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Lakeville Police chief summarizes Q1 hires, training, casework and statistics
Summary
Police Chief Brad Paulson presented the department's January–March report covering new hires and promotions, training and three highlighted investigations; the report noted fewer incident reports, more calls for service overall and an increase in DWI arrests in Q1 2025.
Brad Paulson, chief of the Lakeville Police Department, presented the department’s quarter 1 report at the May 5 council meeting, summarizing personnel changes, training, community outreach and selected investigations covering January through March 2025.
Paulson said the department hired Officer Melissa Rupert in January and added Officer Nick Navo in March, noting Navo was part of the IC POET (Intent Intensive Comprehensive Peace Officer Education and Training) grant that can reimburse up to $50,000 for education costs. Paulson said two additional hires — Josh Ennevold and Megan Karp — started training at Hennepin Technical College in February and are expected to enter field training later this year. In March, Tom Danielson was promoted to sergeant.
The chief highlighted…
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