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<br /> <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br />D.A.R.E <br />The Mound Westonka DARE program involves all 1st, 3rd and 6th grade students. It is a 6- <br />week course and begins in January. Students are instructed in a variety of safety courses <br />seeking to prevent the use of drugs, involvement in gangs and violent behavior. With COVID- <br />19 still a factor, causing kids to be distance learning for portions of 2021, the DARE program <br />was conducted online. Orono’s DARE instructor created 10 videos with 10 games attached <br />for the students to play and answer questions. They also completed a project this year <br />instead of the typical essay as the last assignment. <br />Explorers <br />On June 26, 2021, the Orono Police Explorers participated in a state wide explorer <br />competition. They had a chance to compete in six different events throughout the day. Only <br />the top three teams from each event were acknowledged for an award. This was the first <br />competition the group of 4 explorers had ever competed in together and they did <br />exceptionally well. Our explorers won first place in burglary, domestics and traffic and second <br />place in interviewing and crashes. <br />Lake Minnetonka SWAT <br />The Lake Minnetonka SWAT Team consists of officers from the Lake <br />Minnetonka area to include, Orono, South Lake, Minnetrista and <br />West Hennepin Public Safety. SWAT members train monthly, <br />putting in 36 hours in 2021 and continue to train with other metro <br />SWAT teams at Camp Ripley for three days during the annual <br />MTOA Training Conference. <br /> <br />The Lake Minnetonka SWAT Team currently has 11 members who continue to train for high <br />risk and dangerous situations that are beyond the normal scope of a typical patrol <br />response. Members use scenario based training to become more effective in dealing with <br />situations such as armed barricaded subjects, hostage rescue, active shooter, and high risk <br />warrants.