2014.04.17 Work Session Packet4141 Douglas Drive North • Crystal, Minnesota 55422-1696
Tel: (763) 531-1000 • Fax: (763) 531-1188 • www.crystalmn.gov
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Posted: April 11, 2014
CRYSTAL CITY COUNCIL
WORK SESSION AGENDA
Thursday, April 17, 2014
To immediately follow the Regular City Council Meeting
Conference Room A
Pursuant to due call and notice given in the manner prescribed by Section 3.01 of the City
Charter, the work session of the Crystal City Council was held at p.m. on Thursday, April
17, 2014 in Conference Room A located at 4141 Douglas Drive, Crystal, Minnesota.
I. Attendance
Council members Staff
Hoffmann Norris
Libby Therres
Peak Peters
Selton Sutter
Adams Revering
Budziszewski Norton
Deshler Serres
II. Agenda
The purpose of the work session is to discuss the following agenda items:
• Crystal Police Department Annual Report
• Commission liaisons reports/updates*
* Denotes no supporting information included in the packet.
III. Adjournment
The work session adjourned at p.m.
Auxiliary aids are available upon request to individuals with disabilities by calling the City Clerk at (763)
531-1145 at least 96 hours in advance. TTY users may call Minnesota Relay at 711 or 1-800-627-3529.
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MISSION STATEMENT
The Mission of the Crystal Police Department is to
serve all citizens with respect We will form
partnerships with our community to provide a safe
environment
April 11, 2014
Ms. Anne Norris
City Manager
City of Crystal
4141 Douglas Drive N.
Crystal, MN 55422
Dear Ms. Norris,
CRYSTAL POLICED PARS : I T;
4141 Douglas Drive North Phone: 763-531-1014
Crystal, MN 55422-1696 Fax: 763-537-3279
Enclosed please find the Crystal Police Department 2013 Annual Report.
During 2013, the Crystal Police Department responded to 31,624 calls for service which
resulted in numerous criminal investigations. Our Officers arrested 1080 individuals on a
variety of criminal offenses. Additionally, our overall crime for Part 1 and Part 2 offenses is
down by 20%.
Significant changes for the department during 2013 included welcoming the department's first
K9 Officer "Rocco". As you know, "Rocco" and his partner, Officer Kusick, completed
extensive training and since being sworn in "Rocco" has been deployed over 57 times to assist
Crystal officers in safely searching, tracking, and apprehending dangerous suspects during
volatile situations. Three of our senior officers, with over 90 years of combined service, retired
from the department and we welcomed Deputy Chief Mike Meehan along with Officers Bryan
Elfstrom and Jake Albers. These are just a few of the changes our department has gone through
during the past year.
This report highlights some of the achievements of 2013 along with providing statistical crime
analysis data. It is important to note that these achievements were made possible by the hard
work of the men and women who serve on the Crystal Police Department. We will continue to
provide exceptional police services to our citizens through community policing efforts and
proactively dealing with quality of life issues.
It is my honor to serve as the Police Chief for the City of Crystal. Thank you and members of
the Crystal City Council for your continued support.
Sincerely,
Stephanie K. Revering, Chief of Police
Crystal Police Department
"Service with Compassion and Integrity"
DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION
Pictured above (left to right) Lt. Doug Leslin, Chief Stephanie Revering, Lt. Todd Gustafson, Lt. Dave Oyaas
Pictured above is Deputy Chief Meehan
(center) along with Officer Jake Albers
(left) and Officer Bryan Elfstrom (right)
at their swearing in ceremony.
The Crystal Police Administration Division directs the
overall activities of the Police Department to
accomplish the mission and goals of the Department,
ensuring that Department resources are used in the
most efficient and effective manner.
The division is responsible for coordinating Police
Department efforts with other City Departments,
with other criminal justice agencies and with the
community. After serving the city for over 30 years,
Lt. Todd Gustafson retired in November of 2013. At
that time as a part of a departmental reorganization,
Mike Meehan was appointed to the Deputy Chief
position.
PATROL DIVISION
Lieutenant Doug Leslin supervises the Patrol Division of the Crystal Police Department. The
unit is comprised of.
