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The Mounds View Police Department continues to navigate through unprecedented times in law enforcement with our country experiencing the COVID pandemic and civil unrest. Resiliency has been demonstrated by our officers as they have bounced back increasing their enforcement efforts from last quarter, to closing in to somewhat normal numbers similar to before COVID hit us. This agency is one who thrived off of both outreach and enforcement with outreach being almost taken away entirely, in a time that it is sorely needed. We refused to quit on this and have had to come up with outreach alternatives including: online CPR training, modified presentations, drive by parades or show of support, zoom meetings or events, socially distanced presentations. Several new traffic enforcement tools have recently been added to include: a new digital radar sign that flashes blue and red when it detects speeders (matching grant funded), and a MN TZD grant funded full time DUI enforcement officer. Officer Alex Aase received the MN Rookie of the year award for DUI enforcement for the entire state of MN with over 40 arrests made this past year, and will be the Mounds View officer performing this duty. Manpower will continue to be an issue for this agency with recent departures, and an extremely challenging time to recruit new officers to fill these voids. We continue to have a robust reserve unit that has been a proving and training ground for young officers, with our two most recent hires coming from our police reserves. The threat of civil unrest looms over the entire Twin Cities and most agencies are having the same manpower issues, which has caused suburban agencies to ban together. We are currently spearheading a suburban QRF (quick reaction force) that can supplement any trouble spots throughout the suburbs where the Ramsey Mobile Field Force may not be able to mobilize in time or might not be the right tool to deploy. 2020 MADD Rookie of the Year Alex Aase