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Patrol Division

The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office currently has ten full-time licensed Deputy Sheriff’s assigned to the Patrol Division. The patrol deputies provide law enforcement and other sheriff’s services to the citizens of Lyon County. The patrol deputies are responsible for the service of all civil process, court security, prisoner, juvenile transports, act as the county coroner medical examiners, and provide support services for other LE, Fire and EMS Services as needed. The patrol deputies conduct these services while answering and responding to calls for service and emergency situations throughout Lyon County. All patrol deputies can be reached at (507) 537-7666 or at their corresponding e-mail address.


Deputy Sheriff	Badge #	E-mail Address
Brandon Coens	106	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Robert Lund	107	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Adam DeSutter	108	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Open Position	109
Dustin Demuth	111	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Matthew Boettger	113	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Valerie Peichel	114	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Benson Her	116	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Open Position	117
Tyler Sandgren	118	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Joel Walerius	119	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Prescription & Over the Counter Medication Disposal Drop Box

Take It To The Box Safe Prescription Medication Disposal

What is it?

PrescriptionDropBox

The Lyon County Sheriff's Office in conjunction with the Marshall Police Department and the Marshall Area Crime Fund are serious about preventing medication misuse/abuse and providing environmentally safe disposal of unwanted medications.
The Take It To The Box program promotes the safe disposal of unneeded and/or expired prescription and over the counter medications. This includes both human and animal medications along with illegal drugs. (Sharps/Needles or infectious waste cannot be accepted)
A growing concern in our communities is the abuse, by youth and others, of medications not prescribed to them. Safe disposal makes medications less available. Proper disposal of medication helps protect our soil and water. Unsafe disposal of medications can contribute to environmental damage.
This program remains ongoing, in which a permanent prescription drop box has been securely installed in the lobby of the Lyon County Law Enforcement Center for 24/7 drop off availability.
There is no charge to individuals dropping off medications.

How do I use this program?

Keep the medication in its original container.
Leave the name of the drug and other content information clearly visible. Remove the individuals name and other identifying information by scratching the person's name out or by covering the name with a permanent marker. You may also cut off the part of the label with the individual's name.
Take the unneeded prescriptions and over-the-counter medications to the: Prescription/OTC Drop Box in the main lobby of the Lyon County Law Enforcement Center located at 611 West Main Street Marshall, MN 56258.
Drop the unneeded and/or expired medications into the drop box. No questions asked.

DO NOT flush medications down the toilet.
Ask an officer if you need assistance by calling (507) 537-7000.

I know someone who has a large amount of unneeded medication but is unable to bring it in for disposal. Can I drop off someone else’s medication?

Yes. If needed, friends or family members may bring medication to The Box for someone else. Please call if you have a question about this.

What happens to the medications dropped into The Box?

The Box will be emptied as needed. Contents are stored in secured locations. Periodically, law enforcement and a chemist from a qualified disposal company will sort the medication. Medicines will then be taken to a licensed site to be incinerated.

How do I obtain additional Information?

Call (507) 537-7000 and ask to speak with;
Marshall Police Sergeant, or
Lyon County Sheriff's Office Investigator Steven Louwagie.

Additional Web Resources: DropBox

Guidelines for Medication Use, Storage and Disposal Safe Use

Read and follow directions on all medications.
Take the recommended dose...not more...not less.
Take the medicine the number of times and the frequency recommended.
Do not share your prescription medicines with another person.
Do not take someone else's prescription medicine.
Know the names of your medications and their purpose.
Pharmacists and doctors can answer your questions about over the counter medicines...just ask!

Safe Storage

Keep medicines in a place away from children, teens and guests. Lock up medicines if necessary, especially narcotics or mood altering medicines.
Keep medicines in their original bottle or package.
Keep medicines in a cool, dry place away from light.
Follow storage directions on the medicine.

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Dispatch Center

Lyon County Sheriff's Office Dispatch Center

The Lyon County 911 Emergency Dispatch/Communications Center is comprised of ten dedicated dispatchers who work 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, on a variety of shifts. The dispatchers are responsible for answering all emergency and non-emergency calls for service and gathering the necessary information needed to determine the proper response. The dispatchers then facilitate contact with police, fire and ambulance services in Lyon County, along with fire and ambulance services for portions of surrounding counties. The dispatchers are also responsible for the exterior doors to the Lyon County Jail, the camera system in the Lyon County Government Center and the Lyon County Jail.

When should I call 911?

Call 911 anytime you have an emergency.

How does 911 work?

When calling 911 from your home phone the address for the phone line, the phone number you are calling from, and the name of the telephone account holder will appear for the dispatchers to see. The location of the address you are calling from will also be displayed on a map. Along with this information the 911 system will alert the dispatcher of which emergency service agencies cover your location.

