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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Anol<a County Union Page 4 of 5 7:36 p.m. Tonight area teen-agers are attending a teen dance at Ramsey Elementary School. The PSAs attend the dance to ensure everyone has a fun and safe time. While she is there, Johnson will join other members of the PSA in watching over teens as they dance and have fun. They make sure some of that fun does not turn dangerous or violent. During her time there, the only incident that repeatedly occurs is groups of teens trying to throw their friends into the opposite sex's bathroom. Although Johnson will be there for only a portion of the event, she makes good use of the time. In the cafeteria, she visits variOus tables, joking with the teen-agers who tease her back. In the hallways, Johnson stops and chats with the other PSAs and students. At 9:15 p.m. It's time for Johnson to begin her patrol again. This time with partner Jason Waldowski. It will be another 45 minutes before she has anything to write in her log. At 10 p.m. all of the city's parks close for the evening. 10:05 p.m. The unit swings into Central Park and spots some hockey players still at it. Johnson approaches a group of six players and informs them the park has closed and it is time to leave. After touting the rest of the park, the unit returns to the rink. The hockey players have left the park. 10:30 p.m. The unit comes across a parked vehicle in River's Bend Park. There is a couple in the back seat. The woman is tending to the man, who has passed out. Johnson is unable to wake him and a full-time officer is called. Officer Bradley Paplham arrives on scene to assist. He is able to wake the man and gives him a citation for underage consumption. 11:04 p.m. Next stop is Wayside Park, In the back of the park, they find a parked vehicle with a sleeping man inside. After rousting the man and checking for any warrants on him or if the car is stolen, the.y send him on his way. 11:20 p.m. The team does a routine check on the building doors in the business park and finds an open back door. Johnson calls in an assist from a full-time officer. Three officers, Greg Sullivan, Tim Frankfurth, and Gary Voit, respond and conduct a building search. Nothing was found and the building is secured. 11:50 p.m. Johnson's unit returns to River's Bend Park and finds a car with a juvenile couple, who are "just talking." After running a check on the car and http://www.ecm~inc.com/news/anoka/2001/February/Sj ohnson.html 02/13/2001