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'-I -1 I 0 ,- I I~ i I 'I-i I - , I ~ ! 01 I ' ! ! 1 l__ ", I I I iL., -I I 0 I l J I NVESTIGATIONS Atlum.Rll4'atJveSergeant Russell Blanck Investigations in 2006 eom1m1ed to be a cooperative eftbrt between the Criminal lnvMt1gat1ve Division of the Anoka ColUlty Sherift's Office and the department as a majority of my time this past year was spent annp1eting the building :lbllowing OlD' January 2006 move in. This work is described elsewhere in this report. Additionally in 2006, I WBS promoted to the position of Admfnfstrative Sergeant and became fesponsible :lbr a series of duties in addition to investigations, inclutimg retumiDg to unimrm to supervise the day shift officers, backing officers on caIIs, covering patrol sbi1ts dur:ing staff shortages, iI1ness. vacations, and supervising the depa1ltumtt's investigative activities. 2006 was noteworthy tbr a very concerted and successthl etlbrt by the patrol division to handle as many investigations as possible of cases responded to by assigned ofiicers. Patrolofiicers did a wonder:tbl job of developing and mllowing up on leads and seeing matters through to c1w~ The patrol division also was very involved in ascertaining and locating w1tn-et. assisting in the execution of search wanaabt and per1brming such other ftmctions of an investfgatfve nature as time and their patrol duties j)gJ..witted. I am particularly proud of the work the patrol division pgIDIDled in assistiDg in the identification and resulting app.rohension and conviction of an individual fium this jurisdiction who was alleged to be c:onducting "home invasion- style" burglaries of occupied dwellings in the middle of the night. I contimJed to fi1rther the ~.at's invfWtigatTve fimction by reviewing all officer reports and teletypes as we11as crimiDal alerts ftom other ~~ to develop "intelligence" directly relevant to OlD' department's mission. Additionally, I conducted interviews of victims, witnesses and suspects, Pl~ed criminal prosecution charging documents, signed in-custody complaints, prepared affidavits to permit the continued detention of mestees, drafted and executed search Wldfanta and conducted such other investigations, including in excess of SO investigations resulting ftom requests mr permits to plD.'Chase handguns as wen as background investigations of police officer ~smlUdates. In 2006 many officers again took advantage of the "on-ca11 investigator program" I initiated in 2001. The program, designed to provide direction on constitutional, procedural, charging and evidentiary issues to on-scene ofticers and supervisors, supplemented those services provided by the em and the "0IH:8ll" prosecDtor. Additionally, in 2006 I coutinued in my role as the department's Public Intbrmation OtBcer provkting the media with In:lbrmation oonceming important department eventIJ and cases. A Lexington home fire and a Centerv.i11e bar fight Involving multiple stabbing victims obtained network news att~ I also co.., :...oed in my role as a member of the cL.pa.tuu;;ut~s 1etba1 (fhCauu&) technology program. Mywork in this area is cliscassed elsewhere in the annual report. 23