albuquerque police department monthly report december 2011 · snatching/robberies, and shoplifting...

Albuquerque Police DepartmentMonthly Report

December 2011

Richard J. Berry,Mayor

Raymond D. Schultz,Chief of Police

Albuquerque Police Department Monthly Report - December 2011

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APD Notables...

Southeast Area Command...• BikeofficersBaileyandConnercompleteda

“hotspot”tacticalplaninbeats322,323and325.Theofficersarrestedtwooffendersforcommercialburglary,oneforpossessionofmethamphetamine,twoforoutstandingfelonywarrantsandfourformisdemeanorwarrants.

• OfficerMelvinrecoveredstolenpropertytakenfromasoutheastlocation.ThevictimsawhisXboxandtelevisionforsaleontheinternet.Ameetingwassetupwiththeseller.WiththeassistanceofBurglaryUnitdetectivesthepropertywasrecovered.

• Team5officersLuceroandTapiawereinstrumentalinidentifyingasuspectinahomicidethatoccurredintheNortheastHeights.ThesuspectwaslocatedandtakenintocustodywithoutincidentonDecember17.

• TheSoutheastImpactTeamworkedonOperationHotSpot,acrimeinitiativeusingpredictiveanalysistodeterminelocationsoffuturecriminalactivity.

• OnDecember5,DetectiveD.Lopezconductedaninvestigationinreferencetoanaggravatedbattery.ThesuspectwasnearCentralandRhodeIslandwhenhesawhisex-brother-in-law.Thesuspectfollowedhisex-brother-in-lawintothebathroomandstabbedhiminthestomach.DetectiveLopezobtainedanarrestwarrantforattemptedfirstdegreemurder.

• OnDecember8,DetectiveJ.Kellyconductedaninvestigationofamanregardingthepurchaseofjewelrythatthesuspectpurchasedwithastolencheck.Thesuspectwenttoalocaljewelryshopandpurchased$1,284worthofjewelry.DetectiveJ.Kellywasabletoidentifythemanandobtainanarrestwarrant.Thesuspectwasfeaturedinthemediaforhiscrimespreethatinvolvedstolenchecks,creditcards,andidentitytheft.Thereareapproximately70chargespendingattheDistrictAttorney’sofficefortheman.

• InDecember,theSoutheastImpactTeamfocusedoninvestigatingAFIShits(latentfingerprints)fromoldautoburglaries.Twenty-twoinvestigationswereinitiatedusingtheinformation,resultingin10felonywarrantsforpropertycrimeoffenders.

• OnDecember16,OfficerA.TapiawaswatchedthenewswhensheobservedaphotoofahomicidesuspectfromaCrimeStoppers

broadcast.Amanhadmurderedafemaleatalocalmotel.OfficerTapiarememberedthatshehadmetthemanwhosepicturewasdisplayedonthenewswhileworkingintheNortheastAreacommand,butcouldnotrecallhisname.OfficerTapiacontactedOfficerD.Lucerowhoalsohadpreviouscontactwiththeoffender.OfficerLuceroadvisedherthatthevictimofthehomicidehadbeenidentified.Bothofficersrecalledthenameofthevictim’sboyfriendandconferredwithOfficerG.Vigilwhohadrespondedtoapriordomesticviolencecallinvolvingthetwo.OfficersTapiaandBurtwenttothelastknownhomelesscampsandareasfrequentedbythemaninanattempttolocatehim,butwereunsuccessful.OnDecember17,OfficerBurttookacallregardingasuspiciousmalethatresembledthehomicidesuspect.OfficerBurtcalledOfficerTapiatoconfirmtheoffender’sinformationpriortogoingonscene.BasedontheinformationobtainedbyOfficerTapiaandtheassistanceprovidebyOfficerBurt,themanwastakenintocustody.OfficerTapiabriefedDetectiveR.Landovazoandwasabletohelplinkthemantothedeceasedfemale.BasedonthediligentworkbyofficerTapiaandtheheadsuppolicingbyOfficerBurt,DetectiveLandovazowasabletoobtainafullconfessionfromthemanforthemurderofthevictim.

Foothills Area Command...• InDecember,theFoothillsAreaCommand

workedanintensiveoperationinlocalretailcenterstothwartautoburglary,autothefts,pursesnatching/robberies,andshopliftingduringtheholidayseason.

• TheFoothillsAreaCommandcontinuedtoimplementatacticalplanthatfocusedonissuesatmulti-familyapartmentcomplexes.EveryFoothillsAreaCommandofficerisassignedtoanapartmentcomplex.Theofficersdoperioddrivepatrolsandworkwithmanagementtoaddressissues.

• OnDecember29,OfficersD.TorresandJ.Smithweredispatchedtoasuspiciouspersonscallatasoutheastlocation.Thecalleradvisedthattheyhadlookedouttheirrearslidingglassdoorandsawanunknownsubjectattemptingtogainentry.Thesubjectstatedthathewaslookingfor‘Brian’andthesubjectleftthehomepriortoofficer’sarrival.OfficersTorresandSmiththenattemptedtolocatethemalesubjectintheneighborhood.OfficerTorreswitnesseda

childabuse.Anamountofheroinwasalsoseizedfromfouradditionalsubjectsleavingtheresidence.

Valley Area Command...• Watch1officerscontinuedtoworkthe

DowntownTacticalPlanonFridayandSaturdaynights.TheTacticalPlanfreedupmoreofficerstorespondtoregularcallsforserviceintheValleyAreaCommand.

• TheValleyAreaCommandhadaverybusyholidayseason.Officersworkedonamonth-longtacticalplaninOldTown,theRenaissanceareaandDowntowntoensurethatresidentsweresafeastheyshopped.Therewerenomajorincidentsrelatedtoholidayshopping.

• TheTwinkleLightParadeandtheNobHillShopandStrollwerepatrolledbybikeofficersaswellastheValleyPowerTeam.Botheventsweresuccessfulwithnoincidents.

• OfficersfromtheValleyAreaCommandassistedwiththeBlueStarMothersfooddrivetosendcarepackagestothetroopsinAfghanistan.Officershelpedpackboxesandthenparticipatedinthecaravantotakeallofthefoodboxestothepostofficefordelivery.OfficersalsoparticipatedintheRoadrunnerFoodBankHolidayFoodDriveandtheToysforTotsevent.

