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Police describe lifesaving lakefront rescue; fire officials highlight prevention week
Summary
Police reported increased late‑shift enforcement and credited Officer Alex Conrad with a lakefront lifesaving rescue; firefighters emphasized October fire‑prevention activities and lithium‑ion battery safety. Staff also noted odor logger results implicating MMSD manholes.
Police and fire officials provided departmental updates to the council. Police said late‑shift officers conducted about 80 traffic stops in a two‑week period and reported five high‑speed pursuits that led to recovered drugs and guns; a transcript line about "made 4o to the IRS" is unclear and was not elaborated.
Captain and chief praised the response to a recent lakefront emergency. The police account said officers located a person with multiple stab wounds and deep lacerations; Officer Alex Conrad applied tourniquets and other lifesaving measures that staff credited with saving the individual's life. "If it wasn't for the efforts of Officer Alex Conrad... he saved this man's life," a police speaker reported; staff later said the patient was treated and "is doing well."
Fire leadership said October is fire‑prevention month and warned about lithium‑ion battery fire risks in household chargers and devices. Firefighters are conducting school visits and prevention education throughout the month. The department also announced that U.S. Army Sergeant Aurelio Vasquez Jr. will return from deployment this week and rejoin shift work.
Separately, city engineering reported that odor loggers installed by MMSD produced preliminary data suggesting the odor originates from MMSD manholes rather than the city's force main; the loggers will be relocated and more data will be gathered.
What happens next: police and fire will continue public education and prevention visits; the city will pursue further odor monitoring work with MMSD.
