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2023 Annual Re ort—Nei hborhood Resource Officer The NRO had responded to 660 calls for service in 2023. Throughout the year the NRO went back and forth between just performing NRO duties, and also working on Patrol while preforming NRO duties due to staffing levels. The NRO also assisted when needed with Field Training newly hired officers throughout the year. The NRO participated in around 27 community outreach events. 125 of the cases were investigations received from Ramsey County child protection and adult protection reporting maltreatment of children and vulnerable adults. The NRO had full responsibility of child and adult protection reports for the year. The Mounds View Police Department continues to build upon the Crime Free Multi Housing Apartment Landlord Coalition. The City of Roseville joined in the partnership with New Brighton and Mounds View to host bi-monthly meetings for landlords and property managers on various topics. The NRO sent out 9 strike letters this year to property managers regarding violations and disturbances on their properties. There were 2 first strike letters that required a second strike as a follow up. No incidents required a third strike letter. The NRO continues to assist Mounds View Code Enforcement with new and continuing property management issues. The NRO continued to work with Northeast Youth and Family services to provide assistance for any resident in need of mental health counseling and community support services. This year the NRO worked with NYFS on 6 new referral cases as well as several previous ongoing cases from the prior year. Referrals for 2023 primarily involved mental and housing assistance. The NRO also worked with Ramsey County social services completing 5 referrals for the Parent Support Outreach Program. The NRO monitors and stays consistent with the predatory registry in Mounds View. Thirty -Five calls for service stemmed from predatory offender interaction. In addition to meeting with registered offenders the NRO is responsible for reviewing convictions and advising offenders if they are in violation of the city ordinance. This year there was one Offender who went non -compliant during the year that the NRO worked with to regain compliant status. Currently there is still one non -compliant Offender who has been non- compliant since at least 2018 and is believed to be out of the state. The NRO also continued to attend multiple trainings throughout the year. Some of those trainings included a Predatory Offender Registration and Investigation course put on by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. An Interview and Interrogation Basics Course and a Leadership Course both put on by the Saint Paul Professional Development Institute. The NRO attended the annual Minnesota Crime Prevention Association conference which included several breakout information sessions. The NRO also became a certified First Aid and CPR instructor to assist with department re- certification. The NRO is also in the process of servicing and implementing new AED's awarded to us through a grant throughout the department. The NRO helped with countless Rockwall events throughout the year and coordinated with the K9 Officers for demo requests. The NRO spoke with various apartment complexes regarding renter safety, and worked with several senior citizen complex's to discuss various concerns such as frauds and scams. The NRO worked directly with the Mounds View Police Foundation as well as other Officers and staff from the department to plan and host 27 community outreach events throughout the year. Some events included;