• OfficerS.LowellassistedDrugEnforcementagentswithasubjectwhotriedtoescapefromthemattheGreyhoundBusDepot.Themanwascapturedandfoundtobeinpossessionofalargeamountofnarcoticsandmoney.

• Valleydayshiftofficerswereinvolvedinalargeareasearchforasubjectwhostoleasemi-automaticsub-machinegunfromalocalpawnshop.Aftercrashingtheirvehicle,theoffenderranfromthevehiclewiththeguninhishand.OfficerA.Saladinwitnessedtheaccidentandpursuedthesubjectonfoot.Duetothequickresponse,aperimeterwassetupandtheoffenderwaslocatedwiththehelpofK-9unit.

• DuringtheHolidayTacticalPlan,asuspiciousvehiclewasseendrivingthroughparkinglotsintheRenaissancearea.Thevehiclewasstoppedandalargeamountofcopperwirewasfoundinadditiontoburglarytools.AlsoduringtheHolidayTacticalPlan,asubjectwasobservedrunningoutofanOldTownbusinesswithmerchandise.Hewaspickedupinavehiclewhichwasquicklystopped.Onesubjecthadafelonywarrantandwasinpossessionofheroin.

• OfficerFangioarrestedtwoforpossessionof3


malesubjectinsideavehicleandmadecontact.Themalesubjectwasidentifiedandwasfoundtohavepropertyfromthevehicleonhisperson.HewaslateridentifiedashavingbeenarrestedforautoburglarysixtimessinceSeptemberforautoburglaryandotherpropertycrimes.HewasbookedintoMDC.

• OnDecember4,OfficerJ.Maleckirespondedtoalocalapartmentcomplexinresponsetoasuspiciousmalesubjectinsideofanapartment.Uponarrival,OfficerMaleckimadecontactwithsecuritywhoadvisedthewindowpanestotheapartmentwerebrokenandthatsomeonewasinsidethevacantapartment.Officerswereabletogainentryandlocatedamalesubjectstandinginthekitchen.Thesubjectstatedhewaslookingforhisgirlfriend.Hewasarrestedforbreakingandenteringandbooked.

• OnDecember5,OfficerC.Rodymadeafelonyarrestforfalseimprisonmentatanortheastlocation.Thesuspecthadstruckhisgirlfriendovertheheadwithabeerbottlewhiletheyweredriving.Allfouroftheirchildrenwerepresentinthevehiclewhenthiseventoccurred.

• OnDecember26,officersreceivedmultiplecallsfromresidentsindicatingtheyheardoverninegunshotsfiredinthearea.OfficerV.Martinezdidanexcellentjobofpatrollingtheareaandfindingthesuspect.Amalesubjecthadbrokenupwithhisgirlfriendandwantedtocommitsuicide.Thesuspectthoughthewouldscareherbyfiringseveralroundsintheair.Oneoftheroundsstruckanapartmentandthesubjectwasarrestedonfelonychargesforshootingatadwelling.

• DetectiveMillerlocatedamarijuanagrowwhenrespondingtoadomesticviolencecallwheretheoffenderwasarmedwithagun.Theoffenderwastakenintocustodywithoutincidentandthehandgunwasrecovered.Asearchwarrantwasobtainedandthemarijuana,alongwithanassaultriflewasseized.

• TheFoothillsImpactTeamconductedsurveillanceonanortheastapartmentinreferencetonarcoticsactivity.TheAPDGangUnitassistedintheexecutionofthesearchwarrant.Amanwasarrestedfortraffickingheroinandhishalfsisterwasarrestedforpossessionofheroin.Thesister’stwo-year-oldsonwasresidingintheapartmentatthetime.Duetoseveralloadedheroinsyringesandparaphernaliaintheapartmentwithinthechild’sreach,thepairwerealsochargedwith


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methamphetamine.OfficersWhighamandHenckelarrestedaburglaryoffender.OfficerHernandezarrestedasubjectforaggravatedburglary,andwasabletolocatethevictim’sproperty.OfficerHernandezalsoarrestedanothersubjectforfeloninpossessionofafirearmandseized8.5gramsofcocaineonthesamearrest.

• Valleyofficersrespondedtoaburglaryinprogresscall.Team6officerslocatedtheoffenderasheenteredavehicleandtookhimintocustodywithoutincident.

• TheValleyAreaCommandhasbeenveryresponsivetotheneedsandtheconcernsofthecitizenswholivewithinthecommand.Inresponsetorecentconcernsaboutillegallyparkedvehiclesinhandicapparkingspots,officerspatrolledtheareaandcitednumerousvehicles.Everytraffictacticalplanthatwasrequestedbyresidentswasimplementedandresultsweregenerated.

Southwest Area Command...• InDecember,OfficerLopezcompleteda

shoplifting/loitering/panhandlingtacticalplanatnear98thStreetandCentralAvenue.OfficerLopezcontactedsevenbusinesses,resultingingreatlydiminishedcallsforserviceinthearea.

• OfficerBrownimplementedastopsigntacticalplaninresponsetocitizencomplaintsatAvalon/Estancia,resultingin15traffic-relatedcitations.OfficerBrownalsotookcontrolduringaseveresnowstormandmadethedecisiontocloseAtriscoduetobadroadconditions.Eventuallyroadcrewswereabletosandandsalttheroadandreopenitinatimelymanner.

• OnDecember19,OfficerGarciaarrestedtwofemalesforshoplifting;onefemalehadanoutstandingwarrantforforgeryandshoplifting.

• OfficersCandelariaandGarciacompletedaholidaytacticalplanalongCoorsandCentralthattargetedshoplifting,trafficinfractions,robberiesandautoburglaries.Thetacticalplanresultedinsevenmisdemeanorcitations,sixcitationsfordrinkinginpublic,threearrestsforshoplifting,andsixreports.

• OnDecember4,OfficerM.VallejosrespondedtoarestaurantalongCentralAvenueinreferencetoapossibleautoburglaryinprogress.Thesuspectusedaguntobreakthewindowofthevictim’scar.OfficerVallejosdeterminedthatthesuspectwouldfleeintothesurroundingneighborhoodtoescapecapture.

