Spring 2023 Hometown Messenger

PUBLIC SAFETY The most popular picnic in town Join us for the annual Picnic with Police

Residents are also invited to bring toiletries to donate to Saber Nation Station, a resource room in Shakopee High School where everything is free for students in need This event is in partnership with Hosanna Church—Shakopee, MN, HEART (a ministry of Hosanna Church), and Esperanza—CAP (part of CAP agency)

You’re invited! Join the Shakopee Police Department on Wednesday, June 14 for the Fourth Annual Picnic with Police at Lions Park from 5 to 8 pm Shakopee police officers will be there serving food, playing yard games, and raffling off prizes And let’s be honest – there’s a high likeli hood of an impromptu dance party, which is always a hit with the kids

Shakopee police officers join in on a session of group zumba at the 2022 picnic

These officers enjoyed a game of basketball with local teens at last year’s picnic

Community continues to rally behind diaper drive

The Shakopee Police Department wants to thank the community for its generosity in the annual diaper drive held each February This year’s diaper drive brought in 15,235 diapers and 13,287 wipes that were donated to Shakopee Community Assistance to sup port local families in need The annual diaper drive is held in honor of the department’s crime prevention special ist, Janna Wood, who died six years ago at age 28 while 13 weeks pregnant Wood was not only the department’s first civilian crime prevention specialist, but she also came up with the idea for the depart ment to host an annual winter coat drive, which has been very successful The department thanks the community for continuing to make a positive difference for so many babies and toddlers in the region “Janna would be so proud,” Police Chief Jeff Tate said

Officer Chad Wimmer, Officer Jeff Wyckoff, Officer Michael McLain, Crime Prevention Specialist Nicole Clifton, BCA Agent Nicki Marquardt and BCA Agent Jim Blatzheim are all smiles after seeing the results of the 2023 diaper drive

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