NHPD 2020 Year End Report
2020 Annual Report
City Of New Hope
2020 Annual Report
New Hope Police Department
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Letter from the Chief
When looking back at 2020, nobody could have predicted
the events which unfolded in the United States, and
particularly in the state of Minnesota. From the worst
pandemic in over a century, to the murder of George
Floyd, this left our communities reeling in ways that
nobody could have seen. Despite all the chaos and
uncertainty, our officers and staff showed courage, grace
and sacrifice. They transitioned to Covid-19 schedules,
minimal staffing, long hours, civil unrest, all while
maintaining their highest dedication and professionalism
to the citizens of New Hope.
Many staffing changes also occurred in 2020. I was
promoted to Chief of Police in November, with the
retirement of Chief Tim Fournier. Sergeant Doug
Brunner, Officer Nichole Korth, Officer Todd Black and
Officer Ben Harty all retired at different points of 2020.
They will be missed, and I thank them for their
outstanding service and wish them all the best in their
next endeavors. I am thankful for the support of all city
staff, the New Hope City Council, and the entire New
Hope Police Department during this transition since my
appointment as the Chief of Police.
I have a great deal of hope for the future of the New Hope
Police Department, as we strive for positive change and a
culture geared toward unity and trust within our
community.
Sincerely,
Chief Tim Hoyt
Tim Hoyt, Chief of Police
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Vision and Mission Statement s
Mission Statement
It is the mission of the New Hope Police Department to
protect the lives and property of our residents and
visitors, to reduce fear and enhance safety, and to work
side by side with our diverse community. We are bound
to do so with honor and integrity while holding each
other to the highest of standards in order to earn public
trust.
Vision Statement
To professionally serve – as well as represent – our
diverse community as we strive for togetherness through
accountability and transparency, all while ensuring New
Hope continues to be a safe place to live, work and visit.
New Hope Police Department Organizational Chart
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Chief of
Police
Patrol Captain
Patrol
SWAT Team
Internal Affairs
Animal Control
Mobile Field
Force
Administrative
Captain
Investigations
Community
Relations /
Crime
Prevention
Officer
Clerical/Office
Supervisor
Clerical Staff
Embedded
Social Worker
Administrative
Specialist
Department Divisions
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Captain Scott Crocker
Patrol Captain
Internal AffairsMobile Field
ForcePatrol
Patrol
Sergeants
Patrol Officers
K9 OfficersReservesCommunity
Service OfficersTraffic OfficerExplorers
SWATAnimal Control
Patrol
Captain Scott Crocker completed his 35th year of law enforcement
in 2020, and is responsible for all duties related to the patrol
division of the department. There are a total of twenty-one officers
in the patrol division; comprised of six sergeants, eleven patrol
officers, two K9 teams, one traffic officer and one rotating
position. The patrol division is responsible for many duties and
assignments including but not limited to: field training program,
firearms program, defense and arrest tactics program, SWAT,
mobile field force operations, predatory offender registration,
citizens’ police academy, police reserves and police explorers.
Three full-time community service officers and one animal control
officer are also under the patrol division.
Captain Crocker oversees the Explorer’s program, but due to Covid-19, the program was paused in
2020. We are hoping to restart the program in the fall of 2021. The New Hope Police Explorer Post
915, is a career interest program for young men and women between the ages of 14 and 21.
Exploring provides training and skill development related to a career in law enforcement and allows
a close-up view of what police officers do on a daily basis. The Explorer group meets September
through April each year.
The Explorer program is an excellent opportunity to improve personal communication skills, build
confidence, become more comfortable speaking in public and other skills required for a future
career in any field.
Department Divisions
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Administrative
Captain
Investigations
Investigators Drug Task Force School Resource
Officers
Community
Relations/Crime
Prevention Officer
Clerical/Office
Supervisor
Clerical Staff
Embedded Social
Worker
Administrative Division
Captain Scott Slawson
Captain Scott Slawson heads the administrative division of the
department, which incorporates investigations, office support staff
and community services. With over 449 cases being investigated by
two full-time investigators and one part-time investigator, anyone
can see why this division stays very active. Cases also come to this
division by way of Hennepin County Child Protection, Hennepin
County Adult Protection and MARRC reports. This is in addition to
the traditional 911 calls and information that investigators obtain
from citizens and confidential informants. In addition to
investigations, Captain Slawson supervises an investigator who is
assigned to the West Metro Drug Task Force, two school resource
officers at Cooper High School, and one officer who was appointed
to crime prevention/community relations.
