Roseville Police Monthly Summary
A monthly highlight of cases, statistics and community engagement in Roseville, MN. 

September 2020


Roseville Police Chief Erika Scheider
RPD Welcomes New Chief of Police


Congratulations to new Roseville Chief of Police Erika Scheider. Tuesday, September 1, 2020 marked Chief Scheider’s first day in her new role. She began her law enforcement career with the Roseville Police Department in 1997.



Scheider served as the Roseville’s Deputy Chief of Police since 2017 and is Roseville’s first new Chief of Police in a decade. She takes over for Rick Mathwig, who retired on August 31 after leading Roseville PD as Chief since 2010.

“Roseville is in the great position of having a fully qualified and prepared individual ready to step into the role of Chief of Police. I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Deputy Chief Scheider as Roseville’s next Police Chief,” said City Manager Patrick Trudgeon. “She has excelled in every role held with the Roseville Police Department and is eminently qualified to be the next Roseville Police Chief.

“Erika’s years of experience and relationships within the Roseville community provides a valuable asset, and her commitment to community-based law enforcement will serve the community well as the role of law enforcement evolves,” said Trudgeon.

Chief Scheider & Friends
Chief Scheider is no stranger to the community and especially enjoys "Q & A" sessions with our younger community members. 

Scheider holds a master’s degree in police leadership, administration and education from the University of Saint Thomas and a graduate certificate in criminal justice from University of Virginia.

In 2015, Scheider trained at the FBI National Academy in Quantico. She is a member of the FBI National Academy Associates, FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Association, International Association of Chiefs of Police, Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association and the Ramsey County Chiefs Association. She has trained as a hostage and crisis negotiator and has mentored at-risk youths. 

Scheider started working as a patrol officer in Roseville in 1997. In 2001, Scheider became a detective and a sergeant in 2007. Over the years, she received several promotions and new responsibilities, becoming Lieutenant of Investigations in 2011, Lieutenant of Operations in 2014, Lieutenant of Administration in 2017 and Deputy Chief in 2019. Scheider has also served as the department’s Public Information Officer since 2017.


“I am honored and deeply humbled to be selected to serve as the next chief of police for the City of Roseville,” said Scheider. “I want to thank Chief Mathwig for his dedicated service to the Roseville Police Department and the Roseville community. As we move forward, the Roseville Police Department will remain committed to transparency and accountability. We will continue to work with the community to reduce crime and improve the quality of life for all of our residents.”


PATROL INCIDENT SUMMARIES


A selection of a few of the more noteworthy incidents from the 2,705 incidents entered into our Record Management System for the month of September 2020. 

September 2020 Press Release 'Attempted Murder'
Click here to read the official updated Press Release from September 25, 2020. 

2nd Degree Attempted Murder at Central Park still under investigation 


You may remember an incident in the news about a domestic-related incident involving a squirt gun fight with a divorced couple and their two sons that left the mother poisoned and in critical condition. 

Detectives and other agencies are still investigating this case. Click on the News Release photo for more information on this incident. 

Tweet that tagged/mentioned RPD to HazMat activity at Central Park
This tweet from @mplstvguy captures a hazardous materials crew testing, cleaning, and clearing the public space. 

CN: 20022355 – Alarm

Date/Time: 09-13-2020 at 2:32 a.m.
Location: 2300 Block Dale St. 


Roseville Officers respond to Alarms every day. Most are false alarms, but officers respond to each alarm call as if they are an actual breach.   

A Roseville officer responded to an alarm from a building (not a residence). The first officer immediately noticed a shattered door just as he began walking the perimeter. The officer maintained his position in order to cover the door should any suspects exit while additional officers travel to his location.

Additional officers arrived, set up a perimeter around the building and coordinated a plan to clear the building. As the officers approached the broken door, a male was found laying down in the vestibule.  Officers attempted verbal contact to the suspect without success.  The male appeared to be sleeping and was audibly snoring.  Officers were able to safely handcuff the suspect without any resistance. 

The suspect appeared to be intoxicated and smelled of alcohol. Once detained in a squad car, the suspect offered that he was with another male. Officers cleared the building and did not locate anyone else.  

The suspect had multiple convictions in Texas to include Burglary of a Building, Unlawful Possession of a firearm by a felon, Resist Arrest, Theft, and Aggravated Assault and was just recently released from parole for the assault charge. 

