Jeffrey V. Norton

Jeffrey V. Norton
Chief of Police
1
Chief’s Welcome
3
Community Profile
4-8
Agency Profile, Organizational Chart, Roster & Team Photo
9 - 10
Operations Division
11 - 13 Support Services Division
14
Internal Affairs & Citizen Complaints
15
Recognition of Excellence
16
Community Involvement
17 - 24 Investigations Year-In-Review
25 - 27 Statistics
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2010 Goals & Objectives
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Mission & Value Statements
Chief’s Welcome
Welcome to the 2010 Annual Report of the Pismo Beach Police Department.
2010 was another very busy year for the police department with many exciting
changes and accomplishments.
Our biggest accomplishment this year was
obtaining our first re-accreditation with the
Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement
Agencies (CALEA). The department first became a
nationally accredited agency in 2007. Every three
years, the department must go through the rigorous
assessment process in order to retain our nationally
accredited status. In August 2010 two assessors
from CALEA spent several days in Pismo Beach ensuring the department was in
compliance with the 464 nationally recognized standards. In addition to
examining all of the department files, the assessors also facilitated a town hall
meeting, conducted interviews and received phone calls and conducted a
physical inspection of all department facilities and infrastructure. The department
passed this assessment with flying colors and in November 2010 I and other key
staff members along with the Mayor and City Manager attended the CALEA
Conference in Garden Grove where we received our accreditation award.
One of the department’s goals for 2010 was to re-institute a
K-9 program in the department. The department realized
that because of the difficult economic times and a shrinking
department budget, we would have to raise funds privately if
we were going to be able to re-start the program.
Fortunately, we live in a city with many generous people.
After about a year of fundraising and five weeks of intensive
training, the Pismo Beach Police Department K-9 program
is now up and running. The newest addition to the
department is Cannix Von Der Sielshaft, a two year old pure bread, Schutzhund
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trained, German Shepherd.
Cannix (pronounced Kon-nix) arrived from
Germany in August. Officer Trevor Blevins and Cannix began training in
September. Officer Blevins and Cannix have completed a five week patrol class
which focused on obedience, tracking, searching and criminal apprehension. In
March 2011 Cannix is scheduled to attend a four-week narcotics detection
school where he will be trained to search for and locate various types of
narcotics.
In 2010 the department also conducted its first ever “Start Smart” program.
California has the second highest fatality rate nationwide involving drivers
between the ages of 15-20. The “Start Smart” program is specifically geared
toward reducing collisions and injuries involving teen drivers. The parents of the
teens are encouraged to attend with their teen since the program speaks
directly to the newly licensed drivers and their parents/guardians. The
department plans to offer this program twice a year.
The department’s “My Cop” program has received
excellent feedback from the community this year. This
innovative, interactive program links residents and
business owners with officers assigned to designated
zones within the city. This year we simplified the
registration process, making it easier than ever for
participants to register. The “My Cop” program is a
great way to have a two-way communication with a police officer who is
specifically assigned to address non-emergency situations in our
neighborhoods. Once registered with the program, participants can also receive
timely information regarding upcoming special events, traffic closures and
emergency preparedness information. To learn more about this program please
send an email to [email protected].
The City of Pismo Beach continues to be an extremely safe, fun and family –
oriented vacation destination as well as a wonderful place to live and work. My
goal as police chief is and always will be to insure a safe and peaceful
environment for our residents and visitors alike. Please never hesitate to
contact my office if you have a question or concern.
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The City of Pismo Beach is located along seven miles of scenic central pacific coastline in San Luis
Obispo County. Our police service area is bordered by the cities of Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach
to the south and Avila Beach to the north. According to 2010 census information the resident
population of Pismo Beach is 7,655. The city population can reach between 18,000 and 35,000 during
the tourist season and on special event weekends. The city hosts several annual events such as the
Car Show and Fourth of July fireworks, which draw crowds of up to 100,000 people. Police services
during these seasonal influxes require careful planning and allocation of resources. Our beach
territory extends south to Pismo Creek.
The City of Pismo Beach is a General Law City and operates under the Council/Manager form of
government. Five council members are elected at-large for four-year terms, which includes the Mayor.
The Mayor is elected for a two-year term. The city council appoints the city manager.
City Manager, Kevin Rice, has served the city for seven years. The city has six operating departments
including: Administrative Services, Fire, Police, Community Development, and Public Works.
Management staff from each department work closely together to ensure stable growth and ongoing
quality of life within the community. The city council consistently supports public safety goals and
efforts to maintain safety in our community.
The chart below includes the racial makeup of Pismo Beach and the surrounding three cities of
Arroyo Grande, Grover Beach and Oceano, as they are the basis of population that frequents our city.
Racial Makeup
2010 Census
0.60%
2.92%
6.89%
African American
Asian
0.71%
4.36%
Hispanic
Native American
Other
91.35%
White
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Agency
Profile
The Pismo Beach Police Department consists of 34 full-time employees, 23 of which
are sworn police officers, with an annual budget of $4,870,910. A Community
Oriented Policing Services grant pays a portion of one sworn officer and community
services officer salary. The department is divided into two service divisions with a
police commander overseeing each division. Our Operations Division consists of
Patrol, Motors, and South County Police Volunteer Patrol. Our Support Services
Division includes Investigations, Special Problems Unit, Communications, Records,
D.A.R.E., and Administration.
The organizational structure of this department is designed to create an efficient
means to accomplish our mission and goals and to provide for the best possible
service to the public. Within this structure, personnel have the authority to make
decisions to effectively execute their responsibilities and remain accountable for
those decisions. The organizational structure also clearly defines a chain of
command so each employee has only one supervisor and specific positions are