OfficerVallejosspottedasubjectmatchingthedescriptioninaneighborhoodneartherestaurantandheldthesubjectatgunpointuntilmoreofficerscouldassistintakingthesubjectintocustody.Thesuspectwasidentifiedandwasarrestedforpossessionofheroinafterthevictimoftheautoburglaryrefusedtocooperate.Officerssearchedthesurroundingareafortheweaponpossiblyusedinthecommissionofthecrime,butwereunabletofindit.Thefollowingmorning,twobodieswerediscoveredinaValleyAreaCommandpark.UnbeknownsttoOfficerVallejos,theautoburglarysuspectswasthemainsuspectinthemurderofthetwoindividualsandwassubsequentlychargedwiththetwomurders.OfficerVallejos’uncannyabilitytolocatesuspectsbycoveringescaperoutesleadtothearrestofanindividualwhowasadangertotheAlbuquerquecommunity.

• SeveralofficersandPSAT.CarmanconductedillegalhandicappedparkingtacticalplansduringDecember.Theillegalparkingisespeciallyproblematicduringtheheavyholidayshoppingseason.Azerotoleranceapproachwastakenandenforcementactionsweretakenonallillegallyparkedvehicles.Theofficerswrote79handicappedparkingcitations.

• OnDecember23,OfficersD.Nix,S.Macfarlane,andL.Monterescuedtwosmallchildrenfromhorriblechildabuses.Oneoffenderwaspainstakinglytrackeddownandarrestedandtheotheroffenderhasawarrantforhisarrest.Theofficersthenwenttoastoreandpurchasedalargeamountofitemsforthechildrenincludingclothesandtoys.TheofficersvisitedthechildrenontheirowntimetoensurethattheyhadthebestChristmaspossible.

• InDecember,theOpenSpaceSectionsupportedvariousholidayactivitiesaroundtheBiopark.TheSectionimplementedtacticalplanstoreducepropertycrimesandillegalcamping.InDecember,fivecampsiteswerediscovered.TheSectionlogged1,302hoursofpatrolonfootandATV.Atotalof41tacticalplanhourswerelogged.Significantcontactwasmadewith1,729visitorswhereOpenSpaceofficersansweredquestionsandhandledproblems.

Northwest Area Command...• WatchIofficersnotedariseinautoburglary

incidentsatseveralapartmentcomplexesacrosstheareacommand.Officersineachofthethreesquadsinitiatedtacticaloperationsinaneffort

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todeteroreliminatefurtheroccurrences.Asaresult,therewasasignificantdecreaseintheamountofburglariesreportedthroughoutthecommand.

• Trafficenforcementplanswereinitiatedatanumberofhigh-riskintersectionswithinthecommand.Thetacticaloperationsresultedintheissuanceof128trafficcitationsand34parkingcitations.Inadditiontonormalactivity,graveyardshiftofficersparticipatedintheHolidayTacticalOperationwhichresultedinanumberofarrests.Moreimportantly,theplanreducedoverallcrimewithinthecommandduringitsoperation.Atotalof32propertycrimereductionoperationswereconductedduringthemonthonthegraveyardshift.

• WatchIIofficersandtheNorthwestImpactTeamparticipatedintheNorthwestHolidayTacticalOperationwhichinvolvedincreasedpatrols,undercoverpresence,dailyfieldbriefingsnearthemalls,bigboxstoresandrelatedbusinessessothathistoricalpropertycrimeincreaseswerenotexperienced.Thetacticaloperationwasaverysuccessfuleffort.

• Dayshiftofficersalsoconductedpropertycrimereductionoperationsaswellaspanhandleroperationsthroughoutthecommand.Trafficaccidentreductionplanswereconductedthroughoutthecommand.

• TheImpactTeamPOPprojectfocusedonautoburglariesinBeats615and634,whichhavehistoricallybeenhighinthecommandoverthelastfewmonthsoftheyear.InconjunctionwiththeHolidayTacticalPlan,ImpactTeamdetectivesmadenumerousfelonyarrests.

• OnDecember17,DetectiveFickewasassignedamissingpersoncasewhichhadactuallyoriginatedintheSouthwestAreaCommand.ThroughherinvestigationandwiththeassistanceofNorthwestImpactdetectivesandNorthwestfieldunits,asuspectwasidentifiedandlaterinterviewed.ThroughtheeffortsofDetectiveFickeandDetectiveJ.Romero,ahomicideconfessionwasobtained.Thehomicidehadresultedfromanarcoticsdealwhichhadturnedbad.AnoutstandingeffortbySergeantD.Walton’steamandNorthwestfieldunitsresultedinthelocationofabodynearLaguna,NewMexico.Alsolocatedwastheoffender’svehiclewhichwasusedduringthecommissionofthecrime.

• WatchIIILieutenantT.HudsondevelopedandimplementedtheHolidayTacticalOperation.

ManyoftheoperationalfacetsoftheplanwereWatchIII’sresponsibility.TheoperationwasagreatsuccessandresultedinthereductionofmajoreventswithinthecommandalongtheCoorsBoulevardcorridorandatallofthelargeretailoutlets.CommanderWarfieldreceivedseveralcallsandemailsfrombusinessownersaswellaslosspreventionpersonnelfromstoresthankinghimandhisofficersfortheireffortsduringthemajorretaileventperiod.TargetwasexceptionallygratefultoLieutenantT.HudsonandallNorthwestofficersfortheireffortsduringtheBlackFridayweekend.

• OfficersRogersandHannumapprehendedapairofautothieveswhohadattemptedtostealabaitvehicle.OfficerD.HenrylocatedanddisarmedafelonatCottonwoodMall.OfficersRogersandE.Martinezstoppedanin-progressarmedrobberyatacarwashonCoorsBoulevard.Theywereabletolocateandarresttheoffenderwhowasinaphysicalstrugglewithstoreemployees.

Northeast Area Command...• OfficerJ.Potterconductedatacticalplanin

responsetocriminalactivityathotelsandmotelswithintheareacommand.OfficerPotterdidanexcellentjobkeepinguphighpolicevisibility,makingseveralcontactswithsubjectswalkingaroundanddoingtrafficenforcementinthearea.Twoarrestsweremadeduetowarrantsand20citationswereissued.

