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Officer Jashinske, Officer of the Third Quarter

The Excellence in Law Enforcement Committee has selected Officer Jashinske as the officer of the third quarter of 2001. During the past quarter, Officer Jashinske was involved in a vehicle pursuit and a foot pursuit, resulting in the arrest of the offenders.

In the first incident, Officer Jashinske made a traffic stop of two suspects who were acting suspicious and driving erratically in the area of 29th and Washington St. As Officer Jashinske was speaking with the occupants, the driver suddenly put his vehicle in reverse and rammed Jashinske’s cruiser. The suspect then sped forward, almost striking Officer Jashinske. Officer Jashinske returned to his cruiser and pursued the suspects until they lost control and drove into an unpicked cornfield. Officer Jashinske then assisted other arriving units in setting up a perimeter, and both suspects were arrested and charged with numerous felonies.

In the second incident, Officer Jashinske was investigating a call of a suspicious person looking into vehicles in the Brent Village Parking Lot. After finding no one in the area, Jashinske began checking vehicles parked in the lot. He then located an unlocked vehicle with the keys in the ignition with several car stereo items lying in the vehicle. The vehicle ended up belonging to the suspect and the stereo items had been stolen. Officer Jashinske then made contact with two persons who were walking through the lot. As Jashinske was doing a routine check on the suspects, one of them fled on foot. Officer Jashinske chased the suspect on foot, catching him about a block away.

The department also received a letter of appreciation from a community group, thanking Officer Jashinske for speaking to a group of children on safety. This was done on his own time. Officer Jashinske has since volunteered to speak to other similar groups.

Finally, the committee also took into account Officer Jashinske’s never-complaining work ethic, his pleasant demeanor and his quality work product.

Honorable Mentions
2001 Officer of the Third Quarter

Those officers receiving honorable mention were Officers Heller, Bailey, Melvin, Bees, and Detective McDaniel.

Officer Heller stopped a vehicle and arrested the occupant for then unreported theft as well as a hit and run and felony criminal mischief for driving through a golf course. He also assisted on a foot pursuit that resulted in the arrest of a suspect involved in numerous offenses. The arrest cleared several open cases.

Officer Bailey was noted by his supervisor as having made several felony drug arrests through his ability to determine when a suspect is under the influence of narcotics, and then either obtaining permission to search or contacting a K-9 unit.

Detective McDaniel received a letter of appreciation from the Council Bluffs Police Department. While on his way to work, McDaniel observed a vehicle pursuit involving the Council Bluffs Police Department. McDaniel assisted the CB Officers in running down and arresting the driver of the suspect vehicle. Officer McDaniel also did a lot of follow-up on a residential burglary, obtained a search warrant and made an arrest of one of the perpetrators of the burglary as well as a felony drug arrest.

Officer Melvin was noted by his supervisor for his leadership ability, his exhausting all leads on any case he is assigned and his willingness to handle calls for other officers.

Officer Bees assisted in spotting and running down a suspect wanted for several charges involving several cases. The arrest cleared numerous open cases. Officer Bees was also noted for his quantity and quality of work performance, having led his team in work output since joining the team.