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2018 Annual Report • Police Department • St. Anthony Village, Minnesota <br /> <br /> <br />26 | P a g e <br /> <br />January: Sgt. Huddle participated in the Martin Luther King Day Celebration at Nativity <br />Lutheran Church. Sgt. Huddle read books about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and overcoming <br />differences to school-aged children. <br />Chief Mangseth and Sgt. Huddle were in invited to speak at “Pop Topics” hosted at Nativity <br />Lutheran Church. Members of the community were able to discuss topics or concerns of their <br />interest and ask questions of the Police Chief and a sergeant. <br />February: Officers Sunde and South, and Sgt. Huddle began working as volunteer mentors for <br />the Century College Law Enforcement Program. <br />March: Officer Sunde, along with Reserve Officers Nick <br />Traffie and James Gerbino, participated in the Century <br />College Job Fair. Officers made contact with students at <br />Century College to promote interest in the St. Anthony <br />Community and our police department in an effort to <br />attract high quality, diverse individuals. <br /> <br />Officer Lazenberry participated in the 2018 Pinewood Derby put on by <br />Boy Scouts of America at Faith United Methodist Church. The SAPD car <br />was unsuccessful in six races versus the SAFD, SA Public Works, SA <br />Middle School, Wilshire Park, and SA High School. We aren’t too sure <br />how everyone was able to “outrun” our police car. We’re looking into <br />the matter for improvement next year. <br /> <br />SAPD Officers teamed up again for our Cops vs. Kids Annual Basketball event. Officers played <br />several basketball games against teams of 5th and <br />6th grade kids. Based on the outcomes of the <br />games, we suspect those kids might have been <br />professional players. 2018 was the tenth <br />anniversary of the Cops vs. Kids games. We <br />invited the community to bring personal hygiene <br />items for donation. We partnered with the Dare 2 <br />Be Real students with St. Anthony High School to collect and sort the items, which were then