2020 was a challenging year for the administrative division. With the on-set of the global
pandemic came school closures, sports cancellations and a new Community Relations/Crime
Prevention Officer. Many goals for 2020, including additional community engagement
events, were paused or re-scheduled, until 2021.
Support Services
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YEAR APPS ISSUED DENIED
2015 199 188 11
2016 178 161 17
2017 158 153 5
2018 131 126 5
2019 128 119 9
2020 394 375 19
Jeana Allen-Hatcher
Office/Clerical Supervisor
Lorilee Stafford
Full Time Clerk
Rhonda Peske
Full Time Clerk
Riley McIlrath
Full Time Clerk
Miranda Reed
Full Time Clerk
Clerical Staff
The Support Service Division is divided into two areas: Clerical
and Police Administrative Support. Jeana Allen-Hatcher and her
full-time staff (Lorilee Stafford, Rhonda Peske, Riley McIlrath
and Miranda Reed), along with one part-time clerk (Jean
Anderson), provide a variety of technical, clerical and
information technology services. Other duties of this division
include customer service, records management, retention,
processing and dissemination of police reports, processing of
employee and volunteer background checks, submitting cases
to the city and county attorneys, data practices, state
compliance requirements and entering/auditing information
into the National Crime Information Center system.
Lorilee Stafford and Rhonda Peske process and track all of the
permit to purchase firearm applications. All permit request
results are signed off by the Chief of Police.
Below are the permit statistics from 2015 through 2020.
The majority of the denials were due to prior felony convictions and
domestic violence convictions.
The police department continues to utilize LETG (Law
Enforcement Technology Group) for records management.
Clerical personnel receive regular updates and training on the
system.
All full-time clerical personnel are members of the Professional
Law Enforcement Administrative Assistants (PLEAA), which
offers support and ongoing training in their ever changing field.
Department Divisions
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Investigations
The New Hope Investigations team consists of three detectives, one narcotics investigator that is
assigned to the Northwest Metro Drug Task Force, as well as two full-time school resource officers. A
captain oversees and leads the investigations division.
Detectives handle cases generated by the patrol division that require additional follow-up, which
includes obtaining search warrants to gather evidence, interviewing subjects, and submitting cases
to prosecution for criminal charges.
Investigators work closely with both the New Hope City Attorney’s Office, as well as the Hennepin
County Attorney’s Office, to pursue the best possible case outcomes.
The investigations team partners with the Hennepin County Crime Lab and the BCA (Bureau of
Criminal Apprehension) to process forensic evidence.
The team partners with Hennepin County Child Protection and Adult Protection when there are
concerns for children and vulnerable adults in the community.
Investigators also conduct pre-employment background checks for prospective employees, massage
practice licenses, liquor licenses as well as intelligence sharing with other local, state and federal law
enforcement agencies.
In 2020, the investigations team worked on 449 cases.
Department Divisions
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New Hope K-9 Units
K-9 Kody
K-9 Kody’s Handler
Officer Robles
K-9 Dex’s Handler
Officer Dyer
K-9 Dex
Productivity
The New Hope Police Department K-9 Unit was involved in a wide
variety of calls for service in 2020. The two K-9 teams include Officer
Robles and his K-9 partner Kody and Officer Dyer and his K-9 partner
Dex. They were recognized for several awards by the United States
Police Canine Association (USPCA).
The two teams were utilized in 1,684 of the total calls for service in the
department. Proactively, they generated 188 of their own calls for
service. There were 23 arrests directly attributed to their teams and 20
narcotic related searches. They completed 19 tracks of New Hope and
in surrounding areas, resulting in six finds.
New Hope K-9’s, assisted in a dozen building searches, and were called
upon to assist police in New Hope, and surrounding agencies, with
evidence recovery multiple times. Throughout the year, our K-9 teams
also aided in felony stops, area searches, and perimeter containment.
Public Demonstrations
Due to Covid-19, and its restrictions, there were no canine
demonstrations during 2020.
Training/Certification
Officer Robles, and his K-9 partner Kody, successfully completed
Regional PD1 Certification in 2020.
