COOLIDGE POLICE DEPARTMENT Monthly Activity Report April 2008
Department Activities STAFF MEETINGS/ACTIVITIES: During the month of April, Chief Palmer and staff met with representative of Southwest Risk to discuss claims against the City and police department. GIITEM Assignment: Chief Palmer met with GIITEM Staff to discuss rejoining the task force. An announcement for the position was made for interested officers. PERSONNEL CHANGES: During the month of April Officer Susan Head was selected to fill the position of Investigator which was vacated by Gary Vance s resignation effective at the end of the month. INVESTIGATIONS ACTIVITY: o During the month of April, 20 felony cases were sent to the Pinal County Attorney for charge and review. o Investigations processed 21 impound cases, collecting a total $3,150 in administrative fees. o Also during April, Investigations put out a bulletin on Manuel Ramon Garcia, a known sex offender, for failure to register (a class 4 felony). Garcia was located and arrested and charges were filed with the Pinal County Attorney s Office. o Detective Miller appeared in Grand Jury on the drive by shootings indictments were granted against three suspects. o Bank robber Anthony Kyyitan was indicted for his robbery of the Compass Bank in 2007. Kyyitan committed 6 other bank robberies prior to his capture in Prescott Valley. o In addition, Investigations was able to solve a fraudulent schemes and artifices, forgery and theft case in which suspects entered the Coolidge Wells Fargo Bank and presented a forged check. One suspect confessed and turned over evidence implicating the others. Arrest warrants are being sought for the remaining two suspects. o The Coolidge Police Department also received notice in April that Esther Schitter was placed on three years probation for aggravated assault on a police officer (a class 6 felony). o Detective Vance exceptionally cleared a molestation case prior to his resignation which took effect the last day of April. Officer Susan Head was selected to take over his position and trained with Detective Vance for two weeks before his departure. Page 2 of 17
Major Cases & Investigative Events Injury accident on signal peak: On April 5, officers responded to a single vehicle accident involving a motorcycle which occurred on Signal Peak Road in the area of Sandia Way. Initial investigation shows that the driver was traveling south on Signal Peak Road and lost control of the motorcycle as he came around the curve. The driver was air evacuated from the scene with serious injuries. Circle k robbery update: Detective Miller continued his investigation into the robbery of the Circle K on North Arizona Boulevard. Detective Miller worked closely with Chandler and Gila River Police Departments following up on multiple leads and conducting numerous interviews. His in-depth investigation led him to the identity and capture of the second suspect involved in the robbery, Antonio Ramos. He faces charges of armed robbery, kidnapping, and aggravated assault. Human smuggling: o On April 21, Officer Thomas attempted to stop a vehicle traveling north on Sandia Way near Woodruff Road. The vehicle failed to yield and led officers on a vehicle pursuit. Officers caught up to the vehicle near the intersection of 387 and 87 and the vehicle eventually came to a stop east of there. When the vehicle stopped, approximately 12 subjects exited the vehicle and ran into the desert. Gila River Police Department responded to assist and some of the subjects were later captured by Gila River Police and turned over to Border Patrol. The vehicle was seized for forfeiture. o On April 23, Officer Plabprasit attempted to stop a vehicle in the area of Attaway and Vah Ki Inn Roads for failing to stop for the stop sign. The vehicle failed to yield to the traffic stop and traveled north on Attaway Road