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DWIGHT PFANNENSTEIN
POLICE CHIEF
75 Callaway Street East
St Joseph, MN 56374
POLICE
dpfannenstein@cityofstjoseph.com
POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT
TO: HONERABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
DATE: February 13, 2020
SUMMARY
Well with month into the first part of 2020, things are active. In 2019 we had 244 calls for the month of
January. This year we ended the month with 275 calls. 31 extra calls gave us almost a 15% increase of calls
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from the previous year. Recently, officers had two calls that stood out. 1 was on Jan 28,2020 where officers
were investigating a vehicle outside a ministorage at 1230 am on a Tuesday night. The call ended with the
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seizure of the truck, substantial amount of drugs and cash, a loaded handgun (2 time in 8 months for the
suspect) and a storage locker containing numerous stolen items. Officers Walz and Fandel did an excellent job
of self-initiating the call and being very safety conscious throughout the stop. Officer Johnson did a great job
communicating with the county attorney’s office to execute several search warrants on the vehicle and storage
unit. The second call was Officer Fandel stopping a car one week later at approximetly 0430 in the morning for
driving 71 in a 60-mph zone, missing a head light and front license plate with expired registration. Officer
Fandel recognized drug activity during the stop and turned up sizable amount of drugs and cash aas well as a
vehicle forfeiture. Officer Magaard and a member of the Central Minnesota Violent Offenders Task Force
(VOTF) executed a warrant on the vehicle which lead to additional drugs and cash located in a safe in the trunk.
STAFF
Staff is continuing to do training requirements during the cold months and will be holding our annual
outdoor cold weather shoot a the end of February instead of trying to squeeze it in around vacations in
December.
UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS
The potential final Johnny/Tommy game venue has been moved to US Bank Stadium next fall. While
this does affect a loss of revenue for the city at bars, restaurants, and gas stations, the police department side of
this event is ok with the venue relocation.
-Dwight