COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS
The Owatonna Police Department Detective Bureau, with the assistance of underage operatives, conducts tobacco and alcohol compliance checks with licensed retailers around the city of Owatonna. These compliance checks enable a proactive effort in keeping
alcohol and tobacco out of the hands of our community’s youth. The checks are conducted at least two times per year and operatives are trained, photographed and equipped with electronic listening devices so officers can monitor conversations between the parties.
2 0 1 3 T o b a c c o a n d A l c o h o l C o m pl ia n c e I n i t ia t iv e s
Most recent Tobacco compliance results: 100% COMPLIANCE
Most recent Alcohol compliance results: 100% COMPLIANCE
Owatonna Police Department - Gang Task Force Mission: To reduce recruitment and expansion of gangs within Steele County and lessen the amount of gang and drug crime.
In addition to their normal patrol duties, Gang Task Force Officers Berg and Cooper are responsible for intelligence gathering on potential gang activity. Once the intelligence is gathered, it is analyzed and disseminated to appropriate agencies to include local, state and federal for assistance with pending investigations. The task force developed gang field interview cards that contain qualifiers as well as physical descriptions of possible gang members for the patrol officers to carry while out on duty. Gang officers use department
and national databases to track and store the gang related data. Other duties of the gang offi c ers include presentations to area organizations on local gang issues and with the help of community volunteers, they provide quick response time to and clean up of vandalism and graffiti throughout Steele County.
2013 ANNUAL REPORT
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