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Steele County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff Lon Thiele
Chief Deputy Scott Hanson
Volume 1, issue 7
Mon. Jan . 1st—
Wed. Jan. 31st
Busiest Day of Week:
Wednesdays
315 Events
Busiest Hour of Day:
7:00 a.m.
Total # of Events:
1684
Average Events/Day:
54
Average Events/Hr.
2.26
Average Traffic
Stops:
3.35 per hour
DWIs for the month:
1
Permit to Carry : 20
Permit to Purchase:
15
Civil Papers
Served: 173
Congratulations- Thursday Jan. 11th marked
the 30 year anniversary of Sgt. Gary Okins with the Steele County Sheriff’s Office. Throughout his years here, he has worked for 4 different Sheriff’s and many Sheriff’s office staff that he refers to as great team members. Gary started
his career with Redwood County and left Minnesota for a brief time to work in a suburb of Kansas City. In 1986 Gary was offered a job as a part-time Police Officer with the Blooming Prairie Police Department where he worked for 18 months. It was then that Sheriff Bill Hilldebrandt offered him a job as a Patrol Deputy in Steele County. After working pa-trol for 12 years, Gary moved into the Investigations position
Polar Plunge 2018- On Saturday, January 27th, members of Steele
County public safety participated in the 4th Annual Owatonna plunge
that took place at Lake Kohlmeier. Overall there were 130 partici-
pants that were able to raise over $20,000!
Steele County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff Lon Thiele
Chief Deputy Scott Hanson
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Feb. 2nd—Groundhog
day
Feb. 11th– Sheriff’s
Posse pancake
breakfast
Feb. 14th—
Valentine’s Day
Feb. 19th–
President’s Day
Snow Storm 2018- Blizzard conditions reeked havoc on the roadways
Jan. 22nd. The Steele County Sheriff’s office responded to over 50 calls
ranging from jack-knifed semis ,vehicles stuck in the middle of the road-
ways and crashes. The National Weather Service reported a total snow-
fall of 17 inches within a 12 hr. time frame. As a reminder here are a few
driving tips to follow for Minnesota winters:
Accelerate and decelerate slowly. Applying the gas slowly to acceler-
ate is the best method for regaining traction and avoiding skids. Don’t
try to get moving in a hurry. And take time to slow down for a stop-
light. Remember: It takes longer to slow down on icy roads.
Drive slowly. Everything takes longer on snow-covered roads. Accel-
erating, stopping, turning – nothing happens as quickly as on dry
pavement. Give yourself time to maneuver by driving slowly.
Stay home. If you really don’t have to go out, don’t. Even if you can
drive well in the snow, not everyone else can. Don’t tempt fate: If you
don’t have somewhere you have to be, watch the snow from indoors.
Passing parked emergency vehicle : MN statute 169.20 When approaching and before passing an authorized emergency ve-
hicle with its emergency lights activated that is parked or otherwise
stopped on or next to a street or highway having two lanes in the
same direction, the driver of a vehicle shall safely move the vehicle to
the lane farthest away from the emergency vehicle, if it is possible to
do so.
Steele County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff Lon Thiele
Chief Deputy Scott Hanson
Volume 1, issue 7 pg. 3
DWI- On Saturday Jan. 6th
an Albert Lea man was
arrested for 4th degree
DWI after driving the wrong
way on Hwy 14 E.
The male thought he was
closer to I-90. He also
stated that he was Not
driving on the wrong lanes,
but stated that he saw
approaching vehicles exit
as fast as they could.
BEWARE: Common Scams Scams can be large or small, sophisticated or simple, and come from next
door or across the world. But the crooks behind them have two things in
common. They want to steal your money and avoid being caught. Below is
a list of common scams. Turn the tables on con artists behind them—don’t
fall for their tricks. Report these scams and their perpetrators to the Attor-
ney General’s Office.
Grandparent Scam In a typical grandparent scam, a con artist calls or emails you posing as a
relative in distress or as someone claiming to represent the relative (such
as a doctor, lawyer, or law enforcement agent). The scammer may franti-
cally tell you a variation of “Grandma, it’s me,” followed by a description of
the problem in which they have found themselves (arrested, in an auto ac-
cident, in need of a lawyer, etc.). You are then instructed to wire money to
the scam artist with the claim that the funds will be used for bail money,
lawyer’s fees, hospital bills, or other expenses. You are also urged not to
tell anyone, such as the parent of the “grandchild.” Many scams rely on
money being wired or sent through prepaid cards like MoneyPak or iTunes,
and consumers should be wary of any offer that requires these methods,
instead of using a credit card, which protects consumers in the event of a
scam.
Fake Check Scams Fake check scams—in which fraudsters ask their victims to cash realistic-
looking checks and wire a portion of the proceeds back to the scammer be-
fore the check bounces—continues to be one of the most frequently- re-
ported scams. There are many variations of the fake check scam, but what-
ever the pitch, they all have one thing in common: there is no legitimate
reason for someone to give you money and then ask you to send money
back.
Steele County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff Lon Thiele
Chief Deputy Scott Hanson
Volume 1, issue 7 pg. 4
“You Have Won” Calls and Mail An excited salesperson on the other end of the phone or an official
looking prize notice in the mail claims you have won a prize. Watch out.
Often these prize awards have long and expensive strings attached. You
can spot this scam almost right away if you look for these messages:
• The caller or the mail piece tells you, “You have won a prize.”
• You must purchase a product (like magazines), pay a processing fee,
or pay taxes.
• Request for a credit card number, checking account number or a social
security number.
• Often your money must be sent by overnight delivery to a company in
another state or country.
No matter how appealing, hang up the phone or throw away the mail. Nev-
er give out your credit card number, checking account number, or social
security number. Make sure you report the call or mail to the Attorney Gen-
eral’s Office.
Lottery Scams Lottery scams typically begin with an unexpected email, letter or phone call
from a scam artist who claims you have won money in a lottery or sweep-
stakes. This seemingly good news might quicken your pulse, but do not let
it override your good judgment. Invariably, the scam artist will ask you to
send money to pay purported taxes, insurance or other fees to claim the
winnings. Or, the scam artist may ask for your bank account information,
supposedly so your winning can be directly transferred into your bank ac-
count. The scam artist uses this information to empty your bank account.
Once the money has been sent,
contact with the scam artist is cut off,
and the money is lost for good.
Pt. 2 will follow in the Feb.
Issue.
Federal Bureau of Investi-gation Minneapolis Office 1501 Freeway Boulevard Brooklyn Center, MN 55430 (763) 569-8000 www.fbi.gov
United States Postal In-spection Service 1745 Stout Street, Suite 900 Denver, CO 80299-3034 (877) 876-2455 https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov
Federal Trade Commission
Consumer Response Center
600 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW
Washington, DC 20580
(877) 382-4357
TTY: (866) 653-4261
www.ftccomplaintassistant.g
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You should report crim-
inal activity to your lo-
cal police department
and sheriff’s office. You
should also report such
scams to the following
federal agencies, as
appropriate: