Edina City Council — Transcript
Saturday, June 28, 2025
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Edina, Richfield launch joint crisis response alternative to police
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Program Overview: Richfield-Edina Joint Response Venture
The speaker explains how the joint venture monitors police and fire talk groups to intervene in situations where traditional enforcement or medical transport may not be the optimal solution. Emphasis is placed on the time required to resolve complex social or behavioral issues, often extending hours beyond the initial police response.
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The choices that are available are either that person stays in the community that person is taken into custody by the police or they're transported to a hospital by EMS or fire that's not always the solution or the best solution.
These problems don't develop over 30 minutes they develop over days or weeks so sometimes it'll take extra time to come up with a solution.