SECTION PAGE(S) Letter from the Sheriff 3-4 Comprtive Summry 5-7 Orgniztionl Chrts 8-12 Cll History Countywide 13-15, 69 Clls for Service Allendle Township 16, 70 Blendon Township 17, 71 Chester Township 18, 72 Coopersville City 19, 73 Crockery Township 20, 74 Ferrysburg City 21, 75 Georgetown Township 22, 76 Grnd Hven Township 23, 77 Hollnd Township 24, 78 Hudsonville City 25, 79 Jmestown Township 26, 80 Olive Township 27, 81 Prk Township 28, 82 Polkton Township 29, 83 Port Sheldon Township 30, 84 Robinson Township 31, 85 Spring Lke Township 32, 86 Spring Lke Villge 33, 87 Tllmdge Township 34, 88 Wright Township 35, 89 Zeelnd Township 36, 90 SECTION PAGE(S) Index nd Non-Index Crimes 37-38 Divisions nd Units Emergency Mngement Unit 39-40 Records Mngement Unit 41 Trining Unit 42 Corrections Division 43-44 Investigtive Division 45-47 Animl Control Unit 48 Cnine Unit 49 Community Policing 50-53 E-Units 54 Honor Gurd Unit 55 Mrine Unit 56-58 Mounted Unit 59 Reserve Unit 60 Senior Volunteer Progrm 61 Trffic Services Unit 62-63 Victim Services Unit 64 Recognition Retirements 65 Bord of Commissioners 66 Help with Nvigtion nd Printing 67-68 2 Tble of Contents
Ottw County Bord of Commissioners nd Ottw County Residents: It is my plesure to present to the Ottw County Bord of Commissioners nd the citizens of Ottw County the of the Ottw County Sheriff s Office. The Sheriff s Office primry mission is to provide sfe nd secure environment in Ottw County by preserving public order nd supporting the constitution of the Stte of Michign by enforcement of stte nd locl lws. We continue to provide qulity lw enforcement services to our citizens. Our gol is to identify, understnd nd ddress the issues in our communities. We cn ccomplish this through collbortive efforts, problem solving, nd working closely with our citizens nd community prtnerships. The Sheriff s Office continues to see mny chnges nd specific issues nd concerns in Ottw County. One issue is the increse in opioid drug relted use, sles, nd deth. The Sheriff s Office long with the West Michign Enforcement Tem work hrd to ttempt to curb this ctivity. A second concern is mentl helth issues. Our rod ptrol nd correctionl stff del with these types of clls nd issues dily. The Sheriff s Office continues to work in collbortion with Ottw County Community Mentl Helth, community groups, nd the courts looking t services, diversion progrms nd trining relted to mentl helth. As we continue to see growth in Ottw County, the Sheriff s Office will continue to provide nd emphsize professionl lw enforcement service. We will continue to mke victims of crime priority nd commit to the resolution of crime for the victims nd our communities. We will continue to mintin sfe, secure, nd professionl correctionl fcility nd services. Community Policing hs proven to be vluble tool nd plys vitl role in our lw enforcement efforts. We hve strong commitment in continuing to provide Community Oriented Policing. We work with our communities, business leders, school districts, courts, fith bsed orgniztions nd mny others to identify res of needs nd develop nd deploy effective strtegies to ddress those needs. I encourge you to red this nd recognize tht the report is snpshot of mny of our ccomplishments in our communities. The men nd women of the Sheriff s Office tke pride nd re dedicted to providing excellent lw enforcement nd correctionl services to our citizens, protecting our qulity of life, nd mking Ottw County sfe nd secure environment to live in, work in, nd visit. Steve A. Kempker Sheriff 3
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Violent Property Index nd Non-Index Crime Index Crimes 2015 2014 Murder 3 0 3 CSC 125 128 107 Robbery 31 28 33 Aggrvted Assult 301 261 256 Burglry 492 504 543 Lrceny 2,099 2,069 2,356 Motor Vehicle Theft 87 116 79 Arson 19 21 18 Totl Index Crime 3,157 3,127 3,395 Non-Index Crimes Negligent Homicide 5 6 2 Kidnpping 18 3 15 Sex Offenses 305 299 246 Assult 1,452 1,337 1,399 Forgery & Counterfeiting 92 70 75 Frud 1,091 1,067 893 Embezzlement 65 43 59 Stolen Property Buy Sell 42 67 94 Vndlism 938 962 967 Drug/Nrcotic Violtion 1,044 900 784 Fmily Offenses 691 828 779 Wepons 163 191 155 OWI 535 523 472 Liquor Lws 427 357 435 Disorderly Conduct 435 412 495 All Other 4,807 7,954 7,976 Totl Non-Index Crime 12,110 15,019 14,846 Clls for Service nd Cse Comprison 3-yer Summry Loction by 5 2015 2014 CFS Cses CFS Cses CFS Cses Allendle 4,228 1,616 4,194 2,073 4,034 2,030 Blendon 1006 267 987 386 988 384 Chester 440 163 420 200 418 177 Coopersville 2,123 892 2,288 1,345 2,303 1,392 Crockery 2,039 577 1,859 727 1,963 833 Ferrysburg 1,604 573 1,687 989 935 728 Georgetown 9,738 3,240 9,553 4,875 9,645 4,715 Grnd Hven 4,561 1,419 5,021 2,239 4,773 2,074 Hollnd 18,019 6,969 17,256 8,650 17,113 8,424 Hudsonville 2,772 774 2,703 1,422 2,835 1,561 Jmestown 1,577 373 1,458 481 1,436 426 Olive 2,389 1,100 2,542 1333 2,417 1,371 Prk 3,652 1,365 3,837 2,038 3,500 1,742 Polkton 1,266 272 1,289 371 1,317 323 Port Sheldon 1,329 405 1,214 575 1,063 462 Robinson 1,502 470 1,296 612 1,268 583 Spring Lke Twp 3,073 999 3,152 1,381 3,092 1,488 Spring Lke Villge 1,655 580 1,611 930 1,009 768 Tllmdge 2,031 669 2,145 1021 2,056 853 Wright 1,490 343 1,395 482 1,415 494 Zeelnd 2,801 746 2,887 1,062 2,819 1,020 Other 1,260 651 1,036 619 935 525 Countywide 70,555 *24,463 69,830 33,811 67,334 32,373 *Chnge in cse reporting method resulted in lower numbers thn previous yers.
Arrest Dt 3-yer Arrest Summry by Loction 2015 2014 Adult Juvenile Totl Adult Juvenile Totl Adult Juvenile Totl Allendle 360 42 402 323 48 371 338 44 382 Blendon 49 10 59 43 5 48 44 5 49 Chester 28 3 31 11 0 11 21 0 21 Coopersville City 182 54 236 192 34 226 154 57 211 Crockery 143 6 149 131 9 140 106 9 115 Ferrysburg City 190 8 198 290 6 296 119 1 **120 Georgetown 679 83 762 713 99 812 929 103 1,032 Grnd Hven 301 29 330 354 57 411 309 57 366 Hollnd 1,803 245 2,048 1,423 316 1,739 1,680 417 2,097 Hudsonville City 128 29 157 143 59 202 196 55 251 Jmestown 53 8 61 38 5 43 37 11 48 Olive* 424 37 461 212 44 256 320 83 403 Prk 173 62 235 186 149 335 140 107 247 Polkton 63 5 68 85 6 91 81 1 82 Port Sheldon 102 18 120 74 8 82 63 14 77 Robinson 117 18 135 72 10 82 45 17 62 Spring Lke Twp 188 11 199 165 6 171 194 22 216 Spring Lke Villge 173 13 186 186 9 195 75 7 **82 Tllmdge 139 10 149 203 14 217 166 32 198 Wright 59 10 69 66 6 72 93 10 103 Zeelnd 127 16 143 124 37 161 116 47 163 Other 526 36 562 421 21 442 551 17 568 Countywide*** 6,007 753 6,760 5,455 948 6,403 5,777 1,116 6,893 *Olive Twp is influenced by Fillmore St Complex ctivity. **2014 numbers reflect SLFB PD cses nd Sheriff's Office Cses. ***Countywide Totls include Sheriff's Office rrests only. 6
Tickets Issued Tickets Issued (Trffic, Mrine, & Locl Ordinnce) Tickets 2015 Tickets 2014 Tickets Allendle 839 786 950 Blendon 172 181 202 Chester 72 69 79 Coopersville City 563 571 341 Crockery 457 305 384 Ferrysburg 344 608 **395 Georgetown 3,258 4,004 5,162 Grnd Hven 1,920 3,973 3,725 Hollnd 3,221 2,919 2,711 Hudsonville City 1,229 1,107 1,120 Jmestown 289 336 423 Olive 511 516 569 Prk 584 520 261 Polkton 197 227 321 Port Sheldon 267 316 308 Robinson 563 377 326 Spring Lke Twp 221 208 266 Spring Lke Villge 398 682 **610 Tllmdge 1,151 1,020 1,154 Wright 170 190 234 Zeelnd 502 558 585 Other 106 157 274 Countywide* 17,034 19,630 19,984 *Countywide Totls include Sheriff's Office tickets only in ll jurisdictions including those not shown. **Locl numbers reflect SLFB PD tickets nd Sheriff's Office tickets in these jurisdictions. Selected Division nd Unit Dt Mrine Unit 2015 2014 Ptrol Hours 2,416 2,335 2,836 Bot Accidents 24 10 6 Corrections Division 2015 2014 Fcility Ave. Dily Pop. 286 301 317 Fcility Admits 6,365 5,899 6,776 Animl Control Unit 2015 2014 Animl Pick-up 1,586 1,654 1,650 Trffic Services Unit 2015 2014 Crshes Investigted 6,982 6,285 6,372 Property Dmge Crshes 5,726 5,195 5,314 Personl Injury Crshes 1,232 1,047 1,037 Ftl Crshes 24 16 23 Persons Killed in Crshes 27 17 26 Crshes Alcohol/Drug 178 151 211 Injury Alcohol/Drug 95 98 65 Ftl Alcohol/Drug 8 4 8 Totl Trffic Contcts 32,286 33,838 30,520 Tickets Issued* 17,034 19,630 19,984 *includes trffic, mrine, nd locl ordinnce violtions 7
Sheriff Gry A. Rosem Administrtive Assistnt Lis Wilcox Administrtive Assistnt Smnth Deford Undersheriff Steven Kempker Administrtive Division Corrections Division Investigtive Division Lw Enforcement Division Administrtive Services Cpt. Robert Tese Corrections Opertions/Services Cpt. Steve Br Investigtive Services Cpt. Mrk Bennett Records Mngement Director Scott Brovont Emergency Mngement Director Beth Thoms Lw Enforcement Opertions Cpt. John Wolffis Lw Enforcement Services Cpt. Vlerie Weiss Note: Click on ny red, purple, tel, or green box nd it will bring you to more detiled orgniztionl chrt for tht prticulr division. 8
Emergency Mngement Director Beth Thoms Locl Emergency Plnning Coordintor Homelnd Security Regionl Plnner 1 Prt-Time Clerk Medicl Reserve Corps Coordintor Records Mngement Director Scott Brovont Lw Enforcement Records Office Supervisor 1 Sergent (Corrections) 10 Records Clerks 1 Records Specilist 5 Prt-Time Clerks 3 Cdets Corrections Records 5 4 Records Clerks 9 Note: To return to the zoomedout orgniztionl chrt, simply click the chrt in the upper left hnd corner of this pge.
