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Mounds View Police 2024 Quarter 3 Synopsis <br /> This quarter we continue to hire quality police candidates to our police department. With <br /> that said, we did hire Officer Isabel Torres in March, Officer Whitney Tennison in May, <br /> and Officer Logan Tan in September. We look forward to their positive contributions to <br /> the agency in the future. We are investing in an internship program as well as a <br /> Community Service Officer (CSO) Program. We hired two CSOs and we had two <br /> interns that went back to school. We currently have one intern working for us. Allowing <br /> CSOs and interns to work at the PD, provides a unique perspective to the day to day <br /> operations of a police department. This opportunity will expose potential police officer <br /> candidates to the Mounds View PD and provide valuable experience to them. This <br /> could also prove valuable in recruiting and retaining quality police officer candidates. <br /> MVPD continues to increase our social media presence and continue to invest in our <br /> officers by a variety of ways to include officer professional development, training, and <br /> officer wellness. <br /> The Mounds View Police Department continues to engage in numerous community <br /> outreach activities. The two main outreach activities this summer were Night to Unite <br /> and Festival in the Park. Officers participated in Night to Unite and collected donated <br /> supplies for Ralph Reeder Food Shelf in Mounds View. MVPD participated in the <br /> Festival in the Park events to include providing security for all the events, participating <br /> in the parade, K9 demonstration, and the crash demonstration with SBM Fire and Life <br /> Link. MVPD also had a booth at the festival and partnered with the Mounds View Police <br /> Foundation for the Rockwall event. The Mounds View Police Foundation also <br /> sponsored a retiree breakfast where MVPD retirees returned to the PD for breakfast, a <br /> tour of the PD, and caught up with each other. It is important to honor the prior service <br /> of our officers and we will continue to honor them in the future. We participated in the <br /> SBM Fire/PD softball game where the PD won and took back the bat trophy. We look <br /> forward to this event next year! <br /> Flock Camera Safety Systems have been installed throughout the city and we have <br /> already seen numerous positive outcomes. This will be another enforcement tool <br /> officers can use in order to keep the community safe. Officer Ohlendorf was recognized <br /> by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and the Office of Traffic Safety for his traffic <br /> enforcement efforts. <br /> Various training opportunities were made available throughout this quarter to include <br /> handgun and rifle shoots, firearms instructors' course, and high-risk traffic stop training. <br /> Officers also attended various professional development training to include <br /> investigations training, narcotics training, Field Training Officer (FTO) training, training <br /> conferences, and leadership courses. <br /> Several events are in the planning stages to include the Justin Morneau Coat Drive, the <br /> Pink Patch Project, Trick or Treat events, Faith & Blue events, Veterans Day event, and <br /> the Heroes and Helpers event. MVPD will continue to be active in the community with <br /> various outreach activities, proactive patrols/enforcement, and training opportunities. <br />