2010 Year End Report - Carthage Police Department

2010
Year End Report
Carthage Police Department
Carthage Police Department
Mission Statement
The mission of the Carthage Police Department is to work for and with our citizens in order
to ensure safety and to improve the quality of life
in our community through education,
professionalism, and diligent crime prevention.
Keys To Professionalism
We will treat with respect every person that we contact.
We will apply the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics to all that
we do.
We will respond to calls promptly, empathize with crime victims, and investigate all leads within our resources.
Mayor Harris and Council,
As I write this end of the year letter, I am very optimistic about the future of
the Carthage Police Department. We have a fine department, full of men and
women who desire to provide only the best levels of service and professionalism
to the citizens of Carthage. Unquestionably, we have the finest department in the
area; thank you for the opportunity to serve as Chief. I would like to highlight
some of the interesting items that you will find contained within the 2010 end of
the year report.
As a department, we have continued our commitment to take care of our
employees by providing training and education in the areas of stress management,
healthy relationships and suicide prevention for all police employees.
You will find that our already low crime rate is down significantly this year
in almost all areas due to dedicated commitment by our officers and active involvement of citizens. While traffic accidents were at an all time low in 2009,
they still fell in 2010 due to the diligence used by officers in traffic enforcement.
2010 was another year of a successful Marian Days Celebration and Maple
Leaf Event, a great Kids Christmas Party and a successful Citizen’s Police Academy.
I hope the information that is contained within this report confirms that you
have reason to be proud of your Police Department. I look forward to leading this
department and working with the Carthage community for many years to come.
Sincerely,
Chief Greg Dagnan
Chief Dagnan,
It is once again my privilege and my pleasure to present to you the Carthage
Police Department Year End Report for 2010. As always, this is a group effort and I
would like to thank the following individuals for their assistance; Captain Kaiser, Lt.
Hawkins, Sgt. Dickey, Sgt. Martin, Detective Steffen, ACO Antwiler, PCO Miller, Secretary Christenson, and you.
Improvements were made in the jail with a mug camera integrated into our reporting software. A DVD providing field sobriety tests in Spanish along with a visual demonstration should save us time and money. Protective cases for patrol car equipment were
placed in each patrol unit and the addition of the Command Bus has made Special Events
such as Marian Days and Maple Leaf flow as smooth as ever. Digiticket arrived in August
and has proven to make stops and the tracking of tickets and warnings much easier, as
well as cutting down on the amount of time an officer spends on the stop, as well as on the
report writing process. Near the end of the year, the formation of a Color / Honor Guard
was started and continues to progress. Sgt. Dickey, DARE Officer Provins and myself
celebrated our thirtieth anniversary with the Carthage Police Department.
And I think I can speak for all of us in saying “Thank You” to the Citizens of the Community, the Elected Officials we have worked with and our Peers for their patience and
assistance.
This past year was very busy with over 247,000 Miles driven, 6000+ arrests made,
10,264 buildings checked with 159 open doors found, and 846 vehicles unlocked, as well as
all of the “Other” Police work that was undertaken. We are all looking forward to 2011.
Thanks again!!
Lt. W. D. Barksdale
Administrative Lieutenant / Patrol Division
Total Calls for Service Comparison
2006
20621
2007
19198
2008
20592
2009
24778
2010
29643
...work for and with our citizens
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0
1
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Reported Crimes
Part I Uniform Crime Report
(Includes Felonious Assaults)
5 Year Comparison
Total Part I Crime and Assaults
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
658
582
287
2007
2008
Incidents
674
358
300
255
2006
784
707
352
2009
2010
Cleared
All Assaults
5 Year Comparison
All Assaults
400
300
225
200
251
185
186
207
158
214
232
200
149
100
0
2006
2007
2008
Incidents
2009
2010
Cleared
...diligent crime prevention.
Burglary
5 Year Comparison
Burglary
200
150
100
100
82
73
50
23
12
0
2006
94
79
18
2007
19
2008
Series 1
18
2009
2010
Series 2
Robbery
5 Year Comparison
Robbery
15
10
6
6
5
0
6
3
2006
2007
4
3
2
2008
Incident
2
2009
3
3
2010
Cleared
...diligent crime prevention.
Larceny
5 Year Comparison
Larceny
800
600
400
200
323
260
77
0
386
350
299
122
70
2006
2007
114
2008
116
2009
Incidents
2010
Cleared
Motor Vehicle Theft
5 Year Comparison
Motor Vehicle Thefts
50
40
30
29
20
10
0
15
4
2006
13
4
2007
3
3
2
2008
Incidents
16
12
2009
2010
Cleared
...diligent crime prevention.
