The suspect was committed to the St. Cloud Prison
to serve 24 months in prison.
On Sunday May 27, 2018 at 7:18 a.m. Chief
Carlson responded to a domestic assault involving
a knife. The suspect admitted to “slashing” her
boyfriend with a knife and was taken into custody.
The boyfriend refused treatment. The suspect was
charged with domestic assault and pled guilty to
a lesser offense.
On June 4, 2018 at approximately 9:00 p.m.
Offi cer Joshua Fahey responded to a physical
domestic in the 500 block of 2nd Avenue South.
Offi cer Fahey had learned the suspect attempted
to “strangle” his girlfriend by choking her. A felony
warrant was issued for the suspect’s arrest and
was later apprehended.
On October 19, 2018 at approximately 9:30 a.m.
Offi cer Anderson responded to First Community
Bank for a report of felony offering of a forged
check. After an investigation an adult female
was charged with the crime and the disposition
is pending.
We are very proud of our proactive policing
efforts as we presented programs to the
community that are designed to protect our
citizens from crime and educate them in the
activities of the police department. We have
continued with our proactive police activities to
include 5th grade and Junior High DARE, Crime
Stoppers of Minnesota, Bicycle Safety, Use of 911
and Cub Scout presentations. This will also be our
seventeenth year of participating in the “cards for
kids’ program”. The Minnesota Crime Prevention
Association distributes Minnesota sports cards to
member law enforcement agencies that have
crime prevention tips on the back of the card.
We use these cards as a positive contact with
children in our community. We also gave out
Dairy Queen “Free Ice Cream Cone” certifi cates
to the children that were wearing their bicycle
helmets and driving safely.
We are continuing our work with our partners
in the community, Lester Prairie Public School,
McLeod County Social Services, McLeod County
Public Health and the established coalitions. The
Lester Prairie Community Youth Task Force and the
McLeod County Methamphetamine Education
and Drug Awareness (MEADA) Coalition. MEADA
was developed to educate youth, families, and
citizens on the dangers of drugs with a focus on
illegal drug use. The MEADA Coalition of McLeod
County brings together families, neighbors,
school personnel, law enforcement, county
agencies, faith communities and municipalities
to help develop a county mindset of zero
tolerance for chemical use with a special focus
on methamphetamine. As a member of the
Lester Prairie Community Youth Task Force we
have been working with community members
to develop programs and initiatives to focus on
underage drug and alcohol use and how to deal
with the issues related to drug and alcohol use
and abuse.
I am very proud of the work we have done and
enjoy the community I work for. If you have any
questions, concerns or comments please contact
me at the number listed above or email me at
[email protected].
Respectfully Submitted,
Robert N. Carlson, CEM
Chief of Police/Emergency Management
Director, City of Lester Prairie