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CLOVIS POLICE DEPARTMENT2010 ANNUAL REPORT
2010 Annual Report 2
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CREATED BY:Office of the Chief of PoliceCLOVIS POLICE DEPARTMENT300 N. Connelly StreetClovis, NM 88101www.cityofclovis.org
DATA CONTRIBUTORS:Steve Sanders - Chief of PoliceMike Ingram - Deputy Chief of PolicePatrick Whitney - CaptainRon Hutchison - CaptainMike Harmer - SWATDoug Ford & Roman Romero - SOURoger Dial - Traffic UnitJosh Parkin - Community Resource OfficerVicki Babilonia – RecordsWendell Blair - Evidence Tech
PHOTO CREDITS:Amy SellersSteve Sanders
CONTENTS:Contents & Credit | 2
Clovis in the News | 3
Mission & Vision Statements | 4
Message from the Chief | 5
DEPARTMENT INFOClovis PD Organization Chart | 6
Command Staff | 7
Lieutenants | 8
Sergeants | 9
Records & Administrative Services | 10
Service Years | 11
Newly Hired | 12
Recently Promoted | 14
Awards | 15
UNIT REPORTSTraffic Unit & Traffic Stats | 16
Citation Report | 17
Special Operations | 18
Metro Drug Task Force | 19
Property & Evidence | 20
Clovis Police K-9 Unit | 21
Dispatch Communications | 22
By the Numbers | 23
Crime Stoppers | 24
Crime Statistics | 25
Community Relations Unit | 27
Clovis Police SWAT Team | 28
Animal Control | 29
Training & Recruitment | 30
CRIME PREVENTIONCrime Prevention | 31
TABLE OF CONTENT
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Media Release Highlights 2010 – Clovis In The News
November 18, 2010 – Fatal Traffic Accident Involving A Clovis Police Vehicle
November 5, 2010 - Multiple Vehicle Crashes With Injuries On Prince Street Overpass Causes Detours
November 4, 2010 - Crime Stoppers Alert - Home Invasion Burglary On Tucker Avenue In Clovis Wednesday Night – Seeking Information On Identity Of Suspects
October 1, 2010 – Clovis Police Charge 21 Year-Old Mother Of A Six-Month Old Boy Hospitalized In Lubbock, Texas With Child Abuse Re-sulting In Great Bodily Injury
September 29, 2010 – Two Clovis Men Arrested On Felony Charges Of Aggravated Battery With A Deadly Weapon And Aggravated Burglary From Clovis Apartments Stabbing Incident
September 20, 2010 – Fatal Pedestrian Auto Crash Claims Clovis Boy
June 21, 2010 – Gun Shot Victim Shot In Yard Of 2301 Bobwhite Court In Clovis, NM By Ejected Party Goer
June 18, 2010 – Robbery At Allsup’s Convenience Store Parking Lot At Grand And Prince Streets In Clovis Friday Morning – Witnesses Give Chase And Apprehend Suspect
June 7, 2010 – Daytime Burglary Suspects Arrested Thanks To Watchful Neighbors
March 13, 2010 – **Update** - Homicide Suspect Luciano P. Guerra Ar-rested By Major Crimes Unit In Clovis This Afternoon For The Murder Of Stabbing Victim Andrew Gama
March 13, 2010 – Homicide – Man Brought In To Clovis-Plains Regional
Medical Center By Private Vehicle Dies From Apparent Stab Wounds
February 4, 2010 – Shooting – Clovis Woman Shot By Neighbor During Argument – Suspect Arrested And In Custody On Multiple Felony Charges
CLOVIS IN THE NEWS
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MISSION STATEMENTThe Clovis Police Department’s mission is to provide professional and ethical police services in partnership with our citizens; to identify and solve the problems of crime, to reduce the fear of crime and prevent social disorder, thereby making Clovis a safer community to live, work and play in.
VISION STATEMENT
As an organization it is our vision to be leaders in the police profession where we dem-onstrate through our partnership with the community our commitment to a high stan-dard of quality of life for the citizens of Clovis. Therefore:
We value human life and dignity.
We believe integrity is the basis for community trust.
We believe in the principles embodied in our Constitution.
We strive for personal and professional excellence.
