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2020 Annual Report • Police Department • St. Anthony Village, Minnesota <br /> <br /> <br />19 | Page <br /> <br />VII. Administration Review <br />PREPARED BY OFFICE MANAGER KIM BRAZIL <br />Due to FBI requirements for crime reporting, we changed our coding system to the National <br />Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS). Office staff completed training and three months of <br />testing. We passed the testing phase and are compliant with the reporting requirements. <br />This year we partnered with Business Watch International (BWI) and ProtechDNA. The pawn <br />system operated by Minneapolis Police Department was discontinued and BWI is our new <br />provider for access to pawn information. BWI is a national data base of pawn records. Not <br />only can officers search pawn shops for stolen property, but this program also allows officers to <br />put alerts on property or people and look for pawning trends. As a part of <br />the partnership, we are also now partnered with ProtechDNA. <br />ProtechDNA is a replacement for Operation ID. This program allows <br />residents to scan serial numbers and download photos of their property to <br />an app via Apple App Store or Google Play Store. Pawn shops, across the <br />country, will receive owner information when any property in the system <br />is pawned. The St. Anthony Kiwanis provided funding for security pens <br />and brochures to launch this program. Our initial plan was to introduce <br />ProtechDNA, to the community, during Minnesota Night to Unit, but due <br />to COVID-19 we were not able to accomplish this. We are currently <br />working on introducing the program via social media. <br />Minneapolis Police Department converted to a new records management system. Our <br />investigators are now able to access Minneapolis records and obtain copies of any related <br />reports remotely from our office. <br />As with everywhere else, this has been a challenging year. To accommodate the safety of all <br />employees, our office staff rotated between working in the office and at home. Due to this <br />schedule, we have been able to keep the office at the police department open to assist residents <br />and officers. <br /> <br />