Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011 Moorpark Police Annual ReportTO: FROM: DATE: Moorpark Police Department MEMORANDUM Honorable City Council Captain Ron Nelson April 26, 2012 SUBJECT: Police Department 2011 Annual Report RECEIVE APR 2 1 2012 CITY CLERK'S DIVISIU7v CITY OF MOORPARK The Police Department is pleased to release the 2011 Annual Report. The document contains information about the Department's structure, strategies, and accomplishments during 2011. 1 am sure you will find it to be an informative historical document. Cc.: Steven Kueny, City Manager Maureen Benson, City Clerk 0 Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... very step toward the goal Of justice requires sacrifice W; suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and assionate concern of dedicated individuals. Martin Luther King, jr MISSION STATEMENT Mission We, the members of the Ventura County Sheriffs Office, are committed to safeguard the lives and property of residents of Ventura County and respond to public concerns in a manner which promotes neighborhoods free from the fear of crime. MISSION STRATEGY Strategy Our strategy for accomplishing this mission is to preserve the peace, prevent crime, apprehend offenders, facilitate problem solving community partnerships, enforce laws, provide secure and humane detention for persons lawfully entrusted to our care and display empathy and respect for the dignity of all individuals. SIX POINTS OF HONOR Trustworthiness - Justice - Coinage Service - Co pas$110n_ ¢ Teamwork 5 00% It is my pleasure to present this report on the accomplishments and activities of the Moorpark Police Department during 2011. Our commitment to safeguard the lives and property of Ventura County's residents has been unwavering, however we have used this past year to improve the J► quality and efficiency in the delivery of our vital public safety services. The unique economic challenges of the past few years have brought about the need to take a fresh look at how we keep our communities safe in a time of shrinking budgets and J► resources. I am proud to say that the men and women of the Moorpark Police Department, and the broader organization of the Ventura County Sheriff's Office, have met these challenges and have continued to provide the best service possible at the best value. As a testament, the City of Moorpark remains one Oft -` of the safest communities in the country. Oft y, One of the latest policing philosophies to come about that has 0% enabled us to direct our limited resources on specific crime and neighborhood issues is "Intelligence Led Policing." 00% Simply stated, Intelligence Led Policing requires that law 0 enforcement agencies at all levels, as well as other partners in the community, work together to share information on a daily s § M basis in order to more efficiently direct our resources to solve and prevent crime. Captain Ron Nelson and his staff at the Moorpark Police Department have embraced this philosophy and, through it, they have been successful at keeping crime in check. The Police Department's many partnerships between 06104 other agencies, the residents, business leaders, school officials, city council and staff work together to keep our neighborhoods safe. 00 The Moorpark Police Department prides itself on being able to offer a full range of police services from its Police Services Center on Spring Road. These services include patrol, investigation, traffic, directed enforcement, a school officer, and crime prevention services. 0-0 The Moorpark Police Services Center, which was opened in November 2005, serves as the home 00 for the Moorpark Police Department, the Ventura County Sheriffs East County Patrol, and the California Highway Patrol for eastern Ventura County. This means that approximately 100 law 00 enforcement officers work out of the facility to provide law enforcement related services in and 00 around Moorpark. Our partnership with the California Highway Patrol is unique in that it is done 00 through the only shared facility in the State of California. This unique situation affords better communication and coordination of efforts between agencies, which better serves our community. 