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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • March 24, 1998 Page 3 1 A. Police Department 1997 Annual Report. 2 Police Chief Engstrom introduced the newest member of the Police Force Mark Dokken. 3 Dokken received his Associates Degree at Mankato State and Skills Training at Alexandria. He 4 finished#2 in the overall testing process. Engstrom stated Dokken has been with the Police 5 Force for six weeks and they are happy to have him on board. 6 The Council welcomed Dokken to the City. Mayor Ranallo encouraged Dokken to always 7 practice caution when on duty. 8 Dokken thanked the Council and stated he looked forward to working with the City. 9 Engstrom presented the Annual Police Report statistics for the year of 1997. He referred to a 10 comparison of the 1996 and 1997 Part 1 crimes noting that these crimes are usually an overall 11 indicator of the health of the community. Over the past five years the City of St. Anthony has 12 done well in this area due to the demographics, economy and innovative policing in the 13 community. He noted burglaries decreased from 63 in 1996 to 53 in 1997 and larcenies 14 remained fairly constant with 223 in 1996 and 230 in 1997. 15 Engstrom referred to a comparison of the 1996 and 1997 Part II crimes, noting that there had IR been a decrease in the number of incidents in all categories. A total UOC Literal Translation of the incidents was included in Council's packet. Also included was a list of the number of other 18 calls/incidents of interest in 1997. Engstrom noted the Suspicious Person/Vehicle category and 19 stated the Police Department encourages residents to call and report anything in the community 20 which appears suspicious. 21 Engstrom noted the Calls for Service in St. Anthony had increased from 5021 in 1996 to 5102 in 22 1997 and Reports Incidents decreased from 5062 in 1996 to 5041 in 1997. Also included were 23 the number of Calls for Service and Reports Incidents for Lauderdale and Falcon Heights. 24 Engstrom reported the police reserves worked 2814 hours in 1997. Most reserve hours were 25 spent on patrol—doing house checks, business card file update, transportation details, assist to 26 St. Anthony's regular squads,police impounds, medical emergencies, and community functions 27 such as Mardi Gras at St. Charles, winter carriage rides at St. Anthony Center and Village Fest. 28 Engstrom noted a comparison of the 1996 and 1997 Patrol Statistics. Moving and Non Moving 29 Violations, as well as Total DWI's decreased from 1996 to 1997. Total arrests increased from 30 466 in 1996 to 498 in 1997. 31 Engstrom noted a memorandum from Lieutenant Ohl which listed the approximate number of 32 Misdemeanor, Gross Misdemeanor and Felony level criminal offenses cleared by Investigations and patrol. It also included a breakdown by City.