We are accountable to each other and to the citizens we serve.
MISSION & VALUE STATMENT
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A Message from the Chief
I want to take this opportunity to THANK the men and women of the Clovis Police De-partment for all their hard work in 2010.
During 2010, we experienced a 10% decrease in Persons Crimes, along with a 6% decrease in Property Crimes in comparison to 2009. In the mean while, the depart-ment saw a 1% increase in the number of calls for service.
Although this is truly an outstanding accomplishment, it is important to continue to build the necessary partnerships with the community to ensure we are working towards the common goal of making the City of Clovis a safer place for us all to live, work and play in.
The department continues to work on the accreditation process sponsored by the New Mexico Municipal League of Cities. We have made great strides towards the accom-plishment of this project, but we still have plenty of work to do. It is our goal to finish this project by the end of 2011.
We will continue to look towards the use of technology to enhance the services we pro-vide. During 2010, we have secured funding to upgrade the Dispatch Center. As the Dispatch Center serves as the area’s Public Service Answering Point (PSAP), the equipment in use is scheduled to be replaced in 2011. This upgrade will result in a complete remodeling of the center.
In 2010, we completed an upgrade to the department’s Computer Aided-Dispatch (CAD) and Records Management System (RMS) software. This upgrade has allowed us to work more effectively and efficiently in providing police services and crime infor-mation to the citizens we serve.
As you look through this report, you will find a variety of information regarding the past year, along with the highlights of the men and women who have accomplished the work. We are excited about our accomplishments and very proud of projects we have completed and have in progress. I believe you will find the information interesting and useful.
Respectfully,
Steve SandersChief of Police
MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF
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ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
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CAPTAINRON HUTCHISON
FIELD SERVICES DIVISION
CAPTAINPATRICK WHITNEY
SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION
DEPUTY CHIEFMIKE INGRAM
POLICE CHIEFSTEVE SANDERS
COMMAND STAFF OFFICERS
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LIEUTENANTDOUG FORD
LIEUTENANTJAY LONGLEY
LIEUTENANTROGER GRAH
LIEUTENANTJAMES SCHOEFFEL
LIEUTENANTJERRY WIKE
LIEUTENANTS
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SERGEANTROGER DIAL
SERGEANTROMAN ROMERO
SERGEANTROBBIE TELLES
SERGEANTROBERT DENNEY
SERGEANTMIKE HARMER
SERGEANTMAX STANSELL
SERGEANTS
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The Clovis Police Department Records Division is responsible for maintaining all of the Public Records for the department. The Re-cords Division is staffed by five records clerks. In 2010, the CPD Re-cords Department recorded 8,351 Offense \ Incident reports. Of
these, 802 were accident reports, while 3,263 were supplemental reports. The Re-cords Unit transcribes these reports into the Department’s Record Management Sys-tem called Sleuth. The unit experienced an upgrade to the Sleuth software which pro-vided a whole new look and functionality. All reports are processed through Records, either in electronic or paper form. The Records Division also completed 294 criminal background checks for individuals and businesses. The unit fulfilled 1,830 Open Re-cords Act requests, while also providing 125 Discovery Order requests.