Officer Dyer, and his K-9 partner Dex, successfully completed Regional
PD1 Certification in 2020.
New Hope Police K-9 Unit was awarded host agency for the
United States Police Canine Association Region 12 Detector Dog
Certification in 2020, but was forced to postpone the
certification event until 2021, due to Covid-19.
Department Divisions
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New Hope K9 Unit Stats
Department Divisions
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New Hope SWAT Team West Metro SWAT
Team
The New Hope Police
Department partners with the
cities of Golden Valley,
Robbinsdale and Crystal to
provide critical incident and
high-risk warrant service to a
metropolitan population of
more than 75,000 citizens.
There are currently 24 police
officers assigned to the West
Metro SWAT Team. Assigned
officers are full-time members
of their respective police
departments and participate
with the team as an additional
duty. In 2020, the City of New
Hope had nine officers
participating in the West Metro
SWAT Team.
Team members are on-call 24
hours a day, seven days a week.
Officers are selected for the
team based on exceptional
work performance and
competency.
The SWAT team responds to
high risk situations such as:
•High-Risk Warrant
Service
•Barricaded Suspect
•Hostage Situation
•Suicidal Subjects
In 2020, the team had over 150
hours of specialized training in
various areas including
emergency response, special
weapons and tactics.
The SWAT team uses Camp
Ripley as the site for their
week long training and mini
training sessions. Camp Ripley
Training Center is a 53,000
acre facility located near Little
Falls, MN. It features
numerous ranges and state-
of-the-art facilities to support
military and civilian agency
training requirements.
SWAT members utilize the
outdoor rifle and handgun
ranges, performed force-on-
force scenarios using paint
marking rounds, and trained
in one of the camp’s scenario
based locations. The training
center offers unique
opportunities for officers to
train more freely using flash-
bangs and blank ammunition;
activities that are not allowed
in civilian facilities because
they would cause too much
disruption and space is
limited.
Department Divisions
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Mobile Field Force (M.F.F.)
Eventually, the
entire New Hope
Police Department
will go through
the Mobile Field
Force training and
be ready for
deployment.
The New Hope Police Department is part of the
West Command Mobile Field Force (WCMFF).
Law enforcement officers from the following
agencies are also participating in WCMFF:
Airport, Bloomington, Brooklyn Center,
Brooklyn Park, Champlin, Corcoran, Crystal,
Deephaven, Eden Prairie, Edina, Golden Valley,
Hopkins, Hennepin County Sheriff’s, Maple
Grove, Medina, Minnetrista, Minnetonka, New
Hope, Orono, Osseo, Plymouth, Richfield,
Robbinsdale, Rogers, St. Louis Park, South Lake
Minnetonka, Wayzata, West Hennepin Public
Safety and University of Minnesota.
The WCMFF was formed to provide rapid deployment of MFF personnel to preserve life,
public safety and property.
The current participating personnel with the New Hope Police Department’s contingent are
as follows: Sergeant Marty Williams, Officer Britni Austin, Officer Dan Fitzmaurice, Officer
Tony Gust, Officer Brad Kallio, and Officer Mike Keithahn.
New Hope Officers that are assigned to the WCMFF are attached to the 2nd platoon, which
includes the cities of New Hope, Robbinsdale, Crystal, Hopkins, St. Louis Park and Golden
Valley.
The New Hope contingent is assigned to the 2nd platoon’s protection team, which provides
lethal and non-lethal cover.
Training was provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office and the Minneapolis Police
Department. Sixteen New Hope officers, not assigned to the SWAT team, were sent to the
training, this number included the six officers assigned to the WCMFF.
Department Divisions
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Tom Mahan
Animal Control Officer
Patrol often helps Animal
Control Officer Mahan with
animal issues.
Animal Control
Animal Control Officer Tom Mahan works for both the New Hope and Crystal
Police Departments. He has been serving these cities for the past 23 years.
In 2020, he encountered or responded to 230 (251 in 2019) animal-related
incidents. The number of citizen complaints was 193 or 84% (223 or 89% in
2019) and the number of officer-initiated complaints was 37 or 6% (28 or
11% in 2019). Of the 193 citizen complaints, 54 (28%) concerned dogs at
large (57 or 26% in 2019), resulting in one (2%) citation, 12 (22%) written
warnings and 4 (7%) impounds.
