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The police department welcomed the hiring of two new police officers, Greg Randolph and <br />James Stoffel. This hiring filled two vacancies which brings the department back to the <br />authorized strength of 19 officers. Both officers started employment on September 23, 2013 <br />and are in the midst of their field training, which lasts 14 weeks. Each new officer must <br />complete three phases, each lasting 4 weeks, with three different field training officers. A final <br />two week "shadow" period concludes the training process. The "shadow" period is where the <br />new officer performs all duties independently with a field training officer (FTO) acting solely <br />as an observer in plain clothes. <br />Officer Greg Randolph <br />Officer James Stoffel <br />The police department held a DNR Hunter Gun Safety course during the month of <br />September. Sgt Wolf, Sgt Zender, Inv Berling, Inv Hellpap and Officer Demarest all shared <br />instruction for 19 students who received DNR certification. This certification allows students <br />to purchase a hunting license in Minnesota and other states requiring a hunter safety <br />certificate. The course consists of 16 hours of classroom and field experience in the safe <br />handling of firearms, first aid and hunter responsibility. The course concludes with live fire on <br />a gun range with a .22 caliber rifle. <br />Students posing with Mounds View officers during the Hunter Gun Safety class <br />IE <br />