responsible for each departmental component.
Operations Division
The Operations Division is directed by a commander whose primary responsibility is
to provide general management direction and control for this division. The
Operations Division consists of the following; Patrol, Reserve Officers, Citizen
Volunteers, “My Cop”, Temporary Holding Facility, Traffic Division, K-9 and Special
Event Planning. The Operations Division commander is directly accountable to the
Chief of Police and exercises immediate supervision over the watch commanders
and other supervisors positioned to report directly to the division commander.
Support Services Division
The Support Services Division is directed by a commander whose primary
responsibility is to provide general management direction and control for this
division. The Support Services Division consists of Administration, Investigations,
Special Problems Unit, Communications, Records, D.A.R.E., and Crime Prevention.
The Support Services Division Commander is directly accountable to the Chief of
Police and exercises immediate supervision over unit managers, coordinators and
supervisors.
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Agency Profile
Staff
Full-Time Sworn
23
Full-Time Civilian
11
Total Full-Time Staff
34
Part-Time Staff
Part-Time Sworn
2
Part-Time Civilian
1
Total Part-Time Staff
3
Total Staff
37
Department Positions
Chief
Commander
Sergeant
Corporal
Police Officer
Community Service Officer
Support Services Supervisor
Dispatcher
Records Technician
Administrative Secretary
Total
1
2
5
2
13
1
1
6
2
1
34
Budget
Contract Services
Equipment Rental
Insurance & Bonds
Interagency Contracts
Memberships
Minor Equipment
Office Supplies
Operating Supplies
Overtime
Phone Services
Professional Services
Radio Maintenance
Salaries
SLO County Booking Fees
Subscriptions & Books
Temps
Training
Travel & Meetings
$30,570
$1,716
$1,660
$106,163
2,667
$10,650
$14,550
$68,055
$124,002
$18,310
$5,900
$10,000
$2,391,400
$76,710
1,750
$44,000
$47,365
$9,075
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Pismo Beach Police Department
Organizational Chart
Chief
Administrative
Secretary
Commander
Commander
Support Services
Operations
Detective
Sergeant
Detectives
Special Problems
Unit
D.A.R.E.
Crime Prevention
Support Services
Supervisor
Patrol Sergeants
Special
Operations
Records Division
Corporals
S.W.A.T
Communications
Patrol Officers
Reserve Officers
Citizen Volunteer
Patrol
Property &
Evidence
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Employee Roster
Administration
Jeffrey V. Norton, Chief
Jake Miller, Commander
Mark Miller, Commander
Julie Castaneda, Administrative Secretary
Patrol
Sergeant Dave Cooley
Sergeant Bryan Cox
Sergeant Tom Portz
Sergeant Shawn Singleton
Sergeant Steve Weir
Corporal Mike Hunter
Corporal Chris Trimble
Officer Greg Benson
Officer Jodi Bischoff
Officer Trevor Blevins
Officer Alan Darrow
Officer Bill Garrett
Officer Daniel Herlihy
Officer Shane MacDonald
Officer Amanda Rinehart
Officer Greg Roach
Officer Matthew Sailors
Officer Adrian Souza
Officer Julee VanDusen
Officer Kyle White
Reserve Officer Tom Owen
Reserve Officer Scott Smith
Support Services
Community Services Officer Rachelle LaPan
Dispatcher Sue Apodaca
Dispatcher Anita Channell
Dispatcher Marilyn Morris
Dispatcher Allison Murphy-Barroca
Dispatcher Elvia Ramos
Dispatcher Deborah Sinks
Dispatcher Miranda Victorino
Records Technician Linda Cox
Records Technician Kim Lang
Support Services Supervisor Sherry Lange
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Operations Division
The Operations Division is directed by Commander Mark Miller whose primary
responsibility is to provide general management direction and control for the
Operations Division. Commander Mark Miller can be contacted at 773-7046. The
Operations Division consists of the following:
Patrol
Special Event Planning
Volunteer Patrol
“My Cop”
Traffic
Temporary Holding Facility
Reserve Officers
K-9
Patrol
Officers will generally patrol in clearly marked police vehicles, patrol assigned
geographic areas within the City of Pismo Beach, respond to citizen calls for
assistance, act as a deterrent to crime, enforce local ordinances as well as state and
federal laws, and respond to emergencies 24 hours a day seven days a week.
The patrol unit will generally provide the following services within the limits of available
resources:
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Patrol that is directed at the prevention of criminal acts, vehicle code violation
and collisions, the maintenance of public order, and the discovery of hazardous
situations or conditions.
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Crime prevention activities such as residential inspections, business
inspections, community presentations, etc.
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Calls for service, both routine and emergency in nature.
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Investigation of both criminal and non-criminal acts.
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The apprehension of criminal offenders.
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Community Oriented Policing activities such as citizen assists and individual
citizen contacts of a positive nature.
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The sharing of information between the patrol unit and other divisions within the
department, as well as outside and other governmental agencies.
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The application of resources to specific problems or situations within the
community which may be improved or resolved utilizing Problem Oriented
Policing strategies.
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Traffic direction and control.
Reserve Officers
The Pismo Beach Police Reserve Unit was established to supplement and assist
regular sworn police officers in their duties. This unit provides professional, sworn
reserve officers who can augment regular police staffing levels.
South County Police Volunteers
In February 2010 the Pismo Beach, Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach police
departments consolidated to form the South County Police Volunteers (SCPV).
Through consolidation we have tripled the number of available volunteers to the city.
The SCPV train on a quarterly basis as a group for instruction in CPR, drivers training,
traffic control, etc. Each individual department meets monthly with their specific
volunteers to train and coordinate city-specific needs. The three departments have also
combined to form an annual joint citizen’s academy.
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Police Color Guard
The Pismo Beach Police Department formed its first department Color Guard in
March of 2009. The Color Guard is a unit specially trained to carry the National
Colors and other flags appropriate to its position. The Color Guard is made up of
four members of the police department, two as color bearers and two as riflemen.
The primary function of the Color Guard is to represent the department at formal
functions such as ribbon ceremonies, dedications, parades as well as opening
ceremonies and special events. In 2010 the Color Guard participated in five
ceremonies including: Memorial Day, Annual Car Show, St. Anthony Parade,
Clam Festival Parade, and Veterans Day Ceremony.
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Support Services Division
