Item 5.6 WCS Annual ReportWright County Sheriff’s Office
Activity Report
2021
Item 5.6
MISSION
The Wright County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with the community,
is committed to improving our quality of life.
We uphold the Constitutions of the United States and the State of Minnesota,
and dedicate ourselves to maintaining order, protecting life and property,
reducing the fear of crime and ensuring a safe and secure correctional facility.
We hold ourselves accountable to the guiding principles of
integrity, professionalism, caring, and fairness.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
INTEGRITY
We pride ourselves on upholding the highest ethical standards that guide us
to serve in a trustworthy, truthful, and honorable manner.
PROFESSIONALISM
We inspire trust and cooperation within the community and the Sheriff’s Office.
We are well-trained, highly motivated, progressive and innovative
while providing responsive and quality service.
CARING
We are compassionate and respectful.
We are approachable, understanding, and considerate of the needs of all people.
FAIRNESS
We are equitable, just and consistent.
We serve the community and each other in an unbiased and impartial manner.
Sheriff Sean Deringer
Mayor Jessica Stockamp, City Council Members Tom Darkenwald,
Brittany Moores, Jeffrey Dahl, Tina Goede and
City Administrator Adam Flaherty.
Citizens of Wright County,
The Wright County Sheriff’s Office is the 3rd largest Sheriff’s Office in the State of Minnesota. We provide law
enforcement services to 13 of the county’s 16 cities along with all unincorporated areas of Wright County. In a
strong partnership with the community, we are able to provide the citizens with reliable service to maintain
the high-level quality of life that we have come to enjoy and expect.
There are five divisions within the Sheriff’s Office: Patrol, Criminal Investigations, Operations, Business
Management and Corrections. Each division is broken down into smaller units such as: administration, court
security, communications, community services, detective, emergency management, emergency response
team, k-9, special investigations, school resource, recreational services, civil/warrants/transports, and traffic
enforcement.
With the help of our community, the Wright County Sheriff’s Office will continue to meet our challenges of
providing high quality, cost effective and efficient law enforcement services to everyone in Wright County.
I look forward to working with and collaborating with our community leaders and citizens to ensure that we
continue to carry out our mission of “keeping the peace” with professionalism, fairness, caring and integrity.
Respectfully,
Sean A. Deringer
Wright County Sheriff
10 year look back at Otsego contracting history
with the Sheriff’s Office:
o Contract rate history:
2012: $59.75 Hourly Annual Cost $874,740
2013: $60.50 Hourly Annual Cost $883,371
2014: $62.50 Hourly Annual Cost $912,500
2015: $64.50 Hourly Annual Cost $941,700
2016: $67.00 Hourly Annual Cost $978,200
2017: $69.50 Hourly Annual Cost $1,014,700
2018: $72.00 Hourly Annual Cost $1,157,184
2019: $74.50 Hourly Annual Cost $1,305,240
2020: $78.25 Hourly Annual Cost $1,374,696
2021: $81.75 Hourly Annual Cost $1,432,260
2022: $84.20 Hourly Projected Cost $1,475,184
The City of Otsego has been contracting for law enforcement services with the
Sheriff’s Office for over 25 years. Otsego achieved 24 hours a day coverage in
2003 and maintained that level of service until 2005 when the coverage increased
to 32 hours a day. In October of 2007, Otsego again increased their law
enforcement contract to 40 hours a day which was the current level of coverage in
2017. In July of 2018, Otsego increased their coverage to 48 hours a day.
Sheriff Deputies responded to 9,135 calls for service in Otsego in 2021. Of those
calls for service, 3,783 incidents turned into a case report and required further
investigation by the deputies. The summaries below contain a snapshot of
Otsego’s 2021 law enforcement activity.
