Thanks, Tait, and yes, Pam, that was an annoying experience you had there!
As someone who is compelled to call the police every week for all sorts of
valid reasons, I can relate to your plight.
I was trying to compose a letter to Mayor Kelly about my recent experience:
"The other night I witnessed a group of children throwing stones and
insults at a homeless man. It was a sickening sight. Clearly these
children have hearts of stone, and it broke mine to see such young hatred
in front of my house. My intervention was met with disrespect and
profanity. If I hadn't been overcome with fear and retreated to my porch,
one of us could have very easily ended up in the hospital or morgue."
But I got frustrated and could only "Save As Draft."
In looking for Chief Harrington's e-mail adress, I noticed the SPPD website
is very out-of-date. I can understand a District Council struggling to
keep their's current, but I expect more from the Police.
AMH
Lance Armstrong Avenue
St. Paul MN
55144-1000
USA
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Dear Pam Ellison,
I sympathize with your difficulties concerning the police station. It
sounds like an extremely frustrating experience. Allow me to offer a few
suggestions.
With regards to your obnoxious and might I say, dangerous teen. You did
the right thing by getting his license plate. The next step is calling the
non-emergency number and waiting for an officer (which you did). I'm not
sure why the dispatcher told you to go downtown (as far as I know, she
should not have done that). Since the call is such a low priority it can
take a long time for someone to show up. Keep in mind the operator is not
the dispatcher. The opperator sends, via computer, the call request and
the dispatcher decides when the call is sent to an officer. Once the
officer is given the call, he must go to the location immediately and it
will take as long as it takes to get from point A to point B. The
dispatcher is the person in control and they will gage the severity of
calls. If there are numerous calls coming in that are more serious than
yours, it could take hours before you see an officer.
I suggest an alternative. Get to know your Senior Commander or one of his
subordinate Commanders. There are three Police Districts in St. Paul,
Western, Central and Eastern. You said you live in Como, so I will assume
you live in Western District. Your Command structure is as follows:
Senior Commander: Tom Smith: 266-5526
Patrol Commander: Tyrone Strickland: 266-5533
Investigations Commander: Mike Morehead: 266-5528
Call one of these officers and tell them your story. Be calm and kind and
I promise they will be most helpful. They will work with you to solve your
problem.
I hate to see this sad experience ruin your view of the St. Paul Police.
I've worked with them on many issues over the years and I think we have the
best and the brightest team in the country.
Good Luck. If you need any more assistance, please call your local
District Council 644-3889 (Como District 10) or call me at 848-2002.
Tait A. Danielson
Organizer District 7 and
West 7th Neighbor
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