2002-09 Handouts - Chief's Report

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--~ 8 November 2002 Centennial Lakes Police Department ATTN: Chief Heckman Circle Pines, MN 55014 Chief Heckman: On 25 October 2002, in the early evening between approximately 1800-1900 hours, I was working in the Centerville Lions Concession Trailer at the old jail/fIre station/city hall/public works building located on Sorel Street between Centerville Road and Goiffon Road. There were two other Lion members working in the trailer at that time, I was the farest away from the door when one ofthe new Lion members handed me forty-three (43) dollars in folded dollar bills. He stated that a police officer had given it to him and had found it lying on the ground near the concession trailer. I asked what the officer looked like and he stated he was tall and thin and very young. Being as how I am getting up there in age, I fIgured anyone sixty or younger is' young. Being as how we were quite busy during this time, I didn't have a chance to go out and look for myself to see what officer it was, We took the folded money and placed it below our cash drawer and stated to the other Lion members in the trailer, that if someone came up and stated they had lost money and could describe the denominations of the bills, we would return it to them. We fIgured that maybe some had cashed a fIfty- dollar bill and it was the change left over from the fIfty. We had a couple of fIfties in the drawer at that time and no one could remember who had cashed them. After talking to you on Monday morning the 28th of October, that the officer was no one other than CSO Matt Noren. The other Lions and the community want to thank you for having another great and honest person in your department. Knowing most of your officers and staff, it was no little wonder that here again is a true and honest person. We wish to thank CSO Matt Noren for being a true example that the COP program is working, in everyone's eyes he is a fine example of OUR police department. Later in the evening an adult came up to us and asked if anyone found some money on the ground, he had bought various items at our concession trailer and had paid entry to our Haunted House with a fIfty and stuck the money in his pocket without putting it away in his wallet, going to leave and reaching for his keys, he found the money gone. He was able to describe the two twenties and three ones. We returned the cash to him and told him that a CLPD officer had turned it over to us, he was amazed and stated being as how dark it was around the building that an individual could of just stuck the money in their pocket and walked away. Sincerely, / . -7'., c____.--- c--- l..;..../V~-- Torn Wilharber Centerville Lion Former Mayor of Centerville Former Member ofCLPD Commission Copy Furnished: Centerville City Council, Quad & Hugonian Newspaper