2012 YEAR IN REVIEW

No. 4 Story of the Year: MH Police Chief Investigated for Ethics Violations; No Charges Filed

An investigation did not turn up probable cause or a likelihood of conviction, according to Carver County assistant attorney.

Follow Mendota Heights Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our free newsletter As the end of the year approaches, Patch recaps the biggest stories of 2012—both in terms of pageviews and impact on the Mendota Heights community. The original article posted on Feb. 10, 2012. The followup posted on April 30, 2012. Other Story of the Year posts: • No. 5 Story of the Year: MH Man Charged with Stabbing Former Friend's Grandfather • No. 6 Story of the Year: MH Man with Alleged White Supremacist Connections Indicted on Drug Charges • No. 7 Story of the Year: Tornado Touches Down in Mendota Heights • No. 8 Story of the Year: BC2 Artisan Bakery Rises Again in Mendota Heights • No. 9 Story of the Year: Mendota Heights Deer Hunter …

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Updated: No Charges for Mendota Heights Police Chief, Sergeant

An investigation did not turn up probable cause or a likelihood of conviction, according to Carver County assistant attorney.

Editor's Note: This story was updated at 5 p.m. Monday to include information from attorney Ryan Kaess. There will be no charges filed against Mendota Heights Police Chief Mike Aschenbrener or Sgt. Eric Petersen regarding allegations of misconduct made last winter. The findings of an investigation completed by the Carver County Sheriff's Office were released Monday morning.  "It is tragic that the taxpayers time and money was wasted over what amounted to little more than false and unsubstantiated allegations," said attorney Ryan Kaess, who represented both Aschenbrener and Petersen. Neither of his clients gave statements to investigators.  The investigation began after a letter of complaint representing some Mendota Heights police officers…

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Danielle Cabot

12:45 pm on Monday, April 30, 2012

You can read the prosecutorial review in the attached pdf. Does anyone have any insight into this internal squabbling mentioned?   more ›