MONTHLY REPORT Robert H. Harrison CHIEF OF POLICE SEPTEMBER 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: October 17, 2018 Re: September 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 September. You will find more detailed information of the Department s activities within the management report that accompanies this letter. The Police Department provided police services during the Four States Fair and the Four States Fair Parade. These services included traffic control and crime prevention patrols inside the Fairgrounds. Members of the department began attending and participating 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. In the month of September our Threat and Intelligence Investigator received two threats toward the Texarkana Arkansas School District which resulted in an arrest for communicating a false alarm and terroristic threatening in the 1 st degree. Three active shooter courses were taught throughout the community with a total of 82 students taught.
PERSONNEL ISSUES The following personnel actions occurred during this month: September Retirements 1 September Resignations None New Hires Police Officer 2 Promotions 1 IN-SERVICE TRAINING Courses Taken Hours Counter Drug Rural Surveillance 40 US Border Protection & Interdiction 40 September Monthly Total 80 Year to Date Total 1,170 NARCOTICS TASK FORCE ACTIVITY 2018 September Narcotics Stats Drugs Seized Quantity Unit of Measure Street Value Cocaine 17.39 Grams $3,478 Marijuana 223.94 Grams $1,204 Methamphetamine (Ice) 171.63 Grams $34,326 Prescription pills 30.00 DU $611
TAPD INDEX CRIME 2018 September Case Assignments FELONY MISDEMEANOR Assigned Cleared Arrested Con't. Unfounded Cigainero, K. 27 3 5 19 5 48% 1 1 0 0 0 100% Cockrell, R. 1 0 1 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 Cross, R. 10 0 9 1 0 90% 0 0 0 0 0 Easley, W. 10 3 6 2 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 Gatlin, B. 12 2 4 8 1 58% 4 0 0 3 1 25% Golden, M. 3 0 5 2 0 167% 0 0 0 0 0 Grigsby, J. 10 0 9 1 0 90% 0 0 0 0 0 Haak, J. 1 1 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 Hendrix, J. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kirkland, S. 11 4 7 2 1 109% 0 0 0 0 0 McAdams, R. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Munn, L. 0 0 0 0 0 14 4 2 7 0 43% Parker, D. 8 0 3 4 1 50% 14 0 2 9 3 36% Pilgreen, K. 19 0 24 1 0 126% 0 0 0 0 0 Smith, A. 0 0 0 0 0 42 21 0 23 8 69% Smith, H. 6 2 3 1 1 100% 49 13 20 27 3 73% Tribble, B. 23 1 8 14 1 43% 0 0 0 0 0 White, J. 24 7 3 14 0 42% 1 1 0 0 0 100% Clearance Rate Assigned Cleared Arrested Con't. Unfounded 165 23 87 69 11 73% 125 40 24 69 15 63% Clearance Rate
LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS Sep-18 M ONTHLY ARRESTS YEAR-TO-DATE OFFENSES-CLASS I HOMICIDE 0 0 ROBBERY 4 20 RAPE 1 7 ASSAULT-AGGRAVATED/BATTERY 1 & 2 10 39 ASSAULT-NON AGGRAVATED/BATTERY 3 1 34 BATTERY 3 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 11 134 ASSAULT 1,2,3 0 9 ASSAULT ON OFFICER 0 0 FLEEING 13 69 RESISTING ARREST 2 18 TERRORISTIC THREATS 3 26 FAILURE TO SUBMIT TO ARREST 1 28 BURGLARY(B&E) 9 65 LARCENY-THEFT/SHOPLIFTING 21 238 THEFT OF SERVICE 0 2 THEFT BY DECEPTION 0 1 HINDERING SECURED CREDITOR 0 0 MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT 0 0 FELONY WARRANTS 29 175 FELONY ARRESTS 93 690 OFFENSES-CLASS II ARSON 0 0 FORGERY & COUNTERFEITING 4 26 FRAUD 2 2 EMBEZZLEMENT 0 0 STOLEN PROPERTY/THEFT BY RECEIVING 5 42 VANDALISM/CRIMINAL MISCHIEF 2 29 ILLEGAL DUMPING 0 0 WEAPONS 4 27 PROSTITUTION & VICE 0 0 SEX OFFENSES/INDECENT EXPOSURE 7 14 SEXUAL ABUSE 0 0 NARCOTICS/FELONY 57 246 NARCOTICS/MISD 14 114 POSSESSION OF INSTRUMENT OF CRIME 11 95 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 15 130 DISORDERLY CONDUCT 6 127 LOITERING 5 37 ALL OTHER 95 930 CRIMINAL TRESPASS 12 126 CRIMINAL IMPERSONATION 7 70 KIDNAPPING 0 0 FAILURE TO APPEAR-FTA 93 670 FAIL TO OBEY COURT ORDER-CONTEMPT 86 602 HARASSMENT/HARASSING COMMUNICATION 14 131 UNAUTHORIZED USE OF MOTOR VEHICLE 0 4 SOLICITING 0 0 VIOLATION OF CITY NOISE ORDINANCE 0 2 TOTAL VIOLATIONS 515 4,118 MISDEMEANOR WARRANTS 209 1,689 MISDEMEANOR ARRESTS 243 2,112 TOTAL WARRANTS 238 1,864 TOTAL ARRESTS 336 2,802
LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS
LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS September 2018 September 2017
TAPD 911 CALLS FOR SERVICE Dispatched Calls for Service Call Priority September YTD 1 Critical 14 154 2 High 1,405 12,017 3 Medium 1,564 16,772 4 Low 574 4,601 Totals 3,558 33,562 Average Response 05:11 05:04
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