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Investw" at w"' ns <br /> The investigations division remained a strong resource for <br /> the citizens of Circle Pines, Lexington, and Centerville in <br /> t 2014. Working closely with agencies and personnel <br /> throughout the county and state, Detective Carlson <br /> ' followed up on, investigated, and assisted with major cases <br /> that originated in the jurisdiction of the Centennial Lakes <br /> Police Department. <br /> Collaboration is important to the success of any <br /> investigation, and Detective Carlson maintained and <br /> continued to build strong relationships with the Anoka <br /> County Criminal Investigation Division, and numerous <br /> detectives and investigators throughout Anoka County and <br /> the metro area. It is these relationships that helped <br /> Detective Carlson work effectively in the community to <br /> Detective Bill Jacobson solve or clear a majority of cases that he worked on. <br /> In 2014, CLPD investigations handled 108 cases. Most of these cases were retained by CLPD <br /> and 72% of them were cleared. This case load is down five from 2014, but does not include <br /> cases in which Detective Carlson merely consulted on with patrol or other detectives. The <br /> majority of cases were cleared by arrest. A total of 12 cases were forwarded to other agencies. <br /> Only 18 cases were marked as inactive due to a lack of suspects or leads. The following are <br /> some of the other statistics for 2014: <br /> - CLPD investigated 20 larceny/theft cases in 2014 <br /> - CLPD investigated 18 assaults or aggravated assaults in 2014 <br /> - CLPD investigated 10 burglaries in 2014 <br /> - CLPD investigated 10 narcotics crimes in 2014 <br /> - CLPD investigated 4 death or suicide scenes in 2014 <br /> - CLPD investigated 1 forcible rape in 2014 <br /> - There were no homicides or arson cases that had been initiated or followed up on <br /> within Centennial Lakes Police Department in 2014 <br /> Other duties of the CLPD investigations included assisting patrol with basic investigations and <br /> follow up, reviewing national, state, and local informational alerts and passing on relevant <br /> information to CLPD patrol and administration, completing numerous employment background <br /> checks for new CLPD hires and other city staff, completing background checks for various city <br /> permits, and other duties as needed or directed. <br /> Ge'nfeMnA(44[0s Police Veparbned 12014 ANNUAL REPORT <br />