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16 X. Crime Prevention Summary <br />2013 Annual Report · Police Department · St. Anthony Village, Minnesota <br />X. Crime Prevention Summary <br />Prepared by Sergeant Jon Mangseth <br />All too often, our Officers are called upon to assist people after they have been a victim of a crime <br />or a tragedy has occurred. Many of our contacts involve arresting offenders and assisting people as <br />they cope with loss of family members, loved ones or deal with the loss of property. <br />In offering Crime Prevention programs, we focus on <br />increasing the overall quality of life by having positive, <br />meaningful and educational contacts with citizens and <br />organizations in our community. Some sense of balance is <br />hopefully achieved by teaching our Officers to offer crime <br />prevention messages and strategies that empower people <br />to take control of a negative situation, instead of leaving <br />them feeling like a victim. It is our goal to empower our <br />community members to watch out for themselves, each <br />other and the community in which we live and work. It <br />is also our goal to be proactive in offering CP seminars <br />and programs that encourage situational awareness and <br />preparedness, prior to a bad event occurring. <br />In the following paragraphs I would like to share with you <br />what we have been able to accomplish, with our community <br />partners, for the year 2013. Please be aware that this is not <br />an all-inclusive list of activities that were conducted. <br />The St. Anthony Police <br />Department ascribes to a four <br />pronged approach for policing our <br />community: <br />• Arrest Offenders <br />• Prevent Crime <br />• Solve Problems <br />• Increase the Overall Quality <br />of Life in Our Community <br />January: <br />• Chief John Ohl took part in the <br />Kiwanis reading program at Wilshire <br />Elementary. He read with First <br />Graders and did so once a week for <br />the months of January, February <br />and March. <br />• Officer Tressa Sunde and Sgt. Jon <br />Mangseth completed sixteen hours <br />of training in Crime Free Multi <br />Housing (CFMH). The training was <br />sponsored by the Minnesota Crime <br />Prevention Association.