• 4 Sergeants
• 18 Police Officers
• 1 Traffic Officer
• 6 Community Service Officers
The Crystal Police Department devotes the largest share of its resources to patrol operations
— the 24-hour per day commitment to having enough police officers on duty to get help
swiftly to people in some sort of crisis. The situations that patrol officers must be prepared
to address on the spur of the moment are numerous. Motor vehicle crashes, domestic
violence, mental health crisis, medical calls, disturbances of all kinds, burglaries in progress,
and robberies are just a few of the categories of calls which officers must respond to. In
2013, Crystal patrol officers responded to 31,264 calls for service and made 1080 arrests.
When not responding to matters that require immediate attention, patrol officers handle the
more routine business of beginning investigations in to crimes reported after the fact.
Larceny, hit-and-run crashes, vandalism, underage drinking, and identity theft are among the
offenses which patrol officers typically will take reports on. If patrol officers can complete
the investigation and apply for criminal charges without further investigative assistance, they
are expected to do so. Patrol officers also get called to disputes between neighbors, problems
with juveniles, animal complaints, parking problems and noise complaints.
Patrol officers are also the first line of enforcement of the state's motor vehicle law in
Crystal. Some offenses directly involve safety, such as drunken driving, speeding, and
stoplight violations. Other offenses involve financial or administrative accountability, such as
maintaining automobile insurance, keeping a car registered, or updating an address with the
Registry of Motor Vehicles.
In addition to the above duties, patrol officers are expected to become familiar persons in the
community. Patrol officers are the largest and most publicly recognizable group of police
officers. This makes them the face of our police department. Uniformed officers will be
found reaching out to members of the community, building the trust between citizens and the
police that will ensure the public's willingness to provide the police with information when
needed.
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The Crystal Police Department
welcomed the City's first ever Canine
Unit member. The department wanted
to include the community in this
significant event and asked citizens and
students at the local schools to send in
their recommendations in naming the dog.
"Rocco" or Ready on Command Crystal
Officer was named by the kindergarten
class at Neill Elementary.
Canine Rocco came to the City of Crystal
from the country of Slovakia when he
was 14 months old. To become a Police
Canine, an intensive four month training
program was completed with the
nationally recognized St. Paul Police
Department Canine Unit. Canine Rocco
excelled during this training program
graduating at the end of June 2013.
Since July 2013, Canine Rocco has been deployed on 57 different occasions. Some of these deployments
were to assist Crystal officers in safely searching, tracking, and apprehending dangerous suspects during
volatile situations. This is made possible with the use of one of Rocco's best assets, his keen sense of
smell. Rocco not only assists Crystal officers searching for suspects. His keen sense of smell has been
used on welfare tracks of injured and vulnerable adults.
Rocco has been an integral part in making the City of Crystal a safer place for our community with his
direct involvement in the arrest of 15 individuals. Some of these notable arrests include: 3 Domestic
Assault Suspects, 5 Individuals in Stolen Vehicles and 2 Vehicle Pursuit Suspects.
Rocco was also involved in a multiple agency arrest of a suspect wanted for a murder from our
neighboring city New Hope.
Rocco is a high energy canine driven to be
doing something active. When not working,
Rocco enjoys training to stay busy. Since
Rocco's graduation, he has logged over 130
hours of training. Rocco's training will
continue in 2014 as he will be cross -trained
in narcotic detection. However, beyond
working and training, one of Rocco's
favorite activities is simply social
interaction. Rocco enjoys visiting schools
and nursing homes, attending neighborhood
block parties and making new friends.
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The Crystal Police Department continued our traffic safety priorities with the commitment of a dedicated
Traffic Unit in 2013, a position begun in 2009. Officer Mason Barland took over the Traffic Officer
position this year. In his role as the traffic squad, Officer Barland provides both enforcement and public
education in an effort to make our roads safer.
In 2013, Officer Barland, made 2,111 traffic stops and issued 2,030 citations. Particular enforcement
emphasis was placed on safety violations to include speed, seat belt, distracted driving, traffic light
violations, and crosswalk enforcement.
Investigations were conducted on eight school bus stop arm violation reports and several neighborhood
traffic complaints. One of these resulted in a recommendation to the council of the erection of a stop sign
at an uncontrolled intersection.