Corrections Opertions/Services Cpt. Steve Br Corrections Opertions 4 Sergents Corrections Services 2 Sergents Corrections 44 Deputies Trnsport 7 Deputies Prt-Time 10 Deputies Court Services 8 Deputies Cdets 1 Cdet SWAP 4 Deputies 10 Note: To return to the zoomedout orgniztionl chrt, simply click the chrt in the upper left hnd corner of this pge.
Investigtive Services Cpt. Mrk Bennett 1 Records Clerk Investigtions 14 Detectives Specil Assignment 6 WEMET Friend of the Court 3 Investigtors Forensics Unit 1 Crime Scene Technicin 1 Evidence Processing Technicin 11 Note: To return to the zoomedout orgniztionl chrt, simply click the chrt in the upper left hnd corner of this pge.
Lw Enforcement Opertions Cpt. John Wolffis Lw Enforcement Services Cpt. Vlerie Weiss E-Unit Sergents 2 Sergents 15 Deputies Ptrol 29 Deputies Ptrol Sergents 7 Sergents Trffic Services Unit 1 Sergent K-9 Unit 4 Deputies Hollnd, Prk Townships 1 Deputy Georgetown Township 1 Deputy Grnd Hven Township 1 Deputy Blendon, Hollnd, Robinson, Zeelnd Townships 1 Deputy P.A. 416 2 Deputies Animl Control 2 Deputies Volunteers 93 Reserve Deputies* *Includes Specilized Deputies: 42 Mrine Deputies 4 11 Mounted Deputies 18 Senior Volunteers 25 Victim Advoctes Trining Unit 1 Sergent 12 Mrine Unit 1 Sergent Community Policing 5 Sergents 31 Deputies 3 Prt-Time Juvenile Court Services 3 Deputies School Progrms 1 Sergent 9 Deputies Note: To return to the zoomedout orgniztionl chrt, simply click the chrt in the upper left hnd corner of this pge.
7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 5,523 5,113 Countywide Clls for Service by Month 5,531 5,586 5,484 6,421 6,421 6,407 6,131 6,183 5,579 6,176 Clls for Service Cll for Service by Dy of Week / Hour of Dy Popultion (2015 Est.) 279,955 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri St 13
20,000 18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 Opening Letter Summry Orgniztion 4,228 1,006 440 2,123 2,039 1,604 9,738 4,561 18,019 2,772 1,577 2,389 3,652 Clls for Service by Loction 1,266 1,329 1,502 3,073 1,655 2,031 1,490 2,801 * 402 59 31 236 149 198 762 330 2,048 2,000 Totl Arrests by Township 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 157 61 461 235 68 120 135 199 186 149 69 143 * *Olive Twp clls for service nd rrests re significntly influenced by ctivity generted t the Fillmore Street Complex. 14
Clls for Service nd Cse Comprison 3-yer Summry by 2015 2014 Loction CFS Cses CFS Cses CFS Cses Allendle 4,228 1,616 4,194 2,073 4,034 2,030 Blendon 1006 267 987 386 988 384 Chester 440 163 420 200 418 177 Coopersville 2,123 892 2,288 1,345 2,303 1,392 Crockery 2,039 577 1,859 727 1,963 833 Ferrysburg 1,604 573 1,687 989 935 728 Georgetown 9,738 3,240 9,553 4,875 9,645 4,715 Grnd Hven 4,561 1,419 5,021 2,239 4,773 2,074 Hollnd 18,019 6,969 17,256 8,650 17,113 8,424 Hudsonville 2,772 774 2,703 1,422 2,835 1,561 Jmestown 1,577 373 1,458 481 1,436 426 Olive 2,389 1,100 2,542 1333 2,417 1,371 Prk 3,652 1,365 3,837 2,038 3,500 1,742 Polkton 1,266 272 1,289 371 1,317 323 Port Sheldon 1,329 405 1,214 575 1,063 462 Robinson 1,502 470 1,296 612 1,268 583 Spring Lke Twp 3,073 999 3,152 1,381 3,092 1,488 Spring Lke Villge 1,655 580 1,611 930 1,009 768 Tllmdge 2,031 669 2,145 1021 2,056 853 Wright 1,490 343 1,395 482 1,415 494 Zeelnd 2,801 746 2,887 1,062 2,819 1,020 Other 1,260 651 1,036 619 935 525 Countywide 70,555 *24,463 69,830 33,811 67,334 32,373 Tickets Issued 3-yer Summry Tickets Includes trffic, mrine, nd locl ordinnce violtions *Chnge in cse reporting method resulted in lower numbers thn previous yers. 2015 Tickets 2014 Tickets Countywide 17,034 19,630 19,984 12% 16% 5% 3% 3% 28% 33% 15 Clls for Service by Ctegory Helth Sfety Trffic & Crshes Property Crimes Service Crimes ginst Person Miscellneous Drug/Alcohol - Non-Trffic
Popultion (2015 Est.) 22,937 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 292 Allendle Township Clls for Service by Month 337 334 400 278 287 247 389 408 475 384 397 16 Allendle Township Blendon Township Chester Township Coopersville City Crockery Township Ferrysburg City Georgetown Township Grnd Hven Township Hollnd Township Hudsonville City Jmestown Township Olive Township Prk Township Polkton Township Port Sheldon Township Robinson Township Spring Lke Township Spring Lke Villge Tllmdge Township Wright Township Zeelnd Township
Popultion (2015 Est.) 6,268 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 Blendon Township Clls for Service by Month 94 79 68 94 74 72 75 82 99 79 74 116 17 Allendle Township Blendon Township Chester Township Coopersville City Crockery Township Ferrysburg City Georgetown Township Grnd Hven Township Hollnd Township Hudsonville City Jmestown Township Olive Township Prk Township Polkton Township Port Sheldon Township Robinson Township Spring Lke Township Spring Lke Villge Tllmdge Township Wright Township Zeelnd Township
Popultion (2015 Est.) 2,062 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 Chester Township Clls for Service by Month 34 27 31 32 27 39 45 45 42 47 40 31 18 Allendle Township Blendon Township Chester Township Coopersville City Crockery Township Ferrysburg City Georgetown Township Grnd Hven Township Hollnd Township Hudsonville City Jmestown Township Olive Township Prk Township Polkton Township Port Sheldon Township Robinson Township Spring Lke Township Spring Lke Villge Tllmdge Township Wright Township Zeelnd Township
Popultion (2015 Est.) 4,351 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 182 155 Coopersville City Clls for Service by Month 199 174 168 189 178 180 187 196 150 165 19 Allendle Township Blendon Township Chester Township Coopersville City Crockery Township Ferrysburg City Georgetown Township Grnd Hven Township Hollnd Township Hudsonville City Jmestown Township Olive Township Prk Township Polkton Township Port Sheldon Township Robinson Township Spring Lke Township Spring Lke Villge Tllmdge Township Wright Township Zeelnd Township
Popultion (2015 Est.) 4,345 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 147 130 Crockery Township Clls for Service by Month 169 170 160 230 178 207 149 170 140 189 20 Allendle Township Blendon Township Chester Township Coopersville City Crockery Township Ferrysburg City Georgetown Township Grnd Hven Township Hollnd Township Hudsonville City Jmestown Township Olive Township Prk Township Polkton Township Port Sheldon Township Robinson Township Spring Lke Township Spring Lke Villge Tllmdge Township Wright Township Zeelnd Township
Popultion (2015 Est.) 2,993 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 115 93 Ferrysburg City Clls for Service by Month 133 138 119 169 175 136 145 139 114 128 21 Allendle Township Blendon Township Chester Township Coopersville City Crockery Township Ferrysburg City Georgetown Township Grnd Hven Township Hollnd Township Hudsonville City Jmestown Township Olive Township Prk Township Polkton Township Port Sheldon Township Robinson Township Spring Lke Township Spring Lke Villge Tllmdge Township Wright Township Zeelnd Township
Popultion (2015 Est.) 50,340 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 798 Georgetown Township Clls for Service by Month 744 815 770 753 841 796 824 810 857 822 908 22 Allendle Township Blendon Township Chester Township Coopersville City Crockery Township Ferrysburg City Georgetown Township Grnd Hven Township Hollnd Township Hudsonville City Jmestown Township Olive Township Prk Township Polkton Township Port Sheldon Township Robinson Township Spring Lke Township Spring Lke Villge Tllmdge Township Wright Township Zeelnd Township
Popultion (2015 Est.) 16,162 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 Grnd Hven Township Clls for Service by Month 336 345 350 332 369 453 437 427 369 402 373 368 23 Allendle Township Blendon Township Chester Township Coopersville City Crockery Township Ferrysburg City Georgetown Township Grnd Hven Township Hollnd Township Hudsonville City Jmestown Township Olive Township Prk Township Polkton Township Port Sheldon Township Robinson Township Spring Lke Township Spring Lke Villge Tllmdge Township Wright Township Zeelnd Township
Popultion (2015 Est.) 37,677 Opening Letter Summry Orgniztion Hollnd Township Clls for Service by Month 1757 1,800 1734 1718 1571 1570 1,600 1451 1383 1398 1349 1,400 1290 1332 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 1466 24 Allendle Township Blendon Township Chester Township Coopersville City Crockery Township Ferrysburg City Georgetown Township Grnd Hven Township Hollnd Township Hudsonville City Jmestown Township Olive Township Prk Township Polkton Township Port Sheldon Township Robinson Township Spring Lke Township Spring Lke Villge Tllmdge Township Wright Township Zeelnd Township
Popultion (2015 Est.) 7,324 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 Hudsonville City Clls for Service by Month 214 188 213 229 221 211 266 273 238 246 232 241 25 Allendle Township Blendon Township Chester Township Coopersville City Crockery Township Ferrysburg City Georgetown Township Grnd Hven Township Hollnd Township Hudsonville City Jmestown Township Olive Township Prk Township Polkton Township Port Sheldon Township Robinson Township Spring Lke Township Spring Lke Villge Tllmdge Township Wright Township Zeelnd Township
Popultion (2015 Est.) 7,915 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 Jmestown Township Clls for Service by Month 138 136 135 111 122 131 150 116 112 134 112 180 26 Allendle Township Blendon Township Chester Township Coopersville City Crockery Township Ferrysburg City Georgetown Township Grnd Hven Township Hollnd Township Hudsonville City Jmestown Township Olive Township Prk Township Polkton Township Port Sheldon Township Robinson Township Spring Lke Township Spring Lke Villge Tllmdge Township Wright Township Zeelnd Township
Popultion (2015 Est.) 5,037 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 Olive Township Clls for Service by Month 233 232 200 166 168 174 184 182 193 207 223 227 27 Allendle Township Blendon Township Chester Township Coopersville City Crockery Township Ferrysburg City Georgetown Township Grnd Hven Township Hollnd Township Hudsonville City Jmestown Township Olive Township Prk Township Polkton Township Port Sheldon Township Robinson Township Spring Lke Township Spring Lke Villge Tllmdge Township Wright Township Zeelnd Township
