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safety. We have also made numerous investments in updating equipment to include updated training equipment, patrol car equipment, body worn camera/squad video equipment, and less lethal equipment. These investments will greatly improve our efficiency and effectiveness in carrying out our police services. The Mounds View Police Department continues our dedication in maintaining two K9s in our K9 unit. Sgt. Schultes (K9 Grizz) and Officer Aase (K9 Ace) are extremely valuable assets to the MVPD as a force multiplier as well as a de-escalation tool. We implemented a new K9 training process through MN Canine Consulting and Red Team K9 with an emphasis on officer safety and cover officer tactics. Officers assisted with the K9 training to include decoying for tracking, apprehension, and building searches. Officers also assisted with cover officer tactics. Sgt. Schultes continues to be a leader in the department as well as the K9 unit. He has been instrumental in assisting Officer Aase and K9 Ace into the K9 training process and into the K9 unit. K9 Grizz and Sgt. Schultes as well as Officer Aase and K9 Ace successfully completed the TAC 21 patrol certification test and by all accounts performed outstanding. K9 Grizz and K9 Ace performed demonstrations in obedience, evidence detection, drug detection, suspect search, and multiple apprehension scenarios at the Mounds View Festival in the Park. After the demonstration, the attendees were able to socialize with the K9s and learn about the MVPD K9 Unit. The MVPD K9 unit continues to conduct demonstrations and numerous outreach activities throughout the year. The beginning of the second quarter started out with an unexpected Presidential Motorcade detail that came through Mounds View. The Mounds View Police Department collaborated with several local, state, and federal agencies to make sure we had a safe and unobstructed motorcade route for President Biden so he could deliver a speech in Fridley. The Mounds View Police Department coordinated and collaborated with the Mounds View Public Works, SBM Fire, MN State Patrol, US Secret Service, Ramsey County Sheriff's Office, Spring Lake Park PD, Fridley PD, Ramsey County Public Works, and the City of Blaine Public Works to ensure a safe detail. This was no small feat in a very short amount of time and everyone involved did a great job. I could not be prouder of how everyone worked together to make sure this was a successful and safe detail. I received positive feedback from MSP as well as the US Secret Service on our dedication, professionalism, and teamwork during this detail. After a brief delay to start of the school year, Officer Boscardin continues to serve as our School Resource Officer (SRO) while he serves in Pinewood Elementary School and Edgewood Middle School. He continues to build relationships with the students and make a positive impact on their lives on a daily basis. These relationships are important for a variety of reasons. He has also investigated several incidents that have occurred within the school and this is where building these relationships is so important. Officer LeVoir continues to serve as our Neighborhood Resource Officer (NRO). The NRO continues to coordinate our outreach efforts as well as various other tasks. Officer Levoir also investigates our Minnesota Adult Abuse Report Center (MAARC) reports, child abuse reports, predatory offender investigations and follow up, and she monitors and handles our social media activity and presence. She also led outreach activities throughout the year to include Polar Plunge for Special Olympics, Torch Run for Special Olympics, Pink Patch project, Halloween event, Night to Unite, Festival in the Park events, outreach picnics, PD/SBM Fire softball game, coat drive, heroes and helpers, and several other outreach efforts in the community. We also provided a Dept. of Natural Resources (DNR) Youth Firearms Safety Certification class to 8 area youth kids. This is an opportunity for Mounds View Police Officers to teach youth firearms safety to kids in the community and give back to the community in a positive way. There were also numerous mobile rock wall events throughout the year at area churches,