July 2013 Parkway Activity

Ogden City
City Council Work Session Notice
October 15, 2013 – immediately following the City Council
meeting that begins at 6:00 p.m.
City Council Work Room
Municipal Building – Third Floor
2549 Washington Boulevard, Ogden, Utah 84401
Notice is hereby given that the City Council will meet in a work session on Tuesday,
October 15, 2013, immediately following the City Council meeting that begins at 6:00 p.m.,
in the Council Work Room on the third floor of the Municipal Building located at 2549
Washington Boulevard in Ogden City, Weber County, Utah.
The purpose of the work session is have Council-Mayor discussion and to discuss the
Crime Reduction Unit report and Council business.
Pursuant to Section 52-4-207 “Electronic Meetings” of the Open and Public Meetings Law,
Council member Wicks will participate in the meeting via teleconference and such
electronic means will provide the public body the ability to communicate via the
teleconference.
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In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing auxiliary communicative aids and services for
these meetings should contact the Management Services Department at 629-8701 (TDD# 629-8949) or by email:
[email protected] at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting.
CERTIFICATE OF POSTING
The undersigned, duly appointed City Recorder, does hereby certify that the above notice and/or agenda was posted in
three public places within the Ogden City Limits on this 11th day of October, 2013. These public places being: 1) City
Recorder’s Office on the 2nd floor of the Municipal Building; 2) 2nd floor foyer of the Municipal Building; and 3) the Weber
County Library. A copy was posted to the Utah State Public Notice Website and the Ogden City Website, as well as
provided to the Standard-Examiner.
TRACY HANSEN, MMC
OGDEN CITY RECORDER
Visit the City Council Meetings page at: councilmeetings.ogdencity.com
Ogden City Council Agenda Information Line – 801-629-8159
FY2013 CRIME REDUCTION UNIT REPORT
PURPOSE OF
WORK SESSION:
Executive
Summary
Background
To Receive and Review the FY2013 Crime Reduction Unit
Report
Representatives from the Police Department will discuss the results
outlined in the FY2013 Crime Reduction Unit Report and highlight recent
successes of the CRU.
In 2008, the Ogden Police Department created the Crime Reduction Unit
(CRU). The primary goal of the Unit was to reduce crime in the east
central section of the City (20th to 30th and Washington to Harrison). The
Unit was equipped with new Dodge Charger Police Cruisers which
provided a very visible and identifiable police presence in the area. The
CRU has been reporting results of its efforts for more than four years and
has shown a significant decrease in violent and property related crimes.
The strategy of the CRU has been to identify habitual offenders and
patterns of criminal activity and direct the department’s resources to those
problem areas. Specific attention has been focused on gang offenders,
parole violators, fugitives and drug users and distributors.
Proposal
Representatives from the Police Department will discuss the results
outlined in the FY2013 Crime Reduction Report. A report on arrests at
the River Parkway is also included.
Questions
1. Please review the FY2013 Crime Reduction Report.
2. What was the greatest success of the CRU in FY2013?
3. What are the biggest challenges facing the CRU?
Ogden City Council Work Session: October 15, 2013
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4. Explain how the Real Time Crime Center has been used in conjunction
with the CRU.
Council Staff Contact: Janene Eller-Smith, (801) 629-8165
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Mission of the Crime Reduction Unit:
Reduce part 1 crimes in the target area through
the use of proactive patrol and investigation
efforts of the CRU officers.
Enforcement efforts will be directed towards
habitual offenders to include persons on
probation and parole.
Reduction of Part 1 Crime/Gang Crime within the CRU project area.
Communicate with Real Time Crime Center on crime trends/Research related databases to target
enforcement activities
Utilize RTCC as resource for identification of individuals who are committing illegal activities.
Focus enforcement efforts at identified high crime/activity within specified area.
Continue working with US Attorney’s Office, Utah Attorney General’s Office, the Weber
County Attorney’s Office and Ogden City Prosecutors Office to facilitate successful
prosecutions on arrested suspects.
Building relationships with key local agencies to actively address criminal activity.
This includes partnerships with AP&P and the FBI /NUCAT positions. These partnerships
generate intelligence sharing leading to improved enforcement efforts.
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2012/2013 Strategies/Goals for the Crime
Reduction Unit:
In the last year there has been 1160 hours of
partnership activities with Adult Probation and
Parole directly related to enforcement efforts in
reference to probation and parolee compliance.
20th – 30th
Harrison to
Grant Ave
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The two Crime
reduction units
enforcement efforts
continue to produce
outstanding numbers.
Their efforts are driving
an overall drop in
criminal activity in the
CRU project area. Most
noticeable is a
significant drop in
Part One crimes.
