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2017 Annual Report • Police Department • St. Anthony Village, Minnesota <br /> <br /> <br />23 | P a g e <br /> <br />XII. Community Engagement Summary <br />PREPARED BY SERGEANT MIKE HUDDLE <br />Community oriented policing and community engagement has always been a prime tenet of <br />our culture within the St. Anthony Police Department. We have long been proud of our officers <br />for being approachable, friendly, and down-to-earth. <br />While these qualities themselves do not define <br />community policy or engagement, we do believe that <br />community policing starts there. The department <br />encourages all our officers to seek out opportunities to <br />engage all members of our community at any given <br />moment. Officers routinely attend planned community <br />events, as well as take time while out on daily patrol <br />activities to get involved with people wherever they are. <br />You will find many examples of these activities that <br />officers take part in as you read through this report. <br />Our community engagement efforts have evolved, and will continue to do so, as we gather <br />input from the community and seek training for our officers. All of our personnel have received <br />training in fair and impartial policing, which guides our daily policing, as well as our <br />community engagement strategies. While the department has an expectation that all of our <br />officers are involved in community engagement efforts, we maintain a Community Engagement <br />Unit. The unit is staffed by five officers: Sgt. Mike Huddle, Officer Tressa Sunde, Officer Jim <br />South, Officer Kiel Rushton, and Officer Dane Lazenberry. These officers volunteer for the <br />Community Engagement Unit assignment. All community engagement officers have <br />successfully completed a 40 hour Crime Prevention Practitioners certification course offered by <br />the MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. These officers instruct educational seminars free of <br />charge to citizens living, working, or worshipping in St. Anthony. These subjects include <br />protecting yourself from scams, child safety, senior safety, bike safety, identity theft awareness, <br />and workplace violence awareness. <br />