Popultion (2015 Est.) 18,658 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 264 203 Prk Township Clls for Service by Month 277 279 286 387 414 319 363 299 290 271 28 Allendle Township Blendon Township Chester Township Coopersville City Crockery Township Ferrysburg City Georgetown Township Grnd Hven Township Hollnd Township Hudsonville City Jmestown Township Olive Township Prk Township Polkton Township Port Sheldon Township Robinson Township Spring Lke Township Spring Lke Villge Tllmdge Township Wright Township Zeelnd Township
Popultion (2015 Est.) 2,548 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 Polkton Township Clls for Service by Month 99 72 96 82 92 148 128 100 97 114 95 143 29 Allendle Township Blendon Township Chester Township Coopersville City Crockery Township Ferrysburg City Georgetown Township Grnd Hven Township Hollnd Township Hudsonville City Jmestown Township Olive Township Prk Township Polkton Township Port Sheldon Township Robinson Township Spring Lke Township Spring Lke Villge Tllmdge Township Wright Township Zeelnd Township
Popultion (2015 Est.) 4,484 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 Port Sheldon Township Clls for Service by Month 90 112 110 112 110 119 134 115 112 120 83 112 30 Allendle Township Blendon Township Chester Township Coopersville City Crockery Township Ferrysburg City Georgetown Township Grnd Hven Township Hollnd Township Hudsonville City Jmestown Township Olive Township Prk Township Polkton Township Port Sheldon Township Robinson Township Spring Lke Township Spring Lke Villge Tllmdge Township Wright Township Zeelnd Township
Popultion (2015 Est.) 6,430 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 Robinson Township Clls for Service by Month 112 120 111 125 113 132 142 139 131 122 123 132 31 Allendle Township Blendon Township Chester Township Coopersville City Crockery Township Ferrysburg City Georgetown Township Grnd Hven Township Hollnd Township Hudsonville City Jmestown Township Olive Township Prk Township Polkton Township Port Sheldon Township Robinson Township Spring Lke Township Spring Lke Villge Tllmdge Township Wright Township Zeelnd Township
Popultion (2015 Est.) 12,513 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 Spring Lke Township Clls for Service by Month 241 243 262 265 243 270 282 263 286 266 224 228 32 Allendle Township Blendon Township Chester Township Coopersville City Crockery Township Ferrysburg City Georgetown Township Grnd Hven Township Hollnd Township Hudsonville City Jmestown Township Olive Township Prk Township Polkton Township Port Sheldon Township Robinson Township Spring Lke Township Spring Lke Villge Tllmdge Township Wright Township Zeelnd Township
Popultion (2015 Est.) 2,480 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 146 Spring Lke Villge Clls for Service by Month 102 101 155 146 148 195 165 156 108 107 126 33 Allendle Township Blendon Township Chester Township Coopersville City Crockery Township Ferrysburg City Georgetown Township Grnd Hven Township Hollnd Township Hudsonville City Jmestown Township Olive Township Prk Township Polkton Township Port Sheldon Township Robinson Township Spring Lke Township Spring Lke Villge Tllmdge Township Wright Township Zeelnd Township
Popultion (2015 Est.) 8,068 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 Tllmdge Township Clls for Service by Month 166 133 159 147 139 148 171 196 165 190 186 231 34 Allendle Township Blendon Township Chester Township Coopersville City Crockery Township Ferrysburg City Georgetown Township Grnd Hven Township Hollnd Township Hudsonville City Jmestown Township Olive Township Prk Township Polkton Township Port Sheldon Township Robinson Township Spring Lke Township Spring Lke Villge Tllmdge Township Wright Township Zeelnd Township
Popultion (2015 Est.) 3,253 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 Wright Township Clls for Service by Month 96 110 111 111 131 149 125 136 123 125 142 131 35 Allendle Township Blendon Township Chester Township Coopersville City Crockery Township Ferrysburg City Georgetown Township Grnd Hven Township Hollnd Township Hudsonville City Jmestown Township Olive Township Prk Township Polkton Township Port Sheldon Township Robinson Township Spring Lke Township Spring Lke Villge Tllmdge Township Wright Township Zeelnd Township
Popultion (2015 Est.) 10,762 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 277 Zeelnd Township Clls for Service by Month 200 224 214 217 235 238 247 242 203 231 273 36 Allendle Township Blendon Township Chester Township Coopersville City Crockery Township Ferrysburg City Georgetown Township Grnd Hven Township Hollnd Township Hudsonville City Jmestown Township Olive Township Prk Township Polkton Township Port Sheldon Township Robinson Township Spring Lke Township Spring Lke Villge Tllmdge Township Wright Township Zeelnd Township
Violent Property Index Crimes * Murder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 CSC 19 1 0 5 0 1 12 8 38 3 3 9 7 2 1 0 8 0 4 1 2 125 Robbery 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 16 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 31 Aggrvted Assult 27 3 4 6 2 6 34 32 97 3 3 13 14 0 8 6 9 3 5 3 17 301 Burglry 61 11 6 13 15 5 74 24 104 15 19 7 27 8 7 17 18 10 25 7 19 492 Lrceny 147 12 11 48 85 42 239 224 787 74 22 19 96 7 22 18 71 65 39 15 50 2,099 Motor Vehicle Theft 8 1 0 2 3 1 13 2 23 1 3 1 5 5 0 1 1 1 9 3 3 87 Arson 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 19 Non-Index Crimes Negligent Homicide 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 Kidnpping 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Sex Offenses 29 10 3 15 4 3 40 16 78 6 3 14 28 4 3 3 10 8 14 1 13 305 Assult 121 16 10 44 30 21 171 94 394 58 20 63 110 16 37 34 53 16 42 33 63 1,452 Forgery & Counterfeiting 10 2 0 9 0 0 11 9 30 3 1 3 0 0 1 0 4 1 2 2 2 92 Frud 67 10 4 28 25 20 209 77 234 25 28 14 105 14 33 24 64 17 31 10 45 1,091 Embezzlement 3 0 0 3 0 2 5 1 39 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 65 Stolen Property Buy Sell 2 1 0 2 0 2 5 1 15 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 1 42 Vndlism 122 11 9 32 21 15 95 57 280 36 12 19 54 4 19 25 35 9 33 10 37 938 Drug/Nrcotic Violtion 54 5 2 31 28 36 187 58 317 20 10 26 60 14 24 20 33 36 24 15 21 1,044 Fmily Offenses 17 5 1 12 3 4 27 17 137 16 10 205 30 4 13 8 16 6 9 6 20 691 Wepons 21 2 0 5 6 3 15 5 54 1 2 3 11 2 3 7 10 0 5 3 3 163 OWI 29 7 2 19 12 18 74 30 128 11 9 16 18 12 11 22 15 26 30 17 16 535 Liquor Lws 126 5 4 14 9 8 68 19 73 6 3 11 14 4 10 15 6 4 10 5 4 427 Disorderly Conduct 44 2 1 19 20 13 55 15 141 17 4 5 37 1 6 4 18 2 11 4 13 435 All Other 215 53 43 230 104 119 581 248 1,422 151 77 325 227 56 78 100 187 97 144 66 151 4,807 37
Violent Property Index Crimes Murder 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 3 100.0% CSC 12 0 0 7 14 83 9 125 106 84.8% Robbery 3 0 0 0 12 16 0 31 28 90.3% Aggrvted Assult 34 0 0 13 131 120 3 301 254 84.4% Burglry 32 0 0 8 38 412 2 492 452 91.9% Lrceny 246 0 1 27 301 1,515 9 2,099 1,826 87.0% Motor Vehicle Theft 13 0 0 3 13 57 1 87 71 81.6% Arson 2 0 0 1 2 14 0 19 16 84.2% Non-Index Crimes Negligent Homicide 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 2 40.0% Kidnpping 2 0 0 1 5 10 0 18 15 83.3% Sex Offenses 18 2 1 8 33 229 14 305 279 91.5% Assult 175 0 1 36 346 887 7 1,452 1,241 85.5% Forgery & Counterfeiting 23 0 0 2 6 60 1 92 67 72.8% Frud 107 0 0 7 11 951 15 1,091 977 89.6% Embezzlement 30 0 0 3 6 25 1 65 32 49.2% Stolen Property Buy Sell 12 0 0 0 13 14 3 42 30 71.4% Vndlism 82 0 0 8 55 789 4 938 848 90.4% Drug/Nrcotic Violtion 122 0 0 22 642 214 44 1,044 900 86.2% Fmily Offenses 13 1 0 1 535 86 55 691 677 98.0% Wepons 23 0 0 7 54 77 2 163 133 81.6% OWI 12 0 0 0 513 10 0 535 523 97.8% Liquor Lws 22 0 0 2 376 26 1 427 403 94.4% Disorderly Conduct 9 0 0 2 52 372 0 435 424 97.5% All Other 378 1 1 45 2,152 2,016 214 4,807 4,384 91.2% 38
Mission The mission of Emergency Mngement is to protect the lives nd property of the people of Ottw County through hzrd mitigtion, emergency prepredness, response, nd recovery s this pertins to lrgescle dissters. MITIGATION Public Eduction Hzrd & Vulnerbility Assessment Improved Infrstructure RECOVERY Economic Recovery Debris Mngement Housing Helth & Socil Services Prepredness PREPAREDNESS Emergency Response Plns Trining & Exercises Sirens RESPONSE Life Sfety Incident Stbiliztion Property Preservtion Evcution & Shelters Mss Cre Administrtive Division Emergency Mngement Records Mngement Trining Unit Corrections Division Investigtive Division Lw Enforcement Division Our volunteer orgniztion remins stedy totling 93 dedicted volunteers in Serch & Rescue, Dmge Assessment, Amteur Rdio, Skywrn, Community Emergency Response, Medicl Reserve Corps nd Hudsonville Emergency Services. Together, these volunteers put in over 2000 hours of specilized trining nd service combined, working 20 different events in Ottw County including providing First-Aid for the M-231 rce, 4 ctivtions by Serch nd Rescue, 7 ctivtions by Skywrn including the August 20th torndo, nd three dditionl events regionlly. Providing trining for our volunteers nd community prtners continues to be priority. The Skywrn trining for spotters nd other wether enthusists with the NWS ws ttended by 310 people. We trined 33 residents in community emergency response (CERT) nd provided trinings in CPR, dmge ssessment, ICS 400 nd Criticl Incident Stress Mngement nd MICIMS. Ech volunteer group conducted their own specific trinings s well. 39
