NHPD 2021-22 Year End Report
2021‐ 2022
Annual Report
Lorilee Stafford
City Of New Hope
2021‐ 2022
Annual Report
New Hope Police Department
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Letter from the Chief
With the retirement of our longtime City Manager Kirk
McDonald in June, this past year was a transitional
one for the City of New Hope. For the past several
months, I’ve had the privilege of serving in a dual role
– that of Chief of Police and as Acting City Manager.
While the added duties presented its challenges,
those challenges were overshadowed by new
relationships formed, personal and professional
growth and an overwhelming feeling of gratitude and
pride for the entire staff of both the Police
Department and City Hall. Without their unwavering
support and hard work, this changeover could not
have sustained.
As for the Police Department, I am honored to lead
such a dedicated and professional group of Officers
and am in awe of the amazing work they do every
single day to keep this community safe.
We continued to see staffing changes in 2022 as we
bid farewell to Sergeant Marty Williams, Officers Andy
Lamers, Kaitlyn Baker, Nadine Jacobs, Erick Dyer,
Anthony Larson and Community Service Officer Scott
Anderson. They will all be dearly missed and
remembered for their outstanding service.
I remain committed to building that bridge between
our community and law enforcement as we continue
to strive for positive change, unity, and trust.
Sincerely,
Chief Tim Hoyt
Tim Hoyt, Chief of Police
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Vision and Mission Statements
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
Clerical/Office
Supervisor
Clerical Staff
Embedded
Social Worker
Administrative
Specialist
Community
Relations/Crime
Prevention
Officer
Department Divisions
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Captain Dave Johnson
Patrol Captain
Internal AffairsMobile Field
ForcePatrol
Patrol
Sergeants
Patrol Officers
K9 OfficersReservesCommunity
Service OfficersTraffic OfficerExplorers
SWATAnimal Control
Patrol
Captain Dave Johnson was promoted to the role of Captain in
2021 after the retirement of his predecessor. He is responsible for
all duties related to the patrol division of the department. There
are a total of thirty officers in the patrol division; comprised of six
sergeants, twenty‐one patrol officers, two K9 teams, 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 Johnson oversees the Explorer’s program, but due to Covid‐19, the program was paused in
2020. The hope was to restart the program in fall of 2021 but as of yet it is still on hold. Due to the size
of the department and the limited participation in the Explorer program Chiefs from local agencies have
had discussions and are in the process of starting a Tri‐City Explorer post. The post will consist of
participants from the Cities of New Hope, Crystal and Robbinsdale. 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 generally meets September through April each year, closing out
with a conference for posts throughout the state to show off their newly learned skills. 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. This division includes investigations, office support staff
and community services. With over 418 cases in 2021 and 421 to
date in 2022 being investigated by two full‐time investigators and one
part‐time investigator, it’s clear this division is quite active throughout
the year. Cases also come to this division by way of Hennepin County
Child Protection and Hennepin County Adult Protection. 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 is
responsible for crime prevention/community relations.
2021 saw things in the world returning to a more “normal” way of life with schools back
in person, athletes returning to their sports, and community relation events that had
been paused restarted. The department’s embedded social worker settled into the role
and quickly became an asset to the department and the community. 2022 continued with
community events and the department participating for the first time in the Pink Patch
Project for the month of October. The year also brought about a new social worker due to
staffing changes in the county.
Support Services
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Jeana Allen‐Hatcher
Office/Clerical Supervisor
Lorilee Stafford
Full Time Clerk
Rhonda Peske
Full Time Clerk
Riley McIlrath
Full Time Clerk
Melissa DeLeeuw
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 Melissa DeLeeuw), along with one part‐time clerk (Miranda
Reed), 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.
The clerical staff are responsible for all of the crime reporting to
the national database for the Uniformed Crime Report(UCR).
