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2401 County Highway 10 Mounds View, MN 55112 Ramsey County School Resource Officer The students have adapted to the new entrances and dusty conditions. The staff is trying to keep focused and push on to the end of the year. In my position things ended pretty quietly with a minimum number of thefts and minor scuffles. The end of the school year in June marked the real beginning of the construction for Edgewood MS. During the summer months there has been nothing of substance to report other than my occasional visits in which I found the administration working hard in between the power and water shutoffs they were preparing for the return of the students. Upon my return I found a lot of changes, many of the familiar faces had gone, replaced by a few new ones. With the goal to reduce the total number of man-hours many of the teaching and para positions were reduced. This has resulted in larger class sizes. Principle Penny Howard has been rallying the staff to stay positive during what the School District has so named a bridging year. There is much uncertainty in the building; if the levy doesn’t pass this fall there is a good chance that a middle school will close. Which is ironic in that we are just seeing the results of the construction levy. Just in time to possibly close the school. Respectfully submitted, Bob Nelson School Resource Officer- Edgewood Middle School Dare / Crime Prevention The Mounds View Police Department had a busy summer with crime prevention activities. Officer Bob Nelson attended a school on juvenile alcohol abuse and methods to reduce and prevent underage drinking. Officer Terry Broos attended property managers meetings to share information with owners and caretakers of multifamily dwellings and mobile home parks concerning police calls to the residences under their control. Officer Broos conducted tobacco compliance checks at 11retail businesses. Of these, only one business sold to the underage person. Officer Broos helped organize 22 neighbor hood parties for National Night out. A Mounds View Police Officer visited each party. Some of the parties were also graced by visits from Council Members and the Mayor. The National Night went well and all the parties were a great success. Officer Terry Broos served as a counselor at this year’s safety camp on August 12 and 13th at Hanson Park in New Brighton. The safety camp provided students with valuable information on how to stay safe in their homes and the community. Mounds View Police also assisted Tyson trucking with their “Convoy for Cause” on August 21. The convoy involved semis transporting food to stock the local food shelves. On June 19 Officer Terry Broos assisted the Fridley Police Department with security for President Bush's visit to Micro Control Corporation in Fridley. Officer Broos was fortunate to briefly meet the President while serving on the inner perimeter security detail for the Presidential visit. 4