Minutes later, a Ramsey County Deputy located and stopped a male with cuts on his hand and leg near Minnesota and Rice Street. The male had an ID out of Texas with the same last name as the suspect in custody at the scene, and a warrant in Texas. 

Had one of the suspects removed something from the building, then Burglary would have been an appropriate charge. However, since the suspect(s) did not remove any items or money, then Criminal Damage to Property and Trespassing are more appropriate charges. 

One Male Cited for Damage to Property and Trespassing. 

Shoe with broken glass inside.
Suspect's shoe with broken glass located inside the shoe. 
Shoe print located on door adjacent to the broken door.
Shoe print photographed on the door adjacent to the broken door. 

Evidence Matters


Though it may seem obvious that the suspect located at the scene is responsible for the damage, evidence helps to paint the picture of what happened. Good evidence can increase the chance of appropriate charging at the court level. RPD has a team of officers and detectives who are specifically trained in evidence collection and crime scenes.  

Matching shoe print
Picture of the sole of the suspect's shoe. 

CN: 20023213 – Search Warrant / Human Trafficking

Date/Time: 09-22-2020 at 7:21 p.m.
Location: 2800 Block of Rice St. 


Based on an anonymous tip through our online reporting system, officers were alerted to an apartment where sex trafficking was allegedly taking place. The anonymous reporter shared that she found explicit text messages on her ex-boyfriend's phone. She decided to text the numbers and pretended to be a customer. She forwarded screenshots of the conversations along with the online advertisements where the phone numbers were posted. 

Officers traveled to the address prepared to offer resources from sex trafficking and human trafficking advocacy groups to any potential victims.  Officers knocked at the address, heard some shuffling and what sounded like blinds and a sliding glass door opening.  An RPD officer walked to the courtyard and observed 3 females running from an open patio door. The females stopped upon the officers request. 

One of the females expressed that only massages occur in the apartment and an unknown male comes to the house once per week to pick up money. 

A search warrant was granted and officers found evidence consistent with sex trafficking.  RPD transferred the evidence and the case to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) Human Trafficking Task Force as they had an ongoing investigation involving the same suspects. 

RPD takes a very victim-centered approach when dealing with sex trafficking with a goal of providing resources and victim support.  Learn more about the ongoing collaboration with Roseville Police Foundation and other community organizations to end sex trafficking in Roseville.


CN: 20023317 – Domestic Assault

Date/Time: 09-23-2020 at 1:54 p.m.
Location: 1600 Block of County Road B2

As an officer was returning from a previous call, a pedestrian flagged him down and reported witnessing an assault that just occurred. The pedestrian pointed to where the couple was currently located.  The officer approached the couple who were in the middle of hugging and kissing each other in front of a retail stores entrance. The officer greeted the couple and asked if he could speak with the female, then walked with the female out of ear shot from the male party. Once safely away, the officer asked the female if she was o.k.  The female responded "yes, the argument was purely verbal and not physical...somehow I got tripped up in my purse and fell."  The purse worn by the female had very long straps and it was not unlikely that one could get tangled within the purse. She stated that she was in love with the male party and that they were dating. 

The officer asked the female party to wait by the squad car while he questioned the male party.  The male responded similarly to include "tripping on the purse." 

At that time, the officer had no reason to suspect a crime had occurred and the two individuals were released. They said they were waiting for a ride and will be leaving shortly. 

Approximately 20 minutes later, an assistant manager of a nearby store called to report the crime as witnessed through their security cameras.  In the video, the female is seen walking away from the male, then the male grabs the females hair and yanks her back to him, then grabs the female by the neck and throws her to the ground. 

The officer canvassed the area, but was unable to locate either party. 

A Tri-County Crime Alert was sent with the photos taken from the security video and the couple was successfully identified.  The male party was sent a citation for Domestic Assault. 


CN: 20022095 - DWI / Trespassing

Date/Time: 09-09-2020 at 9:22 p.m.
Location: 2000 Block Snelling Ave. 

Roseville Officers were dispatched to numerous calls of a male driving aggressively in a parking lot, nearly hitting pedestrians, and driving on a flat tire. Upon arrival, officers spoke with two separate witnesses, one a manager of a nearby restaurant and the other a customer exiting Barnes and Nobles.