This used to be done via MOC coding which consisted of
thousands of codes to choose from in order to properly report
a crime to the FBI who maintains and releases the UCR. A new
method implemented by the FBI brought about a system of 64
codes that all crimes fall under for the purpose of the UCR.
New Hope fully transitioned to that in 2020 and completed it’s
first year successfully in 2021. This new coding system has
made it so the public can access national crime data in almost
real time and no longer has to wait for each year’s full report to
be released.
The police department continues to utilize LETG (Law
Enforcement Technology Group) for records management. This
program is reaching end of life so the department will be
transitioning in the future to a new record management system.
Jeana and Lorilee have attended multiple product
demonstrations in 2021 and 2022 with the current consortium
the department is a part of. Proposals have been received and
the consortium is going to be deciding on which product will be
the best fit.
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.
Investigations is under the Administration Division.
Investigators 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.
The team has many partnerships and resources that help to bring all the parts of a case together.
These include CLEAR, Hennepin County CISA, Hennepin County Crime Lab and The BCA(Bureau of
Criminal Apprehension).
Once all pieces of the case have been put together investigators then 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.
Investigators also conduct background checks for various city permits such as, massage practice
licenses, liquor licenses. They also facilitate intelligence sharing with other local, state and federal law
enforcement agencies.
In 2021, the investigations team worked on 418 cases and in 2022 they worked 452 cases
Department Divisions
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2021 New Hope K‐9 Units
K‐9 Kody
K‐9 Kody and Handler
Officer Robles
K‐9 Dex and Handler
Officer Dyer
Productivity
The New Hope Police Department K‐9 Unit was involved in a wide variety of
calls for service in 2021. This year was unique in the sense that K‐9 Kody
ended his career in February after serving 8 years and 11 months with Officer
Robles. Shortly after, K‐9 Drago began his career with Officer Robles after
successfully completing his three month (March‐June) basic police dog
school. Officer Dyer and his K‐9 partner, Dex, worked from January until July,
when both retired.
Canine Officer Robles and K‐9 Kody were recognized for several awards by
the United States Police Canine Association (USPCA) including two cases in
which, they were awarded National Patrol Case of the Quarter.
The two teams were utilized in 1,032 of the total calls for service in the
department. Proactively, they generated 160 of their own calls for service.
There were 13 arrests directly attributed to their teams and 12 narcotic
related searches. They completed 11 tracks of New Hope and in surrounding
areas, resulting in three finds.
New Hope K‐9’s, assisted in over 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. Thirteen individuals
were arrested as a direct result from the work performed by the canines and
their handlers.
Public Demonstrations
Canine demonstrations during 2021 were limited to demonstrations for
Safety Camp, Night to Unite, The City of Crystal Vehicle Fair and Robbinsdale
City Day due to continued Covid‐19 restrictions.
Training/Certification
Officer Dyer, and his K‐9 partner Dex, successfully completed Regional
Detector Dog (Narcotics) Certification in 2021
Officer Robles, and his K‐9 partner Drago, successfully completed Regional
Detector Dog (Narcotics) Certification in 2021
Officer Robles, and his K‐9 partner Drago, successfully completed Regional
Tracking Dog Certification in 2021
Officer Robles, and his K‐9 partner Drago, successfully completed Regional
PD1 Certification in 2021
New Hope Police K‐9 Unit was recognized by the United States Police
Canine Association for hosting the USPCA Region 12 Detector Dog
Certification in 2021.
Department Divisions
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2022 New Hope K9 Unit Stats
Productivity
The New Hope Police Department K‐9 Unit was involved in a wide variety of
calls for service in 2022. Like 2021, this year was somewhat different as far as
K‐9 team coverage. Officer Collier and K‐9 Kaiser became a team and
successfully completed basic handler/patrol dog school (March‐June). Officer
Robles was promoted to Sergeant and K‐9 Drago retired in the early part of
July.
