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F = ��. y �� _ I�EI�i �I i _�_- i - L � � m � s �� y�`i �� I" — _ \: E, 1.� S�F'Y t.9 �� ' 40 Moorpark City Government Roseann Mikos, Ph.D. David Pollock Councilmember Councilmember Steve Kueny City Manager Janice Parvin Mayor Ken Simons Councilmember Debbie Traffenstedt Assistant City Manager Mark Van Dam Mayor Pro Tem r Mission Statement We, the members of the Ventm Co un ty Sb eriArs Office, are committed to safeguard the lives andproperty , res-z den ts of Ven t ura Co un ty a n d resp on d to p u hKe manner,wbich p-tiomotes b ho-r-h oods 'free f-ro-in th e fear of .. erime. r] 11 Station Roll Call Administration Chief of Police Administrative Sergeant Beat Coordinator Management Assistant Administrative Assistant Investigations Sergeant Kevin Lynch Senior Deputy Matt Theobald Captain Jolu1 Reilly Sergeant Darin Hendren Senior Deputy Becky Purnell Yessenia Meza-Ceja Jane Mineo SST Amy Garcia Senior Deputy Ken Truitt Special Enforcement Detail Deputy Ken Michaelson Deputy John Eisenhard School Resource Officer Deputy George Hernandez Records Technician Student Aide Front Of Traffic Unit Senior Deputy Nolan Stoyko Deputy Bill Schneekloth Cadet Raul Troncoso • Ben Chen Fatima Cabrera Deputy James Cochran Cadet Isaiah Galvez Cadet Scott Osborn Deputy Robert Curiel Deputy David Coffey Deputy Rafael Abreu Deputy Matthew Koenig --Deputy-Preston-Furukawa _Deputy Henry Contreras -- ---- _-_-_DeputyMarcos_Bor}a----_.._ _ __------_-_ Deputy_DavicLRosiriguez---_._--- Deputy Sung Lee Deputy Nicole Grover Deputy Victor Flores Deputy Daniel Smallwood ---Deputy Stexen McKnight _ D—e .�uty Steven Manley-----------------D-ep-uty_Marco-C�arib&y ------------.---Deputy Kyle Young-------_------ — Deputy Matt Rodriguez Deputy Amariz Loza --Dep_u-_ty,joseph Sharif--- --- - - - , - - - DeutyMarc Riggs- ------ Deputy Javier Rodriguez Volunteers in Policing Spencer Balsz Mark Lauahi Patty Brown Ron Noble Mark Chagaris Arshia Rios — fatty Duck John-Robe-rts ------ Joe Fellick Greg Sefain ------------ Explorers Emily Ainwick Michael Barrett Cameron Maina Melissa Mendez Xenia Foes Fatima Nava -------- --- --- --- - - Evelyn Llernandez --JusoiT-Qbreitre Nicolas Iniguez Cesar Ruiz Student Intern Prop Vanessa Detwiler ---------------------- ---- ------------ -- — _ ..... _. ... .__ *........ Crime Statistics City of Moorpark 2015-2017 January -December Comparison of UCR Reported Crimes Par- I Crim--s plum=real Percent Numercal Percent Percent Percent an -Dec Jan -Dec Jan -De. Difference Change Difference Change Jan-Cec Ja--D_c Jan -Dec Charge Change 2017 2016 2015 2017-2016 2017-2016 2016-2015 2016-2015 2017 2016 2015 2017-2016 2016-2015 36,828 36,715 36,054 113 N 651 24 Reported 0-1=_nses Ra--- rye-1,005 Hom cid2 4 . 0 0 Q Rape' 3 12 4 -4 -33% 8 200)6 Rape (His tvrCa 7 5 2 1 17W d 200M Rape (Revised)" {' 1 5 2 -5 -8;% d 200)6 RaAery 9 4 7 5 125 a -3 -43%4 Asseult-4egravated 31 21 24 10 480,E -3 -13% Firearm 3 2 3 1 50% -1 -33% Kr,je 10 3 3 7 233YA 0 0% Utner 8 7 5 1 140E 2 40% Hards/Fisr/Feet 10 9 13 1 110,E -4 -31% Total Violent (UCR Reported) 48 37 35 11 300 2 6/0 Total Violent (internal Compare"") 49 37 35 11 30% 2 64'e Burglary - Reside -tial 29 37 A -8 -22% 13 54a Burglary - G--:er 26 22 54 4 180,E -32 -59% Ti-eft - Grand 84 80 71 4 A 9 139E T *:eft - Petry 173 133 162 40 300,E 29 -16% Moto- 'tiehic:leTheft 20 24 25 -4 -17% -1 -196 Arscn 4 7 1 -3 -43% 6 600% Total Property 336 303 337 33 11% -34 -10% Total Pad l Crimes (UCR Reported) 384 340 372 44 13% .32 .9% Total Port 1 Crimes 394 340 372 44 13% -32 -9% 0100 0.J0 0.00 0.22 0.33 0.11 -34)6 195% Q.io 6?6 06 10v 19536 0.03 6.16 7.06 -83% 1959 0,24 0.11 0.1 124% -44% 0.84 0.57 0.67 474 -14% 0,08 0.1,15 0.05 504 -35% 0.27 0.18 0.08 232016 -236 0.22 0.19 0.14 144 38% 0.27 0.25 0.36 111% -32% 1.30 1.01 0.97 2Vv 4% 1.30 1.01 0.97 299E 4% 0.79 1:1111 0.67 -2296 31% 0.71 0.60 1.5-1 184 -6036 2,28 2.18 1.97 5% 11% 4.70 3.62 4.4; 304 -19'36 0.54 0.65 0.69 -17% -6M 0.11 0.19 0.03 -4396 58856 9.12 9.25 9.34 11% -12% 10,43 9.26 10.31 