COOLIDGE POLICE DEPARTMENT Monthly Activity Report September 2005
Department Activities SCHOOL DISTRICT EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM: Chief Palmer and staff met with Coolidge School District officials as part of the annual review and revision of the District's Response Plan. MOBILE DATA COMPUTING UPDATE: The agencies who have agreed to conduct this test are still awaiting word form the Department of Public Safety regarding access to the state infrastructure. In addition, approval of a recommendation to set aside $68,000 of Anti-Terrorism grant funds for this project is still pending final decisions at the State level. The local grant review committee approved this expenditure. PERSONNEL CHANGES: The photographs below show Coolidge Police Department s newest officers/employees. On August 22, Tanner Hoopes became the Department s newest officer. Former Dispatcher Ashley Appel is a cadet at the police academy and expected to graduate in December. Belinda Brokeshoulder was hired as a dispatcher on August 1 st and Katie Hilborne was hired on September 12 th to fill the final dispatcher vacancy. Currently the department is fully staffed. Major Cases & Investigative Events: FOURTEEN-VEHICLE COLLISION: On September 1 at 2:55 PM, a fourteen-vehicle collision occurred on State Route # 287 between Nafziger Road and Christensen Road in front of the Valley Memorial Cemetery. The initial collision occurred when a small white truck rear ended a black compact car during a dust storm that was blowing off a freshly plowed field to the south. After the initial collision a full size red truck rear ended the small white truck, the full size red truck being disable on the shoulder of the west bound traffic lane caused a chain reaction collision which resulted in a nine-car pile up. After the first collision, an off duty Pinal County Sheriff Deputy directed a heavy duty flat bed tow truck to park his vehicle across the highway in an attempt to protect the first collision; this caused a second collision involving five vehicles. Approximately six people were transported to various hospitals via ground ambulance with non-life threatening injuries. One off duty Coolidge Police Department Dispatcher was one of the injured transported to Casa Grande Regional Hospital. There were also two county employees (unknown division) and a state employee among the injured.
ROBBERY UPDATE: During the month of September Coolidge Police Department investigators continued to meet with the FBI regarding the bank robberies and recent arrest and pending trails. Detective Pacheco also met with FBI agents during the investigation of two local residence providing false documents to a smuggler transporting undocumented aliens. BURGLARY/FRAUD: On September 4th and 5th the Water Shed was burglarized. The first burglary resulted in the loss of approximately $300. The following day officers were called back to the Water Shed and informed that entry had been made a second time, resulting in the loss of some tools, a checkbook, and a set of keys. On September 6 th patrol officers made contact with a female subject, a field interview resulted in the subject false information about her identity. She was arrested for giving false information to law enforcement officer and subsequently she was found to be in possession of forged checks, driver license, and identification cards. ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING: During the evening of September 2, officers responded to an address on West Taylor Ave in reference to a subject shooting himself in the leg with an unknown type of weapon. Upon arrival it was found that a man had shot himself above the right knee cap with a twenty two revolver. There was no exit wound and the subject was transported to Casa Grande Regional Medical Center for treatment. Charges of Unlawful Discharge of a firearm and Endangerment have nee forwarded to the County Attorney for review. SUSPECT SENTENCES: Robert Robles Jr. was sentenced to three years at DOC for burglary charges. Marcus Batson was sentenced to 90 days in jail for criminal damage. Brant England was sentenced to three years probation, fined $2000 and ordered to serve 360 hours of community service for theft and possession of dangerous drugs. Frank Sanchez was sentenced to four years probation for aggravated assault with a weapon. NEW DIGITAL CAMERS: Sgt. Walker completed a proposal and bids for new digital cameras which resulted in the purchase of six new digital cameras for investigators and patrol officers. CASES FOR REVIEW: Investigations forwarded 24 felony cases to the County Attorney s Office. Seven were approved, one was referred to City Court as a misdemeanor, one was declined and 15 are still pending. TRAINING/MEETINGS: Sgt. Walker/Detective Vance attended Domestic Violence Conference. Sgt. Walker met with Deputy County Attorney Kate Pierce regarding Pinal County Advocacy Center procedural changes. Sgt. Walker participated in Pinal County DUI task force for western Pinal County. Investigators attended an in-service training for drug suppression efforts.
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INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION NUMBER OF CASES RECEIVED & CLOSED September 2005 OFFENSES NUMBER OF CASES RECEIVED TOTAL CLOSED BY ARREST EXCEPTIONAL MEANS HOMICIDE/ATTEMPT 0 0 0 0 RAPE/SEXUAL OFFENSES 3 2 0 1 ASSAULTS & AGGAVATED ASSAULT 0 0 0 0 BURGLARY RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL 15 4 4 0 LARCENY/ FELONY/THEFT & FRAUD 8 8 1 7 MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT 3 1 1 0 KIDNAPPING 0 0 0 0 ARSON 0 0 0 0 CHILD ABUSE/NEGLECT 1 1 0 1 MISSING/RUNAWAY JUVENILE 2 2 2 0 EXTORTION 0 0 0 0 NSF CHECK/FORGERY 0 0 0 0 NARCOTICS 0 0 0 0 OTHER: 0 0 0 0 OLD CASE S CLOSED - 12 3 9