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coordinated for 92 special events and won a l~ place award for the northern part of the state far <br />efforts to promote and enforce seat belt safety. NEST targets open-air drug dealing, prostitution <br />and disorderly houses. It has been successful addressing neighborhood issues. The K 9 unit <br />apprehended 50 suspects. Fraud Investigators worked on 500+ cases, including teaming with <br />officers from the federal government and other states to end several large scale fraud rings. We <br />have developed an Identity Theft Victim Assistance Packet tv help people limit the effects of <br />their victimization and avoid further violations to their financial identity. We continued to work <br />in partnership with many multi-jurisdictional task forces like Project Disarm which secured $2 <br />federal indictments for suspects who have allegedly violated Federal Weapons Laws. Officers <br />from. South Bend work with twelve other agencies as part of the County Terrorism Task Force to <br />plan, train, educate and prepare for disaster response. <br />Public safety is a top priority. We will continue to do extra bike or walking patrols; we <br />will work with neighborhood organizations and businesses; we will partner with other agencies <br />and departments; we will provide the <br />best tools and technology available; <br />- - we will be creative in developing <br />~. <br />new strategies in order to outsmart <br />-~ <br />Quality of Life ...Parks & Recreation <br />the criminals; we will build better <br />community relations; we will recruit <br />talented new officers that represent <br />the diversity of our community; and <br />we will continue to rely on the skills, <br />dedication and professionalism of <br />our officers to keep South Bend a <br />safe city. <br />As people make choices about where to live, they are also interested in the amenities that <br />a community has to offer. Our Parks & Recreation Department is another reason to take pride in <br />South Bend. The staff and facilities are great assets and help us to be a thriving city, where we <br />can enjoy green space or get involved in a rich variety of activities. For the ninth consecutive <br />A-3 8 <br />