Response This yer there were 15 clls for service for the HzMt nd Tech Rescue tems. Other emergency plnning included the completion of the emergency site plns for ll of the Ottw County Buildings, n updte to the volunteer reception center pln nd the updte to the Ottw County Emergency Action Guidelines (EAG). The EAG ws rolled out with two exercises. Site plns ech hd their own tbletop exercise. Additionlly, we updted 42 302-site plns nd wrote 5 new plns for the Locl Emergency Plnning Committee (LEPC). 302-sites re those tht hve been deemed to exceed specific threshold for hzrdous substnces under the Emergency Plnning nd Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). The LEPC Conference ws ttended by 79 professionls nd ddressed building n emergency pln. Recovery Emergency Mngement worked with severl entities in Ottw County tht would be stkeholders in lrge disster to form body of resource providers for unmet recovery nd community resiliency needs. Together COAD ws developed which stnds for Community Orgniztions Active in Disster. This body would serve our communities during the recovery stges of mjor disster with goods nd services to id recovery nd support resiliency in our communities. The Emergency Mngement Unit is grteful for the support we receive from the people of Ottw County in crrying out our mission. We remin stedfst in our commitment to prepre communities for the unexpected nd support those in public service. 40 Administrtive Division Emergency Mngement Records Mngement Trining Unit Corrections Division Investigtive Division Lw Enforcement Division
Records Mngement The records unit processes thousnds of reports ech yer. The clerks trnscribe officer reports, distribute subpoens for service, enter cse dt, nd scn documents into our records mngement system. Requests under the Freedom of Informtion Act incresed significntly ech of the pst two yers. We processed 2,365 requests from the public in. (2015-2,100 requests; 2014-1,805 requests.) We hndle thousnds more from re criminl justice prtners. sw high demnd for Licenses to Purchse (LTP) hndguns. 910 people pplied for n LTP. We review ech pplicnt s eligibility nd pprove more thn 90% while they wit. We denied 10 people n LTP in. Sttistics:» Dt entry, scnning, nd filing for 24,463 cses» 65,248 documents, totling 401,656 pges, were scnned» 910 pplictions for License to Purchse hndguns were filed with our office» 5,194 people were fingerprinted Administrtive Division Emergency Mngement Records Mngement Trining Unit Corrections Division Investigtive Division Lw Enforcement Division Records stff t the West Olive Adult Correctionl Fcility scheduled 6,991 visits for inmtes during the yer. These include fmily nd professionl visits. Fingerprinting remins in high demnd. We printed 5,194 people in the Records Office in. 2,654 were pplying for Conceled Pistol Licenses (CPL). We fingerprinted 1,738 people for ppliction resons, such s teching or other school employment. The rest were printed for Court orders resulting from chrges tht did not require lodging in the jil. Records personnel re vilble weekdys from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. t the Sheriff s Office hedqurters nd Jil offices in West Olive, nd t the Spring Lke brnch office. 41
Courses ttended: (Prtil list only)» Crime Free Multi-Housing Progrm» Forensic Interviewing of Children» Crime Prevention Assocition of Michign Conference» Advnced Rodside Impired Driving Enforcement» Michign Arson School» Teching, Educting, nd Mentoring (T.E.A.M.)» Michign Trffic Sfety Summit» Corrections Acdemy» Fir nd Imprtil Policing» Defensive/Emergency Driving» Juvenile Justice» Legl Updte» Summit on Heroin nd Opioids» Active Shooter Events nd Response» High in Plin Sight: Current Alcohol, Drug, nd Concelment Trends nd Identifiers» Records Mngement» Women In Criminl Justice Conference» Understnding nd Mitigting Trum with Fmilies nd Youth» Michign Liquor Lw Enforcement Trining» Michign Biometrics Conference Throughout the yer, deprtment personnel receive significnt mount of trining in vrious knowledge nd skill res. Trining comes from vriety of sources, including deprtmentl in-service trining sessions nd specilized trining where n employee is sent outside the deprtment for trining. Mny of these specilized trining sessions re sponsored by the West Michign Criminl Justice Trining Consortium (WMCJTC). The Ottw County Sheriff s Office ws instrumentl in forming WMCJTC. We mintin ledership role in this orgniztion of 78 lw enforcement gencies. In ddition, Grnd Vlley Stte University nd Grnd Rpids Community College re prtners in the delivery of ongoing trining inititives through their prtnership with the Consortium. It is our continued gol to provide qulity trining opportunities for our stff. We utilize mny instructor schools to develop expertise within our orgniztion. This llows us to mintin high skill-levels without bering the cost of sending ll stff wy to trining. Use of trining offered by WMCJTC helps us mintin the trining required by our profession, while keeping the expense s low s possible. Prticiption with WMCJTC is n excellent vlue. Administrtive Division Emergency Mngement Records Mngement Trining Unit Corrections Division Investigtive Division Lw Enforcement Division 42
The primry gol of the Corrections Division is to ensure the sfety of inmtes, corrections personnel, nd residents of Ottw County. This is ccomplished by detining inmtes in secure mnner, in the lest restrictive setting possible, given inmte clssifiction. The Corrections Division strives to provide ll inmtes with humne living conditions nd to protect inmte rights consistent with the United Sttes Constitution, the Michign Constitution, Michign lw, nd Michign Deprtment of Corrections guidelines. The Corrections Division opertes the jil fcility locted t the Fillmore Street Complex in West Olive. The Jil is designed to hold 462 pretril nd sentenced inmtes in pod-style or dormitory-style systems depending on inmte security clssifiction. The unit is responsible for inmte holding res locted in ech of the court buildings in the county. Inmtes who qulify my prticipte in Work Relese Progrm, llowing them the opportunity to mintin employment while they re serving their sentence. Other inmtes re llowed to work outside of the fcility on supervised work crews through the Sentence Work Abtement Progrm (SWAP). Those inmtes who successfully complete the progrm my receive reduction in the mount of time they re incrcerted. The ssessment nd cre for inmtes tht suffer from mentl illness is significnt component of dily opertions t the fcility. Funding from the Office of Community Corrections continues to support one position in the jil for Cse Mngement. The Cse Mnger will focus services towrds inmtes tht suffer from minor mentl illnesses nd the development of relevnt drug/lcohol evlution tools. The Ottw County Community Mentl Helth deprtment lso provides liison who evlutes inmtes for significnt mentl helth risk fctors nd my provide housing recommendtions to the corrections officers. In the county updted the door control systems throughout the entire jil. The trnsition from the old system to the new progrm took significnt mount of time nd trining. With this new security equipment we re confident tht these controls will lst well into the future. Progrms The gol of these vrious progrms is to ssist inmtes in becoming lw biding, productive members of the community once they re relesed from incrcertion.» Generl Equivlency Diplom offered through the Zeelnd Public Schools for the West Olive fcility» Religious Progrms offered through the Forgotten Mn Ministries, nd includes group services nd individul study lessons. Are churches continue to be involved in our Jil Ministries Progrm» Freedom for Women this progrm is designed to ssist in offering resources to ddress res of housing, trnsporttion, employment, budgeting, clothing, food nd mel plnning nd bsic mentl well-being.» Substnce Abuse Progrms inmtes who wish to receive support for drug nd lcohol dependency cn enroll in Alcoholics Anonymous support groups nd other substnce buse clsses. 43 Administrtive Division Corrections Division Investigtive Division Lw Enforcement Division
Inmte nd Fcility Sttistics The following tbles detil ctivity for the Adult Correctionl Fcility in West Olive, the Trnsporttion Unit, the Sentence Work Abtement Progrm (SWAP), nd the Work Relese Progrm: Adult Correctionl Fcility 2015 2014 2013 2012 Subjects Admitted 6,365 5,899 6,776 7,015 7,453 Subjects Relesed 5,954 5,819 6,812 7,009 7,427 Averge Dily Popultion 286 301 317 338 352 Jil Popultion High Count 316 379 374 441 408 Mels Served 302,902 294,350 358,878 372,512 367,256 Court Order Fingerprints 1,346 1,107 1,176 1,444 1,316 Trnsporttion 2015 2014 2013 2012 Trnsfers 4,933 7,242 8,643 7,857 8,233 Miles Driven 55,998 71,700 93,540 93,538 84,751 Video Activity 148 403 1,005 1,390 1,377 Extrditions 30 5 63 36 13 Responsibilities The Corrections Division provides building security to the courthouses in Hollnd, Grnd Hven, Hudsonville, nd the Fmily/Juvenile Court in West Olive. Deputies screen members of the public for wepons nd contrbnd t the entrnce to ll fcilities. In ddition, deputies respond to court pnic lrms, provide security to people leving the building when requested, ssist probtion nd prole, nd respond to clls for medicl ssistnce within the fcility. All corrections deputies hve received trining in both first id nd CPR. Administrtive Division Corrections Division Investigtive Division Lw Enforcement Division Sentence Work Abtement Progrm (SWAP) 2015 2014 2013 2012 Enrollees 298 332 305 325 334 Jil Dys Sved 3,327 3,029 3,201 3,194 3,037 Work Relese Progrm 2015 2014 2013 2012 Admissions 46 46 42 26 27 Room nd Bord Revenue $27,083 $48,339 $28,034 $36,380 $28,148 44