13% -10% 10,43 9.26 10.31 1V� -10% National Council for Home Safety and Security * * THE SAFEST CITIES IN CALIFORNIA 2017 * * Violent Violent Property Property Rank City Population per crime crime 1,000 per 1,000 1 Imperial 17,582 7 73 0.40 4.15 2 Rancho Santa Margarita 49,606 48 267 097 5.38 3 Danville 44,897 9 365 0.20 8.13 4 Palos Verdes Estates 13,730 4 1 1 1 0.29 8.08 5 Orinda 19,585 10 156 0.51 7.97 6 Aliso Viejo 50,604 29 411 0.57 8.12 7 Moraga 17,505 10 143 0.57 8.17 8 Moorpark 36,423 37 296 1.02 8.13 9 Fi llmore 15,653 42 100 2.68 6.39 33 Simi Valley 127,252 174 1,566 1.37 12.31 37 Thousand Oaks 129,853 164 1,686 1.26 12.98 39 Santa Paula 30,784 80 343 2.60 1 1 .14 76 Camarillo 68,072 123 1,125 1.81 16.53 274 Oxnard 209,048 948 6,073 4.53 29.05 vim; t t �5� ,Fr �c rarc€ 4 y Y _ Ai Alik r r N , Our Sheriff and the Chief of Police Geoff Dean is the 19th Sheriff of Ventura County and a 40-year veteran of the Ventura County Sheriff's Office. He is a lifetime resident of California. Born in Los Angeles and raised in Simi Valley, he has lived in Camarillo for the past 28 years. He is a member of the Board of Directors for Casa Pacifica home for abused kids. He has been married to his wife, Marlene, for the past thirty years. Marlene is a lifetime Ventura County resident and a mathematics professor. He has two children, Lindsey, 28 and Andy, 26. Geoff holds a Master's Degree in Public Administration from California State University, Northridge, a Master's Degree in Management from Cal Poly Pomona, and is a graduate of the California State Peace Officers Command College. Sheriff Geoff Dean John Reilly is a 23 year veteran of the Sheriff's Office who holds a bachelor's degree in History from CSUN and a master's degree in Criminal Justice from American Military University. John has a diverse law enforcement background in a variety of disciplines from tactical operations to investigations. He was previously the Administrative Sergeant and Investigations Supervisor at the Moorpark Station. John's most recent experience includes supervising our county -wide patrol operations and acting as the Sheriff's Office official spokesperson. John lives in Moorpark and is active in local youth sports and other groups. Captain John Reilly Chief of Police As the Administrative Sergeant, Darin is responsible for maintaining the budget, interacting with the City Finance Department, coordinating all in-service training, supervising office staff, Beat Coordinator, and Traffic Unit. He also procures and maintains equipment, oversees patrol scheduling and the VIP and Explorer Programs, monitors grants, and assists with special event planning. In the absence of the Chief of Police, he fills in as the station's commanding officer. i aty Becky Purnell Beat Coordinator Sergeant Darin Hendren Administrative Sergeant As the Station Beat Coordinator, Becky works closely with city staff and patrol, and reviews various permits submitted to the City. She responds to community concerns, coordinates solutions, and notifies the public of crime trends/crime prevention and emergency situations. She accomplishes this through social media such as Nextdoor, Twitter, Nixle, and presentations or meetings with various groups. Becky is responsible for planning special events such as 3rd of July Fireworks Extravaganza, Moorpark Country Days, the Beer Festival, and the Civil War Reenactment. She also prepares monthly and quarterly reports, along with special projects as assigned by the Chief of Police and Administrative Sergeant. RM Yessenia"s tasks include administrative support to the Chief of Police, payroll, preparing false alarm letters, subpoena processing, and supporting the front office. Jane maintains the schedule for patrol, ride 11 alongs, and tours. She also is the Volunteer in Policing coordinator and provides front office support. WNW Front Office Records Specialist Ben Chen works the front office answering phones and assisting the public at the front counter. Ben's duties include researching/processing criminal records; providing information