Roger Grah
RECORDS & ADMINISTRATION SERVICES
AMY SELLERSChief’s
Administrative Assistant
RUTHANN KELLY Support Services
Secretary
VICKI BABILONIA DARLA GIBBS BRENDA LUCERO CHERYL TERRY
DAWN BONEY
RECORDS UNIT
ADMINSTRATIVE SERVICES
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NAME HIRE DATESERVICE YEARS
30-20 YEARSMichele Ingram 1/11/1982 28Louisa Maestas 9/8/1983 27Ron Hutchison 12/3/1984 26
19-10 YEARSJay Longley 11/2/1991 19Michael Harmer 1/4/1993 18Roger Dial 4/12/1993 18Antonio Bosque 6/27/1994 17Randy Pitcock 9/19/1994 16Roger Grah 6/25/1995 16Martin Williamson 10/30/1995 15Roman Romero 2/15/1996 15Patrick Whitney 2/15/1996 15Russell Gould 2/18/1997 14Dale Rice 2/18/1997 14Douglas Ford 10/20/1997 13Martin Martinez 9/8/1998 12Wendell Blair 9/29/1998 12Darla Gibbs 11/9/1998 12Robert Denney 3/17/2000 11Jerry Wike 4/17/2000 11Larry Phillips 6/19/2000 11Steven Wright 8/14/2000 10James Schoeffel 8/21/2000 10
9-5 YEARSRobert Telles 1/1/2001 9Lyndell Stansell 6/25/2001 9Brian Encinias 1/28/2002 8Stephen Borders 5/6/2002 8Timothy Marshall 5/6/2002 8David Wetmore 10/3/2002 8Eric Galvan 5/12/2003 7Roland Kroeger 9/24/2003 7
ThankYou
YEARS OF SERVICE
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NAME HIRE DATE SERVICE
9-5 YEARSDonna Gonzales 9/24/2003 7Ruthann Kelly 8/16/2004 6Rafael Aguilar 11/1/2004 6Daniel Mailman 11/1/2004 6Eric Muller 11/1/2004 6Dennis Weist 11/15/2004 6Waylon Rains 12/27/2004 6Charlie Aguirre 2/7/2005 5Ricky Smith 3/18/2005 5Vicki Babilonia 6/6/2005 5Jimmie Brown 6/27/2005 5Kenneth Bryant 12/5/2005 5
4-1 YEARS Brenda Lucero 2/24/2006 4Brent Aguilar 4/24/2006 4Joshua Parkin 6/5/2006 4Rodney Roach 6/5/2006 4Steven Cope 9/11/2006 4Timothy Orum 11/6/2006 4Cameron Reeves 11/6/2006 4Kyle Grimsley 11/6/2006 4Jonathan Howard 1/15/2007 3Sheryl Grasby 2/12/2007 3Sean Martinez 2/12/2007 3Ronnie Marez 4/15/2007 3Amber Salter 10/8/2007 3Trevor Thron 10/8/2007 3Amy Sellers 11/5/2007 3Erin Truelsen 2/11/2008 2Steven Eiduk 5/5/2008 2Samantha Jara 7/28/2008 2Dago Rodriquez 10/6/2008 2Steve Sanders 10/13/2008 2Debra Blankenship 11/3/2008 2Casey Mullins 12/1/2008 2
ThankYou
YEARS OF SERVICE
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NAME HIRE DATE POSITION
Justin Levari 5/17/2010 Police Officer
Theresa Brown 10/4/2010 Animal Control
Annette Taylor 11/15/2010 Dispatcher
12 of 30
NAME HIRE DATESERVICE YEARS
4-1 YEARS Stephen Gallegos 12/15/2008 2Daniel Casarez 2/23/2009 1Kevin Littlejohn 2/23/2009 1Adriana Munoz-Woods 4/6/2009 1Holly Dirksmeyer 5/5/2009 1Brain Wanzor 6/1/2009 1Adriana Corrales 6/15/2009 1Brandon Floyd 8/10/2009 1John Hanks 8/24/2009 1Daylyn Wormley 9/8/2009 1Dawn Boney 10/5/2009 1Christy Brandsma 10/20/2009 1Patricia Terry 11/16/2009 1Alecia Woods 12/14/2009 1
YEARS OF SERVICE
NEWLY HIRED
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RECENTLY PROMOTED
Promoted From --To Date of Promotion
Rafael Aguilar Police Officer Master Police Officer 1/3/2010
Steven Cope Master Police Officer Sergeant 4/20/2010
Waylon Rains Master Police Officer Sergeant 4/21/2010
Adrianna Muzo-Woods Dispatcher Police Officer 5/2/2010
Sean Martinez Police Officer Master Police Officer 6/24/2010
Amber Salter Dispatcher Police Officer 10/4/2010
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Life Saving Award
“For your unselfish and heroicaction in rescuing a fellow citizen”
Letters of Commendation
“For outstanding performance of duties under unusual, complicated or hazardous conditions”
Sergeant Max Stansell
Officer Steve CopeDetective Rick Smith
Unit Citation
“For your unselfish and dedicated professionalism in providing dispatch
services in 2010”
Sheryl Grasby—Supervisor Erik Galvan—Supervisor
Donna Gonzales Erin Truelsen
Samantha Jara Debra Blankenship
Adrianna Corrales Amber Salter
Alicia Woods Christy Brandsma
Sergeant Max StansellSupervisor
Captain Ron HutchisonField Service Captain
Lieutenant Jay LongleyField Services Lieutenant
DEPARTMENT AWARDS
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The CPD Traffic Unit has the responsibility of providing traffic accident investigation and traffic enforcement. This is done with the use of police cars and police motorcycles equipped with Radar and Lidar systems.