Overall, citizen complaints included 95 (49%) concerning dogs (123 or 55% in
2019), resulting in three (3%) citations, 17 (18%) written warnings and eight
(8%) impounds. There were six dog bites (nine in 2019), three passed
through PUPS quarantine without signs of illness with one labeled potentially
dangerous, two were euthanized and tested negative for rabies and one was
unfinished since the victim was not found. There were three reports of dogs
being aggressive toward other dogs, one was euthanized, one was labeled
potentially dangerous and one the owner fled the scene. There were 23
(12%) citizen complaints concerning cats (38 or 17% in 2019), 20 or 87% were
cats at large. These calls resulted in one (4%) citation, three (13%) written
warnings and four (17%) impounds. There were no reported cat bites. A trap
was loaned to one residence to catch a stray cat. There were 75 (39%) citizen
complaints concerning other animals (62 or 28% in 2019) with no
enforcement needed.
The 37 officer-initiated incidents included 31 (84%) involving dogs (27 or 96%
in 2019) (25 involved dog licenses), resulting in five (16%) citations and 24
(65%) written warnings. There were four (11%) officer-initiated incidents
involving cats (none in 2019), resulting in one (25%) citation and three (75%)
written warnings. There were two (5%) officer-initiated incidents involving
other animals (one or 4% in 2019) with no enforcement needed.
Animal Control Officer Mahan was also involved in 31 non-animal related
calls for service. These included: document deliveries, 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
lockouts. Inspections of homes with permits-to-exceed were not done in
2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Animal Control Officer Mahan continues to represent both the cities of New
Hope and Crystal at the PUPS board meetings. In addition, he also serves as
Chair on the Executive Committee of the Minnesota Animal Disaster
Coalition. Tom also assists with the training of new community service
officers and patrol officers in both cities by reviewing animal related
ordinances and procedures.
Department Divisions
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Reserves
During 2020, the number of reserve personnel increased by one. During
the year, Reserve Officer Seth Patrin left the unit to accept a position
with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Two new officers were
added to the unit, John Monson in July, and Spencer Specht in
December. There was an advisory (non-patrol) member added to the
unit. Former Reserve Captain Todd Schmeltzer will have a new role that
is focused specifically on police department training and will be exempt
from the traditional training and participation requirements that must
be met by reserve patrol officers.
In 2020, reserve officer activity hours (1218) decreased by 24% when
compared to 2019 (1595 hours), and is 52% lower than the average of
the last eight years (2540 hours). The precipitous decrease in hours is
largely due to a three month cessation of activities due to the Covid-19
pandemic state shutdown. Also, all festivals and civic activities were
cancelled from March through the end of the year. When the hours are
normalized by the number of reserve officers on the unit, then our 2020
per-officer hours (159) is 26% below that of 2019 (215) and 27% below
the eight-year average (218). As such, the unit only assisted with one
community event in March and some YMCA food drives late in the
summer.
The unit spent 18 hours on one emergency call-out event, compared
with 15.5 hours on four call-out events in 2018. The number of call-outs
fluctuates considerably each year.
The police reserve unit maintained Friday and Saturday patrol activity
(7PM – 2AM) during 2020, with the exception of the three month
period from March to June. Despite the three month hiatus, reserve’s
patrol hours (686) were only around 4% less than 2019 (718 hours), but
41% lower than the eight-year average (1162).
The New Hope Police Reserves have an ongoing agreement to perform
traffic duties at New Hope Church. These traffic duties were also
curtailed for most of the year, resulting in a 56% reduction in church
traffic hours over last year.
Training consumes a significant amount of time for each reserve officer.
The reserve unit received 182 hours of training, including cadet training,
First Responder (medical assistance for the “first on the scene”, Tasers,
and driving safety.
The New Hope Police Department and the City of New Hope can be
proud of the New Hope Police Reserves for their outstanding
commitment and dedication to the residents and the City of New Hope.
The New Hope Police
Reserve Unit is a
volunteer organization
of the New Hope Police
Department. The
Reserve “mission
statement” reads:
To provide services for
the New Hope Police
Department that are
compatible with the
charter and bylaws of
the Reserve Unit. In
addition, provide
services to the City of
New Hope, School
District 281 and other
community
organizations… when
the requests do not
conflict with the
commitments to the
Police Department.