Sergeant Robles and K‐9 Drago were recognized by the United States Police
Canine Association (USPCA) with awards for their performance in locating
dangerous and wanted criminals. They were also awarded National Police Case
of the Quarter and are currently being considered for the USPCA National Case
of the Year for their involvement in assisting police by locating and
apprehending a residential burglary suspect, who fled from police in a motor
vehicle. One suspect then fled from the vehicle on foot after the driver crashed
the car. The fleeing suspect took aim upon an officer, firing multiple rounds
from a handgun trying to kill the officer. K‐9 Drago tracked the suspect,
locating him in a back yard and successfully took the suspect into custody
before he could harm police or the public. The handgun used was located in a
detached garage a few houses away.
The two teams were utilized in 1,015 of the total calls for service in the
department which is notable because for the better part of the year only one
dog was in service at a given time due to training or retirement. Proactively,
they generated 58 of their own calls for service. There were 15 arrests directly
attributed to their teams and 5 narcotic related searches. They completed 11
tracks in New Hope and surrounding areas, resulting in six finds.
New Hope K‐9’s assisted in several building searches and were called upon to
assist police in New Hope. Throughout the year, our K‐9 teams also aided in
felony stops, area searches, and perimeter containment. 15 individuals were
arrested as a direct result from the work performed by the canines and their
handlers.
Public Demonstrations
The K‐9 unit participated in canine demonstrations for Safety Camp, Night to
Unite, and Robbinsdale City Day.
Training/Certification
Officer Collier, and his K‐9 partner Kaiser, successfully completed Regional
Detector Dog (Narcotics) Certification in 2022.
K‐9 Drago and Handler
Officer Robles
K9 Kaiser and Handler
Officer Collier
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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
2021, the City of New Hope
had seven officers
participating in the West
Metro SWAT Team, with
Sgt. Stanley taking over as
the division commander.
2022 saw the addition of
three New Hope officers
bringing the department
total to ten.
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 in Hennepin
County and surrounding
counties at the request
of their commanding
officers.
The team participates in
approximately 150 hours of
specialized training yearly.
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.)
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.
Participating personnel in 2021 with the New Hope Police Department’s contingent were Sergeant
Marty Williams, Officer Britni Austin, Officer Dan Fitzmaurice, Officer Tony Gust, Officer Brad Kallio,
and Officer Mike Keithahn. 2022 saw the retirement of Sergeant Williams and the addition of Sergeant
Josh Eernisse, Officer Raj Michael, Officer Lee Larson, and Officer Corey Cracknell.
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. New Hope
Contingent is assigned to the platoon’s protection team which provides lethal and non‐lethal cover.
The WCMFF provides quarterly training to all members with the different platoons being responsible
for hosting a training session. These trainings have included basic movements, legal updates, live
scenarios involving over 50 civilian role players.
The WCMFF also provides a “basic training” to all new members and is working hand in hand with
neighboring teams and now starting to cross train with SWAT teams.
Department Divisions
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Tom Mahan
Animal Control Officer
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 24 years.
Tom encountered or responded to 213 (171 in 2021) animal‐related incidents
during the period of January 1 to December 31, 2022. The number of citizen
complaints was 184 or 85% (146 or 85% in 2021) and the number of officer‐
initiated complaints was 25 or 15% (25 or 15% in 2021).
Of the 184 citizen complaints, 43 (23%) concerned dogs at large (26 or 18% in
2021), resulting in five (12%) written warnings and eight (19%) impounds. Overall,
citizen complaints included 92 (50%) concerning dogs (73 or 50% in 2021),
resulting in 15 (16%) written warnings and 13 (14%) impounds. There were seven
dog bites (four in 2021), five passed through PUPS quarantine without signs of
illness, two were not impounded by officers and three of these were labeled
Potentially Dangerous. There were four reports of dogs being aggressive: two of
those were labeled Potentially Dangerous and a citation was issued for failure to
microchip. There were 40 (22%) citizen complaints concerning cats (29 or 20% in
2021), 34 or 85% were cats at large. These calls resulted in one (3%) written
warning and nine (23%) impounds. There was one reported cat bite almost near
the end of the quarantine period. Live traps were used at three properties to
catch stray cats. There were 52 (28%) citizen complaints concerning other animals
(44 or 30% in 2021) with two written warnings issued for keeping of roosters and
ducks and one stray pet duck and rabbit were impounded.