Members of the unit have received a variety of very specialized training preparing them to in-vestigate and reconstruct auto and pedestrian traffic crashes. This training has allowed these officers to analyze, evaluate and decide the causation factors associated in the collision. Offi-cers prepare reports, visual aids and later present these cases to the courts as expert wit-nesses.
The Traffic Unit completed a combined 5,258 traffic citations which account for 31% of the de-partment’s total 16,878 traffic citations for 2010, while the department investigated 1,445 traffic crashes. Of the 1,825 crashes, 204 of the crashes involved injuries. For 2010, overall traffic crashes increased 25%.
The Traffic Unit and Major Crash Team investigated two fatal accidents this year. The first fa-tal crash occurred in September. A 4-year old child had been struck by a motorist resulting while crossing a street. The second fatal accident occurred in November when a Clovis Police vehicle collided with a Ford pickup. The driver was gravely injured, while the passenger did not survive.
The Traffic Unit participated in a variety of DWI Saturation Patrols and DWI Check points as a part of the New Mexico DWI Grant program. The following is the statistics related to these patrols:
Sergeant Roger Dial
MPO Roland Kroeger MPO Rodney Roach
DWI Grant Statistics for 2010
DWI Arrests 176
Felony DWI Arrests 18
Aggravated DWI Arrests 84
DWI Citations 364
MPO Jon Howard
TRAFFIC UNIT
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Muni Traffic Citations 16,878Muni Parking Citations 49 16,882
Municipal Tickets Written
DWIDriving While Under the Influence - 176
The Clovis Police Department issued 16,878 cita-
tions for 2010. The Municipal Court collected
$501,175.20 in traffic fines for the citations written.
There were 176 DWI arrests with 84 arrests being
aggravated and 18 arrests being for Felony DWI.
The average B.A.C. for these arrests is .18. Be-
low is the distribution of citations by the officers for
2010 Citation Report
Municipal Court Citations2009 2010 % Change
Aguilar, Brent 460 400 -13%Aguilar, Rafael 180 8 -96%Aguirre, Charlie 2 9 78%Bayly, Holly 5 585 99%Borders, Stephen 232 169 -27%Bosque, Antonio 45 79 43%Brown, Jimmie 705 724 3%Bryant, Kenneth 993 16 -98%Carsarez, Daniel 173 930 81%Cope, Steven 167 130 -22%Denney, Robert 395 0 -100%Dial, Roger 231 228 -1%Eiduk, Steven 160 28 -83%Encinias, Brian 55 83 34%Floyd, Brandon 97 198 51%Ford, Douglas 35 0 -100%Gallegos, Stephen 172 131 -24%Gould, Russell 88 111 21%Grah, Roger 0 0 #DIV/0!Grimsley, Kyle 428 248 -42%Hanks, John 153 413 63%Harmer, Michael 88 37 -58%Howard, Jonathan 288 1753 84%Hutchison, Ron 20 33 39%Kroeger, Roland 2554 2309 -10%Levari, Justin 0 179 100%Littlejohn, Kevin 316 382 17%Longley, Jay 143 245 42%Mailman, Daniel 521 539 3%Marshall, Timothy 163 257 37%Martinez, Sean 396 37 -91%Muller, Eric 141 5 -96%
Municipal Court Citations2009 2010 % Change
Mullins, Casey 605 546 -10%Munoz, Adriana 0 217 100%Orum, Timothy 838 598 -29%Parkin, Joshua 375 59 -84%Phillips, Larry 189 247 23%Pitcock, Randy 0 0 #DIV/0!Rains, Waylon 27 56 52%Reeves, Cameron 418 312 -25%Rice, Dale 393 342 -13%Roach, Rodney 1662 1196 -28%Rodriguez,Dago 130 847 85%Romero, Roman 126 23 -82%Salter, Amber 0 48 100%Sanders, Steve 0 3 100%Schoeffel, James 0 20 100%Smith, Ricky 2 1 -50%Stansell, Lyndell 268 189 -29%Telles, Robert 10 87 89%Terry, Patty 0 59 100%Thron, Trevor 196 248 21%Wanzor, Brian 98 114 14%Wetmore, David 445 621 28%Whitney, Patrick 8 1 -88%Wike, Jerry 57 82 30%Williamson, Martin 188 221 15%Wormley, Daylyn 45 174 74%Wright, Steven 11 93 88%
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SPECIAL OPERATIONS UNIT
The Special Operations Unit (SOU) is the department’s investigation unit. The SOU contin-
ues to receive a large number of cases assigned. The detectives are responsible to inves-
tigate a variety of crimes, which may include residential burglary cases, sex crimes against
minors and white-collar crimes. The unit is currently staffed with 7 Full-Time Detectives.