The Support Services Division is directed by Commander Jake Miller whose primary
responsibility is to provide general management direction and control over the division.
Commander Jake Miller can be contacted at 773-7095. The Support Services Division
consists of the following.
Administration
Investigations
Special Problems Unit
Communications
Records
Crime Prevention
D.A.R.E.
Investigations
The primary goal of the Pismo Beach Police Department Investigations Bureau is to verify a
crime has been committed and to follow up on the crime in order to identify, apprehend or
charge the suspect involved in the crime.
A preliminary investigation begins when the responding officer or detective arrives at the
scene of an incident, first making contact with the reporting party, or becoming aware that a
crime may have been or is being committed. The initial investigation must continue until the
postponement of the investigation or the transfer of investigative responsibility occurs. The
preliminary investigation may be sufficient to bring the case to a satisfactory conclusion,
thus reducing the amount of work to be done from a follow-up perspective.
Preliminary investigations usually include the following:
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Observing all conditions, events, and remarks at the scene to find out if an offense
has been committed and if so, the exact nature of the offense.
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Locating and obtaining complete identification of all witnesses. Protecting the crime
scene to ensure that evidence is not lost or contaminated.
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Finding the identity of the suspect and making an arrest if possible either at the
scene or through immediate action.
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Providing other personnel with description, method and direction of flight, and other
relevant information concerning wanted persons or vehicles.
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Detecting what information is known by the victims and witnesses.
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Identifying the circumstances of the offense.
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Arranging for the collection of evidence.
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Obtaining statements from victims and witnesses, and the suspect.
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Accurately and completely recording all pertinent information in proper form.
Special Problems Unit
The Special Problems Unit (SPU) is responsible for basic police services in the downtown
area to include the beach north and south of the pier. The SPU unit will accomplish this
responsibility through bicycle, ATV, and foot patrol. In addition to the primary function, SPU
will be utilized for various support functions to include the Investigations Bureau, Patrol
division and Traffic Unit. In addition, one of the SPU officers is assigned to the San Luis
Obispo County Narcotics Task Force. This assignment has shown to be invaluable with
added intelligence to the areas of narcotic related cases and arrests as well as providing
directed attention to this jurisdiction.
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Communications
The basic function of the communications system is to satisfy the immediate information
needs of the law enforcement agency in the course of its normal daily activities and
during emergencies. The later situation places the greatest demands upon the
communications system and tests the capability of the system to fulfill its functions.
Measures and standards of performance are necessary to assess the effectiveness with
which any department, large or small, use available information technology in fulfillment
of its missions.
The Communications Division is critical to the operation of the police department.
Incidents generally begin with the dispatchers. They are often called the “True First
Responders.”
This agency provides 24-hour telephone service to the public for information or
assistance that may be needed in emergencies. The ability of citizens to telephone
quickly and easily for emergency service is critical.
Public safety dispatchers are responsible for answering all 9-1-1 and business phone
calls coming into the police department as well as maintaining radio communications with
police officers in the field. They are charged with determining the type of assistance
needed and sending emergency personnel to police, fire and medical emergencies.
Dispatchers also answer “ring-down” lines which link the communications center to the
San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Department and Cal Fire. While handling all of the telephone
and radio traffic for the department, the dispatchers continuously document everything
that is being told to them on the phone and on the radio. This information is logged into a
Computer Aided Dispatch system, or CAD. It is imperative that all of this information be
kept accurate, for both the safety of the officers and the safety of the public. Pismo Beach
dispatchers are also trained in Emergency Medical Dispatching which is designed to
further assist the public during medical emergencies.
Records
Records and information is a critical function for the effective delivery of law enforcement
services. Maintaining the security and integrity of police records is an essential
component of the records function.
The Records Bureau provides assistance to the public. Hours are: Monday thru Friday
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The records technicians assist citizens in obtaining information,
direct them to available resources within the department and refer them to the appropriate
city agencies and services. This includes providing fingerprinting services, furnishing
copies of crime and traffic reports, and conducting computer searches. A records
technician’s duties are to organize, process, maintain, update, and route a variety of
departmental reports, record and files; to apply complex release of information policies
regarding restricted access to police records; to enter, modify and retrieve data in
complex local, state and national law enforcement computer systems; to maintain police
records keeping systems; and to perform a variety of clerical and technical tasks in
support of the police department. Records personnel provide a variety of public safety
support services to citizens and officers including:
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Maintain and secure police records.
Enter incoming police reports into the automated PSNET Records Management
System.
Provide information and copies of requested reports to authorized persons
including victims, their representatives and insurance companies.
Coordinate officer subpoenas and respond to subpoenas for records .
Collect statistical data for submission of the Uniform Crime Report and the
Monthly Arrest and Citation Register to the Department of Justice.
Authorize vehicle rereleases.
Working hand-in-hand with the District Attorney’s Office, Superior court, Department of
Justice, and other law enforcement agencies, Records oversees dissemination of
confidential information for appropriate disposition of cases and statistical purposes. The
Records Bureau efficiently accomplishes its primary goal of community service and the
