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EEaattoonn PPoolliiccee DDiivviissiioonn 2015 Annual Report

"Proud to Serve"

Prepared by:

Dispatcher Tonya Hickman &

Chief of Police Chad DePew

February 4, 2016

Eaton Police Division 2015 Annual Report

Chief’s Letter of Introduction

Mission, Vision, & Guiding Principles Page 1 Personnel Organizational Chart Page 3 Calls for Service Page 4 Call Distribution Page 5 Index Crimes Page 6 Arrests/Charges Filed Page 7 Arrests by Month & 5 Year OVI Comparison Page 8 5 Year Incident Summary Page 9 Traffic Citations and Crash Break Down Page 10 Employee Recognition Pages 11-12 Community Involvement Page 13

Eaton Police Division

Dear Sirs, It is with great pleasure I submit to you the Eaton Police Division's Annual Report for 2015. Since reporting to you in 2014, the Eaton Police Division has continued to be a leader both in the delivery of law enforcement services and in developing strong ties with our community. The Annual Report contains a variety of information from 2015 but I wanted to take this opportunity to inform of you of some of the highlights from 2015 not mentioned in the report including:

• Sergeants Beeghly and Hurd attended administrative and leadership training through the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police. Sgt. Eric Beeghly attended the Certified Law Enforcement Executive program and Sgt. Steve Hurd attended the Police Executive Leadership College. Through the courses Sergeants Beeghly and Hurd learned law enforcement trends and techniques that will help EPD continue to be a progressive police agency in our community.

• Our employee training program consisted of over 40 hours of training with staff members. Our

team of in house instructors and efficient scheduling allowed us to train on a wide variety of law enforcement topics on a monthly basis. Our training program ensures our dispatchers and officers are well trained to meet the needs of our community.

• Thanks to generous donations from the Helen Barnes Estate and Grandview Hospital we were

able to purchase a new patrol canine, K9 Argo. Officer Craig Jones was selected as the new K9 handler and he and partner Argo became a certified canine team through the State of Ohio on November 25, 2015.

The City of Eaton changes year to year, progressing in a positive direction, and we strive to make sure we are changing and adapting to meet the needs of the community. We appreciate the opportunities afforded to us and the support given to us by City Council members that allow us to effectively serve the citizens of Eaton. On behalf of the dedicated men and women of the Eaton Police Division it is my pleasure to present this report to Council. Respectfully,

Chad W. DePew Chief of Police

Mr. David Kirsch – Mayor Mr. Craig Moormeier – Vice Mayor Mr. David Daily – Councilman Mr. Brad Moore – Councilman Mr. Joe Renner – Councilman Mr. Brad Collins – City Manager

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Mission

The mission of the City of Eaton Police Division and Communications Division is to help save lives, protect property, and assist the citizens of the City of Eaton in their

time of need.

Vision

United in the spirit of teamwork, we are dedicated to the City of Eaton and will be unyielding in our efforts to provide the highest level of professional service, compassion,

and respect to our citizens.

Guiding Principles

Central to this mission are principles that guide our chosen profession, our daily decisions, and our daily life. We keep our principles clearly visible to

remind us of our ideals. These guiding principles are the foundation for which our policies, goals, and practices are anchored.

Teamwork - Each and every member of the Eaton Police Division and Communications Division is a valuable and important member of the team, recognizing that we are most effective when we combine our strengths.

Integrity- An Eaton Police Division and Communications Division employee shall never compromise himself or herself by dishonesty, lack of character, or favoritism.

Commitment to excellence - An Eaton Police Division and Communications Division employee shall strive to maintain the highest standards of effectiveness and efficiency.

Ethics - An Eaton Police Division and Communications Division employee challenges himself or herself both on duty and off duty with the following question, "Is what I'm doing legally and morally right?"

Professionalism – Each member of the Eaton Police Division and Communications Division strives to demonstrate the leadership, skills, judgment, attention to detail, and professional behavior that is expected of law enforcement professionals.

Chad W. DePew Chief of Police

Eaton Police Division Annual Report 2015

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Personnel We are proud of our team at the Eaton Police Division and would like to commend them to our Council, and our Community. They are professional men and women that take pride in their service. We have a dedicated and well trained staff that has served an average of 14.5 years with the City of Eaton. Below is our roster for 2015. The first number is total years of service which includes time spent with other law enforcement agencies. The second number is the time the individual has been with the Eaton Police Division.