Recognition of
Service Awards:
-Reserve Lieutenant
Scott Beal – 8 service
bars – for a total of 24
years of service.
-Reserve Sergeant Alex
Saric – 1 service bar – 3
years of service.
-Reserve Sergeant Joe
Rasmussen – 5 years of
service.
2020 New Hope
Reserve Officer of the
Year:
-Reserve Sergeant Alex
Saric. He volunteered
182 hours during 2020
and consistently
exceeded performance
expectations.
Department Divisions
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Community Relations & Crime Prevention
Brad Kallio
Community Relations and
Crime Prevention Officer
The New Hope Police Department’s community engagement efforts
were strongly affected by the global pandemic in 2020. Many of the
programs and partnerships throughout the year were altered, held
virtually or canceled altogether. On top of that, Officer Nichole Korth,
who had held the position of New Hope Police Department’s Crime
Prevention Officer for 27 years, retired in July of 2020, leaving the
position unfilled until Officer Brad Kallio took over in December of
2020, just in time for Shop with a Cop.
As life starts to get back to normal, the New Hope
Police Department will continue to safely offer a
variety of programs to encourage New Hope
residents to become involved with crime
prevention and community service, including:
• National Night Out and New Hope’s Night
to Unite (NNO/NTU)
• Neighborhood Watch Program
• Citizen’s Police Academy
• New Hope Crime Prevention Fund Board
• Crime Free Multi-Housing (CFMH)
• Annual Bicycle Rodeo and Bicycle Theft
Prevention
• Coffee with a Cop
• Shop with a Cop
• Meals on Wheels
• Safety Camp
• Car Seat Checks and Clinics
Shop with a Cop 2020 Shop with a Cop 2020
Officer Cracknell delivering Meals on
Wheels
The New Hope Police Department now
offers Tip411 to allow citizens to make
anonymous tips via a text message to
847411 with the keyword NHPD. Users with
Android or iPhone devices can download
the Tip411 app and send picture messages
and anonymous crime tips.
Tipsters can also sign up to receive
communication from the police
department, including crime alerts, safety
advisories and reminders, general
information and view an interactive crime
map.
Training
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Total Slips 1st Violation 2nd Violation 3rd Violation
2015 50 43 6 1
2016 22 19 3 0
2017 26 25 1 0
2018 8 7 1 0
2019 23 21 2 0
2020 32 24 6 2
Community Relations & Crime Prevention
Crime Free Multi-Housing
The Crime Free Multi-Housing Program (designed for rental properties) continues to be a valuable tool for
cities and property owners alike. To become a certified CFMH property, the rental property must meet these
specific criteria:
One-day training for managers
The use of the Crime Free, Drug Free lease addendum
Criminal background checks on prospective tenants
Annual property inspection
Participation in Neighborhood Watch Program
Physical security measures (locks, lighting, signage)
An active management to enforce the requirements
Failure to meet these requirements annually will result in decertification of the property.
Disorderly Behavior Ordinance
Nuisance and disorderly property enforcement continues to be a focus of the police department and the city
of New Hope. The city’s disorderly behavior ordinance deals directly with those properties that continuously
cause nuisance issues to neighboring tenants or properties. The ordinance specifically addresses the following:
Drug activity/drug paraphernalia
Disorderly conduct
Obstruction of the police or legal process
Acts or threats of acts of violence
Public nuisance
Prohibited noise
Alcohol violations
This partnership between rental property owners, managers, inspectors and police is working to increase
the quality of life, and safety, throughout the community of New Hope.
Clerk Rhonda Peske
handles all of the
disorderly behavior
slips for the city.
The city notifies property owners after one disorderly conduct incident has occurred at the rental property. If a 2nd instance
occurs at the property, the owner must provide the city with a written action plan to abate the behavior. If there is a 3rd
instance, within a 12 month period, city ordinance allows for suspension, revocation or non-renewal of the rental license.
Training
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2020 Department Training
Due to the global Covid-19 pandemic, a vast majority of in-person based
trainings were paused.
Due to this, New Hope Police Department, has begun utilizing PATROL online as a way to continue
training throughout the global pandemic and it allows officers to complete training while on-shift
and at their own pace.