• OfficersLealandMartinezweredispatchedtoanortheastresidenceinresponsetoasmallchildfoundbarefootanddressedonlyinpajamasallaloneonacurbsideTheremarksonthecallalsoindicatedthechildhadredmarksindicativeofahandprintonherfaceandatleastoneblackeye.Investigationbyofficersrevealedthatthechild’smotherwasattendingschoolandhadleftthechildinthecareofamalesubjectwhoisaparttimeresidentoftheapartment.Themalesaidhehadfallenasleepandthechildwasabletoescapeonherownbyunlockingthedoor.ThemotherwasveryelusiveabouthowlongthedaycareissuehasbeenoccurringandultimatelyCYFDandCACUpersonnelwerecontactedtotakeovertheinvestigation.A48-hourholdwasultimatelyplacedonthechild.

• OfficersMarquezandCadroyapprehendedtworesidentialburglarsonDecember20.OnDecember23,thetwoofficersapprehendedanadditionaltwooffendersafteraperimeterwassetupwithassistancefromtheK9unit

andNortheastdayshiftpersonnel.Alsotoaddtotheirefforts,OfficersMarquezandCadroyapprehendedastrongarmrobberysuspectonDecember4.TheoffenderwasresponsiblefornumerousstrongarmrobberiesintheNortheastArea Command.

• AresidentialburglarywasreportedtoAPDDispatch.A14-year-oldwaslockedinabathroomattheresidenceandwasonthelinewith911.Atthetimeofthecall,SergeantC.Georgewaswithinablockoftheincident.SergeantGeorgeobservedavehicleleavingtheareawhichmatchedthedescriptionofavehicleinvolvedinanotherresidentialburglaryearlierintheweek.ThedescriptionwasgiventoMotorOfficerM.SandovalwhowasabletoconductatrafficstopatLouisianaandWilshire.Thevictimwascalledtothelocationandidentifiedthestolenpropertywhichwasinplainview.Basedonthemodusoperandi,theburglarsincustodymayhavebeeninvolvedinover20burglariesintheNortheastAreaCommand.

• OfficerC.Duboisconductedanautoburglarytacticalplanthathadbeenespeciallyhardhitbyautoburglars.OfficerDuboisusedhotspotmapsandcrimeanalysisdatatoassisthimwithhisefforts.Healsotookaproactiveapproachbymaintainingahigh-visibilitypresenceintheareaaswellasstoppingandidentifyingsuspiciouspeopleinthetargetarea.

• Team9officerscontinuedtoimplementapropertycrimestacticalplaninthenorthernsectorsoftheNortheastAreaCommand.OfficersAragonandWhitenwereabletoarresttwosubjectswhowerecasingneighborhoodsnearLouisianaandPaseoDelNorte.Bothhadfelonywarrantsandhadjustcommittedacommercialburglaryatalocallargeretailer.

Scientific Evidence Division...• TheMajorCrimeSceneTeamresponded

tosixcalloutsforthemonthofDecember.MajorCrimeSceneUnitpersonnelfacilitateda“CSIexperience”foravictimadvocatesconference.The“CSIexperience”wasalargeprojectcontainingtwofull,mockcrimescenesthatwereviewedbysmallgroupsofconferenceattendees.Theattendeesweregiveninvestigativeinformationandwereallowedtoexamineevidencefromthescenes.Participantswerethenaskedtonametheoffender.Thenameoftheoffenderwasrevealedthelastdayoftheconference,withadoorprizedrawingforthose

whoselectedcorrectly.• In2011,theEvidenceUnitspearheadedthe

implementationofanautomatedevidencedispositionreviewinitiativethatresultedina20%reductioninevidenceinventory(53,388itemsdisposed).Thissystemallowedofficerstoreceiveevidencedispositionreviewnoticesviaemailandcompletedispositionactionson-line.Officersarereviewingandsigningoffonarecord5,500itemspermonththroughtheevidenceportal.

• TheIdentification/DispositionUnitmaintainedanannualaverageresponserateoffiveminutesformorethan22,000,10-digitfingerprintverificationsfromoldandnewarreststhisyear.Workflowchangestothecriminalhistorydataentryprocessesresultedinareductionofthelagtimetoenterarrestdemographics,from180daysto35days.

• AmongmanynotableitemstheLatent/FingerprintUnitwasinstrumentalintheapprehensionandcaptureofanotoriouspropertycrimeoffender.Whileperformingroutineprintidentificationprocedures,thesuspectwasfoundtohavebeeninvolvedinmorethan20burglariesintheCityOfAlbuquerque.Asaresult,theinformationwasrelayedtotheburglaryunitandawarrantwassecured,removingthiscriminalfromthestreet.

• InDecember,IdentificationTechniciansand1rehireofficercompleted96casedispositions;12employmentbackgrounds,33firearmbackgrounds,and99FBIbackgroundrequests.234RAPsandphotosweredistributed;30newAPDapplicantswerefingerprinted;1,603fingerprintswereclassifiedinAFISand1,644newandoldarrestswereprocessedintotheTIBURONCriminalHistoryRecordduringnormalshiftoperations.Unitstaffalsovalidated425firearmbackgroundsonholdpendingcasedisposition.

• InDecember,15fulltimecityevidencetechniciansand1rehireofficerreceived3,349evidenceitems;duplicated720audio/videorecordingsandsupported32pre-trialviewings.TheUnitalsoreturned263itemstotheirowners,disposedof1,013items,andrecovered$12,566.69fromauctionincome.Anadditional7,600itemsmetfinaldispositionprocessingrequirementsand3,158itemsarependingdestructioncourtorders.

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Communications Division...• TheAPD911CommunicationsCenterstaff

answered65,166incoming911and242-COPScallsinDecember.Therewere25,892callsansweredfor911and39,274callsansweredfor242-COPS.911Operatorsanswered93.75%ofthe911callswithin10seconds(nationalstandardis90%,APD’sFY11/12standardis93.37%);operatorsalsoanswered96.76%ofthe242-COPScallswithin30seconds(APD’sgoalis90%answeredwithin30seconds).