Administration

Chief Chad W. DePew - 14 Years of Service (13 Years with Eaton PD) Sgt Eric Beeghly - 16 Years of Service (15 Years with Eaton PD) Sgt. Steven Hurd – 18 Years of Service (18 Years with Eaton PD)

Officers

Officer Dale Haney 45 Years of Service - 45 Total Years with Eaton PD Officer David Sizemore 30 Years of Service - 24 Years with Eaton PD Officer Brian Carpenter 20 Years of Service - 17 Years with Eaton PD Detective Pete Wray 19 Years of Service - 15 Years with Eaton PD Officer Scott Eversole 18 Years of Service - 15 Years with Eaton PD Officer Clinnie Stevenson 16 Years of Service - 15 Years with Eaton PD Officer Anthony Schmidt 13 Years of Service - 13 Years with Eaton PD Officer Craig Jones 8 Years of Service - 7 Years with Eaton PD Officer Sean Mackey 7 Years of Service - 5 Years with Eaton PD Officer Luke Baker 3 Years of Service - 3 Years with Eaton PD

Dispatchers

Dispatcher Terri Shepherd 24 Years of Service - 24 Years with Eaton PD Dispatcher Susan Lain 18 Years of Service - 18 Years with Eaton PD Dispatcher Tonya Hickman 7 Years of Service - 5 Years with Eaton PD

Dispatcher Stephanie Gallimore Newly Hired - August 3, 2015

Part Time Employees Officer Chris Fugate

Officer Josh Singleton Officer Luke Schlumpf Officer Garrick Sweet

Dispatcher Melissa Schneider Dispatcher Amber Stevenson

Koda - 7 Year old German Shepherd.

EPD K9 Since 2010

K9 Teams

Argo - 2 Year old German Shepherd.

EPD K9 Since 2015

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Eaton Police Division 2015 Organizational Chart

Chief of Police Chad DePew

Communications Sgt. Eric Beeghly

Dispatchers Terri Shepherd Susan Lain Tonya Hickman Stephanie Gallimore

Part Time Dispatchers Amber Stevenson Melissa Schneider

Patrol Sgt. Steve Hurd

Patrol Officers David Sizemore Brian Carpenter Scott Eversole Clinnie Stevenson Anthony Schmidt Dale Haney Craig Jones Sean Mackey

Part Time Officers Luke Baker Chris Fugate Garrick Sweet Josh Singleton

Detective Pete Wray


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Activity Levels During 2015 there were 17,795 occurrences of public safety services. This includes citizen calls for Police, Fire, & EMS services as well as Police officer self-initiated activity. This is an 8.9% increase over last year’s 16,342 occurrences. The breakdown of the 17,795 occurrences is as follows:

• 15,109 were for Police services; • 2,686 were for Fire and/or EMS services.

Of the 15,109 Police occurrences: • 7,559 were citizen initiated calls for service; • 7,550 were officer initiated activity.

2015 is the first year we’ve separated calls for service from citizen driven calls. • 15,109 Police occurrences is a 10.1% increase from the 13,700 occurrences in 2014.

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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015Calls 8035 7052 6770 7751 9017 10162 13206 13999 13700 15109

10 Year Police Activity Comparison

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec2014 978 829 877 1078 1072 1005 991 1382 1497 1382 1405 12042015 1421 1059 1256 1431 1370 1239 1358 1431 1283 1158 1044 1059

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Of the total public safety calls received in 2015, 2,827 were received as a 911 call. An increase of 4.1% over last year’s 2,715 911 calls. 911 Calls have increased 79.9% since 2010 (1,571 in 2010).

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Activity Distribution by Shift

% of Activity Load - 1 Hour Increments The below chart reflects the percentage of total activity handled in 2015, broken down by hour.

Midnight to 1 a.m. 4.2% Noon to 1 p.m. 4.8%

1 a.m. to 2 a.m. 3.1% 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. 5.1%

2 a.m. to 3 a.m. 2.5% Highest 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. 6.1%

3 a.m. to 4 a.m. 2.3% 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. 5.8%

4 a.m. to 5 a.m. 1.5% 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. 5.9%

5. A.m. to 6 a.m. 1.3% Lowest 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. 5.8%

6 a.m. to 7 a.m. 1.9% 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. 4.9%

7 a.m. to 8 a.m. 3.6% 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. 4.7%

8 a.m. to 9 a.m. 3.4% 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. 5.2%

9 a.m. to 10 a.m. 4.0% 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. 4.8%

10 a.m. to 11 a.m. 4.8% 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. 5.3%

11 a.m. to Noon 4.8% 11 p.m. to Midnight 4.3%

The busiest hour during the day was 2pm-3pm, with the busiest block of time being 1pm-6pm. The least busy hour of the day was 5am-6am.

Midnight Shift

Evening Shift

Day Shift


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Index Crimes

Index Crimes are those crimes which are considered violent crimes, crimes that affect the very fiber of society. Eaton continues to have a relatively low index crime rate. The strength (personnel and other resources) and the aggressiveness of the Eaton Police Division in conjunction with the support of the law abiding citizens of Eaton are key factors in keeping these levels low. Crimes can be cleared by arrest, or with a disposition of “exceptional,” which means when some element beyond the control of law enforcement precludes the filing of formal charges against a suspect. The arrest of one person may clear several crimes or several persons may be arrested in connection with a single incident. As indicated below overall index crimes for 2015 decreased by 18.4% from 2014.