Additionally, Officer Barland continued Officer Saba's earlier project to place blue enforcement lights on
semaphores at busy intersections. These lights will help officers enforce violations of failing to stop for
red lights. This project is a joint venture between the City of Crystal Engineering Department, the
Hennepin County Transportation Department, the Crystal Crime Prevention Board, and the police
department.
Public education efforts included quarterly traffic safety articles, Cable 12 News interviews, press releases
prior to saturated enforcement projects, and safety training for city crossing guards.
The Crystal Police Department is committed to working with other agencies through the Hennepin
County Traffic Advisory Committee, Hennepin County Traffic Enforcement Group, and the Minnesota
Towards Zero Deaths initiative. Officer Barland worked 33 such projects this year, coordinating two
commercial vehicle inspection saturations, a crosswalk targeted enforcement project, and two high -
visibility traffic enforcement projects to coincide with the Crystal Frolics. We will continue to partner
with other agencies and the public through increased enforcement, education efforts, and traffic
engineering projects.
The Crystal Police Department partners with the cities of Golden Valley, New Hope and
Robbinsdale to provide critical incident and high risk warrant service to a metropolitan population of
over 75,000 citizens. In 2013, through joint resources the team purchased a tactical surveillance
robot. The purpose of the robot is to give the SWAT team operators the ability to get an up close
view of critical incidents while minimizing the risk to Officers.
Within days of receiving the new piece of
equipment it used in the field when the SWAT
team was called out to a domestic incident in one
of the team's participating cities. Officers were
called to a home where the man had threatened his
wife with a gun and, although the wife was able to
safely flee the residence, the man refused to
comply with the police and barricaded himself in
the home. When negotiations broke down, the
robot was deployed and used to determine the
location of the suspect inside the residence. While
the robot maintained visual surveillance of the
suspect, SWAT deployed an entry team and took
the suspect into custody without incident.
INVESTIGATIONS UNIT SUMMARY
Lieutenant Dave Oyaas supervises the Investigations Unit of the Crystal Police Department.
The unit is comprised of:
• 4 Criminal Investigators
• 1 Narcotics Investigator assigned to the Northwest Metro Drug Task Force
• 1 Specialist who conducts investigations of juvenile and adult protection cases
Pictured (left to right) Detective Jason Nolan, Lt. Dave Oyaas,
Detective Justin Tourville and Juvenile Specialist Susan Carstens
In 2013, the Investigations unit reviewed over 1000 reports. These reports are submitted
from Crystal patrol officers, Hennepin County Child Protection, Hennepin County Adult
Protection along with information the investigators obtain from citizens and confidential
informants during the course of their work. In addition, to the investigation of case reports,
the Investigations unit manages vehicle forfeitures for DWI and qualifying felonies.
Qualifying felonies are defined in MN statute and involve felony crimes where the vehicle
was used in the commission of the crime.
Juvenile Specialist Report
Diversionary Shoplifting and Theft Seminar
For over thirty-five years, the Crystal Police Department has offered an educational Shoplifting and
Theft Seminar for first-time, misdemeanor juvenile offenders who have been caught stealing. The
Seminar is a two-hour voluntary police diversion program that is offered as an alternative to a referral
to juvenile court. A parent or guardian must attend the Seminar with the juvenile. The Seminar uses
the Restorative Justice model and begins with a presentation about how stealing negatively impacts the
community. For example, when available, a person from the Crystal Target Store's Asset Protection
Department is on hand to tell young people what the impact of stealing is on a store. Each juvenile is
asked to talk about how they made the decision to steal; parents share their feelings about the incident.
Four seminars were held during 2013; a total of 12 juveniles (63 %) of those invited and 9 parents
attended these seminars. Those invited who chose not attend the seminar received citations to Juvenile
Court for their thefts as did those who did not qualify for the seminar.
It should be noted that the number of juvenile shoplifters has continued to go down over the years.
This is mostly due to the fact that store management sets a dollar amount of merchandise that must be
taken before store security is allowed to contact police. Store personnel release juveniles to their
parents rather than police when the dollar value of a theft is under the specified amount.
