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. <br /> MINUTES OF THE ♦ <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,Apri18,2013 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> (4. Orono Police Department Annual Report, Continued) <br /> Farniok indicated Part 1 crimes are the more serious crimes and are reported to the BCA,which shows <br /> that this area is still a relatively safe community. Overall, burglaries were up as well as aggravated <br /> assaults as compared to 2011. There was one aggravated assault in 2012, and due to the collaborative <br /> effort of multiple police departments,the individual received 60 months in prison. Fifteen of the <br /> burglaries in this area were linked to a single individual. The Cities of Minnetonka, Plymouth and <br /> Wayzata were also targeted by the same individual. Individuals who commit this type of crime typically <br /> will steal items and pawn them in order to purchase drugs. The police department is attempting to warn <br /> people not to keep items in unlocked or locked vehicles or leaving their garage doors open. <br /> Farniok noted extensive damage was done to Orono's squad cars as a result of an act of vandalism and the <br /> investigation remains open at this time. <br /> Life-saving awards were given to two residents in 2012 that had come across a serious accident and <br /> pulled the individual safely from the vehicle. The other incident involved the rescue of a small child who <br /> had fallen 40 feet out of a window. <br /> The West Metro Drug Task Force executed 90 search warrants and made 75 arrests. They seized <br /> 333,190.6 grams of marijuana and 37 grams of cocaine. The amount of inethamphetamine seized was <br /> 182.66 grams. The total amount off drugs seized had a street value of$33 million and the cash seized <br /> was approximately$65,000. The annual budget for the task force is $283,000, and$120,000 of the <br /> forfeited funds was distributed back to the various departments. <br /> Levang asked what type of firearms were seized and what the situation was with the seizures. <br /> Farniok indicated the firearms varied between hand guns and long guns. If the police department can <br /> show they are readily available near the location where the drugs are seized,the guns are also seized as <br /> part of the drug arrests and destroyed. <br /> Printup asked if the department has thought about utilizing technology to send out crime alerts to the <br /> residents. <br /> Farniok indicated they are working on developing a listserv and information regarding the listserv was <br /> included in the last newsletter. The residents can contact the police office manager to be placed on that <br /> listserv. The police deparhnent is trying to limit the number of e-mails that are sent out and only send <br /> out e-mails on crimes that can affect the community or that are targeting certain communities. Farniok <br /> stated the police department is also in the process a map implementing ping software showing where the <br /> various crimes are taking place. <br /> Anderson commended the police department for being involved in the Gillespie Center Community Dnzg <br /> Task Force and that it is great for residents to have the opportunity to participate in those sessions. <br /> Anderson indicated she was able to attend one of the meetings and learned yuite a bit in the breakout <br /> sessions. <br /> McMillan commented the transition appears to be going well with Mound. <br /> Page 2 of 21 <br />
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