04 The Moorpark Volunteers in Policing (V.I.P.) program has continued to provide ever-increasing 04 service to the residents of Moorpark. During 2011, 23 citizen volunteers donated over 6,000 hours toward our mission of protecting the community. Volunteers patrolled, investigated minor crimes 04 and traffic collisions, responded to assist at major incidents, provided parking enforcement and traffic control, and conducted much -needed behind the scenes assistance such as ensuring that our vehicle fleet was serviced and ready for all emergencies. This freed up the deputies to focus on more complex law enforcement tasks. Since the City of Moorpark incorporated in 1983, I, and your Police Department, have been committed to providing the highest quality of service while carrying out our mission of safeguarding lives and property. The City of Moorpark has a long history of supporting public safety in protecting the community where its citizens live and work. The Moorpark Police Department Administration Team is responsible for providing the tools and direction necessary for a successful police operation. They serve in a support role for the field operations and constantly seek ideas and programs which would be beneficial to the community. They handle the day-to-day communication and coordination between State, City, and School officials as well as various individuals and groups from the community to ensure that we are all working toward a safer tomorrow. Captain Ron Nelson (Chief of Police) Eleanor is assigned to the Chief of Police at the Moorpark Station. Eleanor is responsible for breaking down and filing citations. She processes and routes all traffic collision reports for the City of Moorpark. She handles the processing and mailing of the registered owner forms on stored and impounded vehicles. She has to prepare false alarm letters for the Moorpark Alarm ordinance and she is also the stations time keeper which is a vital and time consuming support function here at the facility. Eleanor Laird City of Moorpark 201112010 January - Lleceml)sr Comparison of Reported Cr mGs An - Dec Jan - Dec. NUmP.rIml Pcen. Jan - D8o .lan - Dec Peivetd 71111 2010 Dfff$rsnDa Change 2r,11 2410 Changs Nnpulaitnn 34.710 34.380 Part I Orllrps Rapurtac Offea5es Ripe per 1,GCO Flvtrieide 0 0 0 — �.00 0.00 Kape 8 -7 33/, 0.03 0.23 -66% Robbery 10 15 -6 -33Yo 0.25 G.47 -30% AsaarlR-1'.c ..suml ti 16 24 -8 33% n 4:3 I1.7U -34% Firwirm 1 2 -1 Stl% 0,03 OA6 50% KWTO 3 0 3 — 0.09 0.00 Qfher 9 10 -1 -10% 0.2$ 0.29 -11 % Hartd,vFtT&Feof 3 12 -9 -75W. 0.09 0.3$ -76% TWiV Wiffee f 27 48 -21 .44% 0.75 1.40 •44%. Burglary - Reeldentlal 44 43 1 2°k 127 1.25 1% Burglary - Other 39 18 21 117 A 1.12 U 52 11 VI Theft - Grand BB 97 -9 -91A 2,S4 2.82 -10% Th01i - Perry 173 204 -31 -15ok 4.95 5.93 -115% Theft - Auto 11 21 0 4IA 0.01 0.81 -1 °} Arson 7 10 -3 -3VA 0.20 029 -31% TOWFIronerty 372 393 -21 -6% 10.72 11-43 -6°fo- 7olsi Pert I UmEs 399 441 -42 1V'A 11.5a 12.52 -1Aa 2011 January - December Reported Part I Crime by Percent Rt � if I, d3`if — = Nd Unlej � c Vtrbri Ccunlr ilro ncjyr!mwg: r2rr-Arwtr sUnr. g!1 i - Rr:s1Y---MS tiran] ' kr Chief of Police Captain Ron Nelson Administrative Sergeant Sergeant Cory Rubright Detective Sergeant Sergeant John Reilly Community Services Officer Senior Deputy Bob Berger Patrol Sergeants Sergeant Ron Tusi Sergeant Gregg Willson Sergeant Will Hammer Sergeant Scott Zaslove Patrol Senior Deputies Senior Deputy Bryan Sliva Senior Deputy Ken Truitt Senior Deputy Dan Vanover Senior Deputy Matt Volpe Traffic Supervisor Senior Deputy John Stubblefield Motorcycle Officers Deputy David Anaya Detectives Senior Deputy Kevin Lynch Investigations SST Amy Garcia S.E.D. Officers Deputy Erik Roe School Resource Officer Deputy Chris Starks Sheriff's K-9 Officer Deputy John Nicolas Patrol Officers Management Assistant Office Assistant IV Records Technician Cadets N - , Deputy Bryan Baker Deputy Bobby Burckhard Deputy Rick Cochrane Deputy John Eisenhard Deputy Adam Garnier Deputy Jaime Gomez Deputy Claudia Holden Deputy Leonard Lopez Deputy John Martinez Deputy Mike Melucci Deputy Marcos Moreno Deputy Amy Ward Deputy Meagan Yates Eleanor Laird Jane Mineo Ben Chen Cadet Barry Goldstein Deputy William Schneekloth Senior Deputy Jerry Gomez Deputy James Tedder 00 40 wo *90 AFO 40 40 40 E 40 40 Deputy Marcos Borja 40 Deputy Matt Caezza Deputy Juan Cordova 40 Deputy Jarrod Foote Deputy Doug Go"kovich Deputy Miguel Gonzalez 40 40 Deputy Tim Lohman Deputy Chris Love Deputy James McCollum Deputy Keith Mineau Deputy Alice Patton Deputy Mike Wheat Deputy Cyrus Zadeh 00 40 40 40 WO WO WO Cadet Scott Osborn wo wo 6 or entul w �hptO BY V, Mai Pop m d.J ..tS R�yf� s•I m�� .... u7 /d w a ^f 1 � � d. Moorpark Traffic consists of three enforcement motorcycle officer's: Senior Deputy John Stubblefield, Deputy David Anaya and Deputy William Schneekloth. The traffic unit is responsible for keeping our roads safe. It is our goal to take these issues head on. We will achieve this goal by