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jay mrothy Casserly A.szmann, 51, has been a captain tain Doug Wills of St. Paul and
six years. took a management assessment
In a restructuring of the Eagan Stevenson,38,will be in charge test from a psychologist.
Police Department,, Captain Ken of the investigative unit. He. will The department employs 60
Aszmann received additional assign investigators to cases and people. Its sworn staff of 45 has
duties and three sergeants were analyzing cases. "He's really had 18 officers added to it in the
promoted to lieutenants. been functioning in that capacity past three years.
The new lieutenants are John the past year and a half,"Geagan "I'm confident with the staff-
Stevenson,Richard Swanson and said. ing we have now and pleased that
�' Stevenson joined the depart- we've hired mostly experienced Meszaros.
Their appointments, effectivemens in 1971 as a patrol officer, police officers," Geagan said.
lastweek, were approved May 2 became a sergeant in 1985 and is Gam'last two, Mike Anderson and
Jeff Johnson,carne to us with five
by the City Council on the recom- completing degree requirements
and two years experience. That's
mendation of Chief Pat Geagan. in criminal justice at Mankato
The restructuring eliminates State University. a big asset. They have handled
the position Geagan held before Meszaros,51,has been with the every kind criminal action
he became chief in December, department 15 years, became a there is to handle."
when lie was captain of ad- patrol sergeant in 1985 and has As Eagan continues to grow,
Ministrative services and in- been active in the police also.ia- Geagan said the department
�Iestigation. One supervisory tion• may have to drop some of its ser-
position in the department has Swanson,34,joined the depart- vices, such as opeiung car doors
been dropped and another officer ment.in 1975 and was promoted to for drivers who have lockers the
will be added to the ranks. 'l'wo patrol sergeant in 1983. keys inside.
new sergeants will be named Five finalist candidates were `Most agencies have dropped
soon, Geagan said. interviewed for the three posts. that service," he said. "We have
A s z m a n n will take over They were given written tests, not analyzed how much time we
Geagan's former duties and be were interviewed by a board con- take doing that;, so we'll continue
assistant chief, in charge in silting of Chief Bob Lutz of with the same level of service.
Geagan's absence. A 22-year Bloomington, Chief Stan Troyer But we do want to focus more on
veteran in the department, of Inver Grove Heights and Cap- criminality and its prevention."