MONTHLY REPORT Robert H. Harrison CHIEF OF POLICE OCTOBER 2018
TEXARKANA POLICE DEPARTMENT CITY OF TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS P.O. BOX 1885 TEXARKANA, AR 75504-1885 (903) 798-3130 FAX (903) 798-3023 www.txkusa.org/arkpolice Robert H. Harrison Chief of Police Excellence Innovation Integrity Captain Doug Avery Division Commander To: Dr. Kenny Haskin City Manager From: Robert Harrison Chief of Police Date: November 12, 2018 Re: October 2018 Monthly Report Listed below are some of the significant events, issues and/or activities that occurred within the Police Department during the month of October. You will find more detailed information of the Department s activities within the management report that accompanies this letter. TAPD organized National Night Out on Tuesday, October 2 nd. There were 16 parties held throughout the city with 4 newly added neighborhoods this year. The evening was spent with residents addressing city wide and neighborhood concerns with follow-up plans. TAPD SWAT attended the Arkansas Tactical Officers Association in Little Rock, AR. October 2 nd through Oct 4 th. They received 24 hours of accredited training in tactics ranging from firearms to hostage negotiation and command leadership training. TAPD conducted promotional examination on Tuesday October 9 th. Members of the department continue to attend and participate in the Cool Kids program at North Heights Junior High School. This is an outreach program that directly connects our PRIDE kids and PRIDE Officers during the school year. Lunch with the Law was held on October 16 th, with over 45 participants in attendance. The topic of crime prevention was discussed. Safety procedures and available TAPD resources were identified. The Rotary Officer of the Year Banquet was held on Thursday October 25 th. TAPD honored Detectives Wayne Easley and Shane Kirkland as the TAPD officer of the year nominees.
TAPD participated in the annual DEA Drug Take Back initiative on Saturday, October 27 th, collecting over 550 pounds of prescription medication from 3 drop off locations. TAPD conducted annual department wide firearms qualifications throughout the month.
PERSONNEL ISSUES The following personnel actions occurred during this month: Retirements Resignations New Hires Police Officer Promotions None None None None IN-SERVICE TRAINING Courses Taken Hours Mobile Device Investigations 24 Bugs, Bones & Botany 24 SWAT 136 Fast Forensics 24 Basic Fingerprint Identification 40 Texas Hostage Negotiators Conference 40 October Monthly Total 288 Year to Date Total 1,458 NARCOTICS TASK FORCE ACTIVITY 2018 October Narcotics Stats Drugs Seized Quantity Unit of Measure Street Value Cocaine 1.47 Grams $294 Crack Cocaine 0.70 Grams $140 Marijuana 183.42 Grams $1,584 Methamphetamine (Ice) 155.33 Grams $29,266 Hydrocodone 1.00 DU $8 Prescription Pills 10.00 Grams $1,050
TAPD INDEX CRIME 2018 October Case Assignments FELONY MISDEMEANOR Assigned Cleared Arrested Con't. Unfounded Cigainero, K. 14 0 3 10 2 36% 1 0 0 1 0 0% Cockrell, R. 2 0 0 0 2 100% 0 0 0 0 0 Cross, R. 10 0 8 3 0 80% 0 0 0 0 0 Easley, W. 8 2 2 4 2 75% 0 0 0 0 0 Gatlin, B. 20 1 6 12 2 45% 6 0 0 6 0 0% Grigsby, J. 5 0 1 5 0 20% 0 0 0 0 0 Haak, J. 4 1 0 3 0 25% 0 0 0 0 0 Hendrix, J. 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 2 1 60% Kirkland, S. 9 4 3 0 2 100% 1 0 0 1 0 0% McAdams, R. 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 67% Munn, L. 0 0 0 0 0 10 9 0 1 0 90% Parker, D. 7 0 4 0 3 100% 8 2 0 1 5 88% Patrol 0 0 0 0 0 51 6 6 36 4 31% Pilgreen, K. 13 0 8 5 0 62% 0 0 0 0 0 Smith, A. 0 0 0 0 0 29 3 4 26 0 24% Smith, H. 7 1 7 1 0 114% 54 9 15 35 1 46% Tribble, B. 15 1 4 10 2 47% 0 0 0 0 0 White, J. 19 2 4 11 4 53% 1 0 1 0 0 100% Clearance Rate Assigned Cleared Arrested Con't. Unfounded 133 12 50 64 19 61% 169 32 27 110 11 41% Clearance Rate
LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS Oct-18 M ONTHLY ARRESTS YEAR-TO-DATE OFFENSES-CLASS I HOMICIDE 0 0 ROBBERY 2 22 RAPE 0 7 ASSAULT-AGGRAVATED/BATTERY 1 & 2 3 42 ASSAULT-NON AGGRAVATED/BATTERY 3 7 41 BATTERY 3 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 7 141 ASSAULT 1,2,3 2 11 ASSAULT ON OFFICER 0 0 FLEEING 8 77 RESISTING ARREST 1 19 TERRORISTIC THREATS 6 32 FAILURE TO SUBMIT TO ARREST 6 34 BURGLARY(B&E) 5 70 LARCENY-THEFT/SHOPLIFTING 23 261 THEFT OF SERVICE 1 3 THEFT BY DECEPTION 0 1 HINDERING SECURED CREDITOR 0 0 MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT 0 0 FELONY WARRANTS 14 189 FELONY ARRESTS 84 774 OFFENSES-CLASS II ARSON 1 1 FORGERY & COUNTERFEITING 5 31 FRAUD 0 2 EMBEZZLEMENT 0 0 STOLEN PROPERTY/THEFT BY RECEIVING 4 46 VANDALISM/CRIMINAL MISCHIEF 9 38 ILLEGAL DUMPING 0 0 WEAPONS 5 32 PROSTITUTION & VICE 0 0 SEX OFFENSES/INDECENT EXPOSURE 0 14 SEXUAL ABUSE 0 0 NARCOTICS/FELONY 19 265 NARCOTICS/MISD 8 122 POSSESSION OF INSTRUMENT OF CRIME 8 103 GAMBLING 0 0 LIQUOR LAW VIOL./MINOR IN POSSESSION 0 4 POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL 0 0 CONTRIBUTING TO A MINOR 0 0 DRUNK/PUBLIC INTOXICATION 6 136 DISORDERLY CONDUCT 14 141 LOITERING 5 42 ALL OTHER 94 1,024 CRIMINAL TRESPASS 11 137 CRIMINAL IMPERSONATION 6 76 KIDNAPPING 0 0 FAILURE TO APPEAR-FTA 64 734 FAIL TO OBEY COURT ORDER-CONTEMPT 82 684 HARASSMENT/HARASSING COMMUNICATION 17 148 UNAUTHORIZED USE OF MOTOR VEHICLE 0 4 SOLICITING 0 0 VIOLATION OF CITY NOISE ORDINANCE 1 3 TOTAL VIOLATIONS 430 4,548 MISDEMEANOR WARRANTS 188 1,877 MISDEMEANOR ARRESTS 220 2,332 TOTAL WARRANTS 202 2,066 TOTAL ARRESTS 304 3,106
LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS
LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS October 2018 October 2017
TAPD 911 CALLS FOR SERVICE Dispatched Calls for Service Call Priority October YTD 1 Critical 16 170 2 High 1,221 13,238 3 Medium 1,810 18,582 4 Low 723 5,324 Totals 3,947 37,509 Average Response 05:32 05:07
FEDERAL & STATE GRANT STATUS 2016 JAG Grant: Expires 09/30/2019 In conjunction with Miller County, the Department was awarded the 2016 JAG Grant. The total funding associated with this grant which is administered through the Department of Justice is $28,514. Because the Department of Justice requires the City to split the grant with Miller County, the City received $19,105. The Department intends to purchase six Motorola APX 6000 portable police radios with its portion of the grant funding. 2017-2018 DOJ Bulletproof Vest Grant: Expires 08/31/2018 This grant pays one half of purchase cost of bullet proof body armor for police officers. National Institute of Justice Standards (BJA/NIJ) recommends that body armor be replaced every five years and the agency provides body armor for every officer and replaces it according to NIJ replacement recommendations. 2017-2018 DWI Traffic Enforcement Grant: Expires 09/30/18 This grant program, which started in 1991, pays overtime for DWI, speed, and occupant protection enforcement. The Federal amount is $49,000. We have an in-kind local match of $49,000 from the regular police budget. Local match (in-kind) uses a salary off-set from one of the patrol officers assigned to the Special Operations Traffic Section, a portion of the DWI / STEP Sergeant s salary and a portion of the Department s vehicle maintenance cost utilizing a calculation based upon mileage. 2017-2018 STOP Violence Against Women Act Grant: Expires 09/30/18 The STOP grant pays the full salary of a police investigator to investigate all cases involving violent crimes committed against women while the VOCA grant pays the salary of a civilian domestic violence case coordinator. The state amount is $98,614.89, and the local in-kind match is $32,493.55.
FEDERAL & STATE GRANT STATUS 2017-2018 Texarkana Housing Authority (THA) General Fund Officer Positions: Expires 11/31/18 The Texarkana Housing Authority s (THA) share is $130,000.00, which covers the costs associated with the salaries and fringe benefits for 2 police officer positions. The two police officers who are assigned to THA are primarily responsible for police services within the Texarkana Housing Authority property. All compensation to the City will be made on a cost reimbursement basis. This grant was renewed during December for another 12 months. TEXARKANA POLICE WE RE ON THE WEB AT arkpolice.txkusa.org