The 29 officer‐initiated incidents included 25 (86%) involving dogs (22 or 88% in
2021) (17 involved dog licenses), resulting in three (12%) citations and 14 (56%)
written warnings. There were two (7%) officer‐initiated incidents involving cats
(four or 11% in 2020) resulting in a written warning. There were two (7%) officer‐
initiated incidents involving other animals (two or 8% in 2021) with no
enforcement needed.
I 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 lock outs. I was able to complete three of four
inspections of homes with permits‐to‐exceed the number of pets.
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
For 2021‐22, per annum reserve officer activity hours (1534) decreased by 36% when
compared to the years 2012‐2020 (2393 hours). This decrease is largely due to the
fewer number of volunteers that are currently on the reserve unit. When the hours
are normalized by the number of reserve officers on the unit, then our 2021‐22 per‐
officer hours (245) is 16% above the prior decade (212).
Due to the willingness of reserve members to participate in var ious festivals and local
activities, the reserve unit assisted nearby cities for fifteen city festivals and sixteen
other community events over the two years 2021 and 2022. We spent 264 hours
assisting other cities, 103 hours in 2021 and 163 hours in 2022. Without a New Hope
city festival in 2021 or 2022, the police reserves still assisted with several other city‐
related events, for 106 hours. These included Vehicle Fair, City Day, Bike Rodeo, and
other events as we receive requests.
The last two years, we spent 63 hours on three emergency call out events. The
majority of these hours were spent assisting with extra patrol presence in New Hope
during the Brooklyn Center unrest following an officer‐involved shooting.
The reserve unit maintained Friday and Saturday patrol activity (7 PM – 2AM) during
2021 and 2022, though many of our patrols ended earlier (midnight to 1:00) because
of early morning work commitments of some of the officers. Our patrol hours (874
in 2021 and 757 in 2022) were down 26% from the average over the last decade
(1109 hours). This is due to the decline in membership in the reserve unit. If patrol
hours are normalized by the number of available reserve officers, the per‐officer
patrol hours in 2021‐22 (133 average, 146 in 2021 and 120 in 2022) is 32% higher
than the average (100) over the past decade.
The New Hope Police Reserves have had an ongoing agreement to perform traffic
duties at New Hope Church. These traffic duties were curtailed in 2020 due to the
pandemic. Even after resumption of in‐person services, a significant portion of their
attendees have continued participating online, so no traffic duty was required in
2021. Early in 2022, The Church requested that we resume our Sunday morning
detail, but to recast the duties to provide parking lot security rather than traffic
control. In 2022, the reserve unit provided 202 hours of security detail for New Hope
Church.
Training consumes a significant amount of time for each Reserve officer. The
Reserve unit received 276 hours of training, including cadet training, First
Responder, tasers, and driving safety. Unit meetings are conducted on the second
Tuesday of each month. In addition, senior reserve officers are involved in
providing instruction to junior officers. In 2021 and 2022, some training was not
available: We were unable to get range time for firearms training, and there was
only one session of the Hennepin County Reserve School offered in that time. In
2021‐22, the unit spent 431.5 hours (156 in 2021, 275.5 in 2022) in training,
compared to an average of 307 hours over the last decade. Our last‐decade
average for training is 307 hours, so 2021‐22 saw a reduction of nearly 30% in total
training hours from our average.
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.
2022 Recognition of
Service Awards:
‐Reserve Captain
Todd Hesemann – 15 years
of service.