Truancy Enforcement
When a student is truant from school and found in the community, an officer will take the student to
school. If a parent, neighbor, or school personnel contacts the police to report the truancy of a student
who lives in Crystal, an officer is sent to the student's home. If the student is found, the officer will
transport the student to school. Parents and school personnel have expressed extreme gratitude in
having the police department partner with them in keeping young people in school.
Runaway Youth
The majority of runaway youth don't go far from home; they return usually in a day or two, and
sometimes within a few hours. The juvenile specialist works with the parents and the runaway youth
to attempt to resolve the conflicts that led to the child's leaving home without permission. In most
cases, directing the family to follow-up counseling services resolves the problem. Some juveniles
become chronic runners. We used to issue citations for those juveniles who would then see a judge in
CHIPS Court. For the past two to three years, Hennepin County has chosen not to hold court hearings
for juvenile runaways who receive citations. The County may assign a social worker from the
Department of Human Services to work with the family. This is a voluntary service. Consequently,
the Crystal Police are no longer issuing citations to those juveniles who are reported to have run from
their homes. With those chronic runaways, we are able to make a referral to the County to get a social
worker involved if the family is willing to have services.
RECORDS UNIT
The Records Unit is responsible for all record keeping within the department
related to accidents, incidents and arrests documented by the Crystal Police
Department. The unit is comprised of three full time administrative employees
and one half time employee.
Records staff are responsible for processing permit to carry applications,
department data practices requests, statistical information, payroll, predatory
offender registration compliance, submission of cases to the city and county
attorney for charging, issuance of city dog licenses and coordination of false alarm
calls.
The goal of the Records Unit is to maintain an excellent quality of service to our
internal and external customers and produce a high-quality product. In addition to
the duties listed above, in 2013 records staff processed over 1400 report requests
Again in 2013, records staff dealt with an increase in cases to be processed
including a record setting 45% increase in permit to purchase applications over a
three year period - 282 permit to purchase applications and 272 DUI arrests.
The unit also continued to work on the reducing the number of suspense files. A
suspense files occur when a court disposition cannot be matched to an arrest record
in the Computerized Criminal History system. In 2013, the number of suspense
files was reduced from 948 in January of 2013 to 499 at the end of 2013.
(Pictured at left is Vicky
Dalman of the records unit
participating in Night to Unite.
Dalman is taking fingerprints
provided by the KidPrint
Foundation which assists
families with child safety
issues.)
Animal Control
The City of Crystal maintains a partnership with the City of New Hope to provide both communities with a
professional, full-time animal control officer. Animal Control Officer Tom Mahan continues to provide
outstanding service to both communities.
In September, the Crystal City Council voted to allow a residence to have up to four hen chickens if several
conditions are met. The Council also voted to raise the number of allowable pets at a residence to three dogs or
three cats or two dogs/two cats. The previous ordinance stated a residence could only have two pets. This
change will decrease by half the number of private kennel licenses held in the city.
The following numbers represent the calls for service handled by the full-time Animal Control Officer on
weekdays or as follow-up to other officer's calls.
A total of 469 (471 in 2012) animal -related incidents were encountered during the period of January 1 to
December 31, 2013. The number of citizen complaints was 353 or 75% (379 or 80% in 2012) and the number
of officer -initiated complaints was 116 or 25% (92 or 20% in 2012).
Of the 353 citizen complaints, 98 (28%) concerned dogs at large (126 or 33% in 2012), resulting in two (2%)
citations, 24 (24%) written warnings and 9 (9%) impounds. Overall, citizen complaints included 215 (61 %)
concerning dogs (244 or 64% in 2012), resulting in seven (3%) citations, 47 (22%) written warnings and 20
(9%) impounds. There were 15 dog bites (11 in 2012) in which 11 of the dogs passed through quarantine (two
of these were declared Potentially Dangerous), one was reported on day eight of ten and was not impounded,
one occurred in Minneapolis and was listed as Potentially Dangerous, one did not puncture but was listed
Potentially Dangerous and one dog ran off and was not found. There were six incidents of aggressive dogs (14
in 2012) which resulted in four being declared Potentially Dangerous.