to law enforcement personnel and the general public; updating state, local, and federal computer databanks; receiving and examining documents for accuracy and compliance with legal requirements; receiving reports }� and entering applicable information into various computer databases; and processing money for report and vehicle release fees. i y.. -44 Student Aide Fatima Cabrera Records Specialist assists front office staff with Ben Chen answering phones, filing, ticket sign offs, collecting money for vehicle release fees, assisting the public at the front counter, assisting other bureaus, and other various tasks as assigned. • Student Aide Fatima Cabrera • 'a Investigations The Moorpark Investigations Bureau consists of a Sergeant, two Senior Deputies and a Sheriff's Service Technician. The Bureau is responsible for the investigation of a wide variety of cases from minor thefts and batteries to complex identity thefts and assaults. Most recently, the Bureau has experienced an increase in cases involving organized and semi -organized criminal crews who commit large-scale identity theft. Often times, these same crews commit multiple thefts from unlocked vehicles with the intention of finding and stealing wallets, driver's licenses, credit cards, or other items containing the personal identifying information of others. In many instances, it is these small scale thefts that NN help fuel the substantial identity theft related crimes. Sgt Kevin Lynch (top left), Detective MattTheobald (top right), Investigator Amy Garcia (bottom left), Detective Ken Truitt (bottom right) 12 Special Enforcement Detail • The Moorpark Special Enforcement Unit is comprised of two deputies and is tasked with investigating all gang related and graffiti incidents in Moorpark. The unit is also responsible for documenting and tracking active gang members and testifying as gang experts in court. The Special Enforcement Unit works closely with representatives from Probation, Parole, and other investigative units within the Sheriff's Office. 2017 Statistics Probation / Parole Searches- 128 Arrests- 104 Search Warrants- 29 Surveillances-107 Deputy John Eisenhard (left) & Deputy Ken Michaelson (right) School Resource Officer The School Resource Officer is assigned to monitor all of the schools within the Moorpark School District. As part of his duties, the School Resource Officer works closely with school employees to ensure student / staff safety and ' to address all crime, drug, and alcohol related issues involving students. The School Resource Officer also works closely with the deputies assigned to the Special Enforcement Unit to address concerns of students who are involved in gang and tagger- related activities. Deputy George Hernandez ea «- 4Y't Traffic Bureau The Traffic Unit consists of 3 motorcycle officers and 3 traffic cadets. Their focus is keeping the streets of Moorpark safe. They accomplish this through speed enforcement, commercial truck enforcement, traffic education, and directed enforcement. Their goal is to minimize the number of traffic collisions through various enforcement operations. Traffic Cadets . , provide traffic MOORPARK control at accidents POLICE SERVICES CENTER _ and other events. They perform abandoned vehicle abatement, write parking citations, transport evidence, and handle various administrative and clerical assignments �r Deputy Bill Schneekloth (left), Deputy Jim Cochran (middle), Senior Deputy Nolan Stoyko (right) Cadet Scott Osborn Cadet Raul r' Tmncoso Cadet l�aiah Galvez Volu Vim.. nteers i*n Policing 1 Moorpark VIP's �s v. _. n 2017! - - VIPs perform "eyes and ears" patrol activities, traffic control and parking enforcement, take crime and incident reports, and support the community through business fraud awareness campaigns, foot patrols, conducting station tours, performing gas station pump security checks, and assisting with administrative duties. r � r F h h <y Deputy Victor Flores has been with the Sheriff's Office for 22 years, and he and his K-9 partner Dano have been seen working the