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Marshalltown City Council recognized Police Officer Nick Svoboda for five years of service with the department as a K9 handler.
During the Dec. 27 meeting, Police Chief Michael Tupper presented Svoboda, who was accompanied by his canine Atlas, for recognition of his service.
“I would say that I don't make I don't often make really good decisions, but I would say that Nick is one of the better decisions we made in hiring him and bringing him on the department,” Tupper said during the meeting, which was streamed on YouTube. “So he does a great job for us and I'm very proud of the work that he puts in on a daily basis for our department, and he's doing a great job with K-9.”
Svoboda thanked Tupper and the city for the opportunity and added that it has been a fast five years.
“So I really, really do enjoy working for the city Marshalltown,” he said during the meeting. “I like the city of Marshalltown. I certainly enjoy the department and I appreciate everything that the city offers us. So it's great. Obviously, I'm very fortunate to be a canine handler now with a long history, a very good canine handler. So looking forward to another five or 10 or 15 years.”
Council also received an update on the IMPACT team during a quarterly report for the non-emergency response team, which embeds social workers within the police department through YSS as a tool for the department.
During the meeting, the council learned that through November of 2022, IMPACT had responded to 246 calls making 460 contacts. It has done 323 follow-up visits with 585 contacts. They had fewer calls in 2022 compared with 2021, likely attributed to their follow-up visits.
Council heard about one habitual offender who had been breaking into a house. IMPACT workers learned that the person suffered from dementia and had been frequently returning to a home they thought was their home, and authorities came up with a solution to the issue.
Moreover, it was noted that they have also been able to help a number of individuals break the cycles they were in to help get on a different path, creating an effective system in the community.
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