• Atoyandgiftdrivewasorganizedby911dispatchersandoperatorsfromCommunicationsforthelittlegirlswhowerefoundabusedandneglectedinanearlierpoliceresponse.

• TheCenterhelditsannualChristmastreedecoratingcontestwitheachofthethreeshiftsdecoratingatree.JudgesCommanderBakas,NateKornandDeborahPeacockfromKaufman’sWestandChiefSchultzselecteddayshiftasthewinningtree.Dayshiftemployeeswillreceiveamealsponsoredbythe911MoraleCommittee.

Strategic Support Division...• InDecember,therewere104incidentssubmitted

ontheCONNECTwebsitebyacombinationofbusinesspartnersandAPDpersonnelregardingcriminalactivityduringthemonth;ofthese,53werefromARAPApartners;11wereHospitalityPartners;17byFISOApartners;sevenbyCICAPartners;fourPawnandRecycling,onelawenforcementhotsheetpostingand11onthenewNeighborhoodWatchBlockCaptainhotsheet.Additionally,therewere53AlertUpdateCommentstothesepostings,whichwereprovidedbypersonnelfromthevariouspartnerships.

• InDecember,37newregistrationrequestswerereceivedforthemonthforthevariousareascontainedintheCONNECTwebsite.

• InDecember,CONNECThadatotalofatotalof2,563visitorsin31daysforanaverageof82.6visitorsperday.

• TheHospitalityPartnershipmetonDecember2,with21personsinattendance.ThenextmeetingisscheduledforJanuary26,2012.

• TheARAPAmeetingwasheldonDecember14.• DivisionstaffmetonDecember6atthe

Southeastsubstationtobegintheroll-outwithcommunitymembersontheNeighborhoodWatchBlockCaptainHotSheet,with18citizensinattendance.Itwasdecidedthattheroleout

ofthepilotprojectforthisHotSheetwillbedoneinphaseswithitstartedbyengagingBlockCaptainsintheareaoffromI-25toSanMateoandI-40toCentral.Withinaweekofthismeeting,eightblockcaptainswereregisteredandtherehasbeensomepostingoninformationbyblockcaptainsandACpersonneltoshareinformationregardingcrimeinthearea.

• InDecember,thestopabqgangs.orgwebsitehadatotalof1,535visitorsin31daysforanaverageof49.5visitors/day.Fourtipssubmittedonthewebsite.

• TheCrimeAnalysisUnitcreated190crimeanalysisbulletinsandmapsinDecember.TheUnitalsocreated486cyclicalreportsandthresholdalerts.

Professional Standards Division...• TheAcademyStaffworkeddiligentlytoassist

eachoftheindividualunits.Allunitsarecrosstrainingtobetterassistothersandfillanyvoidswhenneeded.

• TheBasicTrainingUnitstartedthe106thCadetClassonNovember7,2011.Fiftycadetswereseatedfortheclassand47attendedthefirstdayoftraining.Duetomiscellaneouscircumstances,thereare33cadets,includingoneAFDarsoninvestigator.

• SergeantMartinezretiredafter20yearsofserviceandispursuingateachingcareer.SergeantM.LopezsuccessfullytestedforthepositionofBasicAcademySergeant.

• Recruitingeffortscontinuetoincrease,incorporatingallsegmentsofourcommunity.Staffattendedfivejobfairs/recruitingevents,establishingpositivecontactswithpotentialapplicantsandjobplacementcounselors.TheAPDRecruitingUnitsponsoredtheNewMexicoGilddenBowl,hostingaticketgiveawayat the APD Academy.

• TheTestingandSelectionUnitcontinuedtoprepareforthe107thCadetclass,thePrisonerTransportUnit,andtheupcomingPoliceServiceAideClass.The107thCadetClassisscheduledtobeginonMarch5;thePSAandPTUAcademieswillbeginonJanuary30.

• TheAdvancedTrainingUnitcontinuedtoprovideaverydiversetrainingcurriculum.SeveralcommunitymeetingswerehostedattheAPDAcademy,includingCICA,ARAPA,neighborhoodblockcaptainmeetings,andTeenCourt.

• SergeantSmithcontinuedtoensurethatall7


officersareup-to-dateonfederalFEMAcoursestomeettheir5yeargoal.

• TherenovationofformerSixthAreaCommandportablebuildingsiscomplete,transformedintotheAPDLeadershipAcademy.Severalleadershipcourseswillbescheduledin2012.

• WestsideRangestaffassistedwiththecadetfirearmsprogramandmaintaineddailyoperationsforallAPDpersonnel.Atotalof169officersutilizedtherangeforpractice.WestsideRangestaffaredevelopingcurriculumforthe2012qualificationscheduleandmandatedNMDPSfirearmstraining.

• TacticalRangestafftentativelyscheduledcoursesofinstructionfor2012.Atotalof95officersutilizedtheTacticalRangeforpracticeincludingnumerousoutsideagencies.TheTacticalRangeisutilizedbyothercountyagencies,state,andvariousagencieswithinthefederalgovernment.Planninghasbeguntocreateastateoftheartregionalfirearmstrainingfacility,witharegionalmeetingscheduledforearlyFebruary.

• PlanningfortheQuarterlyManagersMeetingisongoingwithadatesetforMarch9.TheguestspeakerandtopicwillbefromFranklinCoveyInc,“BuildingTrustinLawEnforcementthroughLeadership”.

Support Services Division...• TheCriminalNuisanceAbatementUnit

(CNAU)posted10unitsassubstandardinDecember,identifiedeightproblemproperties,andvisited149properties.

• CNAUDetectivesfocusedonclosingoutcasesfortheendoftheyear.Theywereabletocloseoutseveralcaseswhichwehadbeenmonitoringforquitesometimethathadnothadanynewcallsforserviceatthelocations.

• CourtServicesscheduled202pretrialhearings,processed370arraignments,submitted232felonycasestotheDistrictAttorney’soffice,andsubmitted210summonstoMetroCourt.

• TheTelephoneReportUnitgenerated361telephonereportsand129telephonesupplementalreportswhichresultedinatotalsavingsof$19,600and1,274officerhoursifthecallsforreportsweredispatchedtoFieldServices.