security of all records.
D.A.R.E.
The D.A.R.E. curriculum is provided to our public elementary school within the city of
Pismo Beach. The D.A.R.E. program is taught by trained officers worldwide to millions of
children. Our D.A.R.E. officer visits kindergarten through sixth grade students. The
primary focus is geared towards the sixth grade with a culmination ceremony marking the
end of each 10-week session.
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Internal Affairs
Citizen Complaints
During calendar year 2010, the Pismo Beach Police Department received or initiated a
total of three (3) formal complaints.
The Pismo Beach Police Department considers the investigation of complaints
regarding an employee’s actions or our policies to be one of our most important
missions. Supervisors who have received specific training in internal affairs
investigative procedures investigate all complaints objectively and thoroughly. At the
conclusion of the investigation the findings are provided in writing to the complainant.
Citizen complaints consist of any allegation of misconduct or improper job performance
against any police department employee that if true, would constitute a violation of
department policy, federal, state, or local law. Complaints may be initiated externally by
a citizen or initiated internally by the department. All complaints received by the
department either in person or anonymously are investigated.
Once the Pismo Beach Police Department has received a citizen complaint an
investigator will be assigned and the complainant will be contacted to further clarify
concerns. The investigator will also provide further information regarding our complaint
investigation process.
Complaint Type
Internal
External
External
Allegation
Performance
Conduct
Conduct
Findings
Sustained
Sustained
Unfounded
The Pismo Beach Police Department is very proud of the fact that its employees attract
very little formal complaints. On average, two or three formal complaints per year are
received and investigated by the department. Though the department had a rise in
these complaints over the previous year (0 in 2009), the total number was within the
agency’s average over the last decade. It is and will always be the goal of this
department to reduce the number of complaints and continued training has proven to
be the success of this endeavor.
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Officer Daniel Herlihy
Outstanding Police Officer of the Year
2010
Police Officer Daniel Herlihy has displayed
exemplary performance on a continual basis
in the performance of his day to day duties
with the highest degree of professionalism
and enthusiasm for the job. Officer Herlihy
maintains a dedicated public service and
upholds the philosophy of community
oriented policing as a traffic motorcycle
officer.
Employee of the Quarter 2010
Sherry Lange
Outstanding Employee of the Year
2010
Sherry Lange has consistently performed to
the highest levels of professional service
proving herself to be highly motivated,
dedicated and task oriented, serving the
citizens of this community with pride and
integrity. Sherry was an integral part of the
department successfully attaining
reaccreditation serving as reaccreditation
manager while continuing her normal duties
flawlessly.
Officer Adrian Souza
2010 Recipient of the MADD California Hero Award
1st Quarter – Marilyn Morris (Part-time)
2nd Quarter – Sergeant Dave Cooley
3rd Quarter – none
4th Quarter – Sergeant Shawn Singleton
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Community
Involvement
The Pismo Beach Police Department is highly involved
with the community and participates in and /or hosts
numerous events throughout the year.
Special Olympic Torch Run
Halloween
Pizza on the Pier
Lunch with Students
Thanksgiving Dinner
Citizen Academy
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Investigations Year-In-Review
January
A sixteen-year-old male attempted to
forcibly have sex with a fifteen-year-old
female acquaintance on the beach west
of the Addie Street parking lot. The
female was able to kick the male off and
later reported the crime to friends and
family. The male suspect was located by
officers in the City Parking Lot by the Pier
and taken into custody without incident.
A Suspected Abuse Response Team
(SART) Examination of both victim and
suspect was conducted at the SART
Offices in San Luis Obispo. The suspect
was then booked at the San Luis Obispo
Juvenile Services Center.
The San Luis Obispo Police Department
Investigations Unit served a search
warrant
for
stolen
weapons
(handguns/rifles) at an address in San
Luis
Obispo.
They
developed
information that one of the suspects was
at work at a business in Pismo Beach.
Pismo
Beach
Police
Department
Investigators responded to that business
and conducted a probation search of a
vehicle, locating one of the reported
stolen handguns. The female suspect
was placed in custody and transported to
the San Luis Obispo Police Department
for further investigation.
The Morro Bay Police Department
arrested three suspects in a bank fraud
case that led to the discovery of
additional crimes throughout Southern
California and several in San Luis Obispo
County. An unreported theft by fraud
incident was discovered at a local bank in
Pismo Beach. The suspect entered the
bank with a fake credit card, then tricked
the tellers into obtaining a fraudulent
authorization code to withdraw five
thousand dollars. The suspects have
been successful with this fraud and have
obtained tens of thousands of dollars
illegally in multiple jurisdictions. Pismo
Beach Police Department Investigators
are working closely with other agencies to
coordinate the overall investigation.
A witness reported three juveniles
“tagging”/vandalizing the Addie Street
bathrooms during a weekend day. A
Special Problems Unit Officer and Patrol
Officers located three local juveniles with
the same paint on their hands. The
investigation
revealed
they
were
responsible for tagging the Addie
bathroom.
They were arrested and
charged with the vandalism. The three
are under investigation for numerous prior
incidents of graffiti.
February
A forty-seven year old female transient
was discovered unresponsive under the
bridge between Bello and Frady. A male
transient, who was the female’s boyfriend,
awoke to find her unresponsive with blue
lips. Medical aid was dispatched and
advanced life support measures were
employed, but were unsuccessful. An
investigator was dispatched to the scene
to initiate and conduct a death
investigation.
The female had prior
medical issues and no suspicious injuries
or circumstances were found through
investigation.
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Officers were dispatched to the
Chamber of Commerce’s pier Visitor
Center Kiosk for a burglary in progress.
Witnesses reported two males forcing
open the roll up door and stealing the
flat screen television from inside.
Officers located one of the suspects a
short distance away.
The second
suspect fled the area via the beach.
The television was located underneath
a car in the dirt parking lot behind a
local restaurant. Investigators were
able to identify the second suspect.
This suspect was located at a local
business and was placed in custody.
The Special Problems Unit has a
possible suspect in over thirty “tagging”
(graffiti)
related
incidents
from
