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Goodhue County deputy says weekly 'blotter' uses humor and compassion to build community trust
Summary
A deputy with the Goodhue County Sheriff's Office described how a weekly blotter that mixes light humor, compassion and safety tips is used to inform and engage residents while withholding sensitive details in active cases.
A deputy with the Goodhue County Sheriff's Office told a public meeting that the office’s weekly “blotter” — a summary of calls for service — uses humor and compassion to make law enforcement more approachable and to educate residents.
The deputy said the office had 424 calls for service in one recent week and that the blotter highlights incidents, safety tips and community reminders while deliberately omitting or redacting sensitive material. “Almost every week, we come up with a weekly blotter, which is basically just a brief of what our deputies have been doing during the week,” the deputy said, describing the mix of incident summaries, light-hearted…
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