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Executive Summary Budget — The operating budget of the Lino Lakes Police Department was $3,101,308. $2.888.205 went allocated for salaries and benefits, $47,938 for supplies, $104,115 to other services and charges, $29,000 was allocated to contracted services, and $32.050 vas allocated to capital outlay Crime Rate — The City of Lino Lakes has the lowest Part I, Part II and combined crime ra city in Anoka County. The crime rate (per 100,000 population) is 1,279 for Part 1crimes. 3.432 for Part II crimes with a Combined Crime Rate of 4,710. These rates are based on 2007 statistics from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension which are the latest available statistics. Volunteer Hours — The Lino Lakes Police Department has continued to involve volunteers in the operation of the organization. During 2008 a total of 7,717.75 hours were logged by volunteers in- volved in Reserves, Explorers, front office support, CERT and other aspects of department support. Utilizing the state defined value for volunteer hourly rate. this translates to a value of $150.573. New Initiatives — The value of volunteers to the organization coupled with our ongoing commit- ment to the expansion of community involvement in all possible aspects is demonstrated by the im- plementation of the Community Relations Coordinator as a command level position. The number and role of Community Service Officers increased to enhance the service delivery by each policing team. The utilization of college students in this manner develops potential future officers that have been directly involved in the COP / POP service delivery model implemented here. A sworn officer was assigned to the Minnesota Gang Strike Force (MGSF) utilizing funds from a state grant. This has resulted in coordinated investigations, educational opportunities for other LI.PD officers and an increased understanding of gang influences in Lino Lakes. Notable Events — Residents in one Lino Lakes neighborhood alerted officers to suspicious activity A joint investigation between the LLPD and the MGSF led to the arrest of a male for a large mari- juana growing operation both in Lino Lakes and elsewhere. Officers responded to a report of a bur- glary, and due to information from a neighbor, the suspect was arrested shortly after the incident and the stolen items were recovered. Officers received information from residents regarding drug activity in their neighborhood which led to the execution of a search warrant at a lino Lakes resi- dence. The result of the search warrant was the arrest of a male for possession of cocaine and methamphetamine. Employee Enrichment — Sergeants Kyle Leibel and Chris Bragelman graduated from the 258th ses- sion of the Police Staff and Command course presented by Northwestern University Center for Public Safety , Chicago, Illinois. Sergeant Kelly McCarthy graduated from the 235`h session of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Employee Recognition — Investigator Mitch DeMars — l st Quarter, Officer Dale Hager— 2 "° Quar - ter, Officer Tim Noll — 3rd Quarter, Officer Chad Schirmers — 4th Quarter.