Forcible Rape
5 Year Comparison
Rape
15
10
6
5
0
3
3
2006
6
3
1
0
2007
4
1
2008
0
2010
2009
Incidents
Cleared
Murder
5 Year Comparison
Murder
8
6
4
2
0
1
0
0
2006
0
0
2007
0
0
2008
Incidents
0
0
2009
1
2010
Cleared
...diligent crime prevention.
Yearly Arrest Totals
5 Year Comparison
(Includes Traffic Tickets)
City Charges
Juveniles
State Charges
For Other Departments
Total
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2731
159
508
447
2604
106
344
229
2616
66
262
252
3142
109
263
243
5148
170
329
379
3845
3283
3196
3757
6026
Yearly Arrest Totals
5 Year Comparison
7000
6026
6000
5000
4000
3845
3283
3196
2007
2008
3000
3757
2000
1000
0
2006
2009
...diligent crime prevention.
2010
Security Checks
Officers attempt to do a physical security check of each school nightly in addition to other businesses. The charts below show the total number of buildings
checked in 2010 (10,264) separated by the yearly quarter. The second graph
shows how many open doors (159 total ) were located during those checks.
Buildings Checked by Officers
By Quarter
6000
5058
5000
4000
3000
2560
1938
2000
1000
0
708
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Open Doors Found
By Quarter
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
63
45
33
18
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Accidents are down again for 2010!!
Accidents by Year
300
Accidents
249
246
250
228
222
200
150
100
59
58
49
41
50
0
2007
2008
2009
2010
Total Accidents
Carthage Police Department
Injury Accidents
High Accident Locations in Carthage for
2010
Central and U.S. 71
Central and Garrison
Four Year Traffic Citation History
3500
3166
Tickets Issued
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
2414
2159
1416
1982
1415
905
1642
m
1184
772
744
511
500
0
2007
Carthage Police Department
2008
TOTAL TRAFFIC TICKETS
2009
NON M OVING VIOLATIONS
...ensure safety
2010
M OVING VIOLATIONS
Parking Control 2010
Tickets and Revenue by Month
JAN
FEB
MARCH APRIL
231
387
391
$688
$887
$875
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUG
SEPT
OCT
NOV
DEC
TOTAL
394
287
399
594
682
520
552
679
649
5765
$1,195
$699
$1,095
$910
$1,603
$1,020
$1,479
$1,061
$1,095
$12,607
Animal Control 2010
Animals by Month
JAN
FEB MARCH APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUG
SEPT
OCT
NOV
DEC
TOTAL
DOGS
13
24
36
41
29
46
35
26
43
34
36
21
384
CATS
6
8
9
7
8
9
25
33
28
15
9
18
175
WILD
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
5
11
5
2
1
31
DEAD
4
6
8
3
5
12
18
9
19
16
16
12
128
TOTAL
23
38
53
53
43
69
80
73
101
70
63
52
718
...professionalism
2010 Carthage Police Department
Vehicles and Vehicle Maintenance
The Carthage Police Department maintains 23 vehicles. The fleet is managed by Sgt. David G.
Martin and maintained by outsourcing repairs to businesses within Carthage. The vehicles assigned to the Police Department accumulated 247,399 miles in 2010. 38,531 of those miles
were accumulated by the 2 taxi vans. The decrease in mileage compared to 2009 can be directly attributed to Officers spending more time being diligent in their traffic enforcement and
crime prevention to ensure the safety of citizens.
In February, 2010, we received a mobile command center as a gift from Jasper County Emergency Services. The mobile command center came to us fully functional with all the necessary
radios and computers for immediate use. With the assistance of Carthage Fire Department personnel, the command center was cleaned, mechanically checked and new graphics installed.
The mobile command center can be placed into service in a matter of minutes in the event of a
disaster or major crime incident. The mobile command center is housed inside the Carthage
Fire Department when not actively being used. The mobile command center was used in 2010
during the Salazar child homicide investigation, Marian Days and on a number of community
service programs.
SAFETY continues to be the highest priority in vehicle operation and keeping them maintained. Value, dependability, ergonomics and availability are factors that are always considered
in maintaining and purchasing vehicles or their respective emergency equipment.
...professionalism
Employee Training
Thirty-seven employees logged approximately 1,313 hours of training in 2010. Training areas
varied greatly throughout the year. A few of the training topics included: Firearms, Active
Shooter, DWI, Community Policing, Leadership, School Resource Officer, and Legal updates.