There were 51 (14%) citizen complaints concerning cats (52 or 14% in 2012). Forty-seven or 92% of the calls
were cats at large. These calls resulted in five (10%) written warnings and 10 (20%) impounds. There were
two cat bites with one cat going through quarantine with no signs on illness and a second being euthanized and
tested negative for rabies. Traps were loaned to two residents to catch stray cats. There were 87 (25%) citizen
complaints concerning other animals (83 or 22% in 2012). These resulted in one written warning for keeping of
chickens in the city.
Of the 116 self initiated incidents, 13 (11 %) involved dogs at large (4 or 4% in 2012) resulting in one (8%)
citation, nine (69%) written warnings and one (8%) impound. Overall, officer -initiated incidents included 108
(93%) involving dogs (91 or 99% in 2012). Eighty five of these calls concerned dog licensing. The calls
resulted in 20 (19%) citations, 67 (62%) written warnings and one (1%) impound. There were 474 licensed
dogs in the city at the end of 2013, 55 of these were generated from written warnings issued by Animal Control.
There were six (5%) officer -initiated incidents involving cats (one or 1 % in 2012) resulting in one (17%)
citation and two (33%) written warnings. There were two (2%) officer -initiated incidents involving other
animals (none in 2012), with neither needing enforcement. I inspected or attempted to inspect 16 new or
renewed licensed kennels and issued one written warning to apply for a kennel license.
When stats for my work in New Hope and Crystal are combined, I encountered or responded to a total of 753
incidents during 2013: 284 (38%) in New Hope and 469 (62%) in Crystal. The number of citizen complaints
was 601 (80%) and the number of officer -initiated complaints was 152 (20%). Aminal Control Officers also
assist with non -animal control calls which include: document deliveries to court, city attorney, Council and
Commission members; traffic control at accidents and fire calls; motorist assists; medical assists; utility checks;
found bicycles; assists at warrant and crime scenes; and vehicle and residential lock outs.
2013 Support Services
• In 2013 the Property & Evidence Room was tasked with cataloging and storing
approximately 3,455 new items of evidence and property. These items could have
been seized as evidence, taken for safe -keeping or turned in as found property — and
included weapons, suspected narcotics, bikes and biological/DNA evidence — along
with everything in between.
• In 2013 the Property & Evidence Room at the Crystal Police Department developed
contacts to allow for more timely destruction of high-risk items (narcotics and
firearms). In the process, the Crystal Police Department destroyed approximately 180
firearms and 40 pounds of marijuana. Additionally, the 3M Corporation implemented
their procedure for destruction of non -plant based narcotics in 2013, after receiving
approval from applicable pollution control agencies.
• The Crystal Police Department began transitioning evidence required to be held
permanently into the long-term evidence enclosure that was installed in 2012. This
helped ease space constraints inside the main evidence room.
• Per the recommendations of an outside audit of the property and evidence function, in
2013 the Crystal Police Department added 5 cameras to its digital video recording
system to record activity around the access points to the evidence storage areas of the
Police Department.
• The Property & Evidence Room handled 3,595 digital recordings for the purpose of
archiving and 6,219 digital photographs. Digital photographs are maintained in a
password protected, tamper -proof database that ensures they retain evidentiary value
— while also making them easy to locate when needed.
• The Property & Evidence Room handled more than 350 requests for video, audio
and/or photographic evidence by prosecuting attorneys, defense attorneys and
officers. This evidence could include photographs taken at crime or accident scenes,
squad video, audio recordings of statements or recordings of 911 calls.
• In 2012, the Crystal Police Department continued to use
http://www.PropertyRoom.com to sell items that were turned in as found property
(with no identifiable owner and/or after time limits for storage have expired), items
that were held for safekeeping (after storage time limits have expired), seized
evidentiary items (after they no longer held evidentiary value) and department surplus
items.
Information Technology
• In 2013 the Support Services Coordinator continued to provide first line technical
support to the Crystal Police Department, in cooperation with the City of Crystal's IT
Manager. This has proven to be beneficial both to the Crystal Police Department and
the City of Crystal, as the use of technology by the police department has increased
dramatically.
• The Crystal Police Department began planning for and implementing a new 2 -factor
authentication technology required by the State of MN - BCA on all mobile data
computers. Additional research was done on hard drive encryption software - as that
will be required on all mobile data computers in late 2014.