The manager offered that he and another patron were adamantly trying to convince the suspect to not drive and to get a cab. The suspect said he had a friend coming to pick him up. The patron returned to the restaurant and said the suspect had driven off with a flat tire.

The other witness described that she and her friend were talking outside of Barnes and Nobles and would have been hit by the suspect had they not jumped out of the way. 

Both witnesses were 100% certain that the male was driving.  

The male suspect was located near the suspect vehicle and is known by Roseville officers for previous incidents involving drunkenness and disorderly conduct. The tire had a significantly sized hole and appeared to have been driven on the rim. Additionally, the male suspect has two previous DWI convictions with one in Roseville.  With him, was a female known by officers to be trespassed from the Har Mar Mall and other businesses in the area for vandalizing (tagging) numerous places in the immediate area. 

The suspect was transported to RPD for DWI processing where he eventually refused to submit a breath sample. 

One Adult Male Arrested for DWI - Test Refusal.  One Adult Female Cited for Trespass. 


Hole in Tire
We always wonder "what if" we didn't interrupt this DWI? 

CN: 20022457 - Person in Crisis

Date/Time: 09-14-2020 at 12:21 p.m.
Location: 2800 Block of Rice St. 


Officers responded to an assisted living facility where an autistic patient continues to be violent towards staff. Upon arrival, officers spoke with a caregiver who had a scratch on her cheek from the patient.  Officers learned form staff that the patient was elevated to this care facility from another group home due to her violent behavior. This incident was provoked by staff moving a DVD and the patient lashing out at staff. 

Officers spoke with staff about options and that a transport hold may be necessary in the future if staff couldn't control the patient or felt unsafe. Staff felt that a transport wasn't necessary this time. 


CN: 20023082 - Welfare Check

Date/Time: 09-21-2020 at 09:24 a.m.
Location: 2800 Block of Rice St. 


Officers responded to a call from a caregiver who was just hit (again) by a patient and feels unsafe around the patient. Staff does not believe that this living arrangement is appropriate for the patient due to her continued violent outbursts.

The patient was unable to care for herself and the current caregivers were not safe. Ultimately, the patient was transported to Hennepin County Medical Center for evaluation. 

CN: 20021540 – Child Neglect

Date/Time: 09-03-2020 at 2:12 p.m.
Location: 1200 Block of Larpenteur Ave.


A Roseville Officer was dispatched to the parking lot of a grocery store where a child was left unattended in a vehicle. Officers learned from dispatch that a female had parked next to the caller's vehicle, exited her vehicle, then headed to the store.  The caller rolled down his window and told the female that her parking spot was for pick-up only.  The female ignored him and entered the store.  The caller then realized that a small child was left unattended in a car seat inside of the vehicle. The caller waited a moment, then called 9-1-1.  

Officers arrived and the caller pointed out the vehicle. Officers observed an infant strapped into a car seat.  The vehicle was unlocked and officers entered the vehicle to make sure the child was o.k.  The child appeared to be fine. 

Moments later a female exited the store and rushed to her car stating "she was only inside for 5 minutes and was in a hurry."  The female expressed that she is the mother of the child, that the child has multiple health issues, and she is the sole caregiver of the child.  She continued to emotionally express some of her challenges.  Officers explained to the mother that this would be reported to Child Protective Services. 

Afterward, the officers noticed the car seat was installed incorrectly and instructed her how to properly use the safety seat. The mother was very appreciative. 

Contacting Child Protective Services wasn't meant to punish the mother, but serves more as a referral.  It is intended to get the appropriate resources to the mother by people who are trained to assess, identify, and hopefully, improve lives.  In this case, it could be education or maybe even resources to help the mother with some of the challenges she expressed to the officers.  Without this interaction, do you think the mother would look for or has time to look for help?


CN: 20022306 – Violation of Restraining Order 

Date/Time: 09-12-2020 at 11:24 a.m.
Location: 2700 Block of Asbury St.


Officers were dispatched to a multi-family complex on a report of harassment.  Upon arrival, officers spoke with the victims who reported they had an active restraining order against their neighbor who lives above them. Today, they were attempting to park their car when the neighbor came onto her balcony and began throwing eggs at them, calling out racial slurs, and then showed her buttocks to them.

Officers knocked on the suspects door and she answered.  It was clear she was intoxicated as she was slurring her words.  She was uncooperative with officers and called them racial slurs.  She was initially seated in the back seat of a squad but then attempted to stand up in attempt to get away from officers.  She refused to get back in the squad and continued to swear at officers.

