felon in possession of a firearm, which is being reviewed by the Hennepin County Attorney for possible felony charges. At present, the suspect has been charged with i a gross misdemeanor. Officer MacQueen did a real professional job in his i street sense investigation that lead to recovery of the dangerous weapon from the suspect. We had one unusual investigation in October. On October 19, 1984, I received three (3) checks reported stolen by area businesses that were forged and uttered at the St. Anthony Municipal Liquor Store. I recognized one of the checks given to me by Ray Nelson. I received a call from a Minneapolis detective a week earlier informing me that our liquor store got stung on possibly two checks in the amount of $385.00, and that Minneapolis has a theft report on the checks. The Minneapolis detective told me that an employee is suspected of stealing the checks over a month earlier and this employee has not returned to work. I received the employee's name and a criminal history check revealed he had a record for forgery and other similar crimes. On October 20, 1984 the suspect was a victim of a homicide in N.E. Minneapolis, thus clearing the forgery, I pending a fingerprint check and possible photo identification of suspect. by employee at the liquor store, who accepted the check.-k K