• The Support Services Coordinator provided the following IT services to the Crystal
Police Department:
o New PC Imaging
o Mobile Data Computer Support
o Hardware/Software Troubleshooting and Maintenance
o Administration of Crystal PD Specific Applications
o Virus Removal
PROPERTY / EVIDENCE
The Property and Evidence Coordinator, Matt Haga, is responsible for processing all department evidence
and items for safekeeping. This includes the storage and maintenance of all audio recordings, squad
video recordings and victim and witness statements. The below graphs indicate the number of items
processed with a comparison of 2013 to the prior year.
DIGITAL RECORDINGS
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2012 2013
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS
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6000 4385
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2012 2013
PROPERTY & EVIDENCE
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3455
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2012 2013
DIGITAL RECORDINGS
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3595
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3000
2000 ■DIGITAL RECORDINGS
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2012 2013
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS
6219
7000
6000 4385
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3000 ■DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS
2000
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0
2012 2013
Crime Prevention
• A list of calls for police service at multi -unit apartment complexes inside the City of
Crystal was generated and sent to apartment managers on a bi-monthly basis.
• The Crystal Police Department, as well as its partner agencies through LOGIS, retired
the PIMA Web Application. In its place, the Crystal Police Department implemented
RaidsOnline, an online crime mapping tool with a more robust feature set for end
users. This online program is provided free of charge by Bair Analytics.
Crystal Police Explorer Post #3950
The Crystal Police Department Explorer Post logged over 1800 hours of time volunteered.
These hours include training, competition, fundraising, and helping with several community events.
COMMUNITY EVENTS / FUNDRAISERS
• Crystal Frolics
• Toys for Tots
• National Night to Unite
• Kids, Cops and Firefighters
• Alcohol and Tobacco Compliance Checks
• Crosswalk Enforcement Project
• Crystal VFW Steak Fry
• Bagging at Cub Foods
• St. Paul Winter Carnival
• Red Bull Crashed Ice Event
• St. Patrick's Day Parade in St. Paul
• Role Players for St. Paul Reserve School
• Role Players for Brooklyn Center Active
Shooter / SWAT Training
• Blaine Triathlon
• Annual Bike Rodeo
• Remodeling Fair
• 3M PGA Golf Tournament
• Airport Open House
• Vehicle FairVisiting Adventure Club at Neil
Elementary
COMPETITION / TRAINING
• MN Law Enforcement Explorer Competition
in Rochester, MN (April)
• Annual Training at SCALE Regional Public
Safety Training Facility in Jordan, MN
• Training at the Center for Criminal Justice and
Law Enforcement at Hennepin Technical
College
• Monthly Firearms Training
• Bomb Scene Training -Bloomington PD
• Meetings
• Ride-Alongs
AWARDS RECEIVED IN ROCHESTER
• I St
place Aggregate Shoot
• 2nd
place Bomb Threat
• 2nd
place Sample Police Exam
• 3rd
place White Collar Crime
• 3rd
place Crime Prevention
• 5tt'
place Hostage Negotiation
The following officers worked as advisors to the Post in 2013: Sergeant Pete Underthun — Committee ChairOfficer Julie
Severson, Officer Brandon Dorr, Officer Tracie Lee, Officer Jonathan Wilkes - Advisors
Crystal Police Reserve Unit
Members of the Crystal Police Reserve unit volunteered a total of 1866 hours. The Reserve
Officers provide a valuable resource to the Department, especially during buys times such as
the Crystal Frolics and other large scale events. Each Reserve Officer is responsible for
volunteering a minimum of 120 hours in a calendar year. In 2013, the unit had 11 active
members.
In addition to the below listed events, the Reserve Officers assist department staff, both sworn
and non -sworn, at accident scenes, crime scenes and anytime large crowd and/or traffic
control is needed.
