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2016 Annual Report • Police Department • St. Anthony Village, Minnesota <br /> <br /> <br />25 | Page <br /> <br />Emily Schroeder had always dreamed of becoming a police officer in the City of Minneapolis <br />and realized this dream in 2016. Emily has kept in touch and credits her time as a reserve officer <br />with St. Anthony as invaluable in successfully being hired and beginning her dream job. <br />Trent Studer grew up in St. Anthony and also served as a reserve officer for our department. In <br />2016, he was hired as a full-time officer with us and is proud to give back to the community that <br />he loves. <br />Last, but not least, was Amro Abdalla. Amro was hired with the Metro Transit Police <br />Department as a full-time police officer and is the first Egyptian police officer to be hired in the <br />State of Minnesota. We truly enjoyed having Amro here and are excited to see him realizing his <br />dream. <br />This past year saw the hiring of a couple of new reserve officers. In May, we hired Alicia <br />Johnson. Alicia is attending school to become a police officer and also is the mother of two small <br />children. She is devoted to her schooling and balancing the duties of being a mother and <br />volunteering her time with us. In June, we hired Nick Traffie. Nick is a Community Service <br />Officer with the Blaine Police Department and wanted to expand himself to volunteer in St. <br />Anthony. Nick is also attending school to become a police officer and has done an incredible job <br />of managing his time. <br />The basic guidelines for our reserve <br />officers is to volunteer a minimum of 150 <br />hours per year. This year, however, was a <br />far different year. Not only has it been <br />difficult for our police officers, it was a <br />difficult year for our reserve officers as <br />well. During the summer when our reserves would typically have been out on patrol, we felt <br />the need to take them off the street for safety purposes. While they understood, I heard from <br />many that they wanted to be out and about with “their” officers, helping where they could. For <br />this reason, the hours volunteered by the reserve unit were much less than it has been in <br />previous years. That being the case, the following hours are much appreciated and a strong <br />indicator of the dedication of each of our volunteers. <br />