Range Training
Special Topics
In keeping with our mission of taking care of employees, each employee was given an
opportunity to take an individual stress survey and have an individual stress management
consultation with a professional. In addition, stress management training sessions were taught
and Officers could take advantage of Financial Peace University at no cost to the
employee.
Marian Visitor
Halloween on the Carthage Square
...education
COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Carthage Police employees are involved in a number of Community Awareness Programs designed to interact with our citizens and keep Carthage a great place to live.
PHONE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
Originally conceived in Carthage and copied by other law enforcement agencies across
the nation, The Phone Notification System, (P.N.S) is an extra safeguard for our elderly and
special needs residents. CPD Communications Officers make daily calls to those enrolled. If a
resident does not respond to our phone call, Patrol Officers are sent to check the well being of
that person. This system gives these select residents an extra measure of security and it is open
to any citizen living within the city of Carthage.
CITIZEN’S POLICE ACADEMY
The Citizen’s Police Academy is the most popular program we offer to our citizens. It
is a 15 week program offered to people that have a sincere interest in our Law Enforcement
Agency. This year marked the 18th academy. The academy is designed to give the public a
better understanding of their police agency, as well as an opportunity to experience the day to
day life of a police officer. We were the first in the four state area to host such a program and
now many area departments are hosting their own version of this academy.
CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY
Every December, the Carthage Police Department provides children from less fortunate
families something for Christmas by hosting the LaVerne Williams Annual Children’s Christmas Party.
This event is funded totally by businesses and private citizens in the community who
donate money or gifts. No city funds are used, and police employees and other community
leaders volunteer their time every year to help kids. In 2010 645 children were in attendance at
the party. Kids all received a $10.00 gift card, a couple of stuffed animals, snacks and a bag of
candy. Many kids won a more expensive toy given away in our raffle. Most importantly, the
kids enjoyed a concert by Duke Mason and were pleased by a visit from Santa Claus.
...to work for and with our citizens
SPECIAL OLYMPICS
Special Olympics is Law Enforcement’s “charity of choice”. Across Missouri, State,
Federal, and Local Law Enforcement Officers raise money to support athletes in year round
training and competition. In May, CPD Officers ran the Special Olympic Torch through our
community and it was passed on to other agencies until it reached the final destination of
Springfield, Missouri. We sold T-shirts throughout the year and were involved in special activities, such as “The Polar Bear Plunge,” to raise money for the event. In November, the State
Indoor Games were held in Carthage and CPD officers awarded medals to athletes at Star Lanes
Bowling Alley. Lt. Barksdale serves as the Regional Coordinator for area 3 which includes 18
counties in southwest Missouri.
MUDSTOCK
During the summer of 2000, the first annual "Mudstock" was held. This annual event is
held at Myers Park. “Mudstock” is a community event and is sponsored by The Alliance of
Southwest Missouri, Carthage Police Department, Carthage Fire Department, Carthage Parks &
Recreation, McCune Brooks EMS, and The Missouri Army National Guard. The event is designed so that kids and families get to interact with police officers in a positive way and have a
fun family event that is free. This year was greatly successful as over 600 people came out to
play in the mud and get really dirty.
COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS PROVIDED IN 2010
Below are a few of the community presentations that we provided in 2010:
Head Start Community Literacy Day
Fair Acres Family YMCA- Child ID project
Future Business Leaders Judging
Joplin Trails Bicycle Event- Bicycle Safety
Columbian Elem. School Carnival- Child ID project
Healthy Kids Day Event @ Fair Acres YMCA- Child ID project
Over-60 Center- Identify Theft and Scam Prevention
National Safety Month @ Wal-Mart- Child ID project
Stage Community Days– Public Safety Awareness
Arvest Bank Community Awareness- Child ID project
Bike Registration Event
Bike Rodeo
Halloween Safety Presentations
Halloween Safe Trick or Treat Event on the Square
...to work for and with our citizens
Chief Dagnan
Captain Kaiser
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Lt. Hawkins
Investigative Division
Lt. Barksdale
Patrol Division
Det. Clerk Herrerra
Det. Salinas
Det. Steffen
Det. Strubberg
Lt. Hawkins
C.O. Humphrey
SRO Sanchez
DARE Provins
SRO Dickey
PCO Miller
ACO Antwiler
C.O. Mitchell
Ptl. Vogt
Ptl. VandeGevel
Ptl. Hartley
Ptl. Butler
Ptl. O’Sullivan
MPO Crews
Reserve Ptl. Fox
Asst. Court Feller
Police Clerk Christenson
C.O. Miller
Ptl. Whitehead
Ptl. Miller
Ptl. Compton
Sgt. Cahoon
Sgt. Eppard
Sgt. Martin
MPO Moore
C-Shift
B-Shift
A-Shift
Lt. Barksdale
Capt. Kaiser
Chief Dagnan
12/31/2010
C.O. Chenault
Part-Time C.O.