‐Reserve Sergeant
Alex Saric – 5 years of service
‐Reserve Officer
Eric Mirtica – 3 years of
service.
2022 New Hope Reserve
Officer of the Year:
‐Reserve Officer John
Monson. He volunteered
337 hours during 2022
and consistently exceeded
performance expectations.
Honorable Mention to
Reserve Officer Alex Trdan.
He volunteered 256 hours
during 2022
Department Divisions
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Community Relations & Crime Prevention
Brad Kallio
Community Relations and
Crime Prevention Officer
2021 and 2022 saw community engagement return in full force with many
different activities being held in the traditional in person format. The goal
continues to be bridging the gap between the department and the
community and the events have brought about opportunities for positive
dialogue. Community events have been well attended and the feedback
received has been positive. A major event each year has been Shop with a
Cop. The pandemic forced departments to get creative and New Hope moved
to a party style event hosted at City Hall called Blue Santa. Selected families
come for food, crafts, games, gifts, and visits with Jolly ‘ol St. Nick. Officer
Kallio is already in planning mode for 2023 and the community can look
forward to more fun events to come!
Blue Santa 2021
Blue Santa 2022
Officer Kallio at Copsicles
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
Copsicles
Meals on Wheels
Safety Camp
Blue Santa
Car Seat Checks and Clinics
New Hope Girl Scouts
Training
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2021‐2022 Department Training
In 2021 and 2022, all sworn police personnel completed POST mandated use of force training and
firearm 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:
New Equipment familiarization, training and qualifications.
Pistol optics rolled out to entire department
New 40 mm less lethal systems deployed in all police vehicles
MN POST Board approved course of fire for handguns and department issued rifles
Additional drills and training with assigned firearms
All sworn officers utilize Patrol Online for a wide range of training courses. Patrol Online is self‐paced
and officers can complete trainings on shift throughout the year. The topics range from mandatory
OSHA classes to legal seminars to mental health response and awareness.
Stop sticks, a pursuit
intervention device, were
purchased and deployed in all
patrol cars. Officers have been
training on deployment of the
device to assist in stopping
fleeing motor vehicles.
NHPD has purchased new
training software to assign,
track, and store all training data
and course completions for the
police department. The
software will assist in organizing
the more than 2500 hours of
training that occurs annually.
Three new police officers joined
the West Metro Swat Team.
Their training as new members
will continue through 2023.
2023 Training Goals:
Continue scenario based training for officers,
to advance skills in decision making in
stressful and rapidly evolving situations.
Encourage and support joint‐training
opportunities with neighboring police
departments.
Identify courses that NHPD can host for
outside agencies.
Selected Crime Stats
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Allocation Totals New Hope 9%
Impaired Driving $144,000.00 $20,571.00
Seatbelt $22,400.00 $3,200.00
Speed $15,000.00 $2,143.00
Move Over $1,000.00 $0.00
Distracted Driving $13,800.00 $1,9710.00
Pedestrian $15,000.00 $0.00
Administrative/Other $2,000.00 $0.00
TOTALS $210,200.00 $27,885.00
(Revenue rcv’d)
Special Enforcement
Hennepin County Traffic Enforcement Group:
Due to a lack of staffing and support by local leaders in the City of Minneapolis, Minneapolis PD
withdrew from being the fiscal lead for the Minneapolis group. Members of the Minneapolis group
joined the Orono group which took over fiscal lead.