Mjor Cse Investigtions Detectives investigte vriety of mjor cses for the Sheriff s Office, including homicides, criminl sexul conduct, ssults, mjor thefts, white-collr crimes, suicides, rsons, burglry, nd uto thefts. In July of investigtors worked the scene of stbbing deth tht occurred on Mnley St in Hollnd Township. The victim Seth Elijh Cuevs (18 yrs. of ge) ws involved in n lterction with severl subjects nd ws ftlly ssulted in the street. The suspect ws identified nd locted by investigtors nd lodged in the Ottw County Jil. He is witing tril t this time. Cold Cse Investigtions The Cold Cse Tem continued to investigte the stbbing deth of Deb Polinsky. Ms. Polinsky ws found ded in her Port Sheldon Township home in July 1977. In, detectives interviewed 143 people including members ssocited with drug delers, motorcycle clubs nd the victim s fmily members. Multiple serch wrrnts were conducted in this cse to obtin DNA nd tissue smples to ssist forensic nlysis. Severl individuls were clered through DNA testing during the pst yer. Our focus continues to be tht of femle who ws t the scene of the murder nd my hve been involved in the ssult. Administrtive Division Corrections Division Investigtive Division Lw Enforcement Division September 11, found detectives investigting shooting tht resulted in the deth of 28 yer old Anthony Trevor-Freed Lmb. This homicide occurred t the Hookh Lounge in Hollnd Township fter n lterction between groups. Through investigtion it ws determined the shooter hd fled to Memphis, TN. After wrrnt ws issued for his rrest uthorities in Tennessee locted him nd plced him in custody. Detectives from the Sheriff s Office extrdited him to Michign nd he is presently in the Ottw County Jil witing tril. October 19, Joseph Shtwn Jordn (41 yrs. of ge) ws shot multiple times t his home in Hollnd Twp. Mr. Jordn died of his injuries fter being shot by n cquintnce. The suspect originlly fled the scene nd ws locted by Hollnd City officers. He is chrged with murder nd remins in the Ottw County Jil witing tril. Criminl Sexul Assult Investigtions The Sheriff s Office works ctively with the Ottw County Children s Advoccy Center (CAC), locted in Hollnd Township. The center hndles cses of physicl buse nd sexul ssult involving victims thirteen yers of ge or less. The CAC stff provide children nd young people with needed tretment nd counseling. The Sheriff s Office mintins minimum of two detectives ssigned to the Children s Advoccy Center. During, detectives interviewed 213 victims t the Advoccy Center nd investigted 435 Criminl Sexul Conduct nd Physicl Abuse cses. 45
Friend of the Court Investigtor Since My 2001, the Sheriff s Office hs hd deputy ssigned to work with the Ottw County Friend of the Court Office. In Februry, 2014, second deputy ws dded to the Friend of the Court. Those two deputies work in conjunction with the Ottw County Friend of the Court nd ssist with the collection of pst due child support nd the rrest of those deemed by the court to be negligent in their support obligtion. During, investigtions resulted in mny rrests while investigtion civil nd felony child neglect/nonsupport cses. These investigtions resulted in the collection of child support owed to dependent fmilies in the mount of $175,121. The booting progrm dded $36,639 for totl of $774,328 collected. Fire Investigtions The Investigtive Unit hs two specilly trined rson/fire detectives who provide ssistnce to locl fire deprtments in determining the cuse nd origin of suspicious fires. Detectives investigted 16 fires, four of which were determined to be rson. From those investigtions, two people were chrged criminlly. One rson ttempted to cover up murder. Forensic Services Unit The FSU stff respond to mjor cse investigtions for the detection, documenttion, collection, nd preservtion of evidence. They re involved in testing nd prepring evidence for court presenttion. The FSU stff lso coordinte dvnced scientific testing of evidence with Stte nd Federl crime lbs. The Ltent Print Exminer (LPE) is responsible for the identifiction of fingerprints collected t crime scenes or developed on evidence. The LPE is responsible for the opertion of the Automted Fingerprint Identifiction System (AFIS) nd the FBI Integrted Automted Fingerprint Identifiction System (IAFIS). These systems ssist with the immedite serch nd identifiction of unknown recovered fingerprints. Ottw County s AFIS terminl is one of twenty four in Michign. The LPE worked 361 cses mking 24 fingerprint identifictions from unknown fingerprints nd hd totl of 45 AFIS / IAFIS trnsctions. Administrtive Division Corrections Division Investigtive Division Lw Enforcement Division The Forensic Services Unit (FSU) is stffed with two full time investigtors, clssified s Detective Ltent Print Exminer nd Crime Scene Technicin (CST). In ddition, prt time Evidence Technicin (ET) is employed hndling the intke nd disposition of ll evidence nd property received by the Sheriff s Office. 46
Computer Forensics The Sheriff s Office mintins one Certified Forensic Computer Exminer for on-site investigtions. Requests for digitl medi exmintion continue to increse. In 2012, the Sheriff's Office nd the Hollnd Deprtment of Public Sfety implemented joint Digitl Forensics lb. This lb is collbortive effort between gencies to coordinte investigtive services for crimes involving digitl medi throughout Ottw County. The gols of the lb re to protect communities we serve by preventing nd investigting crimes involving digitl medi. Administrtive Division Corrections Division Investigtive Division Lw Enforcement Division We strive to increse the efficiency nd effectiveness of our investigtions through the bility to obtin, nlyze nd interpret digitl evidence for prosecution. Through this collbortion exminers obtined pproximtely $15,000 in specilized forensic equipment nd dvnced trining in. Our forensic computer exminer ssists in internet investigtions nd forensic exmintions of digitl evidence. Technology chnges in computers, cell phones, gme systems, cmers, nd other devices hve mde digitl evidence n importnt element in the investigtion nd prosecution of mny crimes. In, the Detective took prt in 187 investigtions involving digitl medi. As prt of these investigtions, 356 forensic exmintions of digitl medi were conducted. In ddition to digitl exmintions, in the joint lb exminers ssisted in the cretion of Juvenile Court Internet Sfety progrm for juvenile offenders nd their prents. This progrm ddresses the risks nd concerns for youth relted to their online behvior, s well s, provides hnds on session for prents educting them on checking nd monitoring their child s online ctivity. 47
Two Animl Control Deputies re responsible for hndling niml complints within Ottw County. They routinely investigte complints regrding the hndling nd cre of compnion nimls. These include buse nd neglect situtions, s well s dngerous nimls. Ottw County Animl Control Deputies re concerned with the humne tretment of nimls. Their primry gol; however is to preserve humn helth. Educting the community on the need to license nd vccinte pets is very importnt. Animl Control Deputies regulrly pick-up stry cts nd dogs nd ssist in reuniting owners with lost pets. Allendle Township 6676 Lke Michign Dr. Allendle, MI 49401 Ph: (616) 895-6295 County Tresurer 12220 Fillmore St. West Olive, MI 49460 Ph: (616) 994-4501 County Tresurer 414 Wshington Ave. Grnd Hven, MI 49417 Ph: (616) 846-8357 Ferrysburg City 17290 Roosevelt Rd. Ferrysburg, MI 49409 Ph: (616) 842-5803 Opening Letter Summry Orgniztion Locl Governments Grnd Hven City 519 Wshington Ave. Grnd Hven, MI 49417 Ph: (616) 842-3210 Grnd Hven Township 13300 168th Ave. Grnd Hven, MI 49417 Ph: (616) 842-5988 Hollnd City 270 S. River Ave. Hollnd, MI 49423 Ph: (616) 355-1380 Hollnd Township 353 N. 120th Ave. Hollnd, MI 49422 Ph: (616) 396-2345 Jmestown Township 2380 Riley St. Hudsonville, MI 49426 Ph: (616) 896-8376 Robinson Township 12010 120th Ave. Grnd Hven, MI 49417 Ph: (616) 846-2210 Spring Lke Township 106 S. Buchnn St. Spring Lke, MI 49456 Ph: (616) 842-1340 Zeelnd Township 6582 Byron Rd. Zeelnd, MI 49464 Ph: (616) 772-6701 In ddition, they perform the following duties:» Investigting housing nd cre of frm domestics» Investigting niml cruelty/neglect complints» Determining the origin of livestock losses» Enforcing stte niml control lws, including licensing sttutes» Enforcing township brking dog ordinnces» Providing kennel inspections nd licensing» Documenting niml bite reports» Providing informtion on wild niml issues» Providing permits for wolf-dogs nd lrge crnivores During, the Sheriff s Office responded to 2,416 incidents regrding niml control issues. 146 of these were niml bite incidents. 1,586 nimls were picked up by the Sheriff s Office. Dog Licenses Dog licenses re vilble t the Tresurer s Office in Administrtion Building t the Fillmore Street Complex. Severl veterinrin offices lso offer dog licenses. Locl government units listed in the box to the left offer them s well. Administrtive Division Corrections Division Investigtive Division Lw Enforcement Division Animl Control Unit Cnine Unit Community Policing E-Units Honor Gurd Unit Mrine Unit Mounted Unit Reserve Unit Senior Volunteer Unit Trffic Services Unit Victim Services Unit 48
The Ottw County Sheriff s Office K9 Unit is comprised of four Deputies nd their K9 prtners. All of our K9 tems re Dul Purpose K9 Tems, mening tht the dogs re trined for both ptrol work nd in nrcotics detection. These specilly trined K9s nd their hndlers re the most utilized specilty tem within the Sheriff s Office. They provide generl police services to the citizens of Ottw County in ddition to responding to K9 relted clls. K9 hndlers nd their prtners routinely respond to clls for service tht include rmed robberies, ssults, homicides, brricded suspects, fugitive wrrnt rrests, missing persons, nrcotics investigtions, nd multitude of other clls. Requests for Service 2015 2014 2013 2012 Requests from Ottw County Sheriff 146 189 232 227 117 Requests from Agencies within Ottw County 17 34 15 22 64 Requests from Agencies outside Ottw County 16 20 22 13 13 TOTAL 179 243 269 262 194 The K9s nd their hndlers receive extensive trining prior to being plced into service. They mintin proficiency through weekly mintennce trining nd yerly recertifiction process tht ensures their vlidity for courtroom testimony purposes. Requests Assist Other Agencies Grnd Hven Deprtment of Public Sfety 6 Hollnd Deprtment of Public Sfety 11 Michign Stte Police 9 Grnd Vlley Stte University Police 0 Zeelnd Police Deprtment 0 Muskegon County Agencies 4 Other Lw Enforcement Agency 3 TOTAL 33 K9 Deputies re n importnt tool in community outrech s they provide demonstrtions to the public nd re very visible in our communities. The Ottw County Sheriff s Office K9 Tems re instrumentl to the lw enforcement services provided to the citizens of Ottw County nd in ensuring the sfety of our officers. Administrtive Division Corrections Division Investigtive Division Lw Enforcement Division Animl Control Unit Cnine Unit Community Policing E-Units Honor Gurd Unit Mrine Unit Mounted Unit Reserve Unit Senior Volunteer Unit Trffic Services Unit Victim Services Unit 47
