HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 1992 0219 CC REG ITEM 08QMOORPARK
POLICE DEPARTMENT
JOHN V. GILLESPIE
SHERIFF/CHIEF OF POLICE
ANNUAL REPORT
1991
Front Row: Deputies Randy Watkins, Albert Mesa, Kent Adlof, Cadet Eric Buschow, Sr. Deputy
Bill Bettis, Deputy Alan Devers, Sgt. Marty Rouse, Deputy Don Aguilar.
Back Row: Deputies Brett Kerr, George Fitzgerald, Robert Bardwell, Jose Lopez, Craig
Smith, Sr. Deputy Dave Lea, Lt. Geoff Dean, Deputies Gregg Willson, Scott
Peterson, Ron Witham, Sr. Deputy Ross Bonfiglio, Sec. Joyce Carroll, (missing:
Sr. Deputy Ed Tumbleson).
MISSION STATEMENT
The City of Moorpark Police Department is committed to safeguardlivesandproperty, to insure that constitutional rights arepreserved, and to maintain a safe environment in the community. This commitment requires that our primary emphasis will be directedtowardthepreservationofpeace, the prevention of crime, the
equitable enforcement of laws, the identification and apprehensionofoffenders, the safe flow of traffic, and the provision of
responsive and humane community police services.
The Moorpark Police Department is comprised of the followingpersonnel:
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Lieutenant Geoff Dean
Sergeant Marty Rouse
Community Services Officer
Deputy Bill Bettis
D.A.R.E./Crime Prevention) Sr.
Traffic Officer - Dep. Craig Smith
Motorcycle Officer - Dep. George Fitzgerald
Detectives
Sr. Deputies Dave Lea and Ross Bonfiglio
Patrol Officers - Sr. Dep. Ed Tumbleson, Deputies Kent Adlof, Alan Devers, Don Aguilar, Randy Watkins, Gregg Willson, RonWitham, Albert Mesa, Jose Lopez, Scott Peterson, Brent Kerr,
and Robert Bardwell
Clerk - Joyce Carroll
Cadet - Eric Buschow
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COMMUNITY SERVICES
The Community Service Officer has been very active this year
establishing two new crime prevention programs, as well as
continuing to build upon some of our established programs.
The newest program is the Business Watch program which is a joint
venture between the Moorpark Chamber of Commerce, Moorpark
Businesses, and the Police Department. The idea is similar to
Neighborhood Watch where citizens are trained to be good witnesses,
report suspicious activity, and implement crime prevention
measures. The second is the Block Parent Program which will offer
our children a safe place to go in the event of an emergency while
walking to or from school.
The Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program continues to
have the overwhelming support from the community with very positive
feedback from parents. D.A.R.E. is currently taught to all fifth
grade students in the Moorpark Unified School District.
Neighborhood Watch continues to grow in Moorpark. Plans have been
made to conduct Neighborhood Watch meetings in English and Spanish.
During 1990 the Community Service Officer presented crime
prevention and safety programs for the following groups:
Neighborhood Watch included home and personal
safety talks to approximately 30 Neighborhood
Watch groups. Bi-monthly Block Captain
meetings for Neighborhood Watch block captains
were organized and conducted.
Business Crime Prevention included setting up
a Business Watch program and conducting
various information presentations for business
and personal safety, security surveys, and
Alcohol and Beverage Control Laws.
D.A.R.E. was taught to approximately 500 fifth
grade students. Additional Drug Safety talks
were presented to nearly 5,000 kindergarten
through 8th grade students.
2 Drug Awareness presentations were conducted
for the parents of the D.A.R.E. Students. An
Alcohol Awareness Workshop at Moorpark College
reached approximately 100 Moorpark College
students.
TRAFFIC SERVICES
The goal of the Moorpark Police Department's Traffic Services is to
provide the citizens of Moorpark with a safe environment in which
to live. More directly, the Moorpark Police Department strives to
reduce, through active enforcement and education, the quantity of
accidents and those related injuries that can occur within the CityofMoorpark.
Some of the ongoing efforts to accomplish our traffic safety goalshaveresultedintheexpansionoftheCommercialVehicle
Enforcement Detail, the creation of a railroad safety education
seminar, and additional radar operations training.
Of particular importance is the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
Detail. This year, the detail was increased from one to three
certified commercial vehicle inspectors. These deputies bring to
the City a special level of traffic enforcement concerning trucktraffic. The Department's enforcement efforts have resulted in
additional hours of deployment within the City, which in turn
decreases the percentage of unsafe vehicles using the highways.
This type of enforcement also deters overweight vehicles from
causing premature deterioration to the City's roadways.
Several Moorpark deputies have completed specialized training
relating to accident investigation and prevention.
The Moorpark Cadet has the primary responsibility to locate and
enforce parking restrictions. He also initiates the removal of
abandoned vehicles.