our continued efforts in speed enforcement, commercial truck enforcement, and other hazardous driving practices. We will also continue to inform our citizens about traffic safety through various public information campaigns and through positive traffic enforcement. The combined traffic stats for 2010 and 2011 were: Accidents Fatalities 3 Injury 212 Non -injury 345 Hit & Run 118 Citations Moving Violations 7566 Mechanical Violations 2045 Parking Violations 4942 he daily work of a Sheriff Cadet is very diversified. They provide vital services to the loorpark Police Station and the citizens of the City of Moorpark. The Moorpark Police Station as two Sheriff's Cadets assigned to the station. They are Barry Goldstein and Scott Osborn. hese two Cadets work opposite each other so that there is a Cadet on duty at all times uring the daylight hours. aT . Listed below are just a few of the tasks that each Cadet >erforms each and every day. City of Moorpark parking code enforcement. Provide traffic control for events and traffic accidents. Abandoned vehicle enforcements and towing. Maintain Police / Sheriff vehicles; Move Police / Sheriff units to maintenance as needed. Assign Police / Sheriff units to Staff and Patrol Deputies Cadet Of the Year, Barry Goldstein • Assists in the maintenance and transportation of Sheriffs records including crime reports, citations and statistical data. with Front Desk duties; Release towed vehicles. Data entry. Answer incoming phone calls Respond to public inquiries. MR Release reports. • Assist disabled motorists within the city limits. • Assist at City Functions / Events. • Fingerprinting the general public for application processing. • Deliver inter -county and city mail. • Work events at Moorpark High School (i.e.: Football Games, Band Events, Track and Field 04 Events and Yearly Graduation of there students. 04 • Process property & evidence from Moorpark Station to East Valley Station o4 • Perform other duties as may be assigned by station Staff. 04 i n 4 Ap l: ,! 000, an°per arren Detectl�e� Kam. s Go 1y,n Lynch h �! � f 000, M1OOJ Photo ,by Rebecca Whitnall Moorpark Patch OOJ v. a x }" Sheriffs Service Technician Amy Garcia The Moorpark Investigative unit consists of two Senior Deputy / Detectives and one S.S.T. 1 Investigator. The unit investigates a wide variety of cases ranging from thefts to violent felonies. The most recent trend in Moorpark is the increase of identity theft related crimes and the theft of recycle materials such as copper wire. These crimes are time consuming and difficult to investigate but are not unique to Moorpark. Most jurisdictions are experiencing a vast increase in these type of crimes. In early 2012, the unit conducted OOJ a weekend long surveillance to combat these type of crimes. Three suspects were caught in the act and over $30,000.00 of stolen copper wire was recovered. II Tedder and Roe 91 SRO Chris Starks Officer of the Year Award With Sheriff Geoff Dean and Assistant Sheriff John Cromb, The Moorpark Special Enforcement / Gang Unit has two full time sworn deputies and third worn deputy who act as the School Resource Officer. This relationship has enabled the School Resource Officer to have a direct knowledge of the local gang members. Several of the gang crimes that occur in and around the local schools have been quickly solved he Gang Unit participates in a variety of activity ranging from violent crimes investigations to plain clothes surveillances of drug dealers. The Gang Unit actively documents gang members and testifies in court using their knowledge of the gang culture. All three entities are supervised by a Sergeant who is responsible for coordinating a combined effort from Y'-mhe various crime fighting entities. K@@TPET R(�@@T � Benjamin Chen Sheriff's Records Specialist II Your front office staff receives and processes all reports. They search and obtain information from a variety of files, records and information management systems. They assist the public at the front counter explaining procedures and regulations, resolving various issues and problems while exercising discretion. Additional front office duties involve questions related to ticket signoffs, completing extra patrol vacation house check forms, copying and receiving funds paid for report copies, handling of impounded vehicle releases, trouble shooting problems and handling telephone calls for service. 00 04 00 1 00 00 000 04 00 J .