to: steven.labatt@co.hennepin.mn.us,
KHalweg@sotamidwest.org
date: Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 6:43 AM
subject: Data request for SOTA - Any suggestions on how to retrieve illegally withheld public data on a cover up for an illegal Glenwood motel search?
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Steve Labatt, Lieutenant, Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office/President, SOTA
I became interested in your non-profit Special Operations Training Association of the Upper Midwest (SOTA) after reading the article "Tactical response teams train in St. Cloud" by St.Cloud Times Staff Report 5:50 p.m. CT April 9, 2017. Would you please email me the following readily available, free, electronic public data for your non-profit? Please email me the latest SOTA annual report, Form 990, and SOTA bylaws. I want to see how your organization handles members who think and act like they are above the law, don't I? I'm sure your donors do, too, aren't I? Any suggestions on how to retrieve illegally withheld public data on a cover up for an illegal Glenwood motel search that was covering an illegal Clarkfield home invasion? Hmm?
Terry Dean, Nemmers (320) 283-5713
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBvWFFv4z2w Lion News: Appleton's Clerk Fidler Destroys Info About Lawless SWAT's Brecht & Danter?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrRed8hCAVg Lion News: Nemmers Predicted Glenwood Cops Aiding & Abetting Psycho Brecht In POST Brd Call?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grj-NybuvR0 Lion News: Appleton Officials Learn Brecht & Danter Of West Central SWAT Are Common Criminals?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHVGgcTH7nE Lion News: Threatened With False Arrest By Psycho & False Accuser Pope Co. Chief Deputy Brecht?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW44RpW7vVw Lion News: West Central SWAT's Staged Media In Andrew Dikken Manhunt Flops? Brecht Fails?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoNV9bZaJC0 Lion News: Appleton's Clerk Fidler Suspicious Activity Reported To City Attorney Harry Hohman?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j0NsXMrFGY Lion News: UMM Chancellor Johnson Not Smart Criminal When Illegally Withholding SWAT Data?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mp4NzQ_mT4 Lion News: Andrew Dikken Manhunt - How Many Cowards Does It Take To Arrest One Man? Lots!
Sheriff Flaten Forced To Change 911 Story For Andrew Dikken Manhunt – Casts Doubts On Staged West Central SWAT Raid In Glenwood – Data Illegally Withheld To Cover Up Publicity Stunt? http://lionnews00.blogspot.com/2013/09/sheriff-flaten-forced-to-change-911.html
Transparency and Accountability: Nonprofits have a legal and ethical obligation to their constituents and the public to conduct their activities with accountability and transparency. Non- profits should regularly and openly convey information to the public about their mission, activities, finances, accomplishments and decision-making processes. Information from a nonprofit organization should be easily accessible to the public. It should establish external visibility and build public understanding and trust in the organization. Principles & Practices for Nonprofit Excellence - A guide for nonprofit staff and board members. The Minnesota Council of Nonprofits. Page 8. http://www.minnesotanonprofits.org/PrinciplesPractices.pdf
Lack of transparency, failure to disclose information, and other related topics are at the source of more complaints to state attorneys general than almost a ny other issue. People expect information, and if they don't get it, they will complain. But those complaints are not just a matter of unmet expectations. Those who complain to the authorities often leap to conclusions. Accusatio ns of theft, waste, and conspi racy thrive in the absence of information. And while usually untrue , such allegations are not what you want a state regul ator to read about your organization, nor do you want th at accusation on a blog or Twitter feed. What's more, an information vacuum can create distrust, meaning potential donors may decide not to support your organization. I only receive the angry compla ints or suggestions that something really bad is occurring at a nonprofit. I can only imagine how many more people decide simply to withhold donations or quietly discourage others from giving. A few commentaries on nonprofit accountability ... From Charity Navigator (“the nation's largest and most-utilized evaluator of charities”) http://www.minnesotanonprofits.org/events-training/central-summit/2016-summit-handouts/Nonprofit_Accountability_3.pdf
http://sotamidwest.org/wordpress/board-of-directors/
Board of Directors
PRESIDENT Steve Labatt, Lieutenant Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office 9401 83rd Avenue North Brooklyn Park, MN 55445 Slabatt@sotamidwest.org
VICE PRESIDENT Kevin Halweg, Chief Deputy Anoka County Sheriff’s Office 13301 Hanson Blvd NW Andover, MN 55304 Ph: 763-754-4524 KHalweg@sotamidwest.org
AREA B – 2018 Nathan Brecht Commander – West Central SWAT Pope County Sheriff’s Office 130 E. Minnesota Avenue Glenwood, MN 56334 320-634-5411 NBrecht@sotamidwest.org
from: Cindy Hanson cindy.hanson@co.ym.mn.gov
to: "lionnews00@gmail.com" lionnews00@gmail.com
date: Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 4:41 PM
subject: Data Request
Mr. Nemmers,
The Sheriff’s Office has no public data related to this incident. The call did not come in on a 911 line. The phone calls made to our office if released would jeopardize another ongoing investigation.
Also, incident you reference is a Granite Falls Police Department case. You will need to contact them directly for information related to that case.
Cindy Hanson
Administrative Assistant
Yellow Medicine County Sheriff's Office
930 4th Street, Suite 1
Granite Falls, MN 56241
(320) 564-5902
www.ymcsheriff.com
from: Bill Flaten Bill.Flaten@co.ym.mn.gov
to: Lion News lionnews00@gmail.com
date: Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 9:00 AM
subject: RE: Clarkfield Shooting Data – Chapter 13 data request.
Mr. Nemmers,
I have attached the two items you requested. As the case is still under investigation, this is all that I am able to release. The contact information for the South Dakota DCI Supervisor is as follows:
Bryan Gortmaker - Director
Division of Criminal Investigation
Criminal Justice Training Center
1302 E Hwy 14, Suite 5
Pierre SD 57501-8505
(605) 773-3331
This will fulfill your data request.
Bill Flaten
Yellow Medicine County Sheriff
930 4th Street, Suite 1
Granite Falls, MN 56241
(320) 564-2130
www.ymcsheriff.com
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to: steven.labatt@co.hennepin.mn.us,
KHalweg@sotamidwest.org
date: Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 6:43 AM
subject: Data request for SOTA - Any suggestions on how to retrieve illegally withheld public data on a cover up for an illegal Glenwood motel search?
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from: Kevin Halweg Kevin.Halweg@co.anoka.mn.us
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date: Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 6:43 AM
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