throughout the city recently. The SPU
Officer is coordinating with other south
county agencies for the investigation.
Follow up will be conducted to possibly
link the incidents and combine the
prosecutions.
March
The Pismo Beach Investigation Bureau
located a subject who was wanted for
numerous credit card and check fraud
cases throughout the county. With the
assistance of the Santa Barbara
County Sheriff’s Department the
subject was taken into custody and
turned over to Investigators for three
outstanding warrants totaling $55,000
dollars and questioning regarding the
checks and credit cards. The subject
was interviewed and admitted to a
small portion of the thefts. She was
later booked into San Luis Obispo
County Jail.
The Pismo Beach Police Department
filed a burglary, threats and vandalism
case against a popular business owner in
San Luis Obispo (victim is ex-girlfriend in
Pismo Beach).
That same business
owner failed to appear in court and a
$100,000 warrant was issued for his
arrest.
PBPD Investigators contacted
SLOPD Investigators, SLOPD Patrol
Officers and the Supervisor of the SLOPD
Bicycle Patrol Team (who were all familiar
with the suspect). Information was also
provided to the Paso Robles Police
Department and the UC Santa Barbara
Police Department (as the subject owns
businesses in both of those jurisdictions
as well). Officers in all of the areas are
currently on the lookout for the suspect
who is still at large.
The Pismo Beach Investigators and
Narcotics Task Force met with a subject
who had possible drug and scam
information. Based on the information
obtained this subject is being used as a
Confidential Informant in hopes to locate
and arrest numerous subjects involved in
fraud and drug sales.
The Pismo Beach Investigation Bureau in
conjunction with the Tobacco Control
Program Investigators conducted a
Tobacco sting of all Pismo Beach tobacco
retailers. During the tobacco compliance
check 42% of seventeen retailers
licensed to sell tobacco sold to an
underage teen decoy.
April
Investigators assisted the San Luis
Obispo
Sheriffs
Dept
Narcotics
Enforcement Team with the service of a
search warrant at a local motel. Two
adult males were arrested and drugs
were seized. Numerous items of possible
stolen property were searched. Follow up
will be conducted with the owner.
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A manager at an Outlets Store was
carrying the cash deposit for the
store out to his car after closing time
when an adult male suspect
approached him.
The suspect
struck the manager and stole the
cash. Investigators coordinated the
search of the area for the suspect
and canvassed the area for video
evidence and witnesses of the
event. The investigation continues.
Investigator assisted with the initial
investigation into a late reported
rape that occurred in the Los
Angeles Mountain area.
The
twenty-two year old victim (who now
lives in the Pismo Beach area) was
reporting a sixty-year-old male had
raped her during a hiking trip one
year ago.
The Google Maps
function was utilized to determine
the proper jurisdiction and contact
was made with the West Los
Angeles Station Detectives to
coordinate the investigation. Pismo
Beach PD took a “courtesy report”
for
initial documentation and
forwarded to the proper LAPD
Detectives
May
A fifty-eight year old male was found
in distress behind a local motel.
CPR and Advanced Life Saving
Techniques were employed in an
attempt to resuscitate the male.
The male was transported to the
Arroyo Grande Hospital Emergency
Room.
Although the male was
initially resuscitated, he was placed
on a ventilator and unfortunately
passed away during the night.
Investigators were called to the
scene and later to the hospital as
the male was alone when found.
Investigators later attended an
autopsy. The death was declared to
be due to natural causes related to
multiple prior medical conditions.
A male subject charged with burglarizing
his ex-girlfriend’s Shell Beach residence
in December of 2007 pled guilty to felony
theft charges this week.
The male
subject had stolen a computer and
vandalized her residence while she was
away on a trip. The suspect had left
behind a small amount of blood that was
compared to the suspect’s DNA. The
comparison revealed a match.
The
suspect will be sentenced in San Luis
Obispo Superior Court in the near future.
Investigator assisted when a suspected
drug addict was reported to be on Judkins
Middle School grounds searching for his
hype kit (drugs, syringes, etc).
The
detective interviewed the suspect who
admitted to being on the grounds the
night before and injecting drugs. The
suspect had hidden his kit when Officers
had approached and arrested him. The
suspect had been booked and released
from the San Luis Obispo County Jail.
Upon his release he returned to the
school during the day to retrieve his kit. A
search of the grounds was conducted and
the kit found before the children at the
school found it.
The suspect was
arrested and booked again at the San
Luis Obispo County Jail.
A local hotel has reported their previous
general manager may have embezzled
money over the last couple of years to the
tune of $40,000. Documentation of the
accounting systems is being put together
and several interviews are scheduled.
The Special Problems Unit Officer
responded to a burglary that had just
occurred at a downtown business. A
twenty-two year old male, a nineteen year
old female, and a seventeen year old
male, all out of Lemoore, were detained a
short distance away. The three suspects
were charged with conspiracy, burglary,
possession of stolen property from the
Pismo Beach burglary, possession of
stolen property from multiple Arizona
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burglaries, possession of illegal
weapons, and possession of narcotics.
All three subjects were booked at the
San Luis Obispo County Jail and San
Luis Obispo County Juvenile Service
Center.
A caregiver of an eighty-two year old
male client living in Pismo Beach has
been accused of fraudulently using the
male’s credit card for over three years.
The female caregiver was in charge of
shopping for the male utilizing his
credit card. The caregiver then used
the cards for multiple suspicious
purchases for around ten thousand
dollars over three years. The male’s
family became suspicious after the
male passed away due to medical
complications. The family found credit
card purchases dated after his death.
The caregiver was interviewed at the
station this week, claiming she had
permission from the male to make
purchases on his credit card. The
investigation continues into the
accounts and the case will be
reviewed by the San Luis Obispo
County District Attorney’s Office.
A Pismo Beach man reported
someone used his credit cards in the
Glendale area to the tune of $25,000.
Detectives
coordinated
an
investigation involving Glendale Police
Department and the Secret Service.
Follow up investigation continues.
June
An adult male suspect went to an
apartment in the 1000 blk of Dolliver
and robbed another male subject of
cash under threats of death with a
gun. The suspect fled the scene in a
vehicle. The victim fled the area and
made a late report of the crime. The
suspect was identified during the
investigation as a twenty-nine year old
parolee who had been recently
released from prison. The suspect
was located and a search of his vehicle
revealed an Air Soft Pistol and the