Courses that have been taken by staff this year include:
• Leaders and Followers
• Emotional Wellness for Law Enforcement
• Blood borne Pathogens
• Terry Stop and Traffic Stop Refresher Course
• Use of Force Legal Issues 2020
• Personal and Protective Equipment (PPE) 2020
• Human Behavior and Motivation 2020
• 72-hour Holds 2020
• Serving Those with Autism Spectrum Disorder 2020
• Respiratory Protection for Law Enforcement 2020
• Implicit Bias Training – Part I and Part II
• Mental Health – Part I, Part II and Part III
• Persuasion and De-escalation 2020
• Preventing In-Custody Suicide
• Misdemeanor Arrests and Stops – Selected Topics
• Curtilage – Knock and Talks
• Line of Duty Injuries and Prevention 2020
• Ethics and Professional Conduct 2020
• Distracted Driving
• Data Practices for Front Line Officers
• Use of Force Part I: Laws and Principles 2020
• Power and Influence 2020
• Liability Prevention and Risk Management 2020
• Vehicle Impounds and Inventories
• Goal Setting and Performance Counseling
Training
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2020 Department Training
In 2020, all sworn police personnel completed POST mandated use of force training and firearms
training.
Use of force training consisted of the following:
• MN POST Board Learning objectives
• MN State Statutes pertaining to use of force and deadly force
• New Hope Police Department Policies pertaining to use of force and deadly force
• Proficiency in unarmed control measures. Skills were taught, and practiced, by all sworn
officers in a controlled environment.
Firearms Training consisted of the following:
• MN POST Board approved course of fire for handguns and department issued rifles
• Additional drills and training with assigned firearms
• Less lethal Shotgun qualification
In September of 2020, officers attended in service training at the Forest Lake Outdoor Range. The
trainings consisted of multiple shooting stations, focusing on advanced techniques and drills for
handgun and rifle use. Officers worked through these drills with a smaller and focused instructor to
student ratio. Additionally, officers trained in the use and deployment of the New Hope Police
MRAP. Officers had the opportunity to drive the MRAP in a controlled environment as well as work
on coordinating deployment for a rescue scenario.
In the fall of 2020, New Hope Police
leadership identified the need to
preemptively provide training
updates for all sworn personnel
relating to changes to MN Statutes
and upcoming changes to New
Hope Police Department Policies.
These changes applied to Use of
Force and Deadly Force, and were
mandated by State Statute and the
MN POST Board. The information
was provided to all officers in a
classroom format by internal use of
instructors.
In December 2020, the New Hope
Police Department adopted a new
Use of Force Policy, similar in
content to the MN POST Board
model Use of Force Policy.
2021 Training Goals:
• Use of force decisions
• Deadly force decisions
• De-escalation techniques
• After action memory recall and critical analysis
• Annual training at Forest Lake outdoor range
Selected Crime Stats
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Allocation Totals New Hope 9%
Impaired Driving $180,000.00 $16,200.00
Seatbelt $37,500.00 $3,375.00
Speed $22,000.00 $1,980.00
Move Over $1,800.00 $162.00
Distracted Driving $15,000.00 $1,350.00
TZD Conf. $1,750.00 $270.00
Pedestrian $22,000.00 $0.00
Administrative/Other $8,000.00 $0.00
TOTALS $288,050.00 $23,337.00
(Revenue rcv’d)
Special Enforcement
Hennepin County Traffic Enforcement Group:
Due to the Covid-19 global pandemic, this program was paused. This choice was made for a number
of reasons including: minimizing the impact on the community, both in regards to financial situations
and the health and welfare of the public as well as law enforcement officials.
TZD (Towards Zero Deaths) New Hope only Stats:
• New Hope Officers Participating: 10
• Hours Worked: 254 (shifts are 6-8 hours)
• Total Mileage: 3,367
• Total Traffic stops: 411
• Total arrests: 13
• Vehicles towed: 14
• DWI: 12
• Not a drop/under 21: 1
• Speed Citations: 115
• Speed Warnings: 118
• Unlicensed (DAS/DAR/DAC) Citations: 41
• Move Over Citations: 5
• Move Over Warnings: 3
• Use of Cell Phone Citations: 12
• Use of Cell Phone Warnings: 4
• Seatbelt Citations: 4
• Seatbelt Warnings: 2
• Child Restraint Citations: 2
• Equipment Citations: 3
• Equipment Warnings: 55
TZD (Towards Zero Deaths) - Traffic and
DWI Enforcement
The New Hope Police Department
participated in the Towards Zero Deaths
(TZD) grant in 2020, funded by the State of
Minnesota. TZD is the state’s cornerstone
traffic safety program utilizing an
enforcement and educational approach to
lowering the number of traffic crashes,
injuries and deaths in Minnesota.