Recognizing tht significnt mount of lw enforcement response is rective in nture, the dministrtion of the Ottw County Sheriff s Office hs consistently moved in the direction of communityoriented policing. Our gol is to work directly with locl elected officils, schools, courts, businesses nd community leders to identify specific res of need, nd develop strtegies to ddress those needs. We believe tht the proctive mesures involved in community policing concepts hve direct impct on the rective ctions required of lw enforcement. Community-oriented policing hs proven to be vitl tool in deling with the significnt growth tht hs occurred within Ottw County over the yers. These coopertive efforts hve led to mny successful Federl grnt wrds, such s the Deprtment of Justice Cops Grnt. These grnts provided much of the finncil foundtion for the growth of community policing in Ottw County. Continued support nd prtnerships by locl units of government, schools, nd the county hve mde community-oriented policing stble, effective method of proctive lw enforcement within Ottw County. Community policing ssignments hve tken three primry directions: 1) the township or city community policing deputies, who consider the needs of the locl unit of government; 2) the school resource deputies, who focus on school issues during the school yer; nd 3) Fmily Court community policing deputies, who del with juvenile justice issues. Community policing deputies re visible presence in the communities they serve. In ddition to the progrm list to follow, deputies lso focus their efforts on temporry problem solving, such s trffic enforcement in new construction zone, follow-up on school bus violtions, nd enforcement of sex offender registrtion lws. Listed below re exmples of vrious community policing progrms nd ctivities in which deputies prticipte.» Crime Free Multi-Housing Progrms» Bicycle Ptrols» Neighborhood Wtch» Presenttions (Senior Citizen nd Business Interests)» Bicycle Registrtion Progrms» Trffic Control -Selective Enforcement» Juvenile Probtion Supervision» Juvenile Truncy Issues» Crime Prevention Through Environmentl Design» Student Mentoring» Substnce Abuse Violence Eduction (SAVE) Progrm» Teching Eduction nd Mentoring (TEAM)» Ottw County Citizens Police Acdemy» Zoning Ordinnce Enforcement» Sfety Eduction (Child pssenger, Bicycle/Helmets, Boting, Cmpus, Hunter, ORV, Snowmobile)» Crossing Gurd Coordintion» Vction Property Wtch» Civilin Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE)» Tobcco nd lcohol complince checks» Prescription tke bck progrm (1,559 pounds in )» Sex Offender Verifictions» Prent workshops 50 Administrtive Division Corrections Division Investigtive Division Lw Enforcement Division Animl Control Unit Cnine Unit Community Policing E-Units Honor Gurd Unit Mrine Unit Mounted Unit Reserve Unit Senior Volunteer Unit Trffic Services Unit Victim Services Unit
All community policing deputies crry criminl investigtion cselod s prt of their obligtion to the community they serve. School Resource Deputies The primry focus of school resource deputies is the sfety nd security of the school cmpus. Wellpublicized locl nd ntionl events hve demonstrted the need for the development of sfety strtegies nd event crisis mngement to insure the well-being of students nd stff members. School resource deputies remin highly visible nd ssist in proctive problem solving to prevent or limit significnt events from occurring on school grounds. Aprt from crrying criminl investigtion cselod resulting from crimes committed on cmpus, school resource deputies re skilled in working with young people. Deputies ttend mny school cdemic nd sporting events, nd ct s mentors to students, shring their knowledge of life skills. Deputies lso prticipte in clssroom ctivities, such s teching TEAM s well s speking on helth, government, nd socil medi eduction relted issues. In ddition, some deputies hve extended their interest nd tlents to fter school ctivities, such s coching. Others ssist by prticipting in thetre, music or chrity bsed fundrising efforts in their schools districts. The School Resource Deputy positions were initilly secured by COPS grnts but more recently mintined through prtnerships between School Districts, locl City nd Townships, nd Ottw County. Sergent Derek Gerencer supervises the School Resource Deputy Progrm. Sergent Christensen is vilble for questions nd comments regrding school progrms nd my be contcted t the following e-mil ddress: Dgerencer@miottw.org. Juvenile Services Since 1996, the Ottw County Sheriff s Office hs ssigned deputies to the 20th Circuit Court, Juvenile Services in prtnership tht focuses on juvenilerelted issues. The ssigned deputies work with court wrds (mny of whom re designted high-risk to reoffend) nd who re plced in the community. These deputies lso investigte crimes, serve summons nd subpoens, Administrtive Division Corrections Division Investigtive Division Lw Enforcement Division Animl Control Unit Cnine Unit Community Policing E-Units Honor Gurd Unit Mrine Unit Mounted Unit Reserve Unit Senior Volunteer Unit Trffic Services Unit Victim Services Unit trnsport juveniles, nd ct s liison between the Sheriff s Office nd the juvenile court. 51
Deputies were ssigned to the Intensive Surveillnce Progrm (ISP) s it ws designed to be strong, behviorl intervention progrm with even greter supervision intensity of high-risk youth living within the community. One gol ws to reduce the number of juveniles plced in costly residentil fcilities. In the erly 2000 s, the court initited other progrms designed to further reduce plcements nd to dd trgeted tretment components. From this, first cme the Juvenile Community Justice (JCJ) progrm, then the Juvenile Drug Tretment Court (JDTC) progrm. Lter, the court dded the Community Probtion progrm. As youth entering into JCJ nd JDTC were high risk, deputy ws ssigned to ech. The Ottw County Sheriff s Office nd 20th Circuit Court, Juvenile Services continue to be leders sttewide in this innovtive collbortion of services. The number of youth referred to the ISP progrm hs been reduced s the court incresed its use of the JCJ nd JDTC progrms nd dded community probtion specilized cselods to work more intensely with sex offenders, gng offenders nd with those youth plced in the Juvenile Justice Institute. Since erly tht yer the deputy ssigned to ISP hs hd his/her cselod modified to include regulr community probtion cses. In, our deputies supervised 47 unique nd chllenging juvenile justice progrm cses. Mnging cse includes developing cse tretment plns; writing reports for nd ppering in court; ttending stff meetings; mintining record of contcts, drug tests nd cse notes in the court s cse mngement system; nd frequent surveillnce of the youth in his/her home nd school, in the community nd t job sites. The deputies ssigned to JCJ nd JDTC work coopertively with tems ssigned to ech progrm nd prticipte in frequent tem meetings; these tems include members from community orgniztions. In 2015, new prtnership in truncy collbortion begn. It is prtnership with Ottw County Juvenile Court, Ottw Are Intermedite School District nd the Sheriff s Office. The deputy ssigned to the Truncy cses works directly with the Truncy officer from OAISD. They worked 388 cses (2015- school yer) meeting with students, prents, nd school officils to solve underlying issues of bsenteeism nd correct behvior. Ride-Along Progrm The Sheriff s Office mintins Ride-Along Progrm to improve police/community reltions, educte the public, nd provide residents with n opportunity to understnd police procedures nd opertions. County residents who re t lest eighteen yers of ge nd re enrolled in criminl justice eductionl progrm re eligible to pply. The pplicnt is ssigned rod ptrol deputy nd rides with him/her for portion of the deputy s shift. During, 125 ride-long pplictions were processed. 52 Administrtive Division Corrections Division Investigtive Division Lw Enforcement Division Animl Control Unit Cnine Unit Community Policing E-Units Honor Gurd Unit Mrine Unit Mounted Unit Reserve Unit Senior Volunteer Unit Trffic Services Unit Victim Services Unit
Interested prties must complete n ppliction nd wiver of libility form. A criminl records check is run on ll pplicnts. Applictions re vilble t the Fillmore Street Complex during regulr business hours. High School nd College Internships The Ottw County Sheriff s Office High School Internship Progrm is coordinted lerning experience for high school seniors interested in creer in lw enforcement. The Internship Progrm is one semester in length nd supervised by Sheriff s Office School Liison Deputy. Students re exposed to vrious spects of lw enforcement, including records, the jil, centrl disptch, rod ptrol, nd community policing. Interested students coordinte with their School Liison Deputy regrding the ppliction process. Cptin Derek Christensen supervises the high school progrm. His emil is dchristensen@miottw.org. The Sheriff s Office lso prticiptes in college internship progrm, in coopertion with the Criminl Justice Progrms t Grnd Vlley Stte University nd Grnd Rpids Community College. Those students who receive recommendtion from their college or university my pply for n intern position with the Sheriff s Office. Applicnts prticipte in rigorous selection process, consisting of n orl interview, criminl history check, nd driving record check. The Sheriff s Office views this progrm s n opportunity for students to gin rel-life experience in the criminl justice ren, nd lso s n opportunity to showcse our gency. It provides recruiting opportunities for some outstnding cndidtes. Cptin Tese supervises the college progrm; interested college students my contct him t rtese@miottw.org for further informtion. Administrtive Division Corrections Division Investigtive Division Lw Enforcement Division Animl Control Unit Cnine Unit Community Policing E-Units Honor Gurd Unit Mrine Unit Mounted Unit Reserve Unit Senior Volunteer Unit Trffic Services Unit Victim Services Unit 53
