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WEEKLY WEATHER REPORT

A community newspaper serving Browerville, MN and surrounding areas. USPS 067-560

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Volume 98; Number 16

www.bladepublishing.net

staff@bladepublishing.net

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Part one of two:

By Rin Porter

The answer is, you probably

cant. But you may be interested in

what we learned about deception

and communication:--People in some professions

receive training to help them fig-

ure out who is lying, but they also

use other means to determine fact

from fiction. Investigators and

detectives in law enforcement

attend trainings and use observa-

tions of fellow officers to help them

learn how to get the best results

when interviewing people.

--Other professionals, including

social workers, probation officers,

and nurses, rely heavily on official

documents to prove whether some-

one is being accurate, and also to

detect fraud.

--Judges, customs officials,Transportation Security

Administration (TSA) workers,

and educators face the problem of

people lying to them every day

not just Americans born here, but

people who have emigrated from

other countries. And the conse-

quences of not identifying the liars

can be serious.

--Everyday people think they

can tell when someone is lying to

them, but research indicates that

this just isnt the case.

LAW ENFORCEMENT

APPROACH

Professionals in law enforce-

ment receive special training to

help them detect lying when inter-

viewing suspects, witnesses, and

family members of those involved

in a criminal case.

Investigator Amy Ament with

the Wadena County Sheriffs

Department told us she obtained

Reid Interview and Interrogation

training and Rhoads Interview

and Interrogation training which

included the issue of people lying

while talking to law enforcement

professionals.

Ament said, Finding the truth

is a very important part of this

job. In addition to formal educa-

tion and training, Ive also

watched peers conduct many

interviews and learned a lot from

them during 10 years in this posi-

tion.

Ament looks for behavioral cues

including the presence or absence

of eye contact, type of body pos-

ture, speech rate and volume, and

whether a person covers his or hermouth when speaking.

Chief Deputy Jon Sarago with

the Todd County Sheriffs

Department learned a lot about

interviewing people in his peace

officer training program and in his

bachelors degree and specialists

degree programs. Hes worked in

law enforcement for 27 years.

He pointed out differences

between juveniles without any

criminal history and adults with a

lot of experience in the criminal

justice system.

Sarago said, Someone with a

lot of experience in the criminal

justice system may already have adefensive mindset (during an

interview with law enforcement).

They may not talk without an

attorney, they often deflect respon-

sibility onto their cohorts, and they

also minimize their own involve-

ment with the crime. I look for

behavioral indicators which show

reactions and signs of deception.

Some of these behavioral indi-

cators include scripted or

planned responses to questions,

body language including eye move-

ment and whether there are dis-

plays of emotion.

On the other hand, Sarago told

us, juveniles are easier to talk tothan hardened criminals because

they arent as guarded as more

experienced law violators are, and

you can get a more authentic

response: tears, rocking behavior,

How can you tell

if someones

lying to you?

JAM sets new World Record

On September 26,2013 students and staff of Christ the King School participated in the "JustMinute" (JAM) routine in hopes of creating a World Record number of students around the

orld participating in the same exercise routine at the same time. JAM World Record is a fun

ampaign to rally EVERYONE to pause and take just a minute for a fitness break. This cam-

aign is dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of making activity a daily habit,

nsuring our kids learn healthy habits at a young age, and our schools have access to quality

hysical education programs. Students and staff at Christ the King were part of the 1,358,600

ho helped create a new Worlds Record!Continued on page 12.

On October 1st the Browerville Fire Department responded to a very fast moving garage fire

t the home of Mike Kotula near Horseshoe Lake. Upon arrival by the Fire Department, the

tructure was completely engulfed. Kotula, with the assistance of a neighbor, was able to

emove his car and ATV from the building before the fire got too bad. Kotula surmised that

rass clippings on his riding lawn mower had ignited, causing the fire. In the photo above left

Fire Department members soak Kotulas home to keep the flames from damaging it as well.

Fast moving firecontained to

garage

Chief Deputy Jon Sarago

of the Todd County Sheriffs

Department.