2017 St. Anthony PD Annual Report

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2017 Annual Report • Police Department • St. Anthony Village, Minnesota 9 | P a g e V. Patrol Review PREPARED BY SERGEANT MARK DOKKEN The uniformed men and women of the St. Anthony Police Patrol Division encompass the largest and most visible facet of the entire police department. These are the fine individuals that respond to the emergency calls for service and greet our citizens with genuine care and compassion. In addition to responding to calls for service, the patrol staff proactively enforces laws and city ordinances, and constantly strives to maintain effective community relations. The patrol division consists of 4 supervisors and 12 patrol officers who all work 12 hour shifts. Each officer bids either a dayshift or a nightshift based on seniority. In addition to bidding to work day or nights, officers also bid to work on an A shift or a B shift. Each team is assigned a patrol supervisor. St. Anthony patrol officers often specialize in other key roles throughout the police department. Specialties such as Community Outreach, Bike Patrol, Firearms Instructor, SWAT, Use of Force Instructor, Procedural Justice, Fair and Impartial Policing, De-escalation Strategies and DARE are filled from our patrol staff. Patrol officers are often called upon to showcase their talents at community events and forums. Our patrol staff are instructors and active participants in events such as our annual Summer Survival School, the St. Anthony High School CSI course, and Senior Safety seminars. In addition to their regular patrol shifts, our patrol staff continue to work with the grant funded traffic safety initiative campaign titled “Towards Zero Death.” These officers focus on traffic safety efforts, such as DWI enforcement, speeding, seatbelts, and distracted driving. St. Anthony patrol officers work side by side with officers throughout Ramsey County and were recently recognized with the