District 14 - East Metro area

CO Garrett Thomas (Eagan) primarily spent time checking a variety of anglers on local lakes and trout streams. Despite the windy conditions, many were successful while fishing for both trout and panfish. Thomas also spent time handling nuisance-animal calls, fielding questions, and patrolling for turkey hunters out during the early season.

CO Scott Arntzen (Forest Lake) spent the week checking anglers, boaters, and turkey hunters. He also assisted a neighboring officer with an enforcement detail, dealt with several nuisance-animal issues and removed several stands left overnight in area WMAs. Violations for the week included no boat registration, insufficient PFDs and not having a fishing license in possession.

CO Steve Chihak (Hastings) spent the week working sport fishing, spring turkey hunting and ATV enforcement. Time was also spent giving a law and ethics presentation to a firearms safety class at the Dakota County Gun Club.

CO Tou Vang (ELCOP-Hmong) conducted and assisted with Division equipment maintenance, attended a boat and water meeting at the Hennepin County Sheriff?s Office Water Patrol headquarters, responded to incidental animals caught in beaver traps, and assisted the Division of Fish and Wildlife with interviewing candidates for open community outreach positions.

CO Matt Paavola (White Bear Lake) continued patrols for angling activity out on the water with more boaters venturing out. Turkey hunters were also checked throughout the area as the season opened, and assistance was provided to neighboring officers for ongoing WMA violations.

CO Tony Salzer (Ham Lake) patrolled Anoka County for angling activity. Salzer also responded to a fishing TIP in Wright County resulting in an overlimit of fish. Salzer also continued work on ongoing deer cases and met with officers from other states and county attorney offices.

Metro Officer vacant.

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