• Remodeler's Fair
• Crystal Frolics
• Antique Car Run
• Tater Daze in Brooklyn Park
• Duk Duk Daze in New Hope
• Whiz Bang Days in Robbinsdale
• Monster Mash Dance
• Teen Dance at the Crystal Community Center
• National Night Out
• West Metro Fire Open House
• DARE Graduations
• Crystal Airport Open House
• Kids, Cops, and Firefighters
• Citizens Police Academy
• Annual Bike Rodeo
• Maple Grove Days Parade
• Raspberry Festival Parade in Hopkins
Applications for the Crystal Police Reserve Unit are on the City of Crystal website:
www.crystalmn.gov - forms are also located in the police lobby.
Criminal Incident Statistics
PART I CRIMES
2011
2012
2013
HOMICIDE
0
1
0
RAPE
2
2
5
ROBBERY
14
18
16
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
21
15
8
BURGLARY
94
116
60
LARCENY/THEFT
507
575
423
AUTO THEFT
30
32
35
ARSON
4
3
3
TOTAL Part I Crimes
672
762 1
550
PART II CRIMES
2011
2012
2013
ASSAULT
172
175
173
FORGERY/COUNTERFEITING
22
20
22
FRAUD
98
102
96
EMBEZZLEMENT
0
0
0
POSSESS STOLEN
PROPERTY
5
9
10
VANDALISM
120
172
124
WEAPONS
6
7
7
PROSTITUTION
0
2
0
CRIMINAL SEXUAL
CONDUCT
14
21
22
NARCOTICS
74
77
85
GAMBLING
0
0
1
FAMILY/CHILDREN
4
9
5
DUI
189
256
276
LIQUOR VIOLATIONS
15
28
15
DISORDERLY CONDUCT
87
87
54
VAGRANCY
0
0
0
ALL OTHER OFFENSES
112
127
99
TOTAL Part II Crimes
918
1092
989
TOTAL PART I and II
CRIMES
1,590
1,854
1,539
ARRESTS
2011
2012
2013
ADULT
942
952
961
JUVENILE
245
274
119
TOTAL ARRESTS
1,187
1,226
1,080
Adult & Juvenile Arrests by Year
1,400
1,200
1,000
■Adult Arrests
800
OJuvenile Arrests
600
■Total Number of
Arrests
400
200
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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
DWI Arrests
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33,000
Crystal PD Calls for Service
32,500
32,000
31,500
31,000
30,500
30,000
29,500
29,000
28,500
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2010 2011 2012 2013
Year
Moving/Non-Moving Citations (Adults)
7,000
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2010 2011 2012 2013
Year
2013 Officer of the Year — Mason Barland
Officer Mason Barland was assigned to the traffic unit in January of 2013. Officer Barland is a great asset to the
Crystal Police Department. His efforts go above and beyond the traffic project and he plays a key role in keeping
the department's technology and equipment on the cutting edge. From patrol vehicle equipment and set up to
automatic license plate reader technology, his research and recommendations are a great resource in helping the
Crystal Police Departmentprocure the right equipment for the job. Officer Barland's enthusiasm for the job is
infectious. Coworkers on his shift can often be found enthusiastically participating in one of his pedestrian safety
or traffic enforcement projects. Officer Barland takes great pride in both public education and traffic enforcement
programs geared towards pedestrian and motor vehicle safety. The Crystal Police Department is proud to honor
Officer Barland's work with the 2013 Officer of the Year Award.
2013 Civilian of the Year — Susan Carstens
Susan's level of dedication to both the department and the community is unmatched. Susan is the most sought out
employee on the department by both citizens and employees. Department members are confident that when they
refer a family to Susan she will ensure that they get the services they need. On a daily basis, Crystal Officers
provide parents, school officials and social workers with Susan's contact information knowing that she provides the
highest level of service.
Susan is an expert in the juvenile justice system and juvenile crime. Knowing the importance early intervention can
have in a juvenile's life, Susan works to connect children with resources that can help them make better future
decisions. Just one example of this is the shoplifting course that Susan teaches to first time offenders. In addition,
Susan coordinates the Hennepin County Juvenile Advisory Council as she knows the importance of networking with
other agencies and sharing information that can be beneficial to the community's youth.
Susan is a compassionate, tenacious advocate. Every day she advocates for the youth and vulnerable adults of our
community. She fights to make sure that they have all of the resources available to help them and their families.
When our City's youth are victimized, Susan's compassion and tenacity ensure they get the justice that is deserved.