315
238
190
169
166
140
133
94
56
48
44
39
28
21
20
15
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
CIVIL
MEDICAL
ANIMAL
CHECK WELFARE
DOMESTIC
CITIZEN AID
JUVENILE ACTIVITY
NOISE
ALARM
HARASSMENT
LOST PROPERTY
THREATS
DISORDERLY
UNWANTED PERSON
NEIGHBORHOOD DISPUTE
2021 Otsego Quality of Life Calls
Patrol and School Resourse
2021 Activity
3301
182
181
72
67
44
30
1
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500
TRAFFIC -STOP
MOTOR VEHICLE
ACCIDENT
TRAFFIC -
COMPLAINT
PARKING
SNOWBIRD
DUI
TRAFFIC -HAZARD
TRAFFIC -WATCH
2021 Otsego Traffic Calls
Patrol and School Resource
128
102
59
41
37
16
7
6
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
THEFT
FRAUD
DRUGS
COURT ORDER VIOLATION
CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY
SEX RELATED
BURGLARY
ASSAULT
2021 Otsego Crime Incidents
Patrol and School Resourse
2017 – 2021 City of Otsego Significant Incident Codes
**The Sheriff’s Office implemented a Gas Drive-Off program in the beginning of 2020 and the changes are
reflected in the 2020 Theft category***
Significant Crime Calls 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Assault 15 15 13 11 6
Burglary 22 15 17 18 7
Court Order Violation 27 41 29 31 41
Criminal Damage to Property 70 36 45 52 37
Drugs 41 27 33 85 59
Fraud Complaint 88 63 74 80 102
Homicide 0 0 0 0 0
Robbery 1 2 1 0 0
Sex Related 11 17 5 15 16
Theft 217 208 170 129 128
Total 492 424 387 421 396
0
50
100
150
200
250
Assault Burglary Court
Order
Violation
Criminal
Damage to
Property
Drugs Fraud
Complaint
Homicide Robbery Sex
Related
Theft
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is part of the Wright County Sheriff’s Office Criminal
Investigations Division. The unit is comprised of a sergeant and two full time deputies. This is
the only plain clothes and unmarked unit within the Sheriff’s Office. Due to SIU’s unique
ability to blend in with the public, they are often utilized in situations where a marked patrol
unit would not be feasible. This includes the arrest of people with warrants who commonly
flee when confronted by a uniformed deputy or conducting surveillance of locations with
suspected criminal activity. One of the main functions of SIU is to investigate drug crimes
within Wright County. This is accomplished through investigative work, speaking with
concerned citizens and informants, collaborating with other law enforcement agencies,
utilizing social media, and through physical and electronic surveillance. SIU serves
approximately 70 search warrants per year within the county along with assisting other local
agencies with some of their search warrants. SIU also handles the civil forfeiture of cash,
vehicles and firearms when their use or possession was related to controlled substance.
6
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
DRUGS
SEARCH WARRANT
TRAFFIC STOP
DUI
FOUND BODY
LOST PROPERTY
STOLEN VEHICLE
SURVEILLANCE
SUSPICIOUS PERSON
THEFT
2021 Otsego Special Investigations Unit
The Major Crimes Investigation Unit (MCIU) is responsible for documenting and processing
crime scenes and evidence collected from scenes. The unit will respond when needed for
death investigations, assaults, robberies, burglaries, or any scene where advanced skills and
processing techniques are needed to collect and document evidence. MCIU also responds to
motor vehicle crashes resulting in serious injuries or death. Besides documenting the crime
scenes, MCIU is trained in processing evidence for latent prints, DNA evidence, tire and shoe
tread patterns, tool mark evidence, biological stains, and trace evidence. Most of the evidence
collected is sent to the Midwest Regional Forensic Laboratory where further analysis and
comparison is done and hopefully identifications are made.