• Inaddition,theTelephoneReportUnitreceived315on-linereportswhichresultedinasavingsof$12,600andasavingsof819.0FieldServiceshours.

Planning and Policy Division...• Apropane-basedheatingsystemwasinstalledat

theLeadershipAcademyinDecember.• PlanningandPolicyDivisionstaffmetwith

DFASaccountingstafftohelpthemdraftgrantaccountingproceduresthatwillmeetUSDOJrequirements.

• DivisionstaffvisitedtheSoutheastareacommandwiththeCity’son-callcontractortogetaquotetorepairstuccosheathingontheeastsideofthefacility.Itappearsthatrainwaterhadpenetratedthewallneartheparapetandfollowedachanneldowntothewindow,where,overtime,rottedthefastenersthatheldthepaneltothewall.

Records Division...• CentralRecordshadtwoswornofficersinTDY

statusinDecember.Cross-trainingeffortscontinuedacrossallofCentralRecords,withacurrentemphasisonCopLogic,CopperFire,andtheNMAGDBMS.TheCopLogictraininginitiativeisgearedtowardhavingallPublicInformationUnit(PIU)staffknowledgeablewithCopLogicwhichwillhaveastandalonehostcomputerinthemainlobbytofacilitateciviliansenteringtheirownreports.

• TheDataEntryUnitiscurrentlyworkingonNovember/December2011work.TheUnitcollectedmoneyandpurchasedfortyblanketsatadiscountfromKohl’sforthe3rdannual“BlanketDrive”forJoyJunction.

• TheUCRUnitiscurrentlyworkingonOctober2011analysisforAPDandamixofmonthsforBCSO(primarilyDecember)astheyarereceived.TheFBIUCRdeadlineisFebruary10,2012.

Traffic Division...• TheTrafficUnitissued1,532citationsin

December.• TheDWIUnitcompleted227DWIarrestsin

December.220weremisdemeanorand7werefelonyDWIarrests.37ofthepeoplearrestedhadatleastonepriorDWIconviction.Atotalof42vehicleswereseized.TheUnitperformedtwocheckpointsthatresultedin20DWIarrestsandalsoassistedtheNewMexicoStatePolicewithacheckpointwheretwowerearrestedforDWI.UnitofficersassistedTrafficofficerswiththeCopsForKidseventandassistedwiththeLuminariaTour.


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• TheSeizureUnitconfiscated102vehiclesinDecember,totalling$169,295.

• InDecember,theTrafficUnitmadeninefelonyarrests,15misdemeanorarrestsand10DWIarrests.TheUnitissued1,344movingcitations,including101forcellphoneusewhiledriving.TheUnitconducted31tacticalplansinDecemberthatproduced188citations.TheUnitinvestigated335crashes,nonefatal.

• OnDecember7,anoffenderthathadthreatenedanothersubjectatalocalbarhadleftthearea,butthevictimwasafraidthesubjectwouldreturn.TheoffenderwasseenleavingtheareainawhitePontiacGrandAM.Air1arrivedonsceneandquicklylocatedavehicledrivingeastofthatlocation.Air1observedthevehicledrivingwestbacktowardthebar.Air1advisedgroundunitsofthevehicleandthatitwasheadingbacktothebar.Air1continuedtoobserveandadvisegroundunitsofthevehicle’slocation.GroundunitsquicklylocatedthevehicleandobtainedpositiveIDthatitwastheoffender.Thesubjectwassubsequentlyarrested.

• AlsoonDecember7whileonacallintheFoothills,Air1observedasuspiciousvehicle(agreyorlightbluecompactcar)drivingwithoutlightsoninanareathatofficerswerein.Air1observedthevehicleturnaroundandpark.ThevehiclethenproceededtoaconveniencestoreatCentralandWesternSkies.Thedriverwentintothebusiness,thenreturnedtohiscar.Air1observedthesubjectdrivebehindandaroundagrocerystoreatCentralandFourHillsdrivinginamannerthatwasnotonlysuspiciousbutimpedingtraffic.Air1requestedthatamarkedunitstopandcheckthevehicle.AsAir1continuedtofollowthevehicle,Air1observedthevehicleturnfromnorthboundTramwayontotheEastboundofframpforI-40;thevehicleproceededwestboundontheeastboundoff-rampontoeastboundI-40(travelingwestontheeastboundfreeway).Air1updatedtheunitsofthevehicle’sactivitiesandupdatedthemonitslocation;afteraveryshortvehiclepursuitthevehiclewasstoppedonthefreewaybetweenEubankandJuanTabo.Thedriverwasa70-year-oldmalewhowastakenintocustodyforamentalhealthevaluation.

• OnDecember8,theAirSupportUnitrespondedtoacallatasoutheastlocationinwhichanofficerhadincustodytwosubjectsonamopedthatmatchedthedescriptionofsubjectsthathadjustrobbedasmokeshop.Thesubjects

attemptedtorunfromtheofficer,droppingthemoped.Anotherofficerapprehendedoneofthesubjects(afemale)almostimmediatelyandobservedthesecondsubjectrunwestthroughanalley.Air1arrivedandstartedaFLIRsearchofthearea.Air1locatedasubjecthiding,lyingdowninafieldwestofthefirstofficercoveredwithlargeweeds.AperimeterwassetupandK-9unitsresponded.AsearchteamwithK-9unitsheadedtothesubjectandtookhimintocustody.Thesubjecthadfelonywarrantsandwasatargetofaninvestigationtodetermineifthesubjectwasinvolvedintherobberyofthesmokeshop.

• OnDecember22,Air5flewDetectiveM.MoralesoftheAutoTheftUnitonatacticalplantolocatestolenvehiclesontheSouthwestMesa.DetectiveMoralesstatedthattheywerelookingforaspecificvehicleinthearea.Air5immediatelylocatedthevehicleinquestionandDetectiveMoraleswasabletogetGPScoordinatessothatthevehiclecouldberecovered.Thecrewwasalsoabletolocateandgetcoordinatesforseveralotherpossiblestolenvehicles.ThevehicleswillberecoveredbytheAutoTheftUnit.