and west to Highway 287. When the vehicle stopped the driver exited the vehicle and ran toward Whispering Winds Trailer Park. Officer Plabprasit gave chase the subject and located nine additional subjects who were determined to be undocumented aliens. Border Patrol took custody of the all subjects and the vehicle was seized for forfeiture. Copper wire theft: On April 23, criminal damage and copper wire theft were reported from a yard crane at Stinger Welding. The victims reported that the incident could have occurred within the last week. The suspects drove a vehicle into the yard east of Highway 87 across from the shop and cut the copper leads from the electrical system to the yard crane, which was significantly damaged. No leads in the case have arisen and investigation continues. Page 3 of 17
Metal thieves arrested: On April 24, Officer Froman was dispatched to the 300 block of West Taylor Avenue in reference to criminal damage. When he arrived, the owner of the property stated she had purchased the trailer and lot in February. She continued to say that a neighbor called her and told her there were people at the residence taking things. The victim said the trailer was intact the day before and Officer Froman noted that about a third of the aluminum siding and the electric box had been stripped. The neighbor told Officer Froman that she saw two white men in a yellow truck working on the trailer early that morning and the truck had just left about ten minutes prior to Officer Froman s arrival. Officer Froman left the residence and followed up with Hendrix Recycling to possibly locate the yellow truck. He asked a Hendrix employee if a yellow truck had brought in any aluminum siding. The employee confirmed that one did and the vehicle had just left. Officer Froman left to locate the truck and he observed a vehicle matching the description he was given. He conducted a traffic stop with the vehicle and asked if they had been at the residence. They stated they had been stripping the trailer and claimed they had been hired to do so by the owner. Both suspects were arrested for burglary. Copper wire Thief arrested: On April 24, officers were dispatched to a vacant house on the corner of 6th Street and Dewey Avenue in reference to a subject possibly removing copper wire from the premises. The caller provided the name of Terry Barnes as the possible suspect. Upon arrival officers observed a light moving around the area behind a small apartment building located south of the residence. As they approached, the subject walked around the east side of the building and officers recognized him from prior law enforcement contact as Terry Barnes. Mr. Barnes told officers he was cleaning up around the property, but said he did not have permission to be on the property. Mr. Barnes was taken into investigative detention while contact was made with the real estate agent who stated that no one had permission to be on the property. Officers also found the back door to the main residence had been pried open. Further investigation on scene led officers to a tricycle and trailer loaded with property. Aluminum siding was lying on the ground beside the tricycle. Mr. Barnes was placed under arrest and taken to the Coolidge Police Department. He faces charges of burglary, possession of burglary tools and criminal damage. Graffiti suspects arrested: On April 30, 2008 officers took a report of criminal damage (gang graffiti) to the east block fence wall of the Coolidge Police Department. Officers obtained a description of a suspect vehicle from a witness and were able to locate and stop the vehicle. Officers contacted two juvenile suspects and evidence. Both are being charged with participating in or assisting a criminal street gang and criminal damage. Both suspects were transported and booked into the Pinal County Juvenile Detention Center. Page 4 of 17
INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION NUMBER OF CASES RECEIVED & CLOSED April 2008 OFFENSES NUMBER OF CASES RECEIVED TOTAL CLOSED BY ARREST EXCEPTIONAL MEANS HOMICIDE/ATTEMPT 0 RAPE/SEXUAL OFFENSES 1 ASSAULTS & AGGAVATED ASSAULT BURGLARY RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL LARCENY/ FELONY/THEFT & FRAUD 3 2 1 MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT 0 KIDNAPPING 0 ARSON 0 CHILD ABUSE/NEGLECT 1 1 1 MISSING/RUNAWAY JUVENILE 2 1 1 EXTORTION 1 NSF CHECK/FORGERY 0 NARCOTICS 3 3 ELDER ABUSE 0 OLD CASES CLOSED 0 Sex offender violation 1 1 1 Page 5 of 17
Coolidge Police Department 2008 Uniform Crime Report & Traffic Data 2008 January February March April May June July August September October November December Totals Rate/1,000 Homicide 0 0 0 0 0.00 Forcible Rape 0 0 0 0 0.00 Robbery 2 1 2 5 0.41 Agg. Assault 3 5 9 17 1.40 Burglary 23 13 8 44 3.63 Theft 46 18 19 83 6.84 Motor Vehicle Theft 5 4 4 13 1.07 Arson 0 1 1 2 0.16 Totals 79 42 43 164 13.52 Rate Per 1,000 6.51 3.46 3.55 13.52 1.30 Assault 20 23 15 58 4.78 Drug Offenses 6 4 4 14 1.15 Accidents w/injuries 3 13 13 29 2.39 Accidents w/o injuries 21 21 17 59 4.86 Fatal accidents 1 0 0 1 0.08 Traffic - Civil/Criminal 161 133 162 456 37.60 DUI arrests 6 4 11 21 1.73 218 218 2008 Uniform Crime Report 100 Count 80 60 40 20 79 42 43 0 January February March April May June Numbers are based off reported crimes. UCR is comprised of 8 offenses. While additional crimes may occur in some instances, the highest index crime is scored only. The eight crimes listed at the top of the report are Part I crimes reported for statistical purposes to the Department of Public Safety and the FBI. The rate is calculated Page 6 using of 17 an estimated population of 12,128, which is a projected figure provided by City of Coolidge Growth Management July Monthly Totals August September October November December
Coolidge Police Department 2008 Juvenile Activity & Arrests Report Part I Crimes January February March April May June July August September October November December Totals Homicide 0 0 0 0 Forcible Rape 0 0 0 0 Robbery 1 1 1 3 Agg. Assault 1 2 2 5 Burglary 0 6 6 12 Theft 1 0 0 1 Motor Vehicle Theft 0 0 0 0 Arson 0 0 0 0 Totals 3 9 9 21 Part II Crimes Other Assault 7 1 1 9 Drug Offenses 2 3 4 9 DUI arrests 0 0 0 0 Liquor Law Violations 0 3 3 6 Curfew and Loitering 0 2 2 4 Runaways 5 6 6 17 Runaways 17 Burglary 12 Other Assault 9 Drug Offenses 9 Liquor Law Violations 6 Agg. Assault 5 Curfew and Loitering 4 Robbery 3 Theft 1 DUI arrests 0 Motor Vehicle Theft 0 Forcible Rape 0 Page 7 of 17 YTD 2008 Juvenile Activity 5% 2% 6% 25% 8% 9% 17% 14% 14% Runaways Burglary Other Assault Drug Offenses Liquor Law Violations Agg. Assault Curfew and Loitering Robbery Theft
Coolidge Police Department 2007 Uniform Crime Report & Traffic Data 2007 January February March April May June July August September October November December Totals Rate/1,000 Homicide 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.09 Forcible Rape 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 6 0.52 Robbery 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 13 1.12 Agg. Assault 8 6 7 6 6 8 6 1 7 6 4 4 69 5.95 Burglary 37 31 10 14 9 22 15 21 20 14 23 20 236 20.36 Theft 31 49 31 49 37 37 36 34 36 36 41 40 457 39.43 Motor Vehicle Theft 5 7 8 6 8 7 7 2 5 8 7 5 75 6.47 Arson 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 12 1.04 Totals 86 96 60 77 62 77 66 59 69 68 78 71 869 74.98 Rate Per 1,000 7.42 8.28 5.18 6.64 5.35 6.64 5.69 5.09 5.95 5.87 6.73 6.13 74.98 7.21 Assault 14 14 20 14 21 30 27 31 15 37 22 16 261 22.52 Drug Offenses 9 4 5 5 7 5 6 3 9 8 14 6 81 6.99 Accidents w/injuries 13 8 14 12 4 9 9 6 4 13 10 8 110 9.49 Accidents w/o injuries 39 33 32 26 27 36 35 27 38 25 29 27 374 32.27 Fatal accidents 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0.26 Traffic - Civil/Criminal 129 141 118 120 122 123 126 104 125 99 99 102 1,408 121.48 DUI arrests 9 3 3 7 9 3 1 4 6 8 2 5 60 5.18 213 213 2007 Uniform Crime Report 100 Count 80 60 40 86 96 60 77 62 77 66 59 69 68 78 71 20 0 January February March April May Monthly Totals Numbers are based off reported crimes. UCR is comprised of 8 offenses. While additional crimes may occur in some instances, the highest index crime is scored only. The eight crimes listed at the top of the report are Part I crimes reported for statistical purposes to the Department of Public Safety and the FBI. The rate is calculated Page 8 using of 17 an estimated population of *11,590, which is a projected figure provided by City of Coolidge Growth Management *Population figure was received mid-year and previous data has been changed. An approximate population of 11,200 was used until accurate numbers were available. June July August September October November December
120 100 80 60 40 20 0 86 79 96 42 60 43 77 UCR Crimes 77 62 66 59 69 68 78 71 December October November May June July August September 2007 compared to 2008 2007 2008 April March February Total Crimes January Page 9 of 17
COOLIDGE POLICE DEPARTMENT Uniform Crime Report Historical Data January February March April May June July August September October November December Total Rate/1,000 1998 66 33 68 46 37 58 51 57 53 37 31 44 581 80.25 1999 50 25 14 44 36 38 48 73 69 69 24 46 536 72.38 2000 32 51 32 41 41 43 44 45 47 30 35 42 483 62.03 2001 42 60 46 50 30 36 52 78 68 52 37 28 579 71.61 2002 40 31 27 35 55 64 35 53 71 60 55 63 589 72.85 2003 40 47 57 44 49 38 37 70 83 71 54 59 649 79.53 2004 68 47 73 47 59 69 62 77 62 54 55 66 739 90.73 2005 47 56 81 65 52 36 71 56 57 61 48 68 698 85.70 2006 76 63 92 78 70 79 52 85 76 56 71 86 884 85.00 2007 86 96 60 77 62 77 66 59 69 68 78 71 869 74.98 2008 79 42 43 % Change from last year -8.14-56.25-28.33 10 year 795* 5 year 732 Crimes Per 1,000 Historically Count 100.00 90.00 80.00 70.00 60.00 50.00 40.00 30.00 20.00 10.00 0.00 80.25 72.38 62.03 71.61 72.85 79.53 90.73 85.70 85.00 74.98 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 1998 through 2007 Page 10 of 17
December 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 UCR Crimes Historical Monthly Comparison March April May June July August September October November 1999 through 2008 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 February Total Crimes January Page 11 of 17
3.46 7.42 5.18 8.28 8.10 8.35 8.27 6.13 6.75 6.73 5.89 6.83 November December 7.49 6.63 5.87 5.38 To-Date Crime Rate Comparison 9.45 7.98 7.50 6.64 7.24 6.73 8.47 6.38 7.60 8.72 6.64 7.61 5.69 8.17 6.88 7.61 7.31 7.00 5.77 5.35 4.42 5.00 5.09 5.95 May June July August September October April 9.94 8.96 8.85 3.55 March 6.88 6.06 5.77 February 8.35 5.77 6.51 7.31 12.00 10.00 8.00 6.00 4.00 2.00 0.00 2004 through 2008 2004 pop. 8,145 2005 pop. 8,145 2006 pop. 10,400 2007 pop. 11,590 2008 pop. 12,128 Crimes per 1,000 January Page 12 of 17
coolidge police department Calls for Service Historical Data CFS Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Totals 1998 1,360 1,292 1,495 1,481 1,484 1,340 1,228 1,228 1,321 1,347 999 1,267 15,842 1999 1,606 1,538 1,308 1,364 1,366 1,366 1,611 1,446 1,547 1,528 1,301 1,386 17,367 2000 1,788 1,481 1,565 1,551 1,760 1,759 1,827 1,697 1,730 1,561 1,511 1,370 19,600 2001 1,942 1,624 2,397 1,657 1,750 1,943 2,408 2,737 1,900 1,880 2,083 2,063 24,384 2002 2,171 2,133 2,397 2,291 2,512 2,238 2,307 2,182 2,167 2,291 2,125 2,072 26,886 2003 2,268 1,989 2,181 2,131 2,296 2,140 2,004 1,957 1,963 1,977 1,872 1,947 24,725 2004 2,172 1,911 2,056 2,132 2,011 1,930 2,029 2,129 1,967 2,193 1,876 1,994 24,400 2005 2,146 2,047 2,348 1,991 2,198 2,071 2,105 1,986 2,154 2,091 1,982 2,033 25,152 2006 2,044 2,245 2,414 2,373 2,484 2,249 2,604 2,839 2,695 2,710 2,276 2,591 29,524 2007 2,945 2,795 2,788 2,620 2,630 2,874 2,648 2,928 2,751 2,946 2,550 2,621 33,096 2008 2,762 2,728 2,776 2,941 % Change from last year -6.21-2.40-0.43 12.25 Calls for Service Totals by Year Totals 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Year Page 13 of 17