Medicl Response Township Emergency Non- Emergency TOTAL Georgetown 1,100 883 1,983 Hollnd 1,039 617 1,656 Prk 264 158 422 Other 20 15 35 TOTAL 2,423 1673 4,096 Response to All Clls Township Emergency Non- Emergency TOTAL Georgetown 1,501 4,039 5,540 Hollnd 1,772 5,919 7,691 Prk 450 1223 1,673 Other 113 440 553 TOTAL 3,836 11,621 15,457 The Ottw County Sheriff s Office provides Emergency Medicl Units in Hollnd, Prk, nd Georgetown Townships. These units re pid for by ech Township s prt of our prtnership with the community. E-Unit deputies re cross trined s both police officers nd prmedics. While on ptrol, they enforce lws, conduct criminl investigtions, investigte trffic crshes, conduct trffic enforcement, nd complete reports. However, they lso re the first to respond to medicl emergencies within their communities. The E- Unit deputies re licensed prmedics who offer medicl cre nd tret their ptient until which time they re turned over to responding mbulnce for trnsport to the hospitl. E-Unit deputies re skilled in ll spects of pre-hospitl medicine which includes the plcement of dvnced irwys, the strting of IV s, EKG rhythm interprettion, nd the dministrtion of severl life sving medictions. The E-Units responded to 15,457 incidents during which include both emergency nd non-emergency types of clls. The cll brekdown by re is depicted in the relted tbles. Administrtive Division Corrections Division Investigtive Division Lw Enforcement Division Animl Control Unit Cnine Unit Community Policing E-Units Honor Gurd Unit Mrine Unit Mounted Unit Reserve Unit Senior Volunteer Unit Trffic Services Unit Victim Services Unit 54
The Sheriff s Office hd n interest in forming deprtment Honor Gurd unit for some time nd we were ble to ccomplish this in 2009. A police honor gurd unit consists of members of n individul deprtment who re specilly trined to provide certin honorry functions. These functions typiclly involve specil detils ssocited with ceremonil events nd police funerls. The deprtment mnged to secure monetry dontions from privte groups nd citizens tht provided the funding needed to orgnize this unit. Through these dontions ll of the necessry uniforms nd equipment needed for forml Honor Gurd Unit were obtined. Eight members from the deprtment were selected to prticipte in the unit, nd ll hve received forml nd specilized trining through the process. As result, the Honor Gurd Unit stnds redy to represent Ottw County nd the Sheriff s Office in forml nd professionl mnner. Hopefully, their services will never be needed to conduct police funerl; however, the unit is prepred to ssist in such n event if clled upon to do so. Additionl informtion bout the unit cn be obtined by contcting Cptin Tese t rtese@miottw.org. Administrtive Division Corrections Division Investigtive Division Lw Enforcement Division Animl Control Unit Cnine Unit Community Policing E-Units Honor Gurd Unit Mrine Unit Mounted Unit Reserve Unit Senior Volunteer Unit Trffic Services Unit Victim Services Unit 55
The Sheriff s Office Mrine Unit opertes six bots tht re sttioned t the Cost Gurd Sttions in Grnd Hven nd Hollnd. In ddition, two vessels re on trilers primrily utilized on inlnd lkes nd the Grnd River. Primry res of ptrol include Spring Lke, the Grnd River, Lke Mctw, Lke Michign, Crockery Lke, Crnberry Lke, Cedr Lke, nd Georgetown Lke. The Sheriff s Office hs coordinted nd hosted the Mrine Trining Acdemy sponsored by the Michign Sheriff s Assocition. Sixty students from round the stte were trined in the Michign Mrine Act, providing eduction in lws nd procedure. Skills tught include ccident investigtion, towing vessel, nd detection of impired opertion. The cdemy is 40 hours with nine dditionl hours of optionl dvnced trining. The Mrine Unit focused efforts on eduction in n ttempt to gin voluntry complince with mrine lws nd sfety regultions. Enforcement continues to be component of mrine sfety, but eduction nd complince with boting lws re vitl in creting sfe nd enjoyble boting environment. The Mrine Unit prticipted in specil event ptrols, including Hollnd Tulip Time Fireworks, Fruitport Old- Fshioned Dys Fireworks, Spring Lke Heritge Festivl, Hollnd nd Grnd Hven 4th of July Fireworks, Grnd Hven Cost Gurd Festivl, nd the Grnd Hven YMCA Trithlon. Two Opertion Dry Wter boting enforcement dtes hve been dded with the coopertion of re lw Body of Wter Unit Hours # of Contcts Lke Michign 218 291 Lke Mctw 476 632 Hollnd Chnnel 65 284 Pigeon Lke 58 50 Grnd Hven Chnnel 471 756 Grnd River 422 1,281 Spring Lke 580 1,474 Other 126 11 TOTAL 2,416 4,779 All Bodies of Wter Totl # of Tickets Written 47 Totl # of Wrnings Issued 1066 Totl # of Complints Received 170 Totl # of Boting Accidents 24 Totl # of Non-Boting Accidents 0 Miscellneous Hours Officer Trining Hours 153 Court Hours 0 Progrm & Admin. Hours 2275 Public Meeting Hours 245 Hours Spent on Regtt Unit 16 Hours of Mintennce 279 56 Administrtive Division Corrections Division Investigtive Division Lw Enforcement Division Animl Control Unit Cnine Unit Community Policing E-Units Honor Gurd Unit Mrine Unit Mounted Unit Reserve Unit Senior Volunteer Unit Trffic Services Unit Victim Services Unit
enforcement in n effort to mke the public more wre of the dngers of drinking nd boting. Mrine Unit deputies lso prticipted in out-of-wter events, including re township fire deprtment open houses, s well s re prdes in Jenison, Hollnd, nd Grnd Hven. Deputies temed with locl mrine nd Bech nd Piers Sfety in distributing wter sfety informtion throughout the Lkeshore Are. Deputies nd volunteers distributed child, youth nd dult personl flottion devices (PFDs - life jckets). Whenever bot owners hd the wrong type/size PFD or when PFDs were missing ltogether or in poor condition, new PFDs were loned to boters. PFD s were lso plced on Loner Bords t the Stte Prks nd County prks within Ottw County. The loner bords provide prents or gurdins of children the use of life jckets to ssist in keeping their children sfe while enjoying wter ctivities t the bech. Agin this yer the Mrine Unit prticipted in Bech Survivl Chllenge in Grnd Hven, which focuses on bech nd pier sfety. Issues in Smith s Byou re required the ttention of Mrine Unit deputies. On busy weekends during the boting seson, it is not unusul for 250 vessels or more to be nchored in the byou t one time. The Mrine Unit hs responded to complints of loud music, reckless boting, nd violtions of Slow-No-Wke zones. Administrtive Division Corrections Division Investigtive Division Lw Enforcement Division Animl Control Unit Cnine Unit Community Policing E-Units Honor Gurd Unit Mrine Unit Mounted Unit Reserve Unit Senior Volunteer Unit Trffic Services Unit Victim Services Unit 57
Accidents Hours Spent on Boting Accidents 39 Hours Spent on Non-boting Accidents 0 Serch nd Rescue Hours Spent on Serch nd Rescue 459 Number of Cses 14 Bots Assisted 4 Number of Occupnts 4 Body Recovery Number of Persons 11 Assist Other Agencies Number of Assists 7 Hours Spent on Assists 110 Livery Inspections Hours of Livery Inspections 29 Number of Liveries 10 Number of Bots Inspected 188 Number of Bots Filed 0 Boting Sfety Students Trining Hours 149 Students Certified 861 The Mrine Unit continues to work with responsible boters, property owners nd locl units of government to resolve problems, gin complince, nd to educte the public. In, the mrine unit certified 861 students in boter sfety courses. Clsses were offered in schools nd severl res of Ottw County. The Sheriff s Office Mrine Unit consists of one full-time sergent nd 42 sesonl, prt-time deputies. Sergent Den DeVries currently oversees the Mrine Unit nd my be contcted t: ddevries@miottw.org. Dive Tem In, the Ottw County Sheriff s Dive Tem responded to 42 incidents. Of these, 21 were for potentilly criticl incidents tht were determined to be unfounded, or the tem ws cncelled prior to rrivl. There were 10 bodies of drowning victims recovered from Ottw County wterwys. Two vehicles were received from the wter. The tem provided ssistnce to outside gencies vi the use of sonr nd/or the Remote Operted Vehicle (ROV) system. The tem took prt in seven trining dives during the yer. Administrtive Division Corrections Division Investigtive Division Lw Enforcement Division Animl Control Unit Cnine Unit Community Policing E-Units Honor Gurd Unit Mrine Unit Mounted Unit Reserve Unit Senior Volunteer Unit Trffic Services Unit Victim Services Unit 58
The Ottw County Sheriff s Office Mounted Unit consisted of 5 deputies in. The deputies provide their own uniforms, equipment nd nimls. The Mounted Unit is very effective method of lw enforcement, s mounted officers cn ptrol in res not esily ccessible to ptrol vehicles, nd hve better crowd visibility thn deputies on foot ptrol. The Mounted Unit provides crowd control nd security for firs, business picnics, prdes nd other mjor county events during the yer. In, the Mounted Unit provided 245 hours of volunteer service nd 279 hours of contrcted work. Members of the Mounted Unit re provided with extensive trining throughout the yer. Deputies must pss prescribed mounted course with score of 100 percent before they re permitted to work their mounts mong the public. Sgt. Den DeVries serves s the liison between the Mounted Unit nd the Sheriff s Office. Sgt. DeVries is vilble for questions nd comments regrding the Mounted Unit nd my be contcted t the following e- mil ddress: ddevries@miottw.org. Volunteer Work» Prdes» Fire Sfety Week» Police Awreness Events» Monthly Meetings & Trining Contrct Work» County Prks» Ottw County Fir» Cost Gurd Festivl» Compny Picnics» High School Footbll Gmes» Hudsonville Fir Administrtive Division Corrections Division Investigtive Division Lw Enforcement Division Animl Control Unit Cnine Unit Community Policing E-Units Honor Gurd Unit Mrine Unit Mounted Unit Reserve Unit Senior Volunteer Unit Trffic Services Unit Victim Services Unit 59