streets of Moorpark for the past 3 years. Dano is a 4 year old German Shepherd whose favorite past times are catching bad guys, playing soccer, eating treats, and greeting everyone he meets. INKA'6 �t 227 Call Outs 60 Area Searches 15 Suspects Located 51 Person Tracks 71 Arrests 89 Handler Protection 39 Drug Searches 16 Community Service Events 11 Additional Resources M-1 M- Owl The Ventura County Sheriff's Office provides What is Exploring? a Law Enforcement Exlorers Law Enforcement Explorer program to Exploring is an educate and involve the exciting way for young youth of the communitymen and women to in police operations and ` ` p y Y ` E� �� '� ' � � ��' * � explore the dynamic interest them in law ' �r� `" field of law enforcement functions'1� enforcement. whether they aspire to fix". "�" �j''� } Explorers have the enter police work or not. opportunity to The Explorer program participate in: establishes an awareness At • rid i* " tip Patrol Ride-Alongs, of the complexities of vr` Law Enforcement police services and i,r,, Explorer Competitions, broadens an Explorers � ��; � �� p , firsthand knowledge of`r / I Station Operations, the challenges and job g 1 and Special Events. skills that make up our communities' police ! • Police and Fire Game's services. 1, t The Blue & The Gray Civil War Reenactment F oil { *£ { Explorer Tactical Tournament Country Days ily E ' v N� V F-4 Hos All - Marrow flow Registry _.. Drive i ILI- mmmm ;PD Partici ,. Menorah Lighting .; -. _numerous a _ .. Festival A , . _demo 1 - J r f► - ;i fyypp I world \ :r a L1 • ,I'V a- d 2017 Officer of the Year Deputy Victor Flores 3 • Technology Page Social Media Social media is used to notify the public of crime trends and prevention tips as well as emergency notifications. # Nextdoor Body Cam (Camera) All patrol deputies wear body cameras which give them the ability to record their interactions with the public. License Plate Reader (LPR) The patrol cars equipped with License Plate Readers are continually scanning license plates. The LPR system alerts the deputy if a scanned license plate belongs to a stolen vehicle, a wanted subject, or someone on probation/parole. ,:,-A- a b I e z w�� In 2017, a landscaper went on a rampage with a pickax, attacking the female resident and a coworker at the house where he was working. Responding deputies immediately located and arrested the suspect, who was attempting to start the house on fire. The female victim sustained major head injuries from being struck in the head with the pickax. In December 2017, the Ventura County Federal Credit Union was robbed. Detectives quickly identified a suspect, who was located and arrested the following day. Detectives were able to tie the _A suspect to another bank robbery in Camarillo. In 2017, Moorpark Deputies assisted Simi Valley Police with the search for a stolen vehicle suspeG who crashed then fled on foot into a neighborhood off of Miller Parkway. A search involving numerous agencies, along with K-9 and copters, failed to locate the suspect. The following mornin residents spotted the suspect in the same neighborhood. Another multi -agency search, along with copter and K-9, again failed. Later that day, the suspect entered a residence in the neighborhood, and the homeowner called 911. Responding deputies located and arrested the suspect inside the resident's home. In May 2017, several businesses in Moorpark were burglarized. Alert patrol deputies on dawn shift spotted a vehicle matching the description of the suspect vehicle from one of the previous burglaries. Deputies arrested the occupants for unrelated charges, and detectives conducted a follow up investigation. Detectives linked the suspects to all of the burglaries, and the suspects are currently awaiting trial. ML Sergeant Tom Collins EOW 10/25/75 :1 Lieutenant Harvey Varat EOW 10/20/73 Deputy Earl Mendenhall EOW 6/15/61 Lisa Whitney EOW 8/12/98 Haynie EOW 6/05/70 Reserve Deputy Bryce Patten EOW 8/19/50 Aguirre EOW 7/17/96 Deputy Chester Larson EOW 1/20/69 Sheriff Edmund McMartin EOW 8/20/21 1 1 A .. t P