clothing worn during the robbery. The
suspect was interviewed and then booked
at the County Jail on robbery charges.
Investigator later testified in the
preliminary hearing for the suspect, who
was held to answer.
A juvenile tobacco sting operation was
conducted utilizing Pismo Beach Police
Department Detectives and San Luis
Obispo County Tobacco Control Agents.
Two juvenile females from out of the area
were utilized to enter Pismo Beach
businesses selling tobacco products with
the intent to buy the products. The
decoys were instructed not to lie about
their age and to present their actual
identification upon request.
Fourteen
locations were tested during the
operation. Two clerks sold the decoys
the products, one at a local grocery story
and the other at a local gas station. The
clerks were cited and released. A press
release will be forthcoming regarding the
operation.
San Luis Obispo County
Tobacco Control will present letters /
certificates to the businesses who
successfully identified the juveniles prior
to selling the products.
An arrest warrant was served on a
registered sexual offender in Shell Beach.
The adult male had been arrested last
year and served prison time. Upon his
release in October of 2009, he failed to
register with this department as to his
current address and information as
mandated by state law. The adult male
registered sex offender was subsequently
not monitored by any agencies from
October until January when the Pismo
Beach Police Department became aware
that he was out of prison and living in the
general public. The subject was booked
at the San Luis Obispo County Jail.
Two transients broke into a car in Shell
Beach and stole a purse. The car alarm
was set off in the process of the burglary
and the two suspects fled with the purse.
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The transients threw the purse away
after rummaging its contents and
stealing a Nano Ipod. The transients
then left the area on foot. Patrol and
Investigators checked the Shell Beach
area, but could not locate the suspects.
Citizens reported seeing the transients
heading north. Investigator checked
the Avila Beach area and located the
two described suspects near the
Farmers Market there. The Ipod was
recovered and the two suspects
admitted to stealing the purse from the
vehicle.
The two suspects were
arrested and booked at the San Luis
Obispo County Jail.
Counterfeit twenties and hundred
dollar bills were passed at a Pismo
Beach business while the suspects
bought merchandise.
Investigators
prepared a crime prevention / alert flier
for the business community and
passed it on through the Chamber of
Commerce.
Investigators conducted a directed
enforcement sting with Pismo Beach
Massage Parlors and practitioners.
Undercover
officers
posed
as
customers and negotiated for sexual
favors. Two adults were arrested at
one Pismo Beach Massage Parlor for
prostitution and keeping a house of
prostitution. One adult advertised for
massages via Craigslist.
An
appointment was made to meet in a
local motel room. An adult female was
arrested and booked for prostitution. A
press release was issued.
July
A thirty-four year old Pismo Beach
woman was found not breathing after a
night of drinking at a Pismo Beach
apartment. The boyfriend had put her
to bed and later found her not
breathing.
He called emergency
services and initiated CPR.
The
female was later declared deceased at
the Arroyo Grande Hospital.
A
subsequent autopsy revealed no signs of
trauma and numerous medical problems.
Blood analysis is still pending.
A sixteen year old female stole her
mother’s checkbook and fraudulently
passed over twenty five checks at area
banks. The juvenile suspect enlisted the
aid of her friends, another sixteen year
old female, an eighteen year old male,
and a twenty one year old female. The
four suspects forged the checks and
passed them at several Five Cities area
banks for cash. The investigation is
continuing into the bank records of all the
checks. The case will be filed in the San
Luis Obispo County Superior Court.
An Investigator from North Carolina called
regarding a possible sexual registrant
living in their jurisdiction who may not
have registered since 1991. The male
had been convicted in California for
several child molestation charges and
sent to prison in 1986. The male was
paroled and lived briefly in Pismo Beach.
An investigation into his registration
records and whereabouts has been
initiated. Investigators are coordinating
between State Parole, Nash County North
Carolina, Pismo Beach, and Grover
Beach.
August
A local gas station owner on Five Cities
Drive reported a manager had embezzled
over nine thousand dollars in cash.
Investigators assisted in the interview and
pre-text phone call to the suspect.
Suspect has confessed to the crime.
Charges will be filed in the San Luis
Obispo County Superior Court.
Two wallets were stolen from the
storeroom of a Pismo Beach store. A
credit card was taken from one of the
wallets and fraudulently used at another
Shell Beach store. The security video
recording from this store was obtained
and the suspect was identified as a forty
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year old San Luis Obispo man who is
currently on parole for Burglary. The
parolee has since fled the area and a
parole warrant has been issued for his
arrest. Burglary charges will be filed in
San Luis Obispo County Superior
Court on the subject.
Three subjects were reported to be
using fraudulent credit cards at the
Outlets. Investigator responded to the
area to assist in locating the suspects.
The two males and a female were
located still in the area.
The
investigation revealed the group was
using stolen credit card information
they had placed on fake credit cards
and had successfully used the cards at
several stores. The suspects were
found to be staying at a local motel.
Investigators responded there and
searched the room, locating more
stolen property. The father of one of
the suspects was contacted and
responded to the station. An interview
with the father revealed his complicity
in obtaining the stolen credit card
information and giving the fraudulent
cards to his son for use in purchasing
merchandise fraudulently.
Subjects
were booked at the San Luis Obispo
County Jail.
Officers were dispatched to a possible
suicide at a Pismo Beach residence.
A fifty-four year old male had gotten in
a fight with his wife. The male became
emotionally unstable, threatening to
shoot his wife. When his wife called
for help, the male turned the weapon
on himself. Investigators were called
to the scene for interviews and crime
scene processing.
The San Luis
Obispo
County
Coroners
Unit
responded to assist with the
investigation. Investigators attended
an autopsy for the suspect.
The
findings of the autopsy were consistent
with
the
initial
investigation’s
observations.
September
A subject fell from the cliff at Spyglass
Drive. Investigators responded to assist,
canvassing the neighborhood for possible
witnesses to the fall. It was found that the
subject was a gardener who was
“weedwacking” bushes outside of the
residential fence line at the cliff’s edge.
While cutting the weeds he slipped and
fell approximately 75 feet to the sandy
beach below. Pismo Beach Investigators
interviewed neighbors and prepared for
OSHA investigators.
The Investigation Unit continued with its
investigation into the theft of the $91,000
