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2020 Annual Report • Police Department • St. Anthony Village, Minnesota <br /> <br /> <br />31 | Page <br /> <br />the police department lobby. During the 2020 calendar year we collected 298 lbs. of <br />pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical waste, including packaging material. We transported and <br />disposed of these unwanted materials at the Hennepin County Energy Recovery Center <br />(HERC). <br />While most events hosted by the police department had to be canceled in 2020, community led / <br />community hosted events, still took place. A short sample of community events the police <br />department took part in is listed below. <br />Officer Brandon Hess and Reserve Officer Jackson Billman attended Fun Fest at Wilshire <br />Elementary School <br />Officers Dan Johnson and Dale Moore visited with residents at Winter Fest 2020 in March <br />Officers Jon Schlingman and Kiel Rushton participated in Culture Fest at St. Anthony High <br />School. <br />Chief Mangseth and Captain Spiess met with two community members in July to discuss police <br />training and other policing related matters. <br />MN Night To Unite (NTU) is normally held on the first Tuesday in August. Last year, NTU and <br />National Night Out events were postponed to the first Tuesday in October at the <br />recommendation of the MN Crime Prevention Association and the National Association of <br />Town Watch. This is a community planned and led event. Neighborhood organizers determine <br />whether to hold block party, then plan and coordinate the event with their neighbors. The <br />Police Department, as well as other City departments, are often invited to some, but not all of <br />these block parties. The Police Department distributed information on MDH guidelines and <br />state restrictions on gatherings to help neighborhood organizers plan their events. There were <br />eleven planned NTU block parties in St. Anthony in 2020, of which the Police Department was <br />invited to eight. By comparison, we’ve had 45-50 block parties planned for St. Anthony in years <br />past.