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
Traffic accidents throughout the City increased by a total of 27 in
1991 over the prior year. A major contributing factor to this
increase can be attributed to the SR 23/SR 118 construction. 23
collisions occurred in the construction area in the last 6 months
of 1991. The following tables reflect accidents and enforcement
activity for 1991:
TOTAL NON -INJURY ACCIDENTS 194
TOTAL INJURY ACCIDENTS 107
TOTAL ACCIDENTS 301
TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS INJURED 166*
This number represents all injuries including complaints of pain.
STATE ROUTE 118 SUMMARY OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
TOTAL NON -INJURY, ACCIDENTS 87
TOTAL'INJURY 'ACCIDENTS 63
TOTAL NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS 150
CITATION SUMMARY
TOTAL VIOLATIONS CITED IN 1991
5,559
TOTAL HAZARDOUS VIOLATIONS CITED
3,621
TOTAL VIOLATIONS; CITED BY TRAFFIC
2,057
PERCENTAGE OF VIOLATIONS CITED BY TRAFFIC
37%
INVESTIGATIONS
The majority of all criminal investigations are handled by the two
Moorpark City Detectives. The exceptions to this are sex crimes
and major crimes against persons such as; homicide and robbery. These crimes are investigated by the Sheriff's Department Major
Crimes Unit.
When cases are received they are classified as either being
workable or pending. A workable case requires that there be some
type of evidence such as a suspect description, fingerprints,
vehicle description, or any type of lead, all others are classified
as pending. An example of a pending case would be someone
reporting that a bicycle was stolen out of their garage and there
were no witnesses, or any other leads.
During 1991 the two Moorpark Detectives handled 377 felony cases
and 335 misdemeanor cases. In addition, they handled 46 runaway
cases and 72 hit and run investigations.
Of those (377) felony cases, (142) of them were assigned as
workable. Detectives closed 87% of those workable cases by arrest.
Detectives also closed (63) cases which remained open from 199o.
86% of all workable misdemeanor cases were closed during 1991.
There were several cases of note during the year:
In January, juveniles committed a $27,000.00
vandalism and burglary of a local business.
Eleven juveniles were subsequently arrested
and ordered to pay restitution.
0 Two separate burglary rings operating out of
E1 Segundo and Los Angeles were shut down,
resulting in the recovery of property and the
clearance of 49 burglaries.
A semi -automatic handgun stolen in a burglary
was recovered shortly after we received
information that it was to be used in a drive -
by shooting.
32,000.00 in rare baseball cards were
recovered, and five subjects were arrested for
burglary and possession of stolen property.
CRIME RATE
1991 was a challenging year for law enforcement throughout the
State, and Moorpark was no exception. We have continued our pro-
active approach to crime prevention through such programs as
Neighborhood Watch, D.A.R.E., Block Parent, and Crime Stoppers.
The gang phenomenon has reached our City and we have begun to see
an increase in criminal acts directly related to gang activities.
While working with the City's gang ad -hoc committee to develop a
program to deal with youths at risk, the Department has taken an
active enforcement approach in helping to curtail gang related
criminal activity.
PART 1 CRIMES
During 1991, in the City of Moorpark, there were 591 Part I
reported crimes (see attached graph). This represents a rate of
22.50 crimes per 1,000 residents, which is the lowest rate of all
of the Sheriff's contract cities (Thousand Oaks 32.03, Camarillo
31.04, Fillmore 31.78, and Ojai 44.96).
Burglary continues to be the leading Part I crime within the City. We experienced an increase of (71) reported crimes in the area of
vehicular burglary, and an increase of (16) reported residential
burglaries. Nearly half of all residential burglaries were
committed with no force used to make entry into the house.
A series of burglary rings contributed heavily to the increase.
During February and March the Police Department broke up two
separate burglary rings that alone were responsible for 49
burglaries. Interviews with burglary suspects whom have been
arrested suggested they operate in our County because of the wealth
of targets, more expensive car stereos, and conversely, the lack of
targets in the San Fernando Valley.
Aggravated assault which increased by 27.6% includes all assaults
on a person that would constitute a felony. Most aggravated
assault cases are spontaneous type crimes with the majority of
these being domestic violence. Several of the reported crimes in
this category were associated with the "Alphabet Caller" whose
threatening phone calls were documented as terrorist threats thus
making them an aggravated assault. Approximately 13% of the
aggravated assaults were gang related.
PART II CRIMES
Two Part II crimes warrant mention in this report. The first being
Fraud, which showed an increase of 42 cases over the reported two
cases in 1990. Twenty-seven (27) of these cases dealt with one
arrestee's fraudulent credit card use at one local business. Ten
10) other cases were also associated with one person.
The second Part II issue is that of arrests for Driving under the
Influence. There were 173 D.U.I. arrests in the City this year, 19
fewer than the previous year. An explanation for this is two fold.
