Hello
everyone! There were so many exciting arrests and interesting incidents
that have happened in the last 2 weeks, that I decided
to send this newsletter out a little earlier than usual. Here's the
rundown.
Residential
Burglaries
Commercial
Burglaries
Thefts
Damage
to Property
Watch
Those Purses!
Please use
extra care with your purses while shopping. We recently had 2 cases where
purses were stolen while their owners were shopping at Woodman's. In one case,
several checks were written for several thousand dollars. A female suspect was
recently arrested, but not before she damaged the victim's credit rating and
caused an incredible amount of work for the victim.
In one
case, the purse was only a few feet from the victim when it was taken. Since
the suspect was a woman, it did not look suspicious to see her walk away
carrying a purse.
Another
Purse Thief Arrested
A customer
and employee of the Rebecca Lynn Salon on
Theft
from Auto Suspect Arrested
On Jan. 15,
shortly before
More
Theft from Auto Suspects Arrested
On
As a side
point of interest: This call was handled by North and East District officers.
The incident occurred in the East Police district but this area is just across
the street from the boundaries of the North District. When the 911 Center
receives calls for serious crimes or crimes in progress, the District officer
is sent as well as other officers who may be close, regardless of their
District assignment.
Officer
almost Involved in a Shooting
Several
East District officers had a few tense moments on a recent evening. The call
involved a 41 yr old man with mental health and drug abuse problems. He had
recently been evicted and had moved in with a relative. The relative reported
that the man had become upset and thrown and broken several items in the house.
The relative was afraid to return home. The officers were familiar with the
man. 2 weeks ago, they had a similar call and had a "knock down, drag out
fight" to get the man into custody. Four officers entered the house and
located the man in the basement. The man was holding a wooden crutch and
swinging it like a baseball bat. He began to advance on one of the officers,
but then threw the crutch down and retreated to the other side of the room. At
this point, he took out a razor knife and began to cut himself. Obviously it is
extremely dangerous to approach a person armed with a knife. Such persons have
often been able to advance on an officer and stab the officer, even after being
shot. One of the officers was able to move in on the man from behind. He struck
the man's arm twice with a police baton, hoping to cause the man to drop the
knife. The blows did not work. The man turned on the officer with the knife
outstretched. The trigger of an officer's gun began to come back. The initial
officer, out of instinct and training, swung the baton at the man's
outstretched arm, causing the knife to fly out of his hand. The man began to
fight with the officers. They were able to get the man handcuffed. After
receiving medical treatment for his self inflicted injuries, the man was taken
to jail. And 4 officers were relieved that this wasn't the day they had to pull
that trigger.
Theft
at
Two
teachers had wallets stolen out of an unlocked, unattended classroom. A student
was seen leaving the area. Video cameras located in the hallway, showed the
student entering and leaving the classroom at the time of the theft. The 14 yr
old boy later confessed to the theft.
Mother
Supplying Alcohol to Kids
Officers
were recently sent to an East side residence after being called by the estranged
husband. He was concerned about his wife's activities in regard to their
children. Our investigation showed that the mother had her 17 yr old son drive
her to see her boyfriend. The son does not have a valid driver's license. The
mother also had just purchased alcohol for her 13 yr old daughter to take with
her while she met up with several friends. This was not the first time the
mother had purchased alcohol for the daughter. The mother was cited for
procuring alcohol for an underage personl and Dane County
Human Services was contacted for follow up.
Traffic
Enforcement
Officer Veatch reports the following traffic enforcement.
Sexual
Assault Information
Our last inservice training for officers,
had a segment on Sensitive Crime Investigation, including sexual assaults,
domestic violence, Restraining Orders and stalking. I wanted to share a small
part of that training with you.
Indicators
for a Potentially Abusive Relationship
Do you have
children who are starting to date? What signs should they look for that may
indicate they are in an unhealthy relationship? Decision Making: Do both people
in the relationship get to make decisions about activities, etc.? Abusers
typically like to exercise control and make all decisions.
Jealousy/Possessiveness:
Is each person allowed to spend time with their own friends? Abusers tend to
isolate their partners to have better control and avoid outside influence.
Anger Management: Does the other person become very angry over minor incidents
or more angry than is reasonable for the
circumstances? This may indicate the person has an anger management problem.
Talk to
your kids about these indicators. And remember, they don't just apply to kids.
Try
this Quiz
Another
part of the training involved a quiz about sexual assaults, based on a study.
Here are the questions. The answers appear at the end.
1.
What proportion of girls are sexually assaulted before
the age of 18?
a) 1 in 2 b) 1 in 4 c) 1 in 6 d) 1 in 10
2. What
proportion of boys are sexually assaulted before the
age of 18?
a) 1 in 2 b) 1 in 4 c) 1 in 6 d) 1 in 10
3. What
percentage of reported sexual assaults in
a) 51 % b)
75 % c) 86 % d) 93 %
4. What
percentage of sexual assault victims report to the police within 24 hours?
a) 2 % b)
12 % c) 38 % d) 48 %
5. What
percentage of rape allegations turn out to be false?
a) 5 % b) 8
% c) 13 % d) 17 %
6.What percentage of people with developmental disabilities
are sexually assaulted in their lifetime?
a) 37 % b)
64 % c) 83 % d) 95 %
7. What
percentage of college women, who were the victims of "unwanted sex",
identified themselves as rape victims?
a) 12 % b)
27 % c) 34 % d) 61 %
8. What
percentage of men who's actions fit the legal
definition of sexual assault said what they did was definitely not rape?
a) 44 % b)
64 % c) 84 % d) 94%
The
answers:
1. b 2. c 3. 93% 4.
12% 5. 5% 6. 95% 7. 12% 8. 84%
That's all
for this newsletter. Take Care. Be Careful. Be Safe.
Captain Jilene Klubertanz