Special Operations Division...• InDecember,theBombSquadrespondedto

sixbombcallouts.Theseincludedrecovering15oldroadflaresatanortheastresidence;recoveringapipebombatanorthwestlocation,andrespondingtoasuspiciouspackagethatwasbeepingonRainbowNWwhichturnedouttobesmokedetectorswrappedinsideabag.

• TheCanineUnitconducted79buildingsearches,13areasearches,andmadeoneapprehensioninDecember.

• TheMountedUnitconductedvarioustrainingsessionsondefensivetactics,handcuffingfromhorseback,handpositions,andobstaclecoursetraining.

• InDecember,SWATwasactivatedforthreecall-outsandassistedtheFieldServicesBureauwithcallsforserviceintheSoutheastandNortheastAreaCommands.

• MetroAPDofficerscompletedathoroughcheckofallpanicalarmsinsideMetroCourt.Allalarmswerefoundtobefunctioningexceptfortwo.Theissuewasreportedtocourtmanagementandthealarmsarenowfunctioning.

• InDecember,thePrisonerTransportUnit


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processed1,568prisonersthroughthePrisonerTransportCenter.TheAlbuquerquePoliceDepartmentarrested1,298prisoners,andotheragenciesarrested270prisoners.ThePrisonerTransportUnitmade204tripstoMDCandaccepted12walk-inprisonersatMDC.ThesavingsinhoursandfuelcostsforthemonthofDecemberwas$24,748.

Investigations Bureau...• OnDecember4,theIntelligenceUnitwascalled

outtoassisttheAPDROPUnitinlocatingahomicideoffenderfromtheValleyAreaCommand.TheIntelUnitutilizedelectronicsurveillanceequipmenttolocatethesubjectfortheHomicideUnit.

• OnDecember5,theIntelUnitassistedtheViceUnitwithahumantraffickinginvestigation.TheIntelUnitobtainedanexigentorderonaphonewherea5-year-oldchildwasbeingheld.ThephonewaslocatedinRedding,California.TheReddingPolicedepartmentwasdirectedtotheresidenceandthechildwaslocated.

• OnDecember9,theIntelUnitassistedtheDenverPoliceDepartmentwithakidnappinginvestigation.TheIntelUnitobtainedtwoexigentordersonphonesrelatedtotheinvestigation.Bothcellularphoneswerelocated.TheROPUnitcontactedandlocatedthesubjectsattheresidence.

• OnDecember4,theROPUnitwascalledoutbyViolentCrimestoassistwithahomicideinvestigation.TheROPUnitassistedViolentCrimesinidentifyinganddetainingwitnessessofthecrime.ROPUnitstaffapprehendedtwoofthesuspectsinthecase.

• OnDecember12,theROPUnitassistedtheMissingPersonsUnit.TheMissingPersonsUnithadbeencontactedbyauthoritiesinFlorida,requestingassistanceinlocatingMasonScudder,whowaswantedforanoutstandingfelonywarrant.TheROPUnitlocatedScudderandhewasarrestedandbookedwithoutincident.

• OnDecember21,theROPUnitassistedtheRobberyUnit.TheRobberyUnithadobtainedarrestwarrantsforamanwhowasidentifiedasarepeatarmedrobberyoffenderoflocaldollarstores.TheROPUnitlocatedthemanandtookhimintocustodywithoutincident.Thesuspectwasidentifiedastheoffenderinatleastthreearmedrobberies.

• OnDecember1,GangUnitdetectiveswere


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contactedbyOrganizedCrimeUnitdetectivesrequestingassistanceinlocatingafugitive.Themanhadattackedastoresecurityguard,resultinginseriousinjuriestothevictim.Afterapproximately20hoursofsurveillance,themanwaslocatedandtakenintocustodywithoutincident.

• OnDecember10,GangUnitdetectivesassumedinvestigativeresponsibilityforashootingcall(victimshotintheheadseveraltimes).Throughinvestigation,twosuspectswerepositivelyidentified.Bothsuspectshadextremelyviolentcriminalhistories.Surveillancewassetup,andbothsuspectsweretakenintocustodyatseparatelocations.StreetGangsassistedwiththearrests.

• OnDecember12,amaneludedofficersanddetectiveswhowereattemptingtoarresthimonseveralfelonywarrants.GangdetectivesspentthenextweekcontactingandarrestingallknownassociatesofthemanuntilhewaslocatedonDecember20.Hetriedtohideinthebathroomofhisgirlfriend’sresidence.Thecaseresultedinthreeadditionalfelonyarrestsforharboring/aidingafugitive.

• TheViceUnitassistedtheNewMexicoStatePolicewithachildsupportwarrantround-upthatresultedinthearrestsoftwoindividualsandclearingfivefelonyarrestswarrants.TheUnitalsoconductedanarcoticsinvestigationthatresultedinthearrestofthreeindividualsoneofwhichwasinterviewedbyHomicidedetectivesregardingthedeathofalocalwoman.Fivegramsofcrackcocainewereseizedduringtheinvestigation.

• TheViceUnitconductedahumantraffickinginvestigationthatresultedinthearrestofanoffenderaswellasthediscoverythatthevictim’sdaughterhadbeenleftwithanunknownfemaleinCaliforniabytheoffender.IncooperationwithCaliforniaChildProtectiveServices,NewMexicoChildrenYouthandFamilies,andtheViceUnit,thechildwasreturnedtohermotherandbothwereplacedintoasafehouse.

• EastsideNarcoticscompleted11felonyarrestsinDecember,andninearrestsofsuspectsthathadpriorfelonies.TheUnitwroteandexecutedninesearchwarrants;submitted14casestotheDistrictAttorney’sOfficeforprosecution;seizedsixpoundsofmarijuana;threegramsofmethamphetamine;17gramsofcocaine;191gramsofheroin,andonefirearm.

• WestsideNarcoticscompletedninefelony


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arrestsinDecember,andsevenarrestsofsuspectsthathadpriorfelonies.TheUnitwrotesixsearchwarrantsandexecutedsix;submittedsevencasestotheDistrictAttorney’sOfficeforprosecution;seizedtwopoundsofmarijuana;14.5gramsofmethamphetamine;1.1gramsofcocaine;12.9gramsofheroin,andsixfirearms.