If you call 911 from a cell phone; your phone number, cell phone provider, and most often the GPS coordinates of your location will be displayed. Your location according to the provided GPS coordinates will also be displayed on a map. The GPS location will be within 14 to 20 meters of your actual location. Like a land-line, the 911 system will also provide the dispatcher with what emergency service agencies cover your location.

If you call 911 and either hang up or the line becomes disconnected the dispatcher will make a return phone call to you to verify that everything is ok. Depending on the situation the dispatcher may have an officer also respond to your location as well.

When calling 911 the dispatcher will ask you several questions to verify your location, the location of the emergency, and the nature of the emergency. The first question the dispatcher will likely ask you is; What is the address or location of your emergency? This is done to ensure we have the proper location of the emergency in case contact is lost with the caller. Once the dispatcher has obtained the preliminary information he or she will dispatch the appropriate emergency services. You will not be able to hear the dispatcher doing this. Once emergency services have been dispatched the dispatcher will obtain more detailed information from you, therefore it is important to stay on the line until the dispatcher states that it is ok to hang up.

Next Generation 911 (NG911)

Like with everything else technology is allowing advancements in how 911 and other emergency services are accessed and provided.
NG911, when operational, will allow callers to contact 911 via text message, and send video files or digital photographs of incidents as they are occurring. Lyon County is currently in the process of having equipment installed to allow for this technology.

Please stay tuned for further information on when this service will become available.

Your Lyon County Dispatchers are:

Mary Gislason

Christian Olzlog

Joe Jensen

Terri Lovre

Lori DeBates

Tony Gielczyk

Alyson Bossuyt

Sherri Schwisow

Tammy Isaackson

Part Time Dispatchers

Mary Wikstrom

Robin Scharfe

Pictured above is one of three dispatch stations that the Lyon County Sheriff's Office takes calls for service from.

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Towards Zero Deaths

What is TZD?

The Lyon County Sheriff's Office along with several other law enforcement agencies in the state participates in MN Toward Zero Deaths Campaign which is based on the belief that even one traffic-related death on our roads is unacceptable. This “zero deaths” idea was first adopted in Sweden in 1997 as "Vision Zero" and since then has evolved to several state DOTs, including Minnesota, that have identified zero deaths as a core objective in their Strategic Highway Safety Plans.

TZD uses a data-driven, interdisciplinary approach that targets areas for improvement and employs proven countermeasures, integrating application of education, enforcement, engineering, and emergency medical and trauma services (the “4Es”). A combination of strategies from different focus areas is often most effective for solving a particular problem.

For more information please visit the MN state website for MN Towards Zero Deaths.

Alcohol Compliance Checks:

Every year the Lyon County Sheriff's Office conducts random Alcohol Compliance Checks on establishments that serve alcohol throughout Lyon County. Our goals is to have all establishments checked successfully pass these compliance checks.

What is an Alcohol Compliance Check?

An alcohol compliance check is a tool used to identify alcohol establishments that sell alcohol to underage youth. The practice of conducting compliance checks can be:

Mandated by a local ordinance that outlines standards for conducting the checks people or agencies responsible for conducting the compliance checks, and penalties for establishments, servers and sellers who illegally sell or serve alcohol to underage youth.

Voluntarily implemented by Law Enforcement or licensing authorities.

Compliance checks can be used for two purposes:
- To enforce state criminal statutes, local administrative ordinances, or both.

Enforcement:
Educational:

To identify, warn, and educate alcohol establishments that serve or sell alcohol to underage youth.

Generally, compliance checks are implemented by the following procedures:

Alcohol licensees are informed that compliance checks will occur at various times throughout the year and about potential penalties for selling alcohol to underage youth.
While an enforcement agent (police officer or other authorized person) waits outside the premises, a person under age 21 attempts to purchase or order an alcoholic beverage.
If the alcohol establishment sells alcohol to the young person, the enforcement agent issues a citation either to the seller/server or to the establishment: the law enforcement officer may charge the server or seller who sold the alcohol (when compliance checks are used to enforce state laws governing servers and sellers).

The officer may issue an administrative citation, which is imposed upon the alcohol license holder rather than the individual server or seller (when compliance checks are used to enforce local administrative ordinances). Because administrative charges are easier, faster, and less expensive to prosecute, they can be the best option-and in some communities the only option-for penalizing alcohol establishments.

Attachments:
Whats The Big Deal, Underage Drinking And Driving	294 kB
Are You Under 21	1010 kB
Teen Driver Road Rules	205 kB
Teens Behind The Wheel	689 kB
Teen-Parent Driving Contract	1289 kB
Child Passenger Safety Seats and Seat Belt Guide	625 kB

What is TZD?

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