from a residence. An interview was set up
with a potential suspect who came to the
station on his own. During an exhaustive
three hour interview the suspect admitted
to taking the money from the residence.
The Investigation Unit was led to a
residence where approximately $60,000
was recovered from a hidden location in a
Pismo Beach residence.
October
Numerous burglaries to trailers occurred
at the Pismo Coast Village storage
facility. Several latent fingerprints were
obtained, none of which had enough ridge
detail for an AFIS (Automated Fingerprint
Identification System) search. During an
investigator meeting the Pismo Beach
Investigation Unit presented these cases
to the group and found that a similar case
had been made by another agency in
which a suspect was arrested. The
fingerprints from the suspect in that case
have been submitted for comparison.
The Pismo Beach Investigation Unit
developed leads to a burglary of a local
business. Two suspects have been
named as possibly involved. The search
for the two is ongoing and they have yet
to be located for interviews.
The Pismo Beach Investigation Unit
summed up a burglary to a local business
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and is filing criminal charges on three
suspects who were caught on video
and later identified via facebook and
DMV photos.
The Pismo Beach Investigation Unit
assisted with a traffic collision that
took the lives of two people. During
the course of the investigation it was
found that this was not a traffic
collision but an intentional act. The
subject was arrested and booked for
vehicular manslaughter with gross
negligence. Numerous interviews
were conducted to include roll back
interviews. A search warrant was
written for the vehicle’s “black box”.
Multiple agencies assisted to include
members of the Crime Scene
Investigation Unit and Detective Unit
of the San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s
Department, CHP MAIT Team and
Cal Trans.
November
The Pismo Beach Investigation Unit
received
information
regarding
tagging that has occurred throughout
the city over the past year. Follow up
revealed that SLOPD had arrested
several suspects for tagging within
their city in which the suspects used
the same monikers. Interviews were
conducted with the assistance of the
Arroyo Grande School resource
officer.
Currently the Bureau is
clearing five cases involving tagging
within the city. The monikers
obtained will assist in clearing other
cases as they are compiled (as many
as 10 within the south county). Case
to be filed with the Juvenile Probation
Department against three juveniles.
The Pismo Beach Investigation Unit
completed the investigation into an
embezzlement. The suspect admitted
to the crime and provided valuable
information that assisted with the
investigation and has asked to make
restitution for the embezzled funds. Case
to be filed with the District Attorney.
The Pismo Beach Investigation Unit along
with the FBI and CTU (Counter Terrorist
Unit) developed operational plans for the
Radicalization Conference involving the
safety of the attendees and security of
select speakers. Walkthroughs and safety
checks were conducted throughout the
entire day and into the evening with no
incidents occurring.
The Pismo Beach Investigation Unit
reviewed video footage from a theft in
which the suspects took $4,000.00 that
was intended for deposit. Based on the
video footage the Pismo Beach
Investigation Unit was able to identify the
vehicle and suspect who was later
contacted by the Paso Robles Detective
Unit and the money was recovered.
The Pismo Beach Investigation Unit
received
information
from
CODIS
(California Department of Justice Bureau
of Forensic Services) on a potential
match from the blood DNA obtained at
the scene of a residential burglary. The
suspect was named, identified and
located. The Pismo Beach Investigation
Unit interviewed the suspect and was
able to obtain a partial admission to the
crime. DNA was obtained from the
suspect and sent to the lab for
confirmation.
December
The Pismo Beach Detectives conducted
an investigation into a possible murder for
hire case. Although talk regarding the
murder of the subject had occurred and
was confirmed by a third party no overt
act occurred. The possibility of indirect
threats was in question but later found to
lack sufficient evidence to warrant
criminal prosecution.
The Pismo Beach Detectives responded
to a rape that occurred over the evening
and into the early morning hours. The
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suspect was known to the victim but
was unable to be located at the time of
the report. The scene was processed
and several items of evidence were
located.
The
Pismo
Beach
Investigation Unit is continuing its
search for the suspect and the case is
being filed with the SLO District
Attorneys Office.
The Pismo Beach Investigation Unit
was called out to a stabbing that
occurred in Pismo Beach City Limits
with multiple victims. The suspect was
located in Santa Maria and arrested
after finding that she had stabbed her
boyfriend multiple times. The brother of
the boyfriend attempted to stop the
altercation and was cut in the process.
The suspect was transported to the
San Luis Obispo County Jail where she
was booked on assault with a deadly
weapon charges.
The Pismo Beach Investigation Unit
assisted patrol with the arrest of a
suspect who was attempting to pass a
stolen check. Upon contact with the
suspect it was found that he was
wanted in questioning for numerous
cases within our city and around the
county. Investigators from Arroyo
Grande PD and Grover Beach PD
came to the station to interview the
suspect regarding their respective
cases. The suspect was booked at the
San Luis Obispo County Jail for
burglary, possession of stolen property
and forgery.
Investigators from the Pismo Beach
Police Department assisted the San
Luis Obispo County Narcotics Task
Force with two search warrants for
possession for sale of marijuana. Both
warrants netted large amounts of
marijuana and two arrests. The
suspects were booked at the San Luis
Obispo County Jail.
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Workload
15000
10000
11,002
8,587
5000
2,226
1,133
Incident
Reports
Citations
536
374
0
Calls For
Service
Self Initiated
Activity
Citations - IH Warnings
198
355
Parking
Citations
Field
Interviews
Part 1 Crimes
269
300
200
85
100
0
2
4
5
Homicide
Rape
Robbery
Assaults
76
Burglary
Larceny
5
0
Vehicle Theft
Arson
Other Offenses
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
512
157
8
175
209
99
142
195
167
9
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Field Interviews
227
White
20
Other
American Indian
2
60
Hispanic
Filipino 0
Black 7
Asian
6
Citations
White
Other
American Indian
Hispanic
Filipino
Black
Asian
1281
89
0
391
0
25
13
Arrests
698
White
50
Other
American Indian
3
265
Hispanic
Filipino 0
Black
21
Asian
7
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300
Case Clearance – Part 1 Crimes
250
200
150
100
50
0
Homicide
Rape
Robbery
Assaults
Burglary
Larceny
Vehicle
Theft
Arson
YTD Pt 1 Crime
2
4
5
85
76
278
5
0
YTD Cleared
2
1
2
36
21
63
2
0
0%
25%
40%
42%
28%
23%
40%
0%
% Cleared
Activity by Shift
Activity By Day of Week
Sun Mon
15% 14%
Tue
13%
Sat
17%
Fri
15%
Wed
13%
Thur
13%
Nights,
40%
Days,
60%
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Operations Division
Support Services Division