The city also utilizes a speed trailer, which
not only deters speed, but acts as a data
collection device, monitoring traffic
volume and vehicle speeds. The data
derived allows the department to more
effectively place patrol officer for
enforcement and education. Citizens can
also request that the speed trailer be
placed in “problem areas”.
Selected Crime Stats
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Part I Crimes
Offense Type 2020 2019 2010 % Change 10–Year % Change
Arson 0 1 3 (100%) (100%)
Assault 13 58 16 (78%) (19%)
Burglary 45 66 94 (32%) (52%)
Criminal Sexual Conduct 9 14 6 (36%) 50%
Homicide 0 0 0 0% 0%
Theft 441 436 560 1% (21%)
Manslaughter 0 0 0 0% 0%
Motor Vehicle Theft 79 23 26 243% 204%
Robbery 13 13 17 0% (24%)
Total 600 611 722 (2%) (17%)
Part II Crimes
Offense Type 2020 2019 2010 % Change 10-Year % Change
All Other Offenses 84 174 110 (52%) (23%)
Disorderly Conduct 20 49 54 (59%) (63%)
Driving Under the Influence 43 59 180 (27%) (76%)
Drugs 34 157 68 (78%) (50%)
Forgery and Counterfeiting 14 7 19 100% (26%)
Fraud 77 64 67 20% 15%
Liquor Laws 1 2 27 (50%) (96%)
Offenses Against Family and Children 0 8 9 (100%) (100%)
Stolen Property 17 6 6 183% 183%
Vandalism 110 139 165 (21%) (33%)
Weapons (Carrying, Possessing, Etc.) 9 14 6 (36%) 50%
Total 409 680 711 (40%) (42%)
Selected Crime Stats
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Part I Crime
Stats
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2020
Arson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Assault 0 2 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 5 1 4 13
Burglary – Breaking or
Entering (Commercial or
Residential)
3 1 2 2 5 5 6 6 5 4 3 3 6 12 17 10 45
Criminal Homicide 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Criminal Sexual
Conduct
0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 9
Theft 48 34 33 25 33 34 36 50 42 53 30 23 115 92 128 106 441
Motor Vehicle Theft 6 4 8 4 7 6 6 5 5 9 11 8 18 17 16 28 79
Robbery 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 3 5 4 13
Human Trafficking –
Commercial Sex Acts
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Human Trafficking –
Involuntary Servitude
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grand Total 57 42 44 33 50 49 52 66 55 67 47 38 143 132 173 152 600
Selected Crime Stats
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Part II Crime Stats Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2020
All Other Offenses 15 11 7 6 8 4 6 7 5 6 4 5 33 18 18 15 84
Curfew and Loitering
(Persons under age 18
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Disorderly Conduct 8 2 2 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 12 2 5 1 20
DUI/DWI 1 4 3 0 1 4 6 6 12 3 1 2 8 5 24 6 43
Drug Violations 6 4 1 4 2 4 4 4 2 1 0 2 11 10 10 3 34
Embezzlement 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Forgery and Counterfeiting 1 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 1 2 3 2 4 2 6 14
Fraud 0 1 0 7 5 18 7 6 5 12 9 7 1 30 18 28 77
Liquor Laws 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Offenses Against Family
and Children
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Assaults 2 2 5 5 5 14 10 10 6 10 8 9 9 24 26 27 86
Prostitution
and Commercialized Vice
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Runaways
(Persons under age 18)
3 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 10
Sex Offenses
Except forcible rape/prostitution
2 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 7
Stolen Property
Buying, receiving, possessing
1 0 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 3 3 1 2 4 4 7 17
Vandalism 1 6 6 4 8 14 9 10 10 18 15 9 13 26 29 42 110
