Sherburne Community Emergency Response Team

Dave and I attended our first CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) meeting at the Sheriff’s Department in Elk River. I was certified as a CERT member in Tennessee in 2005, so I am familiar with the program. Dave is new to everything. The person...

Sherburne Citizen Academy Eighth Class and Graduation

Yesterday was our last Citizen Academy class. I’ve learned a lot about the Sherburne County Sheriff’s department over the last eight weeks. Deputy Roxanne Schreder, one of the Citizen Academy hosts, told us about the Community Emergency Response...

Sherburne Citizen Academy Seventh Class

We are getting down to the wire–only one more class to go! The Sheriff’s Department has really done a great job putting this class together. I’ve been very impressed with the diversity of speakers and departments that we’ve been...

Sherburne Citizen Academy Sixth Class

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Sherburne Citizen Academy Fifth Class

Our class met Tuesday at the Sherburne County Law Enforcement Center and Jail facility in Elk River. Captain Dan Andren began by giving us an overview of the jail system and procedures. We went on a tour of the various offices and departments and took...

Severe Weather Awareness Week is April 20-24

After seeing the damaged caused last week in my former city of Murfreesboro, this is very timely information to review. From Sheriff Joel Brott’s April Newsletter: Did you know…About 1,000 tornadoes touch down in the United States every year? Make...

Sherburne Citizen Academy Fourth Class

Today we began with Michelle Vlasak, the Zimmerman School Liaison Officer. Mark Huss and Jason Savage, Assistant Vice Principals, also visited with us. We learned about the school resource program and what Michelle’s responsibilities are both in...

Sherburne Citizen Academy Third Class

Today’s class was very cool. We started out by listening to Captain Scott Fildes discuss how crime scene evidence is collected and analyzed. He had a mock scene set up before we came into the room. He walked us through the procedures that would...

Sherburne Citizen Academy Second Class

Today we started out with Deputy Joe Schanen and Jim Powell who taught us about crime scene reconstruction. They use some pretty high-tech equipment and software to map out crime scenes. We were able to see one of the boats they use to patrol the lakes...

Sherburne Citizen Academy First Class

Do you like my play on words? We had our first class today and I must say, it was first class! We listened to three speakers, enjoyed a tour of the Zimmerman facility, and were able to see a patrol car up close. The first speaker was Sheriff Joel Brott....