SLEEPY EYE POLICE RECOGNIZED BY MAPLEWOOD CHIEF

Maplewood Police Chief Brian Bierdman sent a letter to the Sleepy Eye Police Department thanking them for assistance in a criminal vehicular homicide investigation.  Sleepy Eye Chief Matt Andres, investigator Shawn Bohnen and officer Amber Meyer were recognized for locating a suspect vehicle, maintaining surveillance and ensuring scene security.  The suspect, 46-year-old Jose Hernandez Pineda is accused of fatally striking a 31-year-old man in Maplewood and then driving the van to Sleepy Eye where he was working on a roofing project.  He faces two counts of criminal vehicular homicide in Ramsey County.  His bail has been set at $1-million.