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MINUTES <br />RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF"S CONTRACT GROUP <br />AFRIL 21, 1994 <br />FIRST t,7UARTER. CRIME STATISTICS <br />Lieutenant Dornbush:suminariz:ed the First Quarter ❑rime statistics <br />and offered the following comments: <br />domestic offenses have decreased in all contract communities <br />due in part to the departments new policy of not reporting <br />verbal" or Unon-arrest,' responses. <br />Juveni.e. Offenses have increased, such as vandalism and <br />run-aways. <br />- Burglaries have decreased in most communities. <br />1995 BUDGET <br />Property Fleet Assistant. Lieutenant Daly handed out a written <br />description of the 'duties of the Property/Fleet Assistant a.nd <br />commented on the positive qualities of the person now per caning <br />those duties. <br />Lt. Daly noted that the department collects and holds many (in <br />excess of 100) bicycles that are not claimed each year. Also <br />electronic equipment (cameras, TV's, VCR's, etc.) without <br />identification marks are held until auction. He emphasized the. <br />need to encourage participation in Operation ID so that such <br />recovered items can be returned. <br />Traffic Deputy Ken Splittstoeser introduced himself. He stated <br />that he has worked for the Sheriff's Department for 12 years and is <br />certified in radar, breatha1izer, vehicle weighting and commerical <br />vehicle inspection. He has written 1262 tags since last September, <br />when he started. <br />There was discussion about violations of load limits in. Vadnais <br />Heights and White Bear Township. There was some concern about <br />which terms to use on street signs (Gross Vehicle Weight or Gross <br />Axel Weight). Commander Bergeron recommended that Gross Axel <br />Weight is easier to enforce. In instances when the Traffic Deputy <br />is not on duty, a community can call the State Commercial vehicle <br />Inspections to have a law enforcement officer certified in the use <br />of scales assigned to the case. <br />Joel Hanson asked that the group be provided with information on. <br />actual court fines applied against road limit violators. He also <br />suggested that workshops be scheduled to give information to each <br />community's public works department regarding the procedures to. <br />follow for <br />