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Total CRU Activity July 2012 to July 2013
For this reporting period, there have been 20226 man hours
dedicated to this project
All values are compared against 2007, the initiation of the CRU
1800
1600
1400
1200
1000
Projected
Part One Crime
800
Linear (Projected)
600
400
200
0
Part One Crime
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
1616
1373
1511
1489
1164
1098
1343
1206
1039
**963
-22%
-26%
-10%
-19%
-30%
-35%
21%
Reduction
10000
9000
8000
7000
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
31% Reduction
(projected)
1200
1015
Projected for
July of 2013/14
1000
772
800
1094
845
638
600
372
400
200
0
132
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
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CRU Officers stopped a vehicle in the 2100 block of Washington
Boulevard and arrested the driver for driving on a suspended license.
During the impound inventory, several other charges were developed
against him, to include forgery, identity theft, possession of
methamphetamine (approx. 10 grams) with intent to distribute in a drug
free zone, possession of another’s ID, and drug paraphernalia. This
individual was involved in numerous other financial crimes which were
solved due to this arrest. The suspect will ultimately face federal charges.
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CRU Officers received information from an
informant that a female suspect was storing
several guns, for an Ogden Trece Gang
Member named “Danger, at her residence in
the 400 north block of Gramercy Ave.”. The
CI stated that one of the guns was an AR-15
and that “Danger” was trying to trade it to
other O13 gang members for dope. Based on
this information Officers conducted a knock
and talk of the residence. O-13 gang
member “Danger” along with others were
inside. The home owner admitted to officers
that there was an AR-15 hidden in her
backyard and showed them where it was.
The home owner stated that she believed
these individuals had two more guns but did
not know where they were. Officer’s
interviewed the three individuals involved
and were able to determine that the AR-15
was brought to Ogden from Idaho by three
known gang members who admitted to
knowingly transporting the gun and
admitted to handling it on several occasions.
One of the individuals was arrested for
possession of meth and possession of a
firearm by a restricted person. Others were
arrested for an outstanding misdemeanor
warrants.
CRU made a traffic stop on a vehicle for revoked registration. The driver was on
probation/violation for narcotics distribution. The driver was arrested and the vehicle
inventoried for the state tax impound . The officer located a digital scale and $8,000 in a
bag in the glove box. Officers called for a K9 unit to respond for a search of the vehicle.
The K9 indicated on the location of the money. The individual was interviewed and it
was determined that he had no job and no proof of how he obtained the large sum of
money. Based off the interview, the drug paraphernalia, the indication on the money,
and his history of narcotic distribution, the money was seized. AP&P Agents and the
CRU went to the suspects residence and conducted a probation check, more
paraphernalia was located at the home. The suspect was also drug tested with a
positive result for methamphetamine. He was booked and a hold was placed on him
by AP&P. The supervising Agent is reviewing the case and will possibly be violating
his probation and sending him to prison.
The CRU unit along with Joint Strike Force/FBI operation ran from June to July 2013.
In total over 1000 personnel hours invested. The target was a local Drug Trafficking
Organization, with white supremest ties, that mainly supplied methamphetamine in
Ogden and surrounding areas. This organization was supplied by La Raza gang
members out of the Salt Lake area.
The investigation identified stolen property taken in area burglaries, forgery and fraud
crimes where drug addicts would assume identities of innocent victims for the purpose
fraud. The investigation resulted in 19 individuals being charged with felony drug
crimes and the identified leaders of the organization being charged with felony
Continuing Criminal Enterprise, which carries a minimum, of 7 years in prison. The
investigation also resulted in the seizure of over 4 pounds of methamphetamine and
$400,000.00 in cash and assets.
The arrests of these individuals had an immediate effect on the street price of
methamphetamine. The long term effects of having the burglars and forgers arrested in
this case will equate to fewer future victims of crimes.
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Parkway Criminal Activity Project
Plan of Action:
 Utilize Segways and bicycles to cover more ground and be less
visible to those committing criminal activity
 Vary the time of day that the Parkway is patrolled
 Zero tolerance on criminal activity occurring on or around the
Parkway
 Communicate and work with patrol squads so a larger number
of officers are targeting the problem
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July 2013 Parkway Activity:
 15 Arrests made related to Trespassing, Drugs,
Paraphernalia, Warrants, and Camping.
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CRU is currently developing a partnership with the Weber County
Health Department in reference to the investigation along with the
hazardous effects of Methamphetamine use in motels and residences
within Ogden. This program will assist in the identification of;
Those individuals who are involved in the activity.
Acute and long-term health effects
 Children
 Law enforcement personnel
Decontamination Methodologies
 Effectiveness of decontamination
 Law enforcement, child protective services, emergency services
personnel
Education
 Law enforcement
 Medical Facilities
 Child Protective Services
Continued Reduction of Part 1 Crime/Gang Crime within the CRU project area.
Partnership with the Real Time Crime Center on crime trends/Continued research of
databases to target enforcement activities.
Direct focus of enforcement efforts at identified high crime activity within the project area.
Continue working with US Attorney’s Office, Utah Attorney General’s Office, the Weber
County Attorney’s Office and Ogden City Prosecutors Office to facilitate successful
prosecutions on arrested suspects.
Strive to build relationships with key local agencies to actively address criminal activity.
Through these partnerships the generated intelligence sharing is essential to enforcement
efforts.
Lt. Scott Conley
Ogden City Police Dept.
801-629-8210