Eden Prairie Police Department's baton of community connection is set to be passed to Officer Jason Hunt, as he steps into the role of community liaison officer starting with the dawn of the new year, according to an announcement by the City of Eden Prairie, MN. Hunt, an Eden Prairie native and graduate of Eden Prairie High School, has served the local department in various capacities since beginning as a volunteer reserve officer, ultimately earning the position through a spectrum of roles including patrol officer and member of the Domestic Abuse Response Team.
Officer Hunt’s upcoming tenure, set to commence January 1, as detailed by the City of Eden Prairie, MN, the role entails equal parts investigation of adult protection reports and active engagement with the senior community alongside participation at community and cultural events, Officer Hunt, who has been with the Eden Prairie Police Department since 2011, when he took up the post of a community service officer and was subsequently hired as a sworn officer in 2013, replacing Officer Juliette Glynn, who is concluding her three-year stint in the liaison position.
"If you see Officer Hunt working out in the community, please say hi," invites the EPPD blog, signaling a push for Eden Prairie citizens to bridge the gap that so often yawns between law enforcement and the public, Officer Hunt’s history of roles within the department which includes field training officer, retail crime unit officer, resonating his breadth of experience and readiness for the community liaison officer’s multifaceted responsibilities.