First, observation time has been reduced due to the increase in
calls for service. Secondly, an informal survey of field staff and
personal observation indicate that while many vehicles stopped have
passengers who are drunk, the drivers are sober. It is hoped that
the campaign to reduce driving while under the influence is having
some effect.
CALLS FOR SERVICE
Calls for service (CFS) are the total number of calls requiring
officers to respond to requests for service. Calls for service
include public service, non -criminal and criminal CFS. Emergency
calls for service are classified as Priority 110" calls and are the
most serious of police responses. Priority 110" calls almost always
require that more than one officer respond to the call. CFS
statistics do not include officer initiated activity such as;
traffic citations, special enforcement, investigative stops, and
crime prevention activities.
Operationally, the City is divided into three geographical areas
for reporting purposes. Each of these three areas (2A, 2B, 2C) is
then divided into Reporting Districts (RD's) that were determined
by geography, natural dividing lines (i.e., major streets), or
uniqueness of location (i.e., Moorpark College).
The 2A area is generally described as the downtown area and
includes everything west of Virginia Colony to the city limit. The
2B area includes Virginia Colony and covers the area eastward to
the city limit. The 2C area is generally everything west of
Highway 23 and south of Los Angeles Avenue to the city limit.
The attached Calls for Service table and graph reflect that total
Calls for Service for the City were 7,204, a 9.26% increase over
1990. More importantly are the Priority 110" CFS. During 1991 our
total Priority 110" Calls for Service were 353 as compared to 189
for 1990, an increase of 53%. The majority of these calls occurred
between the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 12:00 p.m.
The 2A area received 43% percent (155) of all Priority 110" Calls
for Service while 2B and 2C area received 18% (64 Priority 110" CFS)
and 37% (134 Priority 110" CFS) respectfully (see attached
graphics).
Some of the effects of this increase in calls for service is that
officers are spending more time on Calls for Service, reducing the
time they can spend patrolling. This lack of patrol time results
in fewer observation generated arrests and less time spent
patrolling neighborhoods, curtailing burglaries and other related
criminal activity.
There were 1,169 arrests made in 1991, up 4.8% from 1990. Adult
arrests increased .3%, while juvenile arrests were up 27% to 210.
The increase in juvenile arrests can be attributed to the
Department's active enforcement stance on gang activity.
CRIME SUMMARY
In 1991, the City of Moorpark experienced an increase of 3.62
crimes per 1,000 people to 22.50, the lowest of all of the
Sheriff's contract cities. Overall, Part I crime was up 19.2% as
a result of several trends which occurred during the year. Total
Calls for Service increased 9.6%, while emergency Calls for Service
increased 53%. Total arrests increased by 4.28%, with juvenile
arrests increasing 27%. Total arrests for all Sheriff's
jurisdictions decreased by 4%.
CITY OF MOORPARK
COMPARISON OF REPORTED CRIMES
199E / 1991
RAW DATA RATE PER 1,000
NUMERICAL PERCENT PERCENTF17990F1979, DIFFERENCE CHANGE 19'90 1991 1 CHANGE
PART I
HOMICIDE 0 1 1 0.0 0.00 0.04 0.0
RAPE 4 2 -2 -50.0 0.15 0.08 -51.3
ROBBERY 16 14 -2 -12.5 0.62 0.53 -14.7
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT 55 72 17 30.9 2.12 z.n 27.6
TOTAL VIOLENT 75 89 14 18.7 2.90 3.3s 15.7
RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY
COMMERCIAL BURGLARY
VEHICLES BURGLARY
GRAND THEFT
PETTY THEFT
AUTOO THEFT
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TOTAL PROPERTY
81 97 16 19.8
10.7
142.0
21.8
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20.5
3.13 3.65 16.7
56 50 6 2.16 1.88 13.0
50 121 71 1.93 4.55 135.9
55 67 12 2.12 2.52 18.7
122 117 5 4.71 4.40 6.5
39 47 8 1.51 1.77 17.5
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414 so9 9s 15.98 E192 19.8
TOTAL PART I E;] ; I 10g 22.}' 18 i r9>2
Property Crimes 88%
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1991 Percent Distribution
Violent Crimea 18%
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CITY OF MOORPARK
PART I CRIME RATE
Rate Per 1,000
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84 88 88 87 88 89 90 91
Crimes Include: Homicide, Raps, Robbery, Aggravated AssaultArrayedOverTimeBurglary, Theft, Auto Theft and Arson.
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CITY OF MOORPARK
1991 PRIORITY "0" CALLS FOR SERVICE
FRIDAY 1
58
THURSDAY 15%
58
WEDNESDAY 10%
37
SATURDAY 17%
SUNDAY 14%
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MONDAY 13%
47
TUESDAY 12%
44
TOTAL NUMBER OF CALLS: 363
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