5
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
THEFT
BURGLARY
DEATH
DRUGS
GUN
MEDICAL
STOLEN VEHICLE
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
FRAUD
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT
2021 Otsego Major Crimes Investigations Unit
21
18
15
6
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0 5 10 15 20 25
THEFT
SEX RELATED
FRAUD
ABUSE
COURT ORDER VIOLATION
DEATH
MEDICAL
BURGLARY
COMPLIANCE CHECK
SEARCH WARRANT
STOLEN VEHICLE
CHILD PORN
CIVIL
STOLEN PROPERTY
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE
AGENCY ASSIST
ASSAULT
CITIZEN AID
DOMESTIC
DRUGS
GUN
JUVENILE RUNAWAY
LOST PROPERTY
TRAFFIC STOP
2021 Otsego Cases Assigned to Investigations
School Resource Officers
The Wright County Sheriff’s Office works with 8 school districts to provide School Resource
Officers (SRO) services on a contract basis. The 13 SRO’s spend a good portion of their day
making themselves visible and approachable to staff and students. The visibility of the deputy
is a friendly reminder to students, staff and visitors that safety and security is a priority within
the districts they serve. The below summary contains the activity for the 1 SRO assigned to the
schools within the city of Otsego.
17
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
JUVENILE COMPLAINT
ABUSE
SEX RELATED
THREATS
DISORDERLY
DOMESTIC
SUICIDAL
CHECK WELFARE
CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY
FIGHT
ASSAULT
BOMB
FRAUD
HARASSMENT
JUVENILE RUNAWAY
LOST PROPERTY
MEDICAL
MISSING PERSON
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT
TRAFFIC
2021 Otsego School Resource Officer Calls
2021 City Comparison
Otsego Monticello St Michael
Significant Crime Calls
Assault 6 27 10
Burglary 7 24 8
Court Order Violation 41 61 45
Criminal Damage to Property 37 92 45
Drugs 59 76 47
Fraud Complaint 102 111 77
Homicide 0 0 0
Robbery 0 1 0
Sex Related 16 14 15
Theft 128 364 131
Significant Quality of Life Calls
Alarm 48 69 21
Animal 169 131 105
Check Welfare 166 334 132
Citizen Aid 133 173 111
Civil 238 315 190
Disorderly 21 66 20
Domestic Disturbance 140 160 73
Harassment 44 83 52
Juvenile Complaint 94 301 254
Lost - Found Property 39 118 46
Medical 190 226 145
Neighborhood Dispute 15 24 12
Noise 56 100 57
Suspicious Activity 315 467 333
Threats 28 67 34
Unwanted Person 20 59 24
Traffic Calls
DUI 44 58 24
Motor Vehicle Accident 182 325 210
Parking 72 91 61
Seasonal Parking 67 152 66
Traffic - Complaint 181 263 234
Traffic - Hazard 30 20 28
Traffic - Stop 3301 3490 2167
305
231
271
71 78 95
184
309
445
511
564 548
513 533 565
636 620 592 617
581
714
648
582
355
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
2021 Otsego Calls by Time of Day
1,216
1,270
1,299
1,277
1,343
1,384
1,350
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
2021 Otsego Calls by Day of Week
Wright County
Sheriff’s Office
3800 Braddock Ave NE
Buffalo, MN 55313
1-800-362-3667
Fax: 763-682-7610
Command Staff Contact Information:
Sheriff Sean Deringer sean.deringer@co.wright.mn.us
Chief Deputy Matt Treichler matthew.treichler@co.wright.mn.us
Office Administrator Shawna Athman shawna.athman@co.wright.mn.us
Operations Captain Todd Hoffman todd.hoffman@co.wright.mn.us
Operations Lieutenant Albert Lutgens albert.Lutgens@co.wright.mn.us
Investigations Captain Annette Habisch annette.habisch@co.wright.mn.us
Investigations Lieutenant Eric Kunkel eric.kunkel@co.wright.mn.us
Patrol Captain Todd Sandin todd.sandin@co.wright.mn.us
Jail Captain Pat O’Malley patrick.o’malley@co.wright.mn.us
Patrol Lieutenant Jason Kramber jason.kramber@co.wright.mn.us
Patrol Lieutenant Jeremy Wirkkula jeremy.wirkkula@co.wright.mn.us
Professional Standards Lieutenant ryan.ferguson@co.wright.mn.us
District Sergeant Jason Oltmanns jason.oltmanns@co.wright.mn.us