- 7 F� 7 or f d€ 04 04 , r T �? h3 Deputy John Nicolas has been with the Sheriffs Office for approximately 10 years. John is currently assigned to the Moorpark Police Department and has worked in both West and East County patrol. K9 "Rene" is a 4 year old German Shepard and was born in Germany. John and Rene have been together since August 2010. Rene is trained for patrol, protection, obedience, narcotic detection and hard surface tracking. Rene is a high drive dog who loves his toy! The Moorpark Community Services Officer Senior Deputy Bob Berger promotes and practices the philosophies of Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving (C.O.P.P.S.) through partnerships forged with the community. Problems are then identified and solved through these partnerships to increase the communities quality of life. This concept is directly intertwined with what is now referred to as Intelligence Led Policing. Intelligence -led policing is envisioned as a tool for information sharing both within law enforcement agencies and between all participants in the community, private sector, intelligence community, and public government. The concept aids law enforcement agencies in identifying threats and developing responses to prevent those threats from reaching our communities. Community Service Officer Bob Berger The Moorpark Community Service Officer also manages all Moorpark Neighborhood watches and the following programs: Moorpark City Watch: is a crime -alert to notify residents via e-mail about c issues or emergencies in the City of Moorpark. The City Watch program is different from the countywide Reverse 911 system, which uses automated phone calls to notify people in affected areas about evacuations and other emergencies. Moorpark residents who sign up for the free City Watch program receive e- mails about citywide crime trends and crime statistics, as well as crime issues specific to their neighborhood. The a -mails also include police media releases. The City Watch e-mail system is an additional tool police can use to reach out to the community. (MPRKCity.Watch@ventura.org) Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (C.P.T.E.D.): Is a specialty skill used to review new and old buildings, parks, homes, neighborhoods, shopping centers and community living areas to identify potential criminal activity that might occur and discourage it through the use of the environment. An example of using C.P.T.E.D. would be to plant thorny plants (called Hostile Vegetation) along walls to prevent graffiti. This is called Target Hardening. Bike Team and Segway Coordinator. Bicycle patrol officers are an important component of the Moorpark Police Department's strategy for accomplishing its enforcement objectives due to their mobility and stealth as well as their ability to facilitate a variety of law enforcement and crime prevention operations. The Bicycle Patrol program provides the City of Moorpark with a community -oriented crime prevention tool. The overall goal of this program is to facilitate a partnership between the Police Department and the community. Bike Patrols are also advantageous in community policing efforts because they are generally perceived as less authoritarian than officers in patrol units. AAW The primary objectives of this program include: enhancing community relations; crime prevention; patrol of residential, business and park areas; promoting bicycle safety; and assisting with special events and fostering police/community relations. The Moorpark Police Department Bike Patrol Unit and its officers are dedicated to serving the needs of the community with pride and professionalism. 0 10 0 0 0 11ul y z 3 8 st-, I ini P Though the Moorpark Volunteers in Policing are an Observe and Report Unit their commitment goes so much deeper than that. They make things happen for the community and for the Community Services Position at the Moorpark Police Services Center. Without the Moorpark Police Volunteers, our community would not be as safe or blessed with those wonderful special events that we experience and love to attend each year An example of some activities that would struggle for personnel to maintain safety and order are: Country Days, The 3rd of July, Open houses, Holiday Train. This is just a few. They also keep us safe during all major disasters or major crimes requiring the securing of perimeters and streets including traffic accidents. Our Volunteers go way beyond just helping out the Police Department. They help out the community in many ways the community may never know. In 2011, VIP members contributed over 6100 hours to the program. Based on the federal volunteer wage rate of $21.36 per hour, these volunteers contributed the equivalent of over $130,296.00 in work hours. Since the inception of the Volunteer Unit almost $1,000,000 dollars in service work hours have been provided. The City of Moorpark and the Moorpark Police Department are very proud of these volunteers and all that they bring to help our community remain safe. The Moorpark Volunteers In Policing are continuously recruiting those individuals wishing to become a part of a team, a family of community members who selflessly give their time to make their community a better place to live. By increasing our staff, we hope to serve the community of Moorpark with a Patrol of volunteers in the community each day and evening in the future. Applications can be obtained at the Moorpark Police Department. ._ .. ! �.,c '"4�'_'__._�. 