One adult female from Roseville was arrested for Violation of Restraining Order, Disorderly Conduct and Harassment.

Egged Car
Restraining Orders can be a useful tool to help define what is and what isn't appropriate contact between neighbors who can't seem to get along.  It makes it much easier for officers to respond when Harassment and Restraining Orders are in place.  Otherwise, it can often become "he said / she said" and is left as a dispute with encouragement from officers to stay away from each other.  

Preventing Motor Vehicle Theft Starts with Removing the Keys from the Vehicle...


CN: 20022440
Location: Resident's Driveway; 2400 Block of St. Albans St. 

Vehicle left unlocked with keys inside of the vehicle. 

CN: 20022556
Location: Business Center; 2200 Block of Hamline Ave. 

Vehicle left unlocked, windows rolled down, with keys and girlfriend's credit card left inside the cupholder. Credit Card used fraudulently for $724 at the Roseville Target. 

CN: 20022753
Location: Victim's Employer; 200 Block of Larpenteur Ave.

Vehicle left unlocked with keys inside of the vehicle. 

CN: 20023956
Location: Business; 2800 Block of Hamline Ave. 

Company vehicle left unlocked, running, with keys in the ignition.

Cold Weather is approaching. Vehicles left running with the key in the ignition are almost begging to be stolen. 

CN: 20023467
Location: Apartment Complex; 2800 Block of Rice St. 

Vehicle left unlocked with keys inside of the vehicle. 

AND, good to always keep keys in a safe place and never leave valuable items unattended in a vehicle.

CN: 20022068
Location: Victim's Employer; 1700 County Road B2

A group of 3 females worked together to distract the victim while she was at work.  While showing one of the suspects an item, the other suspects stole the victim's set of keys that was next to the cash register. The 3 suspects fled in the victim's car and fraudulently used credit cards that were left in the vehicle. 


SEARCH WARRANTS


CN: 20023059: General crimes detective executed two search warrants on a premise regarding an ongoing possession of stolen property investigation.

CN: 20023213: IMPACT Officer executed a search warrant on a premise regarding an ongoing human trafficking investigation.  

CN: 20023335: Family Violence Detective executed two search warrants on a premise and vehicle regarding an ongoing attempted murder investigation.


TRAINING

The Roseville Police Department strives to have the highest trained officers and staff possible.  Each month our Officers and Staff attend many hours of training on a variety of subjects. 

Training attended this month:

  • Team Dynamics and Decision Making
  • Race Communications for Law Enforcement
  • First Responder (EMR)
  • Promotional Strategies for Female Officers
  • Sexual Assault Response Training for Law Enforcement
  • First Responder Refresher

STATISTICS

2020 UCR Data
2020 FBI Uniform Crime Report Data YTD through September
2019 FBI UCR Data
2019 Uniform Crime Report Data

Select Calls for Service for September 2020
Note: This table rarely matches up with our UCR table due to some calls not yielding an actual crime and some calls yield unexpected crimes. For example, a friend may report that he loaned a car to a friend, but the car hasn't been returned, yet.  This is a breach of trust (civil) not motor vehicle theft (criminal). 

Adult Arrests September 2020
This chart represents the 38 adult arrests and their reported addresses for felony, gross misdemeanor, and misdemeanor crimes during September 2020. *Ramsey and Hennepin County statistics do not include St. Paul and Minneapolis arrests. 

September 2020 Investigative Caseload
*SLO = School Liaison Officer; CSC = Criminal Sexual Conduct / Sex Crimes Investigator.

Still want more data?


Click on the image below to visit our Transparency and Data Sharing Initiative page. It's a work-in-progress and your feedback is always welcome. 

Data and Transparency

COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT


RPD Tweet about Scam Prevention
One of our tweets in response to one of the MANY variations of phone scams that are currently being used to swindle people out of their money. 

VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT


Do you have a group that could benefit from a virtual ID Theft, Fraud, and Scam Prevention presentation?  Do you have an idea for a webinar, presentation, or other virtual community engagement?  Send your ideas here. 


VOLUNTEERS


This month our volunteers put in 75 hours. The value of volunteer time in MN is $28.15 per hour.  That is a value of $2,111 this month. 

Click here to learn more about volunteer opportunities at RPD.

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Roseville, Minnesota  55113

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