C.O. Pinnell
Ptl. Bull
Ptl. Bruton
Ptl. Harris
Ptl. Williams
Sgt. Smith
D-Shift
Employee Statistical Graphs
Graph Showing Officers Age
Carthage Police Officers
Separated by Age
10
8
7
6
5
4
4
4
3
2
2
0
2
1
21-25
26-30
31-35
36-40
41-45
46-50
50-55
56+
Graph Showing Years of Service
Years of Service
With Carthage Police Department
10
8
8
6
6
4
3
2
2
0
3
3
25-30
30+
2
1
0-2
2-4
4-6
0
6-8
8-10
0
10-15
15-20
...professionalism
20-25
Officers of the Month
2010
Officers of the Month are nominated and selected by Supervisors at monthly staff meetings. The nomination is usually the result of superior police work which results in a significant
arrest or the prevention of crimes.
Ptl. Chad Harris
January 2010
SRO Agustin Sanchez
February 2010
Ptl. Eli Bruton
March 2010
Ptl. Justin Butler
April 2010
Ptl. Justin Compton
May 2010
Ptl. Chad Harris
June 2010
Ptl. Shane O’Sullivan
July 2010
Ptl. Mike Fox
August 2010
Ptl. Ben Vogt
September 2010
MPO Steve Crews
October 2010
Sgt. Josh Cahoon
November 2010
TBD
December 2010
Letters of Appreciation were given out in 2010 to Sgt. Josh Cahoon,
Officer Shane O’Sulivan and Officer Chad Harris for service above and beyond
their normal duties
...professionalism
Carthage Police Department
Detective Division
Narcotics Investigator
A new position within the Detective Division began in May 2010. For the first time, the Carthage Police Department has an investigator whose primary assignment is to investigate Narcotic/Drug crime in the City of Carthage. Det. Elias Salinas filled this position beginning
5/24/2010.
Det. Salinas
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Det. Salinas searches a residence after obtaining a search warrant.
234 grams of marijuana seized.
...ensure safety and to improve the quality of life
Carthage R-9 School Resource Officers
By Sgt. Doug Dickey, Supervisor SRO Unit
The School Resource Officer program began in 2003, with one officer assigned to the Carthage R-9 School district. While assigned primarily to the high
school, this officer handled police duties at all schools, augmenting the work of
our full-time DARE officer. In 2006, another SRO was assigned to work primarily at the junior high. In this time, we have seen a substantial reduction in school
violence and larceny within the schools, not only through enforcement but
through education, counseling, and a positive police presence.
Sgt. Doug Dickey, supervisor of the unit, is assigned to the junior high
school. DARE Officer Kevin Provins continues to teach the drug awareness
classes at the middle school, where he doubles as SRO. Ptl. Augie Sanchez was
assigned to the high school until the end of the year, when he was promoted to the
investigation division.
Officers on the “move” !!
Dare Officer Provins on “Guard”...
SRO & Other Officers take part in “Active Shooter” training.
Carthage Taxi
Carthage Taxi Service 2010
800
700
672
657
529
Taxi Rides
600
500
528
499
476
447
409
398
326
400
300
200
650
554
184
118
171
160
137
151
132
132
132
89
131
119
100
0
Jan
Feb
Mar ch
Apr il
May
Carthage Police Department
June
July
August
Sept ember
Oct ober
$1 Rides
November
December
$3 Rides
*The Carthage Taxi service has been in operation since 1990 and all of the drivers are dedicated and enjoy
their work. The majority of the fares are senior citizens, however the service is available to everyone. The
service operates Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM
*The Taxi service also operates a Safe and Sober Operation on New Years Eve. This year the service provided transportation for eight individuals on that night.
Mary Allison
15 Years of Service
Yogi Patrick
3 Years of Service
Flynn Mountjoy
3 Years of Service
Larry Musche
1 Year of Service
The mission of the Carthage Police Department is
to work for and with our citizens in order to ensure
safety and to improve the quality of life in our
community through education, professionalism,
and diligent crime prevention.
Carthage Police Department
We Will Never Forget