3 V A R �' e -s- .er-� � � � . s �. � phi i e� � 'F��\ � .�-. II �� 1 � 11' �� .f� �. •�Illl it �i � ��' �h �, � �r i �i `� �. �� yy e•�l.. � i � � � 9 �. ' � i � t. �ys` -� . ..7 ..) , % +� A a-. � � 4 .± �� .�. " � ,.a �y% " -.ram , �� �. ,� � � ,� .� F j i 'S �` �' ,., x � s p t.�, �, �' x. frJ ;: x; �y ^. fl 06 - ls. Moorpark Police Department along with the Ventura County Sheriff' teamed up wi County Special Olympics and Wood Ranch BBQ Restaurant to present a Tip- vent in Moorpark. The event benefited Special Olympics of Ventura County. Th" rl-ubiricKwas invited to have an enjoyable time and support a great cause by dining out and meeting local law enforcement officers who volunteer their time to serve meals. Law Enforcement Officers gave a whole new meaning to "protect and serve" at the event. Deputy Sheriffs and other law enforcement volunteers participated as celebrity servers. Customers donated tips to the servers and the proceeds went directly to Ventura County Special Olympics. The mission of the Special Olympics of Southern California is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic -type events for children and adults with intellectual / physical disabilities. This training gives them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, and experience joy. 4 Tip -A -Cops are held at various restaurants throughout Ventura County. Through the combined efforts of Ventura County law enforcement agencies, Tip -A -Cop and other fundraisers grossed nearly $90,000. This accounts for almost 50% of Ventura County Special Olympics budget and is critical to the continued delivery of top-quality sports programs for Ventura County's 750 children and adults from ages 8 years and up to participate in 11 sports events at over 20 training sites throughout Ventura County, free of charge. Tip -A -Cop events are one of the main fundraisers for the Law Enforcement Torch Run, which in nne of the largest fundraising arms of Special Olympics Southern California. ra County Sheriff's Department has shown its support for the Ventura County Special Olympics for the last ten years. 00, s Moorpark Police make major tagging arrests An ongoing investigation by the Moorpark Special Enforcement/ Gang Unit into multiple acts of graffiti vandalism during the past several months in Moorpark has netted four arrests, all juveniles. The vandals used spray paint, markers and etching tools to vandalize several areas throughout Moorpark, including Arroyo Vista Community Park, Poindexter Park, Flory Academy and Moorpark High School. Possible suspects were identified and probation searches were conducted last week. According to a police report, evidence was found linking the suspects to the acts of vandalism, which date back to Jan 2, 2009. Four juveniles were arrested, three of which were placed in Juvenile Hall. Based on evidence obtained during the probation searches and interviews with the suspects, 22 felony vandalism cases and five misdemeanor vandalism cases were solved, authorities said. The four juveniles are said to be responsible for more than $47,000 worth of damage to the city of Moorpark and to various businesses around town. Moorpark is the Safest City Moorpark's total crime rate per 1,000 people is 11.5, down 10 percent from last year; Camarillo came in second, with a crime rate of 14.9. This year, violent crime —homicide, rape, robbery and assault— was down an astounding 44 percent. To gain some perspective on that number, Ojai's and Camarillo's violent crime rate jumped 32 and 46 percent, respectively. The big part of the drop can be attributed to "intelligence -led policing," an approach in which deputies focus on prevention, rather than reaction. Many criminals in the city are either on probation or parole for prior convictions, which allows officers to monitor them and perform random searches. 1-1 read r love has no one thanthis, that c lay downis life for hise .ow man.