The SOU was assigned 597 new cases for the year of 2010. Out of the 597 cases, 246
cases were solved giving the unit a 41% overall clearance rate.
Detectives have also worked a number of crimes involving White Collar Crimes that include
credit card fraud, embezzlement, forgery, fraud, theft of identity and remote financial ser-
vices act crimes. This area is one that we are seeing increases due to the information tech-
nology age and these types of criminal acts are anticipated to continue and increase due to
the Internet and use of computers in our society. SOU was assigned 135 of these types of
cases this year with 21 arrests.
SOU have seen a decrease in Arsons for this year, down 6 cases from last year. There
were 19 reported Arsons in 2009 and 13 reported in 2010.
Detectives have seen an increase in reported sex crimes. In 2009 there were 67 reported
sex crimes cases and in 2010 there have been 75 sexual related crimes investigated by
SOU.
The SOU was also busy with Two (2) successful Homicide Investigations in the months of
February 2010 and March 2010 where the suspects were arrested or identified either im-
mediately or within a few hours of the reported Murders with the assistance of the Major
Crimes Unit.
There were 746 Burglary Reports taken in 2010 by Patrol, which is 4% less than the 775
reported in 2009. Of those 746 Burglary Reports, 176 Burglary Cases were assigned to the
SOU from January 2010 through December 2010, with 58 arrests made for those 176 as-
signed Burglary Cases for the 1 year period by SOU. There were a total of 84 individual
arrests for Burglary in 2010 in combination of both Patrol and SOU.
Doug FordSOU
SPECIAL OPERATIONS
Roman RomeroSOU
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REGION V DRUG TASK FORCE
The Narcotics Unit is a member of the New Mexico Region V Drug Task Force where we participate with agents from Curry County Sheriff’s Office, Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office and the Portales Police Department.
The Task Force has seen a variety of narcotics being con-fiscated in 2010 with powder Cocaine being the trend of drug most widely used. Agents also confiscated a large amount of Marijuana during a variety of different contacts.
The Task Force was responsible for the following activity during 2010: Conducted 39 Search Warrants
Participated in 47 Drug Targeted Operations
Conducted 70 Physical Arrests
Seized the following amounts of illicit narcotics:
4,082 grams (8.99 lbs.) Marijuana
140 grams Methamphetamines
29 grams Crack Cocaine
496 grams Cocaine
869 Prescription Pills
273 Pieces of Drug Paraphernalia
6 Firearms
$4,302.00 in Currency
METRO DRUG TASK FORCE
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PROPERTY & EVIDENCE
The Clovis Police Department's Property and Evidence Unit is staffed with one civilian em-ployee. The Unit provides for the safe, efficient and careful handling and the preservation of all property and evidence that comes into the Department's control and ensures that all actions with the property and evidence are accurately documented until it is no longer needed for investigative purposes or court proceedings and can be either returned to the owner or disposed of.The Unit continued the major purge that was started 2007. They conducted the following:
Total Cases where evidence has been received — 1,794
Total number of items received from the above cases — 5,147
Total number of cases where evidence has been destroyed or returned — 1,926
Total number if items destroyed or returned — 5,130
Total number of cases of requested discovery — 218
Total number of discovery items requested — 344
Other significant activities:
Designed and ordered a new mobile shelving system for the property evidence room
Complete a Request for Proposal for an automated property evidence tracking and evidence bar-coding software system
Provided property evidence training to newly elected New Mexico Sheriffs
Evidence CustodianWendell Blair
PROPERTY EVIDENCE UNIT
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The K-9 Unit takes an active part in assisting Patrol and the Narcotics Unit on a daily basis. For 2010, they took part in the following:
SergeantMIKE HARMER
MPO Tim Marshall&
PSD Ringo
Residential \ Commercial Searches 13
Area \ Vehicle Searches 37
Bites \ Injuries 0
Narcotic Searches 43
Assist Other Agencies 24
Call-outs 15
Active Alarm Responses 202
Open Door Responses 31
Team Arrests 72
Calls for Service 1129
Reports Written 95
K-9 UNIT
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The Clovis Police Department Dispatch Unit is responsible for emergency communications for Curry County and has been designated a Pub-lic Service Answering Point (PSAP) for the county.