Index Crimes 2012 through 2015

Clearance Rate

2012

2013

2014

2015

% Change 2014 – 2015

2015

Reported Crimes

2015

Crimes Cleared

Percentage Cleared

Homicide

0

0

0

0

0%

0

0

NA

Rape

3

6

4

2

-50%

2*

1

50%

Robbery

3

5

3

2

-33%

2

2

100%

Assault

38

34

27

24

-11%

24

15

62.5%

Burglary

102

73

52 43

-17.3%

43

9

20.9% Theft

377

349

387

313

-19.1%

313

84

26.8%

Motor Vehicle Theft

5

18

9

11

22.2%

11

4

36.4%

Arson

0

0

2

0

-100%

0

0

NA

Totals

528

485

484

395

-18.4%

395

115

29.1%

*This case was reported in December, 2015, and is currently under investigation.

Index Crimes by Month for 2015

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Arrests

There were 544 people arrested in 2015, 67 arrests less than the 611 in 2014, or a decrease of 12.3%. Total arrests include 475 adults and 69 juveniles. Arrested persons often are charged with more than one crime and as a result the total charges filed will exceed the total number of people arrested.

Charges Filed in 2015

Adult Parole Violation Animal Laws Assault Burglary\B&E Chemicals to Manufacture Meth Complicity Consumption of Liquor in MV Contributing to Delinquency Corruption of a minor Crim Misc\Damaging Criminal Tools Cultivating/Manufacture Drugs Curfew Deception to Obtain Prescription Disorderly Disrupting Public Service Disseminate Matter Harmful to Juv Domestic Viol Drug Paraphernalia Endangering Children Failure to Appear (Warrants) Falsification Fleeing Eluding Police Officer Forgery Gross Sexual Imposition Illegal Poss of Drug Document Importuning Inducing Panic Littering Loitering Making False Alarms

6 7 20 11 2 6 0 4 0 19 5 4 15 0 51 0 0 47 18 1 70 2 3 4 0 0 1 1 0 3 3

Menacing Misconduct at an Emergency MV Theft Noise Violations Obstruction of Justice Offenses Involving Rail Roads Open Container OVI Passing Bad Checks Physical Control Poss of Drugs - Schedule I\II\III Possessing Drug Abuse Instrument Possession of Marijuana Probation Violation Protection Order Violation Public Indecency Purchase Pseudoephedrine Rape Receiving Stolen Property Resisting Arrest Robbery Sale of Liquor to Underage Tampering with Evidence Telephone Harassment Theft Tobacco Viol Trafficking in Drugs Trespassing Underage Consumption/Purchase Unlawful use of Vehicle Vandalism

11 0 1 0 11 0 10 43 1 1 17 33 36 0 11 0 1 0 13 9 2 2 2 2 97 8 0 28 8 3 5


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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov DecArrests 36 40 48 46 40 60 61 36 56 41 29 51

Total Arrests by Month 2015

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2011 2012 2013 2014 2015Arrests 65 55 69 47 43

OVI Arrest 5 Year Comparison


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5 Year Incident Summary The RED bold numbers indicate a significant decrease in that respective category.

Incidents 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Vehicular Crash – Non-injury 237 255 213 278 237 Vehicular Crash - Injury 70 50 57 39 32 Vehicular Crash - Fatal 0 0 1 0 1 Animal Complaints 265 248 324 304 231 Burglaries \ B&E’s 94 102 76 51 33 Criminal Mischief 139 160 112 92 136 Disorderly Conduct 300 307 330 286 303 Domestic (Non-violent) 102 110 101 59 36 Domestic Violence (Violent offense) 69 62 71 27 12 Drug Related Incidents \ Drug Labs 73 \ 1 80 \ 0 128 \ 2 153 \ 4 143 \ 3 DUI (OVI) 65 55 69 47 43 Menacing/Harassment 17 32 33 18 20 Juvenile Complaints 183 239 215 198 189 Citizens Assists 136 118 156 121 139 Liquor Complaints (Excludes DUI) 17 17 12 9 7 Noise Complaints 126 103 113 103 92 Parking Complaints 207 196 174 166 178 Suicide 1 0 1 0 1 Suicide Attempts 12 17 11 10 9 Suspicious Calls 830 1287 1162 966 1200 Threatening \ Menacing 38 41 36 29 33 Traffic Complaints 195 177 197 210 194 Traffic Stops by Officers 1328 1307 1345 1060 833 Telephone Harassment 72 83 83 76 74 Trespass Complaints 59 77 62 55 79


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Traffic Violations In 2015 Eaton Police Officers handled 243 incidents where at least one (1) traffic citation was issued. The bottom line in the graph below represents the monthly breakdown of those incidents. Of those incidents, one or more citations may be issued. In 2015, 276 citations were filed from those 243 incidents. Each citation corresponds to a violation of City or State traffic laws. The top line in the graph below represents the monthly break down of the citations filed by the Eaton Police Division in 2015. A majority of the citations stemmed from 833 traffic stops and 270 motor vehicle accidents.

Motor Vehicle Crashes The 270 Motor Vehicle Crashes that occurred on City streets was a 14.8% decrease over last year’s 317 crashes (these totals do not include private property crashes). The table below shows the monthly break down of crash reports handled and their totals. There was 1 fatal crash in 2015.

Month

Private

Property

No Injury Crashes

Crashes with

Injuries

Traffic

Offenses Cