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Mounds View Police 2023 Quarter 3 s no sis The third quarter was very busy with all the summer activities going on and two of our major events being held which were Night to Unite and Festival in the Park. Night to Unite was a major success as officers were able to engage in the community and receive feedback from them. There was a lot of positive feedback and the areas that we can improve on were addressed. We were also able to gather a large amount of school supplies as well as food that went to Ralph Reeder food shelf in Mounds View. Festival in the Park was also a huge success. The events started off with the parade on Friday with a gathering at City Hall Park occurring immediately afterwards for music, food, and socializing. The Festival in the Park events continued the next day with the car show, games, food, rockwall, K9 demonstration, vehicle extraction/demo, and fireworks to end the evening. MVPD provided security throughout the entire weekend for the events and there were no major incidents to report. It was all hands-on deck for that weekend and the officers did a great job especially considering how hot it was! The Mounds View Police Department continues to work on staffing levels. Officer Kammerer completed his field training and he is on solo patrol. By all accounts, he is doing a great job and I look forward to his positive contributions to the MVPD in the future. Currently, we are 4 officers short and we continue to interview several potential police officer candidates in an attempt to get fully staffed. We are committed to hiring quality candidates with high standards who fit in the Mounds View community and the agency as well. SRO Boscardin is back in the school after a couple weeks delay and he has been received very well by the staff and students. At the end of the quarter, Chief Zender successfully completed his 6-month probationary period and subsequently Inv. Jeremy Hellpap was promoted to Deputy Chief. With that said, we will be busy filling the open investigator position. Congratulations to Deputy Chief Hellpap! The Mounds View Police Department continued to engage in numerous community outreach activities to include rockwall events at churches, schools, MVCC Summer Camp, and the Mounds View Resource Fair. MVPD partnered with the Mounds View Police Foundation for the MVPD vs. SBM Fire Softball game and the MVPD participated in the SBM Fire Open House. Along with NBPS, the MVPD applied for and were awarded a Community Partnership Grant through the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association. Currently, we are promoting the Pink Patch Project as well as our annual coat drive. MVPD partnered with the Mounds View Police Foundation for our bi-annual awards banquet. Numerous officers received awards to include the Medal of Valor, the Police Cross Medal, and the Life Saving Award. Officers were also recognized for their activities in their specialties to include K9, SWAT, FTO, etc. Officers are continuing to enhance their professional development by attending several trainings. For example, Officer Solz attended an Active Shooter Instructor Course and subsequently conducted a training for the officers. As we move from the fall into the winter, we will continue to be active in outreach events, proactive patrols and enforcement, and training opportunities.