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p OLICE RESERVES Officer Matt Langreck Officer William Jacobson The past year has been a bountiful one for the Reserve Unit as we have had a full year of expansion and transition. The Reserve Unit ballooned in 2007 from six Reserves to a peak oftwelve Reserves in the fall. The second half ofthe year brought six new Reserves to the program all of whom are scheduled to attend the Anoka County Reserve Academy in the spring of 2008. The new Reserves include: Centennial Lakes CSO Emily Kirchner, Richard Eaton, Alicia Powers, Ann Millerbemd, Drew Boxrud, and former CLPD intern, Marcus Forsythe. In addition to the expansion in Reserve Officers, the Reserve Unit has managed to log over 1900 hours of volunteer work over the course of the year. It should be noted that more hours were logged in 2007 than in the previous three years combined! These hours were a culmination of continued monthly meetings, all yearly mandated trainings, staffmg all normally attended city and county-wide events, participating in ride-alongs with officers, and assisting with emergency calls for service. Reserve Officer Randy Erdman resigned from the unit after a year of faithful service. Randy volunteered nearly 190 hours from January to October of 2007 prior to leaving. Randy was a hard worker and will be missed by the Reserve Unit. The Reserve Unit also lost its original leader, Officer Jason Corlew, in the fall of 2007. Officer Corlew served as a Reserve Coordinator for more than four years; beginning the program with only one reserve. Officer Corlew played an intregal part in hiring, backgrounding, and training the twelve Reserve Officers we currently have. Officer Corlew will be missed as a full-time Reserve Coordinator but he will be a shoulder to lean on for future training. In Officer Corlew's absense, Officer Langreck and former Reservist and now Police Officer, Bill Jacobson, picked up the reigns and finished out the year of 2007. Officers Langreck and Jacobson hit the ground running and went to work organizing the Reserve Unit and focusing on a new Field Training Program. In addition to Officers Langreck and Jacobson; Sergeant Stepan and Captain Nelson have also played large roles in the mobilization of the new and expanded Reserve Unit. The Reserve Unit has set two major goals to accomplish in 2008: to have all current Reserves complete the new Field Training Program and to log 3,000 hours of service in the new year. 31