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Request for Council Action Page 4 of 5 Officer Tim Bauman Letter of Commendation On 8123100, Officer Bauman noticed a vehicle in the area of Co Rd C2 and Highcrest Avenue that had its horn honking in a pattern that led him to believe that it was a car alarm. Officer Bauman stopped the vehicle and the driver told him that he was having problems with the alarm system. Officer Bauman ran the plate and the vehicle came back as not being stolen. Bauman was still suspicious of the incident, so he called the registered owner and learned that the car was upposed to be at Ziebart in Fridley and that nobody should be driving it. Officer Bauman arrested the driver for auto theft and in the subsequent interview, got him to admit to committing two burglaries in Fridley. Because of his follow through on his initial suspicion and successful investigation, Officer Bauman solved three felony crimes that would have probably not been solved. Officer Joe Higgins Letter of Commendation On 5127100 Officer Higgins was patrolling the lot of the Motel 6 when he heard a possible domestic disturbance coming from one of the rooms. Officer Higgins spoke with one of the people in the room and obtained information that a male party had a large amount of cocaine in the trunk of his car. Officer Higgins followed up with the man who had rented the car in question. After much skilled investigation and questioning of all suspects involved, Officer Higgins recovered 250 grams of cocaine and several items used for drug sales in the trunk of the man's car. Officer Higgins could have easily ignored the comments made about the drugs, but because of his tenacity and follow through, two people were arrested for possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute and a large amount of drugs were taken off the streets. Investigator Joe Guy Medal of Merit In September 1999, Investigator Guy developed an informant who gave him information regarding a family run gang involved in defrauding area banks. After confirming the information's story was true, Guy began building a case. From September 1999 to October 2000 Investigator Guy, working alone: Identified 117 suspects involved in the family's scam. Interviewed 53 suspects getting admissions from all but 3. Served 9 search warrants recovering thousands of dollars worth of inerchandise that had been fraudulently purchased.