Weapons Carrying/possessing 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 2 1 1 5 9
Grand Total 41 35 30 26 35 67 51 48 40 54 43 43 106 128 139 140 513
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9000 codes Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2020
911 Hang-up 48 43 39 38 46 42 40 35 42 48 56 43 520
Abandoned Vehicle 2 6 1 1 3 6 6 5 4 4 1 3 42
Accidents 46 28 21 17 23 28 26 23 38 32 21 37 334
Administrative 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 1 0 12
Alarms (Res., bus., etc.) 56 63 42 45 566 74 72 59 67 58 45 43 680
Animal Complaint 34 22 34 43 58 37 29 52 52 26 31 21 440
Assist 108 104 89 61 78 118 126 106 107 102 88 92 1179
Civil Matter 28 43 46 49 31 36 51 33 42 30 32 25 446
Death 6 5 2 6 3 5 6 2 4 3 4 8 54
Disturbance - Noise 27 41 38 44 70 48 40 56 62 50 28 38 542
Disturbance - Neighbor 20 4 2 7 10 4 10 9 8 5 3 2 84
Disturbance - Unwanted 35 31 27 37 37 39 33 30 25 25 21 38 378
Domestic - Verbal 31 26 27 28 24 20 33 27 24 29 43 37 349
Fire 9 11 11 11 17 17 19 19 15 10 12 8 159
Found Property 2 9 10 8 10 14 14 9 11 9 6 5 107
Harassment Order File 1 3 1 1 2 6 2 0 3 5 4 1 24
Juvenile Problem 7 7 13 6 9 15 10 10 9 13 7 3 109
K9 Assist Other 14 11 3 8 11 6 13 5 9 3 10 10 103
Lost Property 4 7 7 1 4 10 8 5 5 4 2 3 60
Medical 240 240 245 203 231 220 217 218 160 215 222 212 2,623
Order for Protection File 3 6 5 2 3 2 3 1 3 3 3 4 38
Ordinance Violation 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 2 3 16
Parking – Viol./Compl. 189 312 199 28 31 130 155 125 121 150 106 159 1,705
Spot Checks 34 56 316 258 303 166 128 142 85 91 67 104 1,750
Suspicious Activity/Person 32 42 51 38 68 46 40 52 54 52 58 32 565
Suspicious Vehicle 17 17 13 6 15 27 17 26 18 21 18 17 212
Traffic/Driving Complaint 302 415 257 68 85 114 331 217 299 176 176 106 2,546
Trespass Notice Issued 16 9 9 912 6 14 14 13 10 6 7 15 131
Vehicle Impound 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 1 4 17
Warrant 7 5 7 2 1 1 2 5 3 3 7 0 43
Grand Total: 15,268
Selected Crime Stats
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In 2020, The New Hope Police Department handled 21,707 calls for service.
2020 Selected Traffic
Stats Breakdown
Citations
Issued
Warnings
Issued
Total
Speed 491 677 1,168
No MN driver’s license 204 5 209
DAS, DAR, CANC-IPS 254 5 259
Stop Sign Violations 20 8 28
Inattentive Driving 18 29 47
Equipment Violations 1 42 43
Insurance Violations 100 18 118
Totals: 1,088 784 1,872
2019/2020 Comparison 2019 2020 % change
Total Warnings Issued 2,944 1,903 (35%)
Total Citations Issued 4,005 2,794 (30%)
Total 6,949 4,697 (32%)
The traffic unit is responsible for increased traffic contacts, investigating traffic related complaints,
enforcing commercial vehicle laws and drug interdiction.
However, due to the Covid-19 global pandemic, the traffic unit was suspended in 2020.
The goal of the traffic unit is to provide education to the public, while reducing the number of
crashes within the city’s limits. This high visibility enforcement has proven to be one of the most
effective tools in reducing property damage, injuries and death from traffic-related crashes.
New Hope Traffic Unit
Looking at the data of citations issued in 2020, in comparison with citations issued in 2019,
there has been an overall 32% reduction. This is directly related to the global Covid-19
pandemic. A combination of factors contributed to this. Two of those being that New Hope
did not have a dedicated traffic unit in 2020 due to staffing shortages, and that officers were
intentionally having fewer contacts with the public, due to the pandemic as well as health and
financial concerns.