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Monthly Archives: May 2005
Unified Command Structure
Part of the training in which I participated this past week involved learning about the changes made in the unified command structure and a refresher on incident command procedures. Fire departments have been using the concept of incident command for … Continue reading
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Eddie Albert – A Talking Pig – And Home Cooking
I read today that Eddie Albert (of Green Acres fame) passed away. For those of you not familiar with the show, there were a series of shows in the 1960’s like Petticoat Junction and the Beverly Hillbillies. Green Acres was … Continue reading
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Keep on Keeping On…..
I got this message this evening. I omitted a sentence to protect the identity of the writer: “Comment: I just want to say thanks for making our community a safer place to live. I am relieved that you captured one … Continue reading
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Another Debate About the Legal Age of Alcohol Consumption??
Here it goes again….Representative Mark Pettis (R), who is a Wisconsin state legislator is proposing a bill that would allow 19 and 20 year olds to consume alcohol by the drink in bars and restaurants but not purchase them in … Continue reading
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Incident Command Training
I’ll be attending incident command training for police administrators at a location in the Metro Area for the next several days. I completed the first training session yesterday. I took this definition of Incident Command from the United States Coast … Continue reading
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Star Wars!
I haven’t posted anything of a personal nature lately so I thought this would be as good a time as any. My son Chris was supposed to play in his final baseball tournament at Northfield High School on Saturday but … Continue reading
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EBAY Phising Scam
I got an email at work purporting to be from EBAY Mediation services. It came as an urgent message. It’s a fake and if you get one, just delete it. It’s one of the better ones I’ve seen. It not … Continue reading
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Welcome
We’re trying something new this summer. We’ve retained the services of Josh Malecha as a summer community service officer. Josh is a 4th year student (senior for you non academic types) at Minnesota State University, Mankato. He is from Northfield … Continue reading
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What are the black bands on your badge?
Several people inquired why our officers were wearing black bands on their badges. Unfortunately, May has not been a very good month for Minnesota law enforcement officers. Officer Gerald Vick of the St. Paul Police Department was killed earlier this … Continue reading
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Tributes To Those Who Wear A Badge
As previously mentioned, the Northfield Police Department hosted a memorial service for fallen officers on Tuesday, May 17th at 4 p.m. The event was coordinated by our Northfield Chaplains, with special thanks to Father Bill Van Oss of the All … Continue reading
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