Shakopee Police Department 2020 Annual Report

2020 ANNUAL REPORT | POLICE DEPARTMENT | SHAKOPEE, MN

Community Policing

By Nicole Clifton, Crime Prevention Specialist

Community policing is the cornerstone of everything we do at the Shakopee Police Department. Successful community policing requires a joint responsibility and commitment by both the department and the community members in working together cooperatively in solving problems, addressing quality of life issues and preventing crime before it occurs. These relationships are made through events, police-community forums and the use of social media. The 2020 highlights include: WINTER & SPRING

JAN. 27-FEB. 7: DIAPER DRIVE In honor of the late Janna Wood, the department hosted its fourth annual Diaper Drive. More than 20,000 diapers were collected. All diapers were donated to Shakopee Community Assistance’s diaper bank to assist families in need.

Janna Wood’s mother, Tracy, along with investigators gathered donated diapers to be dropped off at Shakopee Community Assistance.

FEB. 15: POLAR PLUNGE Several department members jumped into the icy waters of Prior Lake to raise money and show support for the Special Olympics of Minnesota. FEB. 27: BLOOD DRIVE

The department hosted a drive with Memorial Blood Centers. The department hosts four blood drives each year.

MARCH 11: SOBER RIDE HOME The department teamed up with Shakopee Crime Prevention, Inc. and local taxi companies to offer free rides home from local bars on some of the most popular drinking nights of the year. SUMMER JUNE 3: ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY Department staff volunteered to clean up along County Highway 21 as part of the Adopt-a- Highway Program. JULY 11: GRAFFITI CLEAN UP River Valley Church helped Shakopee officers with graffiti clean up and trash removal down. A volunteer with River Valley Church paints over graffiti near the Holmes Street bridge pillars.

Capt. Chris Dellwo donates blood as part of the February drive.

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Community Policing