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Pequot Lakes Police Dept. Report to City Council April 26, 2006 As of today, for the month of April the Department has logged over 150 ICRs, many with multiple offences. Officers Hogan and Gartner have also spent a few days at court in Brainerd. The old department squad cars have all been sold and picked up by the winning bidder. The sale was very successful with the final results being: 1996 Chevy Tahoe sold for $ 3,450.00 1998 Crown Victoria sold for $ 2,050.50 2000 Chevy Impala sold for $ 2,765.00 2003 Crown Victoria sold for $ 3,477.00 TOTAL $11,742.50 Equipment: The Harley Police Motorcycle has been delivered to the department and put into service. Officer Hogan has received several great comments out in the community on the bike already, as well as a few surprised motorists that were not obeying traffic laws. Activities: The Department has started working on organizing the Reserves Program. Retired Officer, Ray Maier has agreed to be the Program Coordinator. He has been working on getting information about the program out to the businesses in the community. We are working to be prepared for the annual high volume influx of seasonal/temporary residents to our area, starting with the upcoming fishing opener,which is only 2 weeks away. Training: Apr 13`h: Officer Gartner and K9 Shadow attended USPCA K9 trials for Certification. They passed with a score of 192 out of 200. Apr 24`h-27`h: Chief Braam attended the Annual Minnesota Police Chief's Conference. Significant Case Files: • Officers Gartner and Hogan recently worked on a traffic stop where they arrested an individual and confiscated cocaine as well as drug paraphernalia and cited another passenger with additional paraphernalia charges. • The whole department continues to work on a number of burglary cases from both the Pequot Lakes and Jenkins areas. Respect lly Submitted, Je Braam Chief 1