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4.,,:' 03/28/03 FRI 12:42 FAX 612 784 0082 CIRCLE PINES-L&~ PD Narrative 1 Continuation: Page 1 ...... CV CITY HALL l4Joo:; . , =INDING MYSELF NOW ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE WATER TOWER. I THEN PULLED TO TH~ NORTH END OF THE ;>A TH AND ASSESSED THE POSSISILlTY OF ~ULLlNG ONTO THE GRASS TO TURN AROUND. I BELIEVED THIS WOULD ;ZE:SUL T IN TIRE TRACKS IN THE GRASS AND I DECIDEO TO AGAIN ATTEMPT TO R~VERSE SOUTHBOUND OUT OF THE 'ARK. THE RESULT WAS THE SAME, AND UF'ON REACHING THE AREA OF TH~ WATER TOWER MY PATROL VEHICLE ;UD OFF THE PATH TO THE W~ST AND CAME VER.Y CLOSE TO THE SUPPORT LEGS OF THE WATER TOWER. ~T THIS TIME IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BACK DOWN TH5 PATH AND WOULD HAVE TO PULL )NTO THE GRASS TO TURN AROUND AND DRIVE FORWARD ~ASTTHE TROUBLE SPOT. I THEN PULLED ONTO THE 3RASS AND STOPPED TO REVERSE AND PULL FORWARD IN A SOUTHBOUND DIR5CTION. WHEN r STOPPED THE fEHICLE TIRES SUNK INTO THE SOFT GRASS AND MUD.! WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE PATROL VEHICLE OUT OF THE ~RASS. i CONTACTED CHIEF HECKMAN AND INFORMED HIM I WAS STUCK IN MCBRIDE PARK AND WOULD REQUIRE I. TOW TRUCK TO GET OUT. I THEN ORDERED A AUTO-MEDICS TOW FROM DISPATCH. ~UTO"MEDICS TOW A~R!VED AND I INFORMED 'THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND POINTED OUT iHE SPOT WHERE I COULD NOT GET MY VEHICLE PAS! WITHOUT IT SLIDING OFF THE PATH. THE TOW DRIVER >.SSESSED THE SITUATION AND INFORMED ME TH.AT HIS TOW TRUCK IS A4-WEEL DRIVE WITH DUEL TIRES IN THE ~EAR AND WOULD SEABLE TO EASILY i~ACK TO MY PAIROL VEHICLE AND PULL IT OUT. THE TOW DRIVE DID TELL {IE THAT HE PUT HIS TRUCK IN 4-WHEEL DRfVE JUST TO BE SAFE. rHE TOW DRIVER THEN BACKED NORTH ON THE PATH AND WINCED MY PATROL VEHICL.E BACK ONTO THE PAVED ~ATH. IHE 'ToW bRiVi:R ADViSED fHAT HE WOULD TOW MY VEHICLE ALi. THE WAY TO THE STREET SO i \NOULD ~OT ~'EPEATTHl:. SAME PR08LEM THA"j RESULTED IN THE CURRENT SITUATION. AS THE TOW TRUCK REACHED iHE POINT WHERE I WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS UNDER THE WATER TOWER IT ALSO SLID TO THE WEST ANO )FF THE PATH. THE TOW TRUCK THEN BECAME STUCK IN THE SOFT MUD NEXT TO THE PAVED DRIVE. THE TOW JRIVER UNHOOKED MY PATROL VEHICLE AND SPENT APPROX!MATEL Y A HALF HOUR GE;rTING THE TOW TRUCK JNSiUCK. A LOCAL RESIDENT ASSISTED THE TOW DRIVER BY ~ROVIDING 4x4 WOOD BEAMS AND A FLOOR JACK. )NCE THE TOW TRUCK WAS UNSTUCK THE DRIVER CL~RED THE PATH OF SNOW AND I WAS ABLE TO :;UCCESSFULLY BACK SOUTHBOUND D<JWN THE PATH WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PATROl. VEHICLE CI.-4IS ~QUIPPED WITH SNOW TIRES ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. rHERE WAS NO APPARl:.NT DAMAGE TO THE PATROL VEHICLE. THE F{IGHT REAR TIR.E WAS LOW ON AIR AFTER THE NCIDl:NT. I REFILL!;D THE TIRE WITH AIR AND IT APPEARED TO HOI.D THE AIR. I ADViSED THe NEXT SHIFT OF THE -1~E AND TO CHECK IT. i WA.S ADVISED AT THE TIME OFTHIS REPORT THA'T THE TIRE WAS FLAT AS THE SEAL HAD 3EEN 6ROK~N DURING THE INCIDENT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. ;LEARED. ~ COpy OF THIS REPORT WII.L BE FURI\IISHED TO THE CITY OF CENTERVILLE.