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X. Crime Prevention Summary 2013 Annual Report · Police Department · St. Anthony Village, Minnesota 19 September: • Sgt. Jeff Spiess attended Wilshire Park Elementary flag ceremony. • Sgt. Jeff Spiess and members of our Reserve staff attended the “Touch a Truck” event. The concept behind the event is to let kids see, touch and interact with Law Enforcement emergency service vehicles and personnel. October: • Sgt. Jeff Spiess presented to residents of Chandler place regarding senior safety. • Sgt. Spiess attended the Halloween Carnival at city hall. Halloween safety measures were discussed. November: • Three Reserve Officers each volunteered over five hours to assist at the St. Charles Elementary Fun Fest. • Chief John Ohl and Captain Dominic Cotroneo met with the Executive Director of the Legacy Assisted Living to tour the facility. They conducted a premise survey and made security suggestions. During September, October and November the St. Anthony Police Department hosted its sixth Citizen Police Academy. The Citizen Police Academy was developed by Officer Tressa Sunde and Sgt. Jon Mangseth. Officer Sunde did an outstanding job of organizing and preparing for each of the eight sessions. Students covered such topics as: Patrol Procedures, Property and Personal Crimes, Criminal Procedures, DWI/DRE, the Use of Force/Defensive Tactics, Intro to Firearms, Simunition Shoot, DARE, Crime Prevention and the Reserve Officer Program. The Hennepin County Crime Lab unit provided a presentation on how various crime scenes are processed. K9 units from Hennepin County and Roseville PD attended the last session and provided an in depth discussion of how K9’s are utilized in law enforcement. Many of the students remarked at how “hands on” and interactive the experience was for them. Through the experience, many participants indicated they were able to dispel currently held myths of Law Enforcement and gain a realistic understanding of the pros/cons of being a Police Officer. In total we had eighteen participants attend the program. December: • Chief J. Ohl and Sgt. J. Mangseth provided a sexual assault presentation to 45 area residents at the community center. • Chief Ohl, Capt. Cotroneo, Sgt. Spiess, Officers Mosby, Sunde, Hess, Sroga, Dokken, South and Schlingman welcomed children and their families to the SAPD to participate in the “Shop with a Cop” program. The participants were chosen by the school district. The families were treated to a tour of the police department. Each child was provided with a Wal Mart gift card to purchase Christmas gifts for their family. • Throughout this year officers conducted tours of the police department for two Boy Scout troops. Several tours were conducted for children/parents from community services and one tour was provided to students from Century College, where Officers Spiess, Sunde and South volunteer in a mentoring program.