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14 IX. East Metro SWAT/WMD Summary 2013 Annual Report · Police Department · St. Anthony Village, Minnesota IX. East Metro SWAT/WMD Summary Prepared by Officer Mike Huddle St. Anthony PD maintained our long membership with East Metro SWAT in 2013. The participation of four St. Anthony police officers in various roles with the team contributes to the stability of the organization. In addition to St. Anthony PD, East Metro SWAT is currently comprised of three other agencies: North St. Paul PD, Roseville PD, and the University of Minnesota PD. The team is governed by a board of Chiefs of Police from each of these agencies. Each team member logged approximately 160 hours of training throughout 2013. This training included a week at Camp Ripley in which the team focuses on all aspects of tactical work, including command post functions, communications, planning, hostage negotiations, and tactical operations. In 2013, we received two robots designed and manufactured by Minnesota based Recon Robotics. These robots were purchased using grant funds awarded in 2012. The portable robots allow the team to conduct searches of buildings or open areas without exposing Officers to direct threats. We also maintain an armored vehicle, which was purchased four years ago with federal grant funds. This vehicle has the ability to protect occupants from gunfire, which will allow Officers to conduct rescues and directly confront armed threats. This vehicle is available as a resource to other jurisdictions, and we have conducted training in 2013 with tactical units from other agencies to share such resources. East Metro SWAT was involved in a large scale, multi-agency active shooter training event conducted on the University of Minnesota Campus during the summer of 2013. This training event evaluated the response effectiveness of several law enforcement, EMS, and fire department elements to respond to an active shooter incident. Operationally, 2013 followed a trend from the previous year of relatively low activity for the team. Few high risk warrants and barricaded subject incidents occurred in any of our jurisdictions. St. Anthony PD also assigns one Officer to the Hennepin County WMD Tactical Team. This Officer has been with the WMD Team since the team was formed in 2004. This team is under the authority of the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office and is comprised of tactical officers from several police departments throughout Hennepin County, the Minnesota State Patrol, MSP Airport PD, and the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office. Our SAPD Officer is one of four team leaders on the WMD Tactical Team. The WMD team is equipped and trained to respond to incidents involving WMD or hazardous material substances. We work and train closely with support from the MN National Guard