The Clovis Police Department Dispatch han-dles radio traffic for the Clovis PD, the Clovis Fire/ EMS, the Curry County Sheriffs Office af-
ter hours and on weekends, Animal Control, and Clovis Public Works after hours. They also provide 24 hour dispatch for Melrose Fire, Field Fire, Grady Fire, Broadview Fire, Texico Fire, Pleasant Hill Fire, and CAFB/ EMS. The Clovis Police Department Dispatch monitors LEN/ State Police Channel, State Fire 1 & 2, the PRMC Channel, and the State Medical Channel.
The Dispatch Unit answers the emergency (911 Calls) for the county and the non-emergency calls for the Clovis Police Department. The Unit has upgraded to handle wireless 911 calls and has the capability to map incoming wireless (cell phone) 911 calls throughout the county. The Unit answered 262,029 inbound calls in 2010 and made 32,114 outbound calls.
Clovis Police dispatchers are required to handle a wide variety of tasks during their shift ranging from answering phone, emergency medical dispatching, call entry, war-rant entry, warrant confirmation, NCIC database inquiries, state database inquiries, and have the responsibility of knowing where their police officers and fire/ EMS person-nel are at all times. All of these tasks are performed while the dispatchers are answer-ing and responding to all of the radio traffic. The ability to perform effectively as a dis-patcher requires the dispatcher to be able to multi-task.
The Clovis Police Dispatch Unit has a staffing allocation of 16 dispatchers with three of the slots being shift su-pervisors. The Unit answered 6,998 E-911 calls for service. There were 21,620 calls for service which came of the wireless 911(cellphones) system. The Unit answered 87,291 administra-tive calls providing a variety of infor-mation to the callers.
DISPATCH UNIT
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Calls For Service (CFS ) = 30,046****
Incident Reports = 8,202***
Municipal Tickets = 16,878**
Burglary = 746*
Assaults = 585*
Theft & Larceny = 1,469*
Motor Vehicle Thefts = 78*
Aggravated Assaults = 184*
Robberies = 34*
Homicides = 2*
Homicide Arrests = 2*Data Source:
****SLEUTH Computer Aided-Dispatch Systems
***CPD Records Department
**Municipal Court
*Uniform Crime Report - (UCR)
BY THE NUMBERS 2010
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CRIME STOPPERSThe Curry County Crime Stoppers logged 73 calls for 2010. Four persons were arrested as a result of this information. Twelve of the calls contained insufficient information, while the subject of ten calls were not located. Forty-seven calls resulted in no arrest.
The Curry County Crime Stoppers board members are:
Gary Baker Tammy Billington Sandy Chancey Buddy Dunagan Mary Ann Dunagan Ruthann Kelly Eugene Kelly Garrett Mitchell Betty Muscato Frank Muscato Douglas Pettigrew Chris Pettigrew Twila Rutter Kris Thackral Daniel Williams
Arson 1
Burglary/Theft/Robbery 5
Child Neglect 1
Harassment 1
Homicide 1
Illegal Workers 1
Narcotics 36
Stabbing 1
Stolen Property 3
Suspicious Activity/Circumstances 4
Trespassing 3
Warrants 24
Information was provided on the following*:
* Several calls provided information on more than one type of crime.
