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Crime Prevention Summary <br />Prepared by Sergeant Jon Mangseth and Officer Tressa Sunde <br />For the officers of the St. Anthony Police <br />Department, crime prevention is not _just an <br />assignment. It is looked upon as an every day <br />activity For all officers, regardless of rank or <br />title. During every shift, officers' duties <br />I <br />include answering radio calls, identifying t rf' <br />suspicious activity, conducting investigations, <br />residential/business patrol and making traffic flz►i►rlin►� n►►t rsjild� For Ili►lhm(-I'll <br />stops, in an effort to deter or reduce crime. A primary goal of the St. <br />Anthony Police Department is to create a highly visible, yet approachable, <br />department where partnerships can be built within the community and its <br />residents. After all, the community and its residents are "the eyes and ears" <br />for the police department. <br />We take the crime prevention message a step further by allowing five of out- <br />full <br />urfull time officers the opportunity to further educate themselves in the newest <br />Crime Prevention trends around the state. These officers are assigned to the <br />Crime Prevention Unit and are considered the police department contacts <br />when residents wish to host a block party, request a premise survey or wish <br />to have a specific topic discussed at a community meeting. <br />Each year the State of Minnesota holds a Crime Prevention Conference; this <br />year was no exception. Three of the six Crime Prevention Officers attended <br />the conference held in Duluth. The information they received was very <br />informative. The newest change in the Crime Prevention philosophy is to <br />focus efforts on a more local level versus a national level. The new <br />Minnesota Program will be known as Minnesota's Night to Unite <br />(Neighbors Joining Together) as opposed to the old format known as <br />National Night Out. The first annual Minnesota Night to Unite will be held <br />the first Tuesday in August 2009. <br />To the St. Anthony Police Department, this is how we have always <br />conducted our annual events. We take from the current national and local <br />trends that appear to affect our community and pass that information on to <br />our residential and business community. <br />26 <br />