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Community Policing
The Community Policing Program was implemented in September of 2014. The program assigns officers to specific neighborhoods in Red Wing, which has been divided into areas. Officers will still police the entire city, but each officer is also assigned to a specific beat and encouraged to walk their neighborhood and get to know the residents. Officers are more likely to hear citizens’ concerns if they have more direct contact with them.
The four goals of the Community Policing Program are:
- Build Community Relations - Officers have a sworn duty to help all citizens. Weak community-police relations breed suspicion, fear, and distrust. The program is intended to build partnerships and trust within the community we serve.
- Receive Community Input - The thought is simple: When officers get out of their cars and walk the streets, residents will find it easier to approach them. Positive interaction will create a higher level of comfort and encourage citizens to share concerns. Neighbors’ comments can help officers identify patterns of suspicious activity and ideally address them before crime happens.
- Reduce the Fear of Crime - The more visible the police presence, the more familiar people are with “their” officers, and the safer everyone will feel.
- Lower the Overall Crime Rate - The objective is that the first three goals help the community reach the fourth.
Assigned Areas & Officers
- West (WOO5): Sergeant Mark Mandelkow; Officers: Joe Garrison, John Jamison
- Downtown (DT05): Sergeant Brian Metling; Officers: Tristan Olson, Jesse Umphress
- Lower Burnside (LB05): Sergeant Tony Grosso; Officers: Erich Bettich
- Southeast (SE05): Sergeant Josh Colvard; Officers: Cory Rasmussen, Anthony Rozema
- East (EE05): Sergeant Josh Colvard; Officers: Alex Short
- South (SO05): Sergeant Mark Mandelkow;
- Upper Burnside (UB05): Sergeant Tony Grosso; Officers: Ross Vanderkooi; Andy Dahl
- High School (HS05): Sergeant Brian Metling; School Resource Officer Dan McMahon; Detective Keegan Quinn
- Cannon Bottoms (CB05) and Minnesota Correctional Facility (CF05): Investigators: Tom Rikli and Nick Sather
- Prairie Island (PI05): Training Officer Cory Huberty
See a Map of the Areas
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Gordon Rohr
Police Chief
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Travis Bray
Captain/Emergency Management