A total of $1,650.00 was paid in reward payments during 2010.
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Crime numbers are based on those reported to UCR by the Records Unit.
CRIME STATISTICS
Calls For Service
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010% of Change 2009 & 2010
Calls for Service 28,654 27,652 30,005 29,791 30,046 1%
Offense Reports 8,925 7,948 8,803 7,346 8,202 10%
Crash Reports 1,256 1,387 1,240 1,480 1,825 19%
Persons Crimes
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010% of Change 2009 & 2010
Murder 3 2 3 2 2 0%
Rape/CSP Minor 31 44 40 30 37 19%
Robbery 49 36 57 31 34 9%
Aggravated Assault 188 214 233 220 184 -16%
Simple Assault 631 641 704 649 585 -10%
TOTAL 902 937 1,037 932 842 -10%
Property Crimes
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010% of Change 2009 & 2010
Vandalism 1,526 1,571 1,682 1,668 1,457 -13%
Burglary 549 526 661 775 746 -4%
Theft & Larceny 1,442 1,291 1,578 1,452 1,469 1%
Motor Vehicle Theft 129 152 138 74 78 5%
TOTAL 3,646 3,540 4,059 3,969 3,750 -6%
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The Clovis Police Department hosted the Clovis/Curry County Citizens Police Academy classes #12 and #13 in 2010. The academies are co-sponsored by the Clovis Police De-partment, Curry County Sheriff’s Office and the New Mexico State Police. The agencies continue in partnership to educate and strengthen the communication between citizens and law enforcement to make the community a safer place to live, work and play. Classes are held one night a week for twelve (12) weeks with a graduation banquet at the conclusion of the class. Topics that are taught include but not limited to:
Death Investigations
DWI Investigation
Driving
Firearms
Crime Scene Investigations
Domestic Violence
Narcotics
Traffic Crash Investigations
All course of instruction is conducted by trained personnel who specialize in their particular areas of expertise.
The Community Relations Unit offered a variety of in school safety and child ID programs within the Clovis School District in 2010. Several of these programs were also provided in several venues, such as, the North Plains Mall and the Curry County Event Center.
The Department conducted ‘National Night Out” in Greene Acres Park to promote Neighborhood Watch. During 2010, the Community Relations Unit offered informational sessions in how to start a Neighborhood Watch Program.
With the help of Wal-Mart, Watson’s Motors, Daylight Doughnuts and Leal’s Mexican Restaurant, the 2010 “Shop with a Cop” program was big success. Department personnel voluntarily assisted in helping raise funds so less fortunate community children would be able to experience Christmas. With the help of our community, local businesses and local service clubs who donated to the program, 210 children had a joyful Christmas.
MPO Josh ParkinCommunity Relations
Officer
COMMUNITY RELATIONS UNIT
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The Clovis Police Department Special Weapons And Tactics Team was deployed once in 2010 on a report of an armed barricaded subject. The subject was taken safely into custody without incident after some negotiation.
The team is comprised of thirteen officers who completed a rigorous testing and selec-tion process. Once assigned to the team, the officers obtain training by attending a Ba-sic SWAT Operators school. There are three SWAT Medics assigned to the team. The Medics are members of the Clovis Fire Department. The Medics are required to test and train as any other member of the team.
SergeantMike Harmer
SWAT Team Leader
SWAT UNIT
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ANIMAL CONTROL UNIT
"2010" TotalSTRAY DOGS 1459STRAY CATS 511STRAY OTHERS 96DONATED DOGS 837DONATED CATS 471DEAD DOGS 216DEAD CATS 267DEAD OTHERS 61
EUTHANIZED DOGS 1165EUTHANIZED CATS 676
EUTHANIZED OTHERS 92ADOPTED DOGS 551ADOPTED CATS 106RECLAIMED DOGS 373RECLAIMED CATS 11BITE DOGS 75BITE CATS 6
MONIES $35,378.00
Total animal calls received 3938
Total animal calls answered 3921
Total Verbal Warnings 333
Total Written Warnings 181Citations Issued 21
ANIMAL CONTROL UNIT
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2010 RecruitingThe Clovis Police Department recruited for several posi-tions in 2010. The department received 129 applications for the position of police officer and 21 tests were admin-istered. Thirteen applicants passed the initial testing and five applicants were offered positions as police officers. The department received 90 applications for the position of Telecommunicator and 34 people showed up to test. Twenty-seven applicants passed the initial testing and five applicants were offered positions as Telecommuni-cators. The department received 29 applications for the position of animal control officer. Eighteen applicants went through the initial interview process and two appli-cants were hired. The department received 27 applica-tions for the position of records clerk. Seventeen appli-cants showed up for testing and 1 applicant was offered a position. The department currently has three police officer, two Telecommunicator and one Animal Control position open.