The Sheriff s Office Reserve Unit is comprised of 70 members, lthough the Mrine Unit nd Mounted Unit members cn lso perform reserve detils. The members of the Reserve Unit re individuls from the community who hve n ctive interest to be involved with lw enforcement. Reserve deputies ride evenings with full-time deputies s the second deputy in the ptrol cr. A reserve deputy tht rides s second uniformed deputy in ptrol unit is not compensted for this service. In ddition to ride long responsibilities, reserve deputies lso work trffic nd crowd control t the county firs, the Berlin Rcewy, high school footbll nd bsketbll gmes, the Grnd Hven Cost Gurd Festivl, township prk ptrols in Hollnd, Port Sheldon, nd Prk Townships, s well s other public nd privte functions s requested. When working these specil events, reserve deputies re pid by the event contrctor through specil contrct with the County. Reserve deputies purchse their own deprtment-snctioned uniforms nd equipment, t no expense to the Sheriff s Office. Reserves lso ttended monthly trining sessions held t the Sheriff s Office without compenstion. The Sheriff s Office Reserve Unit is comprised of four squds: Hollnd; Georgetown; Grnd Hven/Spring Lke; nd Mrne. Ech squd hs leders who hndle the ssignments in tht re. The entire unit is under the supervision of the Sheriff s Office Lw Enforcement Services Cptin. Sergent Chris Koster currently serves s the liison between the Sheriff s Office nd the Reserve Unit. Sgt. Koster is vilble for questions nd comments regrding the Reserve Unit nd my be contcted t the following e- mil ddress: ckoster@miottw.org. Assignment Hours Volunteer Trining 1,482 Security Detils 4,263 Volunteer Ptrol 1,474 TOTAL 7,219 60 Administrtive Division Corrections Division Investigtive Division Lw Enforcement Division Animl Control Unit Cnine Unit Community Policing E-Units Honor Gurd Unit Mrine Unit Mounted Unit Reserve Unit Senior Volunteer Unit Trffic Services Unit Victim Services Unit
In, the Ottw County Sheriff s Office continued to utilize the services of the Senior Volunteer Progrm (SVP), which ws estblished in 2006. Currently the tem hs 19 members tht work out of either our Georgetown or Fillmore office. Typiclly two tems re on ech dy nd divide the county in hlf for better service. With this expnsion, we re ble to provide dditionl services to the community nd free up our ptrol stff. A new service which begn in 2009 provides trnsporttion services for persons relesed from jil who my hve no mens to return to their community, mny times trying to wlk home. The SVP tems trnsport them to specific loctions throughout the county. In, 181 people utilized this service. The Senior Volunteers ssist the Sheriff s Office in severl key res, including vehicle trnsfers, home security checks, hndicpped prking enforcement, s well s ssistnce in the processing of bndoned vehicles. Senior Volunteers lso ssist t community events such s Ntionl Night Out, Community Fire Deprtment Open Houses, nd locl firs. The Senior Volunteer Progrm is supervised by Cptin Tese. He cn be contcted by e-mil t: rtese@miottw.org. Our Senior Volunteers provide vluble service:» 3,678 hours of service» Trveled 41,611 miles throughout the county» Tems lso conducted 531 home security checks» Identified 57 hndicpped prking violtions» Trnsported 181 persons from the jil Administrtive Division Corrections Division Investigtive Division Lw Enforcement Division Animl Control Unit Cnine Unit Community Policing E-Units Honor Gurd Unit Mrine Unit Mounted Unit Reserve Unit Senior Volunteer Unit Trffic Services Unit Victim Services Unit 61
In ddition to trffic enforcement conducted by routine rod ptrol nd community policing units, the Sheriff s Office Trffic Services Unit consists of one sergent nd three full-time deputies. The sergent s duties include supervising the full-time trffic deputies, long with serious nd ftl crsh investigtions nd reconstruction, which includes forensic mpping of crsh nd crime scenes. In ddition, this sergent serves s liison between stte nd locl offices regrding trffic sfety issues. Trffic Services deputies enforce stte trffic lws, investigte motor vehicle crshes, nd serve s trffic enforcement trining officers for ll new deputies, in ddition to providing trffic sfety relted eductionl progrms to the public. Trffic Services supports the overll trffic sfety mission in the deprtment. There re dditionl township-funded trffic units in Georgetown, Grnd Hven, Hollnd, nd Prk Townships. Twenty-four ftl crshes climed the lives of 27 people. Eight of the ftl crshes were lcohol or drug relted. In ll, there were 32,286 trffic contcts resulting in 15,298 people cited for 17,034 violtions. Speeding tickets ccounted for nerly hlf of ll tickets issued. Tickets Issued (Trffic, Mrine, & Locl Ordinnce) Tickets *Countywide Totls include Sheriff's Office tickets only in ll jurisdictions including those not shown. **Locl numbers reflect SLFB PD tickets nd Sheriff's Office tickets in these jurisdictions. 2015 Tickets 2014 Tickets Allendle 839 786 950 Blendon 172 181 202 Chester 72 69 79 Coopersville City 563 571 341 Crockery 457 305 384 Ferrysburg 344 608 **395 Georgetown 3,258 4,004 5,162 Grnd Hven 1,920 3,973 3,725 Hollnd 3,221 2,919 2,711 Hudsonville City 1,229 1,107 1,120 Jmestown 289 336 423 Olive 511 516 569 Prk 584 520 261 Polkton 197 227 321 Port Sheldon 267 316 308 Robinson 563 377 326 Spring Lke Twp 221 208 266 Spring Lke Villge 398 682 **610 Tllmdge 1,151 1,020 1,154 Wright 170 190 234 Zeelnd 502 558 585 Other 106 157 274 Countywide* 17,034 19,630 19,984 62 Administrtive Division Corrections Division Investigtive Division Lw Enforcement Division Animl Control Unit Cnine Unit Community Policing E-Units Honor Gurd Unit Mrine Unit Mounted Unit Reserve Unit Senior Volunteer Unit Trffic Services Unit Victim Services Unit
Select 2015 2014 Violtions Tickets Tickets Tickets Creless Driving 336 277 204 Defective Equipment 595 857 946 Fil to Yield Right of Wy 576 532 597 Following too close 663 668 621 Helmet Lw 11 2 2 Mrine 30 40 55 Operte while texting 45 36 35 Opertor License 163 183 516 Prking 159 247 234 Pssing 44 65 44 Set-belt Use 553 777 1,024 Speeding 8,394 9,461 8,785 Stop Sign 231 217 259 Trffic Control Device 162 175 210 Trffic Signl 385 478 540 Turning 150 100 91 Vehicle Registrtion 1,489 1,586 1,817 Totl Trffic Contcts 32,286 33,838 30,520 Totl Cittions* 17,034 19,630 19,984 *Includes Trffic, Mrine, nd Locl Ordinnce cittions. Crsh Dt 2015 2014 Crshes Investigted 6,982 6,285 6,372 Property Dmge Crshes 5,726 5,195 5,314 Personl Injury Crshes 1,232 1,047 1,037 Ftl Crshes 24 16 23 Persons Killed in Crshes 27 17 26 Crshes Alcohol/Drug Relted 178 151 211 Injury Crshes Alcohol/Drug Relted 95 98 65 Ftl Crshes Alcohol/Drug Relted 8 4 8 Administrtive Division Corrections Division Investigtive Division Lw Enforcement Division Animl Control Unit Cnine Unit Community Policing E-Units Honor Gurd Unit Mrine Unit Mounted Unit Reserve Unit Senior Volunteer Unit Trffic Services Unit Victim Services Unit 63
The Victim Services Unit is volunteer group consisting of 25 dedicted individuls. The mission of the unit is to ssist individuls who hve suffered trgedy (either victim or victim s fmily), thus permitting emergency personnel to concentrte their efforts on the incident t hnd. The victim dvoctes work in tems of two nd re pged by the Ottw County Centrl Disptch Authority, upon request of lw enforcement or emergency personnel t the scene of n incident. The Victim Services Unit hs proven to be very vluble sset nd is vilble to ll lw enforcement nd fire services personnel in Ottw County upon request. The Victim Services Unit is designed to provide support nd comfort to victims nd their fmilies, thus minimizing the stress of the sitution. Advoctes mke referrls to pproprite gencies nd services in the re nd provide victims with informtion regrding ccess to the Judicil System nd the Victim Compenstion Bord. They lso serve s gobetween for victims, their fmilies, nd emergency service providers. In, the unit responded to 68 clls for service nd ssisted numerous people. The dvocte tem members donted over 300 hours of their time nd drove over 1,797 miles in their personl vehicles. Cptin Robert Tese serves s the liison between the Victim Services Unit nd the Sheriff s Office nd my be contcted by e-mil t: rtese@miottw.org. Cll Type 2015 2014 2013 2012 Homicides/Mnslughter 3 0 1 0 0 Drowning 3 1 1 2 3 Ftl Cr Crsh 7 4 10 4 5 Deth Notifictions 5 6 7 2 2 Suicides 7 20 10 11 10 Accidentl/Suspicious Deths 2 7 5 6 3 Nturl Deth 28 25 22 17 15 All Other 13 15 0 0 1 TOTAL 68 78 56 42 39 Administrtive Division Corrections Division Investigtive Division Lw Enforcement Division Animl Control Unit Cnine Unit Community Policing E-Units Honor Gurd Unit Mrine Unit Mounted Unit Reserve Unit Senior Volunteer Unit Trffic Services Unit Victim Services Unit 64
mrked the end to the distinguished creers of four vlued members of our orgniztion. Thnk you for your service! Sheriff Gry Rosem (24 Yers s Sheriff) 42 Yers Sergent Kevin Allmn Lw Enforcement Division 26 Yers Retirements Bord of Commissioners Detective Kreg Brce Investigtive Division 26 Yers Deputy Steve Burgess Lw Enforcement Division 22 Yers 65
The 2015 of the Ottw County Sheriff s Office is submitted to the Ottw County Bord of Commissioners in April. The ctivities, progrms, nd level of service of this deprtment re mde vilble by the members of the Ottw County Bord of Commissioners nd locl units of government. Their support for our mission nd the stff of the Sheriff s Office is gretly pprecited s we serve the residents of Ottw County. Retirements Bord of Commissioners Steve A. Kempker, Sheriff District 1 Commissioner Frncisco C. Grci District 5 Commissioner Michel P. Hverdink District 9 Commissioner Philip D. Kuyers District 2 Commissioner Joseph S. Bumnn District 3 Commissioner Donld G. Disselkoen District 6 Commissioner Kelly Kuiper District 7 Commissioner Jmes H. Holtvluwer District 10 Commissioner Roger A. Bergmn, Vice-Chirperson District 11 Commissioner Mtthew R. Fenske District 4 Commissioner Allen Dnnenberg District 8 Commissioner Gregory J. DeJong, Chirperson 66