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, / CHIEF'S REPORT OCTOBER 2002 I appreciated the opportunity to attend some of the International Chief s of Police Conference held at the :Minneapolis Convention Center during the first part of October. The Minneapolis Police Department did an excellent job of hosting the conference and provided satellite parking and shuttle service for those commuting from the metro area. As many of you are aware, former Commissioner Rick Anderson was in charge of St. Paul Police Department's assistance and so he basically lived at the convention center during the conference. I enjoyed meeting him for lunch one of the conference days. The Salvation Army hosted a volunteer appreciation dinner for bell ringers on October 1 st Administration Assistant Rismoen, Deputy Chief Makela, my wife and I were able to attend aIld were shown their appreciation for our assistance in their kettle campaign. They also acknowledged the generosity of a Centennial Lakes Police Officer who provided cab fare for a "forgotten" hired bell ringer. North Metro Cable 15 stopped by the department inquiring about a 1991 case I had worked on as an investigator. They were, in conjunction with the Anoka Historical Society, doing a warlock piece and were curious about the grave tampering and thefts that occurred in Centerville in 1991. It took some digging (no pun intended) but I was grateful we were able locate the department files and my notes from our storage area at theLexington sub-station. You may have caught the interview on Cablel5. Training during the month included an intoxilyzer refresher course attended by Officer Stepan, the International Chiefs conference (several line officer courses were offered free of charge as well as adinission to the expo center for all officers of a member agency) of which our Cpl.'s attended and a conflict management course attended by our Cpl.'s. Officers and staff enjoyed 15 days of vacation, 5 holidays, and 4 comp days off during the month of October and found it necessary to use 4 'l2 sick days. Meetings I attended included our regularly scheduled commission meeting, two departmental meetings, an Anoka County Joint Law Enforcement Council meeting, a ACJLEC TAC meeting (800 MHz), a county-wide emergency planning meeting, Lexington and Circle Pines city council meetings with Anoka County Attorney Bob M.A. Johnson, Anoka Chief s with Deputy Chief Makela, a weekly review meeting with a trainee and his FTO, a meeting with an eligible law enforcement candidate inquiring about the job market, our meeting with labor relations, and several meetings with the Deputy Chief and officers. cm Investigator Tom Teale retired from the Anoka Co. Sheriff's office and is now working for the State of MN. Deputy Chief Makela and I attended a short retirement program held in his honor. Tom greatly assisted our community as a cm investigator and drug task force officer. We wish him all the best in his new position. j-