Newspaper Clipping - Newspaper Clipping Scan - Police Support Services Manager Gin Knight Retires - 12/30/1990 Ea *P_ sfirst
secretary to police chief retires
By Terrance Mencel be Jan. 31. A "mini roast" is shape the department to what it always had innovative chiefs
scheduled 3 p.m.Feb.1 in the Ci- is today with 44 sworn officers and other people as well,"
When Virginia "Gin" Knight ty Hall Council Chambers, 3830 and 21 civilian employees. She Knight said. "We can all be
joined the Eagan Police Depart- Pilot Knob Road, organized the department's quite proud that the public has a
ment she became the first "She's kind of a mom for record system and oversaw its good perception of the police
civilian employee hired for the everybody," said Police Chief transition to computers. department."
year-old department. Pat Geagan, who remembers From her part-time position, Remembering her first days
Back then, the department Knight calling him a "young Knight went full-time in 1968 with the department, she said,
had only five officers including kid" when he joined the depart- when all three of her children "It's corny, but it started out
Eagan's first police chief Martin ment 22 years ago. were in school. She became of- like a family —we were such a
DesLauriers. Knight had been "I'm disappointed to see her fice manager nine years later. small department then."
hired as a part-time secretary to leave. I don't think I can stress Knight was named support ser- Eagan police made only 100
DesLauriers, working half-days enough on how important she's vices manager in 1987,responsi- arrests in 1967,her first full year
Mondays and Fridays. been to the growth of the depart- b 1 e for overseeing police as the chief's secretary. The
Now, 24 years later, Knight ment," Geagan said. "She does dispatch and clerical department relied on the Dakota
says it's time to retire. Her last so much that I'm afraid we don't employees. County Sheriff's Department
day in her present position as realize how much." "I think we have met the
support services manager will Knight is credited for helping needs of the public. We've KNIGHT: To Page 3A
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