St. Paul police Senior Cmdr. Matt Toupal is crafting a summer plan for the eastern district in anticipation of the inevitable climb in crime that accompanies warmer weather.
This year, he has an extra tool to help make the most of his 90 officers — the department’s first-ever intelligence analysts, former military intelligence officers now tasked with looking at when, where and why crimes occur.
“This allows us to focus our resources on areas that need the most help,” said analyst Joseph Reiter.
Reiter, 34, a St. Cloud State University alumnus, was a Petty Officer 1st Class in the Navy. Reiter helped direct reconnaissance ships and aircraft in the Navy’s largest theater of operation, stretching between the North and South Poles and from Hawaii to Pakistan.
