Shakopee Police Department 2021 Annual Report

2021 ANNUAL REPORT | POLICE DEPARTMENT | SHAKOPEE, MN

Records Unit

By Claudia Cassman, Records Supervisor

The records unit is part of the support services division providing assistance to administration, patrol and investigations, as well as serving the public Records staff includes the records supervisor, two records specialists, two records technicians and a receptionist The unit is also assisted by a community service officer, a code compliance specialist, an administrative assistant and an evidence technician The records unit plays an important role in the police department with many of its tasks happening behind the scenes We ensure accurate processing, dissemination and maintenance of police records and entering of information into a nationwide database We forward case submissions Code Enforcement The Shakopee Police Department places a high level of priority on code enforcement The idea behind code enforcement is to gain compliance from property owners in both residential and commercial areas within the community Our goal is to work with complainants and property owners toward voluntary compliance rather than referring the cases to court In 2021, the code compliance specialist was able to balance the need to enforce city ordinances and observing the fact that many citizens were unable to leave their house due to the pandemic Some of the accomplishments in 2021 include: ■ Handled service requests derived from city website portal ■ Removedmore than 500 temporary signs fromaround the city ■ Addressed email complaints sent into general email box at Shakopee Police Department ■ Increased proactive ordinance related activity ■ Reviewed dangerous dogs for compliance with city code ■ Addressed property damage calls associated with graffiti on city property ■ Assisted patrol with civil standby calls and road hazards

to the Scott County Attorney’s Office for consideration of criminal charges, disseminate cases to the Scott County Human Services Department and compile monthly and annual department statistics In 2021, the records unit continued to work on resolving and maintaining over 500 suspense records Records staff is dedicated to providing the highest quality of service in-person, via phone and email

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By Joe Alessi, Code Compliance Specialist

Along with the code compliance specialist the community service officer assists the patrol unit with parking and other ordinance violations Some of the roles associated with the community service officer include: ■ Addressing parking related calls for service ■ Helping with traffic control ■ Responding to calls for service that do not require a sworn officer ■ Assisting patrol with retrieving evidence or other related matters ■ Lost/Found property reports

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