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2020 3rd Quarter Neighborhood Resource Officer (NRO) During the 3rd Quarter, the NRO had 104 calls for service. The Clergy Partnership met once, discussing topics that include the relationship between the community and the police department. Since the first meeting, the Partnership grew by two Pastors from two additional churches. We discussed how the Mounds View police conduct community engagement and focused on keeping a close relationship. Another meeting is planned for the fourth quarter. Work continued on the website as the committee hoped to make it more user friendly. The NRO represents the police department on this committee and worked to have fillable forms added for ease of the community to participate, receive notifications, or submit information. The Police Department was invited to a community led bike parade. We escorted the JELS (Jackson, Edgewood, Laport, Sherwood) neighborhood kids in a small parade around Greenfield Park. Officer Heineman helped give out prizes to the best decorations! An internal drive for school supplies to supplement the donations that would normally come from Night to Unite was held. Supplies were given to the Ralph Reeder Food Shelf for students in Mounds View. NRO presented on crime prevention at the Silver Lake Woods Association meeting. Neighbors reported concerns of crime in the area. Officer Heineman was happy to share through their Neighborhood Watch efforts and safety steps suggested by the NRO, the community had reduced their burglary calls from 2 to 0. The community expressed concerns over suspicious people in the park and Officer Heineman shared the police department worked with the Ramsey County Sheriff s Department Covid-19 Help Team to refer housing, mental health resources, and medical care should anyone be located. Calls for service were reduced. The NRO maintains a good relationship with the Home Owners Association Board to provide insight on any calls for service or any further assistance. In September, the NRO partnered with the University of Minnesota to teach Heartsafe Hands Only CPR via Zoom. These classes are free and early registrants receive a free CPR Kit from the American Heart Association so they can practice and share their knowledge with others. This class will continue at 7PM on the second Wednesday of the month through December.