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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.