Pictured from Left to Right: Inv. Ryan Temple, Inv. Lisa Mickus, Inv. Chris Lofstuen, Lt. Kerry Kolodge, Lt. Leigh Wright (not pictured, Sgt. Ann Clancey)
| DPD Scan Unit receives 2011 Department of the Year Award
On Wednesday, September 28, 2011, the Duluth Police Department Sex Crimes, Abuse and Neglect Unit (SCAN) received the 2011 Department of the Year Award at the annual meeting of the Minnesota Sex Crimes Investigators Association in Nisswa, Minnesota.
The Duluth SCAN Unit is comprised of Sgt. Ann Clancey, and Investigators Lisa Mickus, Chris Lofstuen and Ryan Temple.
The SCAN Unit is responsible for investigating sexual assault, child abuse and child neglect which occurs in the City of Duluth. On average, the SCAN Unit is referred over 700 cases by St. Louis County Social Services, and conducts over 130 First Witness child interviews. The Unit works with partner agencies that include PAVSA (Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault), First Witness Resource Center and St. Louis County Social Services. Many of the cases investigated by the SCAN Unit involve victims under the age of 13. The Unit handles nearly 75 cases of sexual assault on average.
The goal of the SCAN Unit is to provide a victim-centered approach to sexual assault investigation, while working with partner agencies to form a multi-disciplinary response for victims.
The Duluth Police Department is proud to showcase the dedicated Investigators of the SCAN Unit as one of Minnesota's finest. |
Photograph courtesy of Jack Rendulich Photography
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L-R: Erik Mattson and Gina Flannigan, Case Managers at Woodland Hills; Richard Quigley, CEO of Woodland Hills; Sr. Mary Martin Beringer; Robin Roeser, Deputy Chief of Police, Duluth Police Department; Dick Fischer, volunteer; and Brian Daugherty, president of Grandma's Restaurants.
| Community's Champions for Children Recognized by Woodland Hills
Woodland Hills is grateful to those that help children discover their potential. Exceptional efforts by individuals and organizations are recognized with the Beringer Guiding Light award and this year's recipients were recently acknowledged.
- Beringer Guiding Light Volunteer Spirit award - Dick Fischer of Duluth
- Beringer Guiding Light Philanthropist Award -- Grandma's Restaurant Co.
- Beringer Guiding Light Exceptional Service Award -- Duluth Police Department
- Beringer Guiding Light Excellence in Achievement Award -- Gina Flannigan and Erik Mattson, employees of Woodland Hills
The Beringer Guiding Light award honors Sr. Mary Martin Beringer, who worked in numerous capacities at Woodland Hills between 1962 and 1975 when it was St. James Children's Home. She was the first award recipient in 2002.
Woodland Hills is a private non-profit organization dedicated to empowering, healing and teaching responsibility to children and adolescents from throughout Minnesota. The multi-faceted agency provides a continuum of services for young people, ranging from an after-school program for marginalized youth, to mental health and behavioral treatment programs in school and residential settings, to an independent living skills program for adolescents aging out of systems of care.
More information on Woodland Hills and its programs is available at (218) 728-7500 or www.woodlandhills.org.
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