District 14 - East Metro area

CO Tony Salzer (Ham Lake) patrolled Anoka County for boating and angling activity. CO Salzer also patrolled Washington County for boating and angling activity. Several violations were observed and enforcement action was taken. Salzer also assisted with training at the new academy.

CO Matt Paavola (White Bear Lake) patrolled for angling and boating activity over the fishing opener weekend. Anglers were reporting a slow start to the walleye season in the area with few checked in live wells. Enforcement action for the week included operating unregistered watercraft, PFD violations, angling without a license and extra lines.

CO Scott Arntzen (Forest Lake) spent the week patrolling area lakes checking boaters and anglers. He also spent time getting equipment ready for the academy, issued a public waters restoration order and continued fielding calls about nuisance animals. Violations for the week included fishing without a license, possessing a species during a closed season, insufficient PFDs on watercraft and registration issues.

CO Garrett Thomas (Eagan) spent time patrolling the local streams, lakes, and rivers for angling activity. With the nice weather, many anglers were out enjoying the outdoors and experiencing above average fishing success. Many violations were encountered, especially related to PFDs and licensing issues.

CO Steve Chihak (Hastings) spent the week working sport fishing, boating and water safety, and ATV enforcement. Time was also spent assisting at the CO Academy. Violations encountered during a very busy fishing opener included watercraft registration, no fishing licenses and children under 10 not wearing a PFD.

CO Tou Vang (ELCOP-Hmong) conducted AIS, boating safety checks, and patrolled public water access. The fishing opener brought plenty of anglers out to try their luck. Anglers reported a mix bag of success with the fish bite improving over the weekend. Enforcement actions was taken for watercraft registration violations.

Metro Officer vacant.

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