Spring/Summer 2018 Hometown Messenger & Activities Brochure

Upcoming Crime Prevention Events *To register, please contact the Crime Prevention Office at 952-233-9441 or visit www.ShakopeeMN.gov/crimeprevention

house. Shakopee Taxi and LaTour Transportation will accept vouchers during listed hours. Gratuity not included. When: 9:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m. Saturday, March 17 Where: Coupons available at www. ShakopeeMN.gov/crimeprevention Cost: FREE COFFEE WITH A COP Do you have a question you have always wanted to ask a cop? This is an open- style event. When: 1-2 p.m. Thursday, March 22 Where: All Saints Senior Living, 1880 Independence Drive Cost: FREE; No registration required DOGWALKERWATCH Dog Walker Watch encourages dog walkers nationwide to serve as “extra eyes and ears” for local law enforcement agencies. There are dozens of dog walkers throughout the community who are often preoccupied during their neighborhood walks. The program trains these individuals on how to effectively observe and report criminal activity. When: 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 11 Where: Police Department Community Training Room, 475 Gorman St. Cost: FREE; Registration required CFMH PHASE 1 TRAINING Learn how to actively manage your rental property and to minimize crime. This training is required for rental properties. When: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 12 Where: Police Department Community APRIL

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QUESOWITH A COP Do you have a question you have always wanted to ask a cop? This is an open- style event. Come enjoy chips and queso

with your local police officers. When: TBD Tuesday, March 6

Where: Qdoba, 4057 Dean Lakes Blvd. Cost: FREE; No registration required TOP SECRET PROJECT: DECODING THE MYSTERIES OF THE TEEN DOMAIN The Top Secret Project is a traveling exhibit designed to help parents recognize unfamiliar hazards, which are often in plain sight. Using a simulated teenager’s bedroom, the interactive exhibit includes hundreds of items, which when seen through an educated lens, could be a signal there’s a problem. The interactive exhibit is accompanied by a presentation and a discussion with presenters from Hazelden. Parents only. When: 6:30-9 p.m. Thursday, March 15 Where: Shakopee West Junior High, 200 10th Ave. E. Cost: FREE TWEET-A-LONG Follow Shakopee police officers on a “virtual ride-along” via Twitter (#SPDtweetalong) as they respond to calls. Crime Prevention Specialist Liz Guggisberg will tweet from the beat alongside an officer. This is the public’s chance to follow a cop on a beat, as the department does not allow in-person ride-alongs for liability reasons. When: 4 p.m.-midnight Friday, March 16 Where: www.twitter.com/ShakopeePD Cost: FREE SOBER RIDE: ST. PATRICK'S DAY Print off a voucher for a free ride home from a Shakopee bar to a Shakopee

LUNCH AND LEARNWITH THE POLICE: OVERVIEW This is an opportunity for seniors (55+) to learn more about the Shakopee Police Department and law enforcement. Lunch is provided by Farmers Insurance/Tim Whitcomb of Shakopee. When: 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 15 Where: Community Center, Community Room, 1255 Fuller St. Cost: FREE; Registration required. RSVP with Carla at 952-233-9516 ANNUAL CHILD ID KIT GIVEAWAY In honor of National Missing Children’s Day (May 25), Shakopee Police will be handing out free child ID kits while supplies last. Pick up your kit during business hours. When: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. May 21-25 Where: Police Department, 475 Gorman St. Cost: FREE; No registration required NIGHT TO UNITE REGISTRATION OPENS Registration opens online for the annual Night to Unite celebration Aug. 7. When: Friday, June 1 Where: www.ShakopeeMN.gov/ nighttounite Cost: FREE JUNE

Training Room, 475 Gorman St. Cost: $30; Registration required

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