Criminal Investigations Division...• TheHomicideUnitrespondedtosixcallouts

inDecember.FiveofthecalloutswereactualUCRhomicides.Thesixthwasamajorcase.TheHomicideUnitsentfivecasestotheDistrictAttorney’sofficeforprosecution.TheUnithas38activecases.

• TheArmedRobberyUnitrespondedto11calloutsandcleared44casesinDecemberwith38ofthosegoingtotheDistrictAttorney’sofficeforprosecution.TheUnitcompletedsixarrests,wroteeightarrestwarrantsandservedtwosearchwarrants.TheRobberyUnithad44newcasesassignedthismonthandreceived100newreports.TheUnithas42activecases.

• TheSexCrimesUnitrespondedto10call-outsinDecember,cleared25cases,andsent13casestotheDistrictAttorney’sofficeforprosecution.Therewere25newcasesassigned.TheUnitservedfivesearchwarrants,andhas46activecases.TheSexCrimesUnitmade50referralstotheprovider’ssideattheFamilyAdvocacyCenter(FAC)inDecember.

• TheFASTTUnitcleared18casesinDecember,sendingsixofthosetotheDistrictAttorney’sOfficeforprosecution.FASTTdetectivesreviewed443cases.TheUnithas13activecases.TheUnitgenerated28policereports,madethreearrests,andobtainedonearrestwarrant.TheUnitalsomade10referralstotheserviceprovidersideoftheFAC.

• Therewere95newrunaways/missingpersonsreportedtotheMissingPersonsUnitinDecember.TheUnitcleared100totalrunaways/missingpersoncases.TheUnitsentthreecasestotheDistrictAttorney’sofficeforprosecution.DetectiveBabcockwentoutonChristmasDayafterreceivingatip,andlocatedmissingpersonDanielleHassoun,whohadbeenreportedmissingsinceOctober,2011.OnDecember7,DetectiveS.Dyerwastheon-callmissingpersondetective.ShereceivedacallfromtheChandler,ArizonaPoliceDepartmenttoassistinthesearchforamissingelderlycouplewholeftfromArizonaenroutetoAlbuquerque.

DetectiveDyerworkedwithChandlerPD,andtogetherlocatedtheelderlycouple,whosevehiclehadbrokendownbetweenChandlerandAlbuquerque.Themalesurvived,butthefemalepassedawayduetoherhealthandbadweatherconditions.

• TheCIT/COASTUnitassisted380individualsinDecember.TheUnitcompleted54homevisitsandmade486referralsforsocialservices.TheUnitalsocompleted24threatassessments,ninehazardfilesandcompleted13officersafetybulletins.

• InDecember,theCrimesAgainstChildrenUnit(CACU)received702referralsforreviewandpossibleassignment.TheUnitcleared59casesandsent10casestotheDistrictAttorney’sofficeforprosecution.CACUrespondedto22call-outsandmadefourarrests.FoursearchwarrantswereperformedinDecember.Detectiveswereassigned74newcasesdistributedamongtheeightdetectivesassignedtotheunit.TDYOfficerMarkLillieassistedwithreferralchecksandsafehouseinterviews,resultingin14feloniesinvestigated.

• TheChildExploitationDetail(CED)cleared13cases.Ofthose,twocasesweresenttotheDistrictAttorney’sofficeforprosecution.CEDassistedtheFieldServicesBureaubyrespondingto19callsandparticipatedinsixinvestigationswithoutsideagencies.CEDalsorespondedtofivecallouts.CEDdetectivescompleted24computer/cellphoneforensicexaminationsinDecember.

• InDecember,SORDconducted42verificationsofregisteredsexoffendersandperformed50hoursofsurveillance.SORDdetectivesprovided21APDofficerassistsandmade24communitycontacts.ThirteenbackgroundinvestigationswerecompletedduringDecember.TheUnithadninecall-outsinDecember.

• InDecember,SchoolResourceOfficerscontinuedimplementingprogramsandtrainingintheareasofG.R.E.A.T,lockdowntraining,andtrafficcontrolplans.MembersoftheSROUnitassistedintheRobberytactplan.OfficersRaelincoordinationwithotherSROofficersconductedalockdowntrainingexerciseatEldoradohighschool.SROOfficerstheirwintertrainingincludinglivefireandactiveshooter.SeveralSROofficersassistedintheToysforTotstoydrive.

Trend Analysts

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50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

May-11 Jun-11 Jul-11 Aug-11 Sep-11 Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11

Handicap Citations

01020304050607080


Guns Recovered

300

350

400

450

500

550

600


DWI Arrests / Assists

14,00015,00016,00017,00018,00019,00020,00021,00022,000


Moving Citations

500

700

900

1,100

1,300

1,500


Parking Citations

400450500550600650700750800


Graffiti Referrals

0

20

40

60

80

100


Private Towed

0

10

20

30

40

50

60


Private Red Tag

13


0

50

100

150

200

250


Public Red Tag

300

350

400

450

500

550

600


Panhandling Citations / Arrests

400

500

600

700

800

900

1,000


Criminal Trespass Citations / Arrests

200

300

400

500

600

700


Drinking in Public Citations / Arrests

300

400

500

600

700

800


Noise Enforcement Citations / Arrests

0

5

10

15

20


Uncovered Load Citations

50

70

90

110

130

150

170


Littering Citations

6,000

6,500

7,000

7,500

8,000

8,500

9,000

9,500


Police Reports Written

14


30,000

35,000

40,000

45,000

50,000


Calls for Service

200

250

300

350

400

450

500


Criminal Summons Issued

0200400600800

1,0001,2001,400

May-11

Jun-11 Jul-11 Aug-11Sep-11 Oct-11 Nov-11

Dec-11

Misc Citations

250

300

350

400

450

500


Domestic Violence Arrests

1,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002,0002,2002,400


Misdemeanor A/W

700

800

900

1,000

1,100

1,200

1,300


Felony Arrests / Warrants

200

250

300

350

400

450

500


Family Advocacy Center Clients Served

1,000

1,200

1,400

1,600

1,800

2,000


PTU Prisoners Transported

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