Often times, the success of a law enforcement agency is measured by statistics. If there were a statistic for how
many lives Susan has changed, the numbers would be "off the charts ". Susan's work isn't easily measured by
numbers. While she is assigned and handles a large number of cases in the Investigations Unit, her work cannot be
measured by a specific number. Her work is measured by lives and families changed.
Susan brings her can do attitude to her work and to the office every day. Whether she is advocating for the
homeless to get assistance with housing, helping the elderly with their snow filled driveways or making sure that
the vulnerable are receiving their "dinner at the door" meals, we can count on Susan to represent our department
in an exceptional fashion.
Exceptional Performance
March 11, 2013
Officer Jessica Donahue
April 25, 2013
Officer Julie Severson
April 4, 2013
Officer Sean Kwiatkowski
April 25, 2014
Officer Tracie Lee
April 14, 2013
Officer Jonathan Wilkes
June 12, 2013
Officer Mason Barland
April 25, 2013
Officer Jonathan Wilkes
June 29, 2013
Officer Steve Hart
April 25, 2013
Officer Mason Barland
June 29, 2013
Officer Jerry Kroh
April 25,2013
Officer Brandon Dorr
October 9, 2013
Officer Jessica Donahue
4141 Douglas Drive North • Crystal, Minnesota 55422-1696
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CRYSTAL
PROCLAMATION
NATIONAL POLICE WEEK
May 12-18, 2013 If
NATIONAL PEACE OFFICERS' MEMORIAL DAA'
May 15, 2013
WHEREAS, there are approximately 900,000 law enforcement officers serving in communities across
the United States, including the dedicated members of the Crystal Police Department; and
WHEREAS, nearly 60,000 assaults against law enforcement officers are reported each year, resulting in
approximately 16,000 injuries; and
WHEREAS, on average, one law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty every 57 hours in the
United States; and
WHEREAS, since the first recorded death in 1791, close to 20,000 law enforcement officers in the United
States have made the ultimate sacrifice and been killed in the line of duty; and
WHEREAS, the names of these dedicated public servants are engraved on the walls of the National Law
Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.; and
WHEREAS, 321 new names of fallen heroes are being added to the National Law Enforcement Officers
Memorial this spring, including 120 officers killed in 2012 and 201 officers killed in previous years; and
WHEREAS, the service and sacrifice of all officers killed in the line of duty will be honored during the
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund's 25t" Annual Candlelight Vigil on the evening of May 13,
2013; and
WHEREAS, the Candlelight Vigil, which approximately 20,000 people attend each year and which is
videocast live over the Internet, is part of National Police Week, which takes place this year on May 12-18; and
WHEREAS, May 15, 2013 is designated as Peace Officers' Memorial Day in honor of all fallen officers
and their families, and U.S. flags should be flown at half staff, and
WHEREAS, the Crystal Police Department will join nearly 780,000 peace officers nationwide in
commemorating fallen officers on May 15, by wearing black bands on their badges in memory of those officers
who have given their lives in the line of duty.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jim Adams, Mayor of the City of Crystal, do hereby proclaim the week of May
12-18, 2013 as NATIONAL POLICE WEEK in the City of Crystal and publicly salute the service of law
enforcement officers in our community and in communities across the nation AND proclaim Wednesday, May 15,
2013, as NATIONAL PEACE OFFICERS' MEMORIAL DAY in the City of Crystal to commemorate those
law enforcement officers nationwide who have made the ultimate sacrifice of their lives for the greater good and
safety of the community and encourages the community to fly U.S. flags at half staff on that day.
Dated: May 7, 2013 By: Cla, Xt�-L,2—
Jim Ma`ms, Mayor
The Badge
It is polished and shiny and looks so fine.
Once you earn it you have to tow the line.
The minute you wear it upon your chest
it becomes a symbol that you must do your best.
It means honesty, integrity, and fairness to all.
Your life is never your own, but at the publics call.
Night or day, any hour, it makes you a mark.
It doesn't protect you from a shot in the dark.
Over the years the shine starts to fade,
but brighter still is the woman or man it has made.
It is often what separates you from the crowd.
It is a second family of which you are proud.
- Author unknown