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24 X. Crime Prevention Summary <br />2014 Annual Report · Police Department · St. Anthony Village, Minnesota <br />Throughout the year our crime prevention offi cer’s create and submit <br />informative articles that appear in our community newsletter. Sgt. <br />Spiess, Offi cer Sunde and Offi cer South continued volunteering with <br />the Police Mentoring Program, offered by Century College. Our Offi cers <br />logged countless “Stop and Talk” COP details. Our Patrol Offi cers <br />informally participated in an “I Got Caught” bicycle safety initiative <br />that was sponsored by Dairy Queen. DQ provided coupons for free ice <br />creams cones to SAPD Offi cers. Offi cers handed out these coupons <br />to children “Caught” using safety equipment while riding bicycles, <br />scooters, skate boards and other similar equipment. Our Reserve <br />Offi cers and Patrol Offi cers attended home football games at SAHS, as <br />well as a variety of school events and after school programs. <br />In December, Chief John Ohl, Capt. Dominic Cotroneo, Offi cers <br />Shane Hess, Jeremy Sroga, Mark Dokken, Tressa Sunde, Mike <br />Huddle and Detective Tim Briski welcomed children and their <br />families to the SAPD to participate in the “Shop with a Cop” <br />program. The participants were chosen by the school district. <br />The families were treated to a tour of the police department. <br />Each child was provided with a Wal Mart gift card to purchase <br />Christmas gifts for their family. <br />Offi cer Rushton <br />This concludes my recap of this year’s events. <br />As a shift supervisor, I am fortunate to be <br />able to observe as our Offi cers shift from <br />call to call and maintain a fresh perspective <br />as they encounter each new challenge. The <br />positive attitudes our Offi cers bring, to the <br />varied aspects of policing our communities, <br />is truly something to be proud of. I am proud <br />to provide this report every year as it offers <br />me a chance to go through and remember the <br />many initiatives our personnel engage in each <br />year in order to have a positive impact in our <br />communities. The many positive contacts we <br />engage in every year is what helps provide <br />balance in our law enforcement careers. These <br />positive interactions help us remain engaged, at <br />times cope, and always help all of us remember <br />why we have chosen this career.