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Oroiio Police Department <br />Memo <br />Dale; 6/IAS <br />»► <br />) <br />I ► <br />To:Mr.Moorto <br />From: Chief Stephany Good <br />A.J. Chaimard <br />a.. <br />On Monday May 24. 2004. AJ. Chaunard of 1975 Central Avenue. l.onR l ake made some <br />statements during public comments at the Orono Council Meeting that require clarification from the <br />police department. <br />Mr. Chaunard called and left a lengthy voice mail message on my telephone answering machine on <br />Tuesday alteriuHin May 20'^*. He said that the l-ong I,akc Council told him to see me. lie had <br />multiple complaints including stop sign violations and violations of road closed signs and bringing in <br />revenue, lie complained about people ignoring the "Road Closed” signs on Daniels Street in Long <br />Lake and suggested that the police department post patrol officers at each end of the closure to <br />"catch” people who ignored the sign.s. He said two officers could hide in the bushes to catch <br />offenders. I referred the call to Sgt. hrickstm At no time did Chaunard mention anything about a <br />91 1 call or that olticcrs failed to respond. (The voice mail message was saved and copied to Mr. <br />M(H)ise on 0/V04 ) <br />On Weds. May 21, Sgt. Hrickson returned the call to Mr. Chaunard. Sgt Lrick.son s|)ent over 45 <br />minutes with Chaunard at that time, and answered hts many complaints and concerns At no time did <br />C'hauiuid mention to Sgt. Eiickson anything about his making a 911 call. <br />On Weds May 26,1 had my weekly meeting with Mr Mo<irsc at which time he asked me if the <br />piilicc department had received a 91 1 call from Chaunard to which no one resp<mded I mformeil him <br />that was the first 1 had heard ot this and this was something that would cause concern as I had <br />previously pul a p«4icy in place that rec{uiies otiicers to take rc|x>rl.s m j>crstin unless it is not |H>ssib1c. <br />lie inloimed me tha* Chaunard had also made multiple complaints to ihe I tmg I akc City Council at <br />their last meeting While in Mr. Minirsc ’s office. I used the Nextel ami s|K)kr with Sgt. hrickson <br />Sgt. Liickson said that Chaunard had not s|K)kcn to him about making a 911 call Out of all of the <br />comtilaints by Chaunard. failure of (xilicc to respond to a 911 call is the one that causes the most <br />concern and is something I can address. <br />Sgt Erickson found a CAD history of a 9| 1 call made to the Hennepin County Dispatch from an <br />apartment building in Long Lake An Orono officer was informed by dispatch that the reporting <br />person wanted to report a theft of a lamp, and wanted a call back The officer stated that he tried to <br />call back several limes but the line was busy. He said he passed informatu>n on to his replacement in <br />case the reporting |>ersi)n called again He said that in the past people who asked for phone calls did