Attain CALEA re-accreditation.

Procure and install new computer
servers which will include remote
access.

Increase clearance rates on property
crimes by 2%.
K-9 Fundraiser Program – Develop and
execute a fundraiser to assist in the
launching of the department K-9
program.

Conduct a minimum of one tobacco
sting.

Conduct a minimum of one alcohol
sting.

Increase use of field interview cards by
3%.

Participate and recertify all dispatchers’
EMD training.

Conduct quarterly traffic enforcement
saturations.

Update Dispatch and Records Standard
Operations Procedure manual.

Increase traffic citations by 5%.


Train new department instructors.
Replace department issued body
armor.

Obtain 50 registrants from each
individual zone of the MyCop Program.

Establish a Crime Prevention Education
Program.

Establish a Chaplain Program.


Conduct an all-department inspection.
Perform quarterly 290 registrant
compliance checks.

Provide ALL employees with Museum
of Tolerance training.



Reorganize equipment room utilizing
new space created by the purchase of
new lockers.
Create a patrol schedule that
encompasses a full year of rotations as
to provide officers planning
opportunities.
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Mission Statement
“To provide a multi-faceted public safety service that creates an
atmosphere and environment in which citizens and visitors enjoy
social order and a pleasurable quality of life.”
Value Statement
We Believe
In the value of providing our community with the highest level of
professional police services in conformance with the national standards
set forth by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement
Agencies;
that our employees are our greatest asset and we are committed to
developing each employee to his or her fullest potential;
that a safe Pismo Beach is reflected in a vibrant business community
and a high quality of life for residents and guests. To that end the Police
Department is committed to working in partnership with our businesses
and residents to maintain a healthy, vital and enjoyable community.
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