TZD (Towards Zero Deaths) New Hope only Stats:
New Hope Officers Participating: 4
Hours Worked: 262.75 (shifts are 6‐8 hours)
Total Mileage: 1,775
Total Traffic stops: 435
Total arrests: 22
Vehicles towed: 18
DWI: 12
Not a drop/under 21: 0
Speed Citations: 64
Speed Warnings: 144
Unlicensed (DAS/DAR/DAC) Citations: 55
Move Over Citations: 0
Use of Cell Phone Citations: 13
Use of Cell Phone Warnings: 3
Seatbelt Citations: 7
Seatbelt Warnings: 1
Child Restraint Citations: 0
Equipment Citations: 8
Equipment Warnings: 72
Other Moving Violation Citations: 82
TZD (Towards Zero Deaths) ‐ Traffic and
DWI Enforcement
The New Hope Police Department
participated in the Towards Zero Deaths
(TZD) grant in 2021 and 2022, 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 drivers, 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 17 | Page NIBRS NIBRS GROUP A CATEGORIES • Arson • Animal Cruelty • Assault • Bribery • Burglary/Breaking and Entering • Counterfeiting/Forgery • Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property • Drug/Narcotic Offenses • Embezzlement • Extortion/Blackmail • Fraud • Gambling • Homicide • Human Trafficking • Kidnapping/Abduction • Larceny/Theft • Motor Vehicle Theft • Pornography/Obscene Material • Prostitution • Robbery • Sex Offenses • Stolen Property • Weapon Law Violations In April of 2020 New Hope transitioned fully to NIBRS for crime reporting. The FBI required all law enforcement agencies to make this shift prior to the close of 2020. NIBRS uses a series of UCR (Uniform Crime Reporting) codes to track all Group A and Group B crimes as classified by the FBI. Group A and Group B were formerly known as Part I and Part II crimes. The coding system went from a possible code selection of thousands down to 62. This changes crime stats dramatically as now only the most serious offense is being tracked in the national database. This does not necessarily mean crime levels have dropped only that lower‐level offenses are not being tracked when they are in addition to a higher‐level offense. Group B offenses are only tracked nationally if there was an arrest made. New Hope Reported Group A Offense Totals 2021 ‐ 2022 2021 2022 73 117 87 89 130 108 98 108 77 90 96 144 115 124 115 103 93 92 101 128 149 94 108 JanuaryFebruary March AprilMay June July AugustSeptember October NovemberDecember
Selected Crime Stats 18 | Page Offense TotalArrestsTotal Arrests Involving Only Under 18 Years Old Bad Checks (Decommissioned Jan 2022 0 0 Curfew/Loitering/VagrancyViolations 0 0 Disorderly Conduct 20 0 Driving Under the Influence 380 Drunkenness (Decommissioned Jan 2022) 0 0 Family Offenses, Nonviolent 2 0 Liquor Law Violations 2 0 Peeping Tom (Decommissioned Jan 2022) 0 0 Runaway 0 0 Trespass of Real Property 131 All Other Offenses 28 3 Grand Total 103 4 Offense TotalArrestsTotal Arrests Involving Only Under 18 Years Old Bad Checks (Decommissioned Jan 2022 0 0 Curfew/Loitering/VagrancyViolations 0 0 Disorderly Conduct9 1 Driving Under the Influence 38 0 Drunkenness (Decommissioned Jan 2022)0 0 Family Offenses, Nonviolent 1 0 Liquor Law Violations30Peeping Tom (Decommissioned Jan 2022)0 0 Runaway0 0 Trespass of Real Property8 2 All Other Offenses29 1 Grand Total884NIBRS GROUP B CATEGORIES • Bad Checks • Curfew/Loitering/Vagrancy • Disorderly Conduct • Driving Under the Influence • Drunkenness • Family Offenses, Nonviolent • Liquor Law Violations • Peeping Tom • Runaway • Trespass of Real Property • All Other Offenses (i.e. unlawful assembly, boating law violations, conditional release violations, etc.) 2021 2022
