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2016 Annual Report • Police Department • St. Anthony Village, Minnesota <br /> <br /> <br />30 | Page <br /> <br />All officers assigned to the unit have completed a 40 hour Crime Prevention Practitioners <br />Course offered by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Officer Tressa Sunde is <br />also certified in Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CEPTED). This certification <br />is obtained after successfully completing a comprehensive and rigorous program and exam. <br />The following is a sampling of activities we have been involved in throughout 2016, in <br />cooperation with our community partners. Please keep in mind that these are highlights, and <br />not a complete or exhaustive list. <br />January: Officers Dokken and Lazenberry assisted at Central Park with the Herb Brooks <br />Foundation assisting under privileged kids with skating lessons. Officers assisted kids in tying <br />skates and fitting them with hockey equipment. <br /> <br />March: It was March madness in the Village for the annual Cops versus Kids basketball games. <br />Chief John Ohl and Sgt. Jon Mangseth led <br />teams of SAPD Officers who <br />volunteered their time to take on 4th – <br />7th grade girls and boys teams in 15 <br />minute basketball games that took <br />place at the St. Anthony Village High <br />School gym. Seven teams were <br />involved, including one all girls team <br />from Falcon Heights. It was Chief Ohl <br />and Captain Cotroneo’s final attempt to capture some fading chance at glory in basketball <br />victory before their impending retirements in the summer of 2016. The students made sure to <br />hand the cops a dose of tough love again this year and sent the Chief and Captain into <br />retirement with a losing record. Our officers always look forward to this event. Students, <br />families and officers enjoyed the evening and had a lot of fun. <br /> <br /> Officer Rushton entered the St. Anthony Cub Scout Annual <br />Pinewood Derby at Faith United Methodist Church. Officer Rushton <br />bought a kit and built a “replica” of an SAPD Ford Police Interceptor <br />SUV. Officer Rushton’s car placed 5th overall at the event.