COOLIDGE POLICE DEPARTMENT Calls for Service by Beat April 2008 January February March April May June July August September October November December YTD 2008 YTD 2007 Beat One 764 730 727 778 2,999 3,261 Beat Two 603 571 572 614 2,360 2,510 Beat Three 764 757 780 745 3,046 3,230 Subtotal Beats 2,131 2,058 2,079 2,137 8,405 9,001 Default or Other Location 631 670 697 804 2,802 2,147 Total CFS 2,762 2,728 2,776 2,941 11,207 11,148 YTD Calls for Service by Beat Default or Other Location 23% Beat One 27% Beat Three 28% Beat Two 22% Page 14 of 17
coolidge police department Calls for Service - Classification Comparison for Development Impact Study April 2008 CFS May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Total Residential 898 972 920 925 880 1,036 887 857 1,011 1,078 1,163 1,080 11,707 Commercial 400 418 332 551 523 481 447 463 481 472 420 451 5,439 Subtotal 1,298 1,390 1,252 1,476 1,403 1,517 1,334 1,320 1,492 1,550 1,583 1,531 17,146 Traffic 375 410 432 464 317 379 322 413 436 431 482 712 5,173 Other 973 1,091 983 1,018 1,072 1,085 901 894 842 750 707 701 11,017 Total 2,646 2,891 2,667 2,958 2,792 2,981 2,557 2,627 2,770 2,731 2,772 2,944 33,336 YTD Calls for Service by Beat YTD Calls for Service by Beat Other 24% Residential 37% Commercial 29% Traffic 24% Commercial 15% Residential 71% The first chart shows the percentage of calls for all call classifications. For the purpose of the impact fees, the second chart reflects residential calls versus commercial calls. Traffic and other calls for service (occurring at no specific address) are not considered for impact fee purposes. Page 15 of 17
Communications Division Monthly Activity Report April 2008 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YTD 2008 YTD 2007 911 Calls 530 601 635 564 2,330 1,456 Other Calls No CAD Entry 2,281 2,311 2,376 2,531 9,499 6,728 In-House Requests No CAD Entry 2,593 2,467 2,451 2,397 9,908 6,235 Window Calls No CAD Entry 1,123 1,344 1,386 1,566 5,419 2,905 Subtotals 6,527 6,723 6,848 7,058 27,156 17,324 Phone Calls Processed 7,502 7,356 7,689 7,635 30,182 23,995 Totals 14,029 14,079 14,537 14,693 57,338 41,319 YTD Calls Handled by Communications Window Calls 11% 911 Calls 9% In-House Requests 41% Other Calls 39% Page 16 of 17
Citations Historical Data Criminal Civil Traffic Traffic Criminal Warning Totals April-07 34 86 33 51 204 May-07 33 89 41 34 197 June-07 50 73 47 61 231 July-07 44 82 32 40 198 August-07 28 76 46 37 187 September-07 55 70 40 34 199 October-07 44 55 40 56 195 November-07 29 70 25 12 136 December-07 25 77 25 23 150 January-08 54 107 40 42 243 February-08 32 101 26 44 203 March-08 59 103 33 43 238 April-08 66 185 43 99 393 % Change from last month 11.86 79.61 30.30 130.23 65.13 *note: small numbers create large percentages n/c = not calculable Arrests Historical Data Felony Misdemeanor Warrant Status Offense Totals Juv. Adult Juv. Adult Juv. Adult Juv. Adult Juv. Adult April-07 4 18 7 52 2 29 5 2 18 101 May-07 6 23 11 52 1 30 10 0 28 105 June-07 1 20 4 61 2 38 5 4 12 123 July-07 3 9 7 58 0 33 4 0 14 100 August-07 10 14 17 45 2 33 11 1 40 93 September-07 7 17 14 47 4 31 1 1 26 96 October-07 6 20 14 51 0 42 5 2 25 115 November-07 9 13 15 38 0 30 6 2 30 83 December-07 10 12 13 40 2 28 4 2 29 82 January-08 5 19 17 76 1 24 6 0 29 119 February-08 1 10 13 54 4 39 3 2 21 105 March-08 13 20 17 67 2 35 10 1 42 123 April-08 12 19 12 68 3 38 7 8 34 133 % Change from last month -7.69-5.00-29.41 1.49 50.00 8.57-30.00 700.00-19.05 8.13 *note: small numbers create large percentages n/c = not calculable Page 17 of 17