Shakopee Police Department 2022 Annual Report

TRIBAL LIAISON

By Detective Jeff Wyckoff

In 2021, the Shakopee Police Department responded to 244 calls for service to assist the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community A large event held on SMSC property is the Wacipi (Pow Wow) In 2022, the Wacipi had beautiful weather on a weekend and was highly attended The Wacipi provided the tribal liaison the opportunity to interact with the SMSC members, staff, and visitors The tribal liaison program has been well received by both the Shakopee Police Department and the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community members and staff Jeff Wyckoff has been the Tribal Liaison since August 2020

The Shakopee Police Department and the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) have an ongoing partnership that includes a tribal liaison program The tribal liaison position started in 2013 Over the years, the tribal liaison program has built a strong working relationship between the Shakopee Police Department and the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community In addition to the close working relationship with the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, the tribal liaison works closely with the tribal liaison from the Prior Lake Police Department as the community lies within the boundaries of both Shakopee and Prior Lake

PROACTIVE POLICING

By Sgt. Josh Davis

The Proactive Policing Unit (PPU) provides a unique and proactive approach to criminal activity, public nuisance problems, and emerging crime trends within the City of Shakopee The PPU works closely with community members and businesses with the goal of preventing and solving crimes, as well as addressing quality of life concerns within the city This unit is not subject to a patrol style call load, which allows a more targeted and precise response to areas of concern This specialty unit works with all divisions of the Shakopee Police Department, including patrol, investigations, and the Southwest Metro Drug Task Force In 2022, PPU continued to be comprised of two officers who proactively addressed and investigated Shakopee community problems and incidents such as: retail thefts, narcotics complaints, gun violence, stolen vehicles, warrant arrests, check forgeries, mail thefts and frauds Several of these cases were very involved and took several weeks of investigation to resolve

One of the most notable cases is when PPU assisted the MN River Valley Drug Task Force with a search warrant in Shakopee During the execution of the search warrant, PPU searched the house and surrounding wooded areas PPU located two coolers buried in the ground that contained more than 30 pounds of suspected methamphetamine In addition, PPU recovered multiple stolen vehicles, stolen trailers, a wide variety of illegal drugs, handguns, and other stolen property In 2022, the Proactive Policing Unit continues to adapt, evolve, and focus on aiding the Shakopee Police Department and the Shakopee Community through integrity and innovation

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