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Department Jackson, Wisconsin |
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Jackson Police Department PERSONNEL ORDER
Shortly after 10:00PM on the night of Sunday, August 19, 2007, Officers Ron Laabs, Todd Fristed, and Shane Wrucke were dispatched to the residence of a 54 year old woman after she made threats to harm herself. In attempting to communicate with the woman, Officer Fristed could see through a window that she was walking around the home carrying a small pistol. The officers pulled away from the home and kept it under surveillance. Officer Laabs established and maintained telephone contact with the woman in an unsuccessful attempt to convince her to surrender to police. After being called to the scene, the Chief of Police requested mutual aid from the sheriff’s department SWAT team. In the meantime, Officers Fristed and Wrucke evacuated nearby residents while Officer Laabs continued to negotiate with the woman. Throughout the night, the area was battered with severe storms and torrential rain. At one point, the woman pointed the pistol at sheriff’s department SWAT members who entered her home. The situation remained at a stand-off until 6:00AM the next morning, when the West Bend Police Department SWAT team, which the sheriff’s department had called to assist, breached the residence and arrested the woman. A loaded derringer-type pistol was recovered. The woman was placed in emergency detention at the county’s mental health unit and also charged with Reckless Use of a Weapon and Failure to Comply Officers, both felonies. Officers Laabs, Fristed and Wrucke quickly contained a mentally disturbed, armed subject; removed endangered neighbors; and made immediate notification for command assistance. Additionally, Officer Laabs spent several hours speaking to the subject, either alone or in concert with a SWAT negotiator. All of this was done over many hours and in difficult conditions. Officers Ron Laabs, Todd Fristed, and Shane Wrucke are hereby awarded the Class D Award for Exceptional Performance. Jed M. Dolnick
Jackson Police Department PERSONNEL ORDER Class D Award of Exceptional Performance to Officer Michael S. Bloedel On February 14, 2007, a Wisconsin law enforcement agency relayed information to Officer Michael S. Bloedel, investigator for the Jackson Police Department, regarding a “cold case” involving sexual assaults that took place in the Village of Jackson between 1994 and 1995. The victim was a 3-1/2 year old girl, and the suspect was her own father. Although the assaults were known to both that department and a social service agency in 1997, for unknown reasons the Jackson Police Department was never notified. Since those assaults took place, the suspect has been investigated for a sexual assault in Illinois; suspected of committing 50-60 sexual assaults against a Richfield, Wisconsin boy; and convicted of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl in Michigan, for which he only served nine months in jail. Officer Bloedel initiated an investigation which included interviewing the victim, now 15, which provided detailed information on the assaults. Officer Bloedel assembled sufficient evidence to support an arrest warrant and extradition of the suspect from Michigan. In addition to the normal obstacles that exist in a criminal investigation, Officer Bloedel was faced with a case that had remained dormant for ten years. He is hereby awarded the Class D Award of Exceptional Performance in recognition of his efforts that led to the apprehension of a dangerous pedophile. Jed M. Dolnick [On November 28, the suspect was convicted on all counts.]
Jackson Police Department PERSONNEL ORDER Class D Award of Exceptional Performance to Officer Michael S. Bloedel In June 2005, a woman reported that a 39 year old man had committed several sexual assaults against her 14 year old daughter. Michael S. Bloedel, investigator for the Jackson Police Department, interviewed the girl, but she refused to acknowledge that any assaults took place. In March 2007, the victim’s mother informed Officer Bloedel that her daughter was now willing to discuss what happened. Officer. Bloedel patiently interviewed the girl and obtained detailed information incriminating the suspect. The girl estimated that hundreds of sexual acts took place, and she described several sexually explicit photographs that the suspect took of her. Based on his interviews with the victim, Officer Bloedel obtained a search warrant for the suspect’s apartment in West Bend in order to locate the photographs. During the search, the suspect returned to the apartment and was arrested. Officer Bloedel searched the apartment for the photographs without success. He then spotted a picture of the suspect and his children, removed the picture from its frame, and discovered the explicit photographs that the suspect had hidden behind the family photo. On September 11, 2007, the suspect was found guilty of four counts of child sexual assault and possession of child pornography. Officer Michael S. Bloedel is commended for his skills in gaining the confidence of the juvenile victim and in obtaining evidence that led to the arrest and ultimate conviction of the suspect. He is hereby awarded the Class D Award of Exceptional Performance in recognition of his efforts that led to the successful prosecution of a dangerous pedophile. Jed M. Dolnick
[On December 3, the suspect, Peter
Josephson,
PERSONNEL ORDER Class E Award of Exceptional Service to Officer Kathleen Borkowski In 2004, Officer Kathleen Borkowski was designated the Property Control Officer for the Jackson Police Department. After assuming these duties, Officer Borkowski totally overhauled the inventory system, took care of the paperwork backlog, and identified property and evidence that was eligible for disposal. She has consistently maintained a high standard of thoroughness in the processing of property and evidence. The duties of Property Control Officer are extremely important in preserving chain-of-evidence and the integrity of our property management program. In recognition of Officer Borkowski’s performance in this area, she is awarded the Class E Award for Exceptional Service. Jed M. Dolnick
PERSONNEL ORDER Class E Award of Exceptional Service to Officer Michael Foeger Officer Michael Foeger has been the department’s DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) officer since 2001. Since that time, he has used his skills to acquaint several hundred 5th graders with the dangers of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco. He has become a role model for many of the children and his work constitutes a major personal contact between the police and the students. His experience has also made him a resource in communicating with youths in other settings, such as at neighborhood block parties, in the parks, and during investigations. In recognition of Officer Foeger’s performance in this area, he is awarded the Class E Award for Exceptional Service.
Jed M. Dolnick Jackson Police Department PERSONNEL ORDER
Sue Herther joined the Jackson Police Department as a part time police clerk in 1990 and was promoted to Administrative Assistant to Chief Francis Standish in 1993. Since then, Sue Herther has served three more police chiefs with the same diligence and professionalism. Sue Herther has been primarily responsible for improvements in the department’s records system, including a major reconfiguration in 2004. She has assisted with the conversion to digital dictation; the coordination of crossing guard assignments; training of part time police clerks; submission of Uniform Crime Reports to state and federal authorities; and countless other administrative tasks that keep the department running efficiently. She has often come to the police station on weekends to check on custodies and other paperwork, in order to prepare for the workload on Monday. She has always made herself available for questions and other issues that arise after her normal workday. At the same time, Sue Herther has been active in the Law Enforcement Administrative Professionals, a reflection of her standing amongst her peers. In recognition of Sue Herther’s contributions to the operations of the Jackson Police Department, she is awarded the Class E Award for Exceptional Service. Jed M. Dolnick
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