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9000 codes Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2022
911 Hang‐up 31 19 24 19 14 19 33 26 29 32 29 18 293
Abandoned Vehicle 2 6 3 5 8 4 6 3 3 8 2 2 52
Accidents 43 38 30 24 31 39 25 27 29 42 44 27 399
Administrative 0 0 0 6 2 1 4 4 3 5 0 1 26
Alarms (Res., bus., etc.) 67 67 61 59 84 81 55 67 82 85 58 87 853
Animal Complaint 18 13 32 41 72 74 60 51 53 47 51 24 536
Assist 92 91 103 97 114 116 116 69 103 87 119 100 1207
Civil Matter 27 24 32 31 26 34 38 43 28 37 31 33 384
Death 5 4 5 6 6 9 0 4 5 4 5 3 56
Disturbance ‐ Noise 46 30 27 48 38 61 37 30 30 34 33 15 429
Disturbance ‐ Neighbor 2 2 8 5 13 5 18 15 18 9 4 5 104
Disturbance ‐ Unwanted 23 22 31 29 17 29 27 15 21 18 30 30 292
Domestic ‐ Verbal 30 24 16 24 14 21 13 21 19 21 17 16 236
Fire 10 9 8 9 18 15 15 12 11 13 8 6 134
Found Property 4 9 5 4 14 13 15 14 5 8 13 5 109
Harassment Order File 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 15
Juvenile Problem 3 8 14 18 22 15 5 14 15 8 8 14 144
K9 Assist Other 5 9 3 2 0 4 5 3 4 4 3 1 43
Lost Property 2 12 15 6 5 7 9 4 9 9 9 4 91
Medical 249 231 277 239 273 260 253 239 225 236 241 170 2,893
Order for Protection File 4 3 0 0 2 4 4 2 3 4 2 6 34
Ordinance Violation 1 2 0 2 4 2 2 6 5 9 4 7 44
Parking – Viol./Compl. 151 138 177 302 215 238 128 143 105 93 118 73 1,881
Spot Checks 42 31 28 73 133 187 119 58 50 70 55 109 955
Suspicious Activity/Person 43 30 47 38 45 37 42 43 48 37 28 35 473
Suspicious Vehicle 16 11 10 12 17 28 14 18 24 14 14 9 187
Traffic/Driving Complaint 236 221 332 321 451 338 525 512 599 596 597 312 5040
Trespass Notice Issued 10 15 11 17 14 33 13 15 10 13 12 13 131
Vehicle Impound 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 11
Warrant 12 6 9 9 14 11 23 17 16 13 16 11 157
Grand Total: 17,209
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Traffic Stats
Citations
Issued
2021
Warnings
Issued
2021
Totals
2021
Citations
Issued
2022
Warnings
Issued
2022
Totals
2022
Speed 609 907 1516 396 985 1381
No MN DL 260 16 276 342 16 358
DAS, DAR, CANC‐IPS 428 10 438 648 29 677
Stop Sign Violations 30 162 192 69 175 244
Inattentive Driving 38 42 80 8 27 35
Equipment Violations 0 118 118 0 245 245
Insurance Violations 157 190 347 242 137 379
Totals: 1,522 1,445 2,967 1,705 1,614 3,319
2021 / 2022
Total Citations Issued
Comparison
2021 2022 % Change
Total Warnings Issued 2,553 3,472 36%
Total Citations Issued 3,481 3,777 8%
Total 6,034 7,249 20%
The traffic unit is responsible for increased traffic contacts, investigating traffic related complaints,
enforcing commercial vehicle laws and drug interdiction.
Due to the effects of the pandemic and staffing changes the traffic unit remained on hold
and will return in 2023 with a newly appointed traffic officer.
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.
2021‐2022 New Hope Traffic Unit
Below is the total of citations issued by the department in 2021 and 2022 for all citable
offenses. This includes traffic, disorderly conduct, 5th degree assault, etc. With the ending of
the pandemic and the world going back to normal we saw an increase in contacts with the
public which resulted in more citations issued. 2021 showed a lower total as in the early part
of the year the civil unrest in our neighboring city had our officers assisting with crowd
control.
Total calls for service in 2021 was 22,032 and the total calls for service in 2022 was 23,134