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Just the Facts April 24, 2020 Volume 11, Issue 17

Our Team

Administration

Chief Keith Hiller

Captain Eric Rethemeier

Captain Jeff Mundale

Sergeants

Jason Petterson

Andy DeVinny

Andy Drenth

Josh Sorensen

Tracy DuChene

Jason Matejcek

Zack Schumaker

Detectives

Matt Oeltjenbruns

Brady Vaith

Christian Berg

Ben Johnson

Steven Bowman

Valerie Satre

Patrol Officers

Joel Hunt

Andrew Van Osdale

Melissa Michael

Travis Ardolf

Alan Callahan

Derrik Quinlan

Alexandra Vogel

Casey Martin

Luke Selvik

Travis Johnson

Nathan Heeren

Matthew Borash

Benjamin Metcalf

Joshua Lee

Todd Schwanke

Anna Peterson

Zachary Plein

John Van Alstine

Shantel Loos

Jeremy Katz

Community Service Officers

Brian Shaw

Michael Brein

Gabrielle Flemming

Canine

Vegas

Support Staff

Kimberly Dub

Pam Roberts

Wendy Gasner

Chaplains

Brent Carlson

Nancy Deetz

Loren Olson

Reserve Officers

Michael Leyva

Bill Traetow

Julia Hansen

Steve Wrede

Liam Miller

Gabrielle Flemming

Records Staff

Kate Schroeder

Renee Babcock

Rebecca Melchert

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Local Burglary Tied to Sibley County—

On April 15th, our officers were called to a home on Glen-

dale Street for the report of a burglary. The investigating

officers learned that the home had been entered while

the homeowners were away and several items were miss-

ing, including three firearms. On April 17th, a Minnesota

Department of Correction agent received information that

a client living in the City of Gaylord in Sibley County and

currently on intensive supervised release (ISR) was in

possession of stolen firearms. The client was on ISR for 1st Degree Posses-

sion of a Controlled Substance, a crime of violence, and not eligible to pos-

sess firearms. The ISR agent, assisted by law enforcement, searched the

ISR client’s residence and found three firearms under the ISR client’s bed.

The guns were the firearms reported stolen in the burglary. Shawn Wil-

liams, age 36 of Gaylord, was charged in Sibley County with Receiving Sto-

len Property and Unlawful Possession of a

Firearm—both felonies. Our burglary in-

vestigation remains under investigation.

DWI Arrest—

Early Sunday morning, our of-

ficers were called to an apart-

ment complex in the 300

block of Allen Avenue for the

report of people smashing

cones and glass in the parking lot—it was

also reported a gray Dodge pick-up ran

over a large barrel cone. A witness re-

ported the driver of the pick-up was

drunk and could barely talk. As officers

arrived on the scene, a vehicle matching

the description was leaving the parking

lot. Officers stopped the vehicle and ob-

served the driver showing signs of intoxication. The driver

failed roadside field sobriety tests and was subsequently

arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. Once at the deten-

tion center, the driver refused all further DWI testing. Jer-

od Wigham, age 39 of Austin, has been charged with 2nd

Degree DWI-Refuse to Submit to a Test and 3rd Degree

DWI. Due to Wigham’s refusal to test, his vehicle, a 2014

Dodge Ram, has been seized and is subject for forfeiture.

The Owatonna Police

Department is dedicated to

providing a safe and secure

community through

partnerships, leadership, and

an unwavering commitment to

excellence. Policing

excellence through our People,

our Work, and our

Relationships

THE OWATONNA POLICE

DEPARTMENT EST. 1909

Shawn Williams

Jerod Wigham

Dangerous Dogs—

Many of our readers may not know, but

animal related calls for service are one of

our highest frequency calls—in fact, last

month, animal calls were our second

highest call for service with 153 total

calls. Animal calls are typically investigat-

ed by our community service officers.

Animal calls include investigating dog

bites and determining whether the bite

will lead to the dog being declared poten-

tially dangerous or dangerous—each des-

ignation require the owner to take actions

to prevent further bites. This past week,

our officers investigated a bite in which a

Boxer breed dog slipped out of a collar

and attacked another dog being walked

by its owner. The attack injured both the

dog and its owner; the Boxer was subse-

quently declared dangerous. Rather than

follow through with the dan-

gerous dog requirements, the

Boxer’s owner elected to eu-

thanize the dog. To learn

about what constitutes a po-

tentially dangerous or danger-

ous dog, click the pup to the

right.