Shakopee earns international police leadership award

IACP has awarded the Shakopee Police Department its 2018 Leadership in Victim Services Award for small agencies. This prestigious award honors departments that best exemplify an organizational philosophy of placing victims at the center of their problem-solving efforts, utilizing effective partnerships and employing training methods and performance monitoring tools to enhance law enforcement’s response to victims of crime.

Thousand pay respect, offer tributes to Officer Joseph Gomm

Thousands of people, from fellow corrections officers and law enforcement to complete strangers, took time Thursday to pay their respects and offer tributes to Officer Joseph Gomm. His family had wondered whether he really would have wanted a large funeral service and police procession.

Train online and for free this summer with ChiefsCast

It can be difficult to attend in-person trainings during the busy summer vacation season.  That's why MCPA created ChiefsCast to make it easier to attend online training sessions any time.  Click on the article, choose your session and learn how to become eligible to receive POST credit.