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HomeMy WebLinkAboutGazette RE Photo in Paper of Suspect Brian DeRosier From: Brian DeRosier Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 11:24 AM To: 'mberriman @acnpapers.com° Subject: RE: Oak Park Heights Police Seeking Suspect Tracking: Recipient Delivery 'mberriman @acnpapers.com' Eric Johnson Delivered: 1/24/2012 11:24 AM 'Mark Vierling (mvierling @eckberglammers.com)' Mr. Mark Berriman, Director of Operations Stillwater Gazette; In your online version of the paper posted January 24 2012 at 10:06 AM the Gazette has an article and photo titled Shoplifting Suspect Sought. You have the article indicating this information came from the Oak Park Heights Police Department which it did not. This information came directly from the store not from the Oak Park Heights Police Department. No one from the Oak Park Heights Police Department has contacted you on this incident or provided the information. I do appreciate your support of the Police Department in your efforts posting information when we request; however in this incident we have not requested the information posted in this manner implicating the person in a crime. I caution you on publishing information and photograph's implicating someone in a crime when you are indicating the information came from the Oak Park Heights Police Department when it did not. If you are going to keep this information on your web site or printed in the paper it needs to be made very clear this is not from the Oak Park Heights Police Department. The Oak Park Heights Police Department did not submit this information and is not implicating anyone in a crime at this time as you have said in the article. We do have an investigation for a reported possible shoplifting incident at Oaks Wine Spirits, but the photograph and information they provided is by the merchant at their own liability and not at the request of the police department. You fully accept any liability for printing or posting this information. Brian DeRosier Chief of Police Oak Park Heights Police Dept. 14168 Oak Park Blvd. North PO Box 2007 Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 651 439 -4723 Ott Those that have the ability to right a wrong, have the responsibility to. 1 Brian DeRosier From: Microsoft Outlook To: 'mberriman @acnpapers.com' Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 11:24 AM Subject: Relayed: RE: Oak Park Heights Police Seeking Suspect Delivery to these recipients or groups is complete, but no delivery notification was sent by the destination server: 'mberriman @acnpapers.com' (mberrimanPacnpapers.com) mailto :mberrimanPacnpapers.com> Subject: RE: Oak Park Heights Police Seeking Suspect Page l of l Iley Lo cal New r va St co�.. mun ty ws rv oic s Oak Park Heights News s Croix Shoplifting suspect sough Print Page i't b s ted: Tuesday c ma too iar ,i, No. Oak Park Heights E,4- i Police are seeking E,4- information on this s man suspected in a r shoplifting incident Saturday the Oaks Wine afternoon storeat The suspect, caught %A�. on the store's security camera, is described AE as about 55 years old, t 6 feet tall and 200 pounds with gray white hair and a I goatee. He was seen driving an older model, faded red SUV, possibly a Ford Explorer. Anyone with information about this individual is asked to call the Oak Park Heights Police Department at 651 439 -4723. (Submitted photo) Copyright ©2012 Stillwater Gazette [x] Close Window 1/24/2012 Brian DeRosier From: Erik Sandin [ESandin @acnpapers.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 11:39 AM To: Brian DeRosier Subject: RE: Oak Park Heights Police Seeking Suspect Dear Chief DeRosier, First, I apologize for the mix -up. I was told that the police had been contacted about the incident and that obviously was not the case. I will remove the post. Erik Sandin, ME, Stillwater Gazette Brian DeRosier bwderos @cityofoakparkheights.com> 1/24/2012 11:24 AM Mr. Mark Berriman, Director of Operations Stillwater Gazette; In your online version of the paper posted January 24 2012 at 10:06 AM the Gazette has an article and photo titled Shoplifting Suspect Sought. You have the article indicating this information came from the Oak Park Heights Police Department which it did not. This information came directly from the store not from the Oak Park Heights Police Department. No one from the Oak Park Heights Police Department has contacted you on this incident or provided the information. I do appreciate your support of the Police Department in your efforts posting information when we request; however in this incident we have not requested the information posted in this manner implicating the person in a crime. I caution you on publishing information and photograph's implicating someone in a crime when you are indicating the information came from the Oak Park Heights Police Department when it did not. If you are going to keep this information on your web site or printed in the paper it needs to be made very clear this is not from the Oak Park Heights Police Department. The Oak Park Heights Police Department did not submit this information and is not implicating anyone in a crime at this time as you have said in the article. We do have an investigation for a reported possible shoplifting incident at Oaks Wine Spirits, but the photograph and information they provided is by the merchant at their own liability and not at the request of the police department. You fully accept any liability for printing or posting this information. Brian DeRosier Chief of Police Oak Park Heights Police Dept. 14168 Oak Park Blvd. North PO Box 2007 Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 651 439 -4723 a ,k. It r e-,ux 1 Those that have the ability to right a wrong, have the responsibility to. 2 Brian DeRosier From: Brian DeRosier Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 12:23 PM To: 'Erik Sandin' Subject: RE: Oak Park Heights Police Seeking Suspect Erick; We do have a report of shoplifting from the merchant but making the leap to putting the photo out publicly and saying the person is a suspect is not something I am ready to do. If that is what the merchant wants and it is clear they are the ones providing the information in that manner in the article that is their choice. Thank you, Brian From: Erik Sandin [mailto:ESandin@acnpapers.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 11:39 AM To: Brian DeRosier Subject: RE: Oak Park Heights Police Seeking Suspect Dear Chief DeRosier, First, I apologize for the mix -up. I was told that the police had been contacted about the incident and that obviously was not the case. I will remove the post. Erik Sandin, ME, Stillwater Gazette Brian DeRosier bwderos @cityofoakparkheights.com> 1/24/2012 11:24 AM Mr. Mark Berriman, Director of Operations Stillwater Gazette; In your online version of the paper posted January 24 2012 at 10:06 AM the Gazette has an article and photo titled Shoplifting Suspect Sought. You have the article indicating this information came from the Oak Park Heights Police Department which it did not. This information came directly from the store not from the Oak Park Heights Police Department. No one from the Oak Park Heights Police Department has contacted you on this incident or provided the information. I do appreciate your support of the Police Department in your efforts posting information when we request; however in this incident we have not requested the information posted in this manner implicating the person in a crime. I caution you on publishing information and photograph's implicating someone in a crime when you are indicating the information came from the Oak Park Heights Police Department when it did not. If you are going to keep this information on your web site or printed in the paper it needs to be made very clear this is not from the Oak Park Heights Police Department. The Oak Park Heights Police Department did not submit this information and is not implicating anyone in a crime at this time as you have said in the article. We do have an investigation for a reported possible shoplifting incident at Oaks Wine Spirits, but the photograph and information they provided is by the merchant at their own liability and not at the request of the police department. 1 You fully accept any liability for printing or posting this information. Brian DeRosier Chief of Police Oak Park Heights Police Dept. 14168 Oak Park Blvd. North PO Box 2007 Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 651 439 -4723 vot Those that have the ability to right a wrong, have the responsibility to. 2