2010 Training
Training is a priority for the Clovis Police Department and in many cases is mandated by State Statute. Non-Certified police officers must attend the 22 week basic police academy. The Clovis PD is currently sending Non-Certified officers to the academy in Hobbs, NM. Certified officers from other states may qualify for a three week cert-by-waiver in Santa Fe, NM. Dispatchers must successfully complete a three week Tele-communicator Academy in Santa Fe, NM. Both the Police Officer and Dispatch Acad-emy must be completed within the first year of hire. Certified officers must complete 40
hours of in-service training every two years after complet-ing the basic academy. Certi-fied dispatchers must complete 20 hours of in-service training every two years after complet-ing the academy. The Clovis Police Department had three officers graduate the basic academy, one officer complete the cert-by-waiver and 2 dis-patchers completed the Tele-communicator academy.
TRAINING & RECRUITING
SERGEANTROBERT DENNEY
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Are you doing all you can to keep your home safe from burglars?
Here are some tips to help stop intruders from entering your home.
Be sure valuables are not visible through a window from the street.
Practice good security habits that include locking doors and win-dows, activating alarm systems, and not leaving the extra house key under doormats or on top of door frames.
Make sure exterior doors are strong. Doors should fit in their frames securely. Deadbolt locks offer the best protection.
Keep your home well lit.
Trim shrubs and trees near doors and windows.
Vacation time requires extra precautions. Don’t signal your ab-sence with newspapers piled on your step, an overflowing mailbox, unattended lawn or snow removal. Temporarily stop delivery ser-vice and ask a trusted friend to check on your home while you’re away.
Safer SeniorsAs people reach retire-ment age, their overall risk of being victims of crime declines. However, older Americans are particularly vulnerable to con games, purse-snatchers and pick-pockets.Be Alert to your surroundings when out. Take common-sense precautions: Go with friends, not
alone. Don’t carry large
amounts of cash. Carry your purse close
to your body. Put your wallet in an inside coat or in front pants pocket.
Use direct deposit. Drive with vehicle
doors locked. Be par-ticularly alert in parking lots and underground garages.
Sit close to the driver or exit while riding the bus.
Be Alert to home security Lock doors and win-
dows. Ask for identification
from service or deliv-ery people before let-ting them in. If your concerned, call the company to verify or call 911.
Watch out for Con
How To Spot a “Tagger” (Graffiti artist)
Paint or marker pen dye stains on hands, under the fingernails, or on clothes.
Bulky jacket, pull-over or zip-up with a hood helps conceal spray cans and markers.
Blood-shot eyes from being out all night tagging and being ex-posed to dangerous toxic fumes from the markers and paint.
Tag names might be written on the underside of the bill of a sports cap, visor, or on notebooks and other possessions.
A backpack to hide spray cans. Baggy clothes with deep pockets to hide spray cans.
Graffiti Vandalism
Graffiti is more than an unsightly nuisance; it can lead to further van-dalism, acts of violence, and a decrease in property values. It is very important to remove graffiti as soon as possible. This sends a mes-sage that graffiti will not be tolerated and it breaks the communication chain. Graffiti, whether on public or private property, should be re-ported by using the Graffiti Email at “[email protected]” as soon as it's discovered.
The city and the community need to work together to combat graffiti. All residents, visitors and persons owning businesses or working in Clovis can help keep graffiti to a minimum by reporting graffiti immedi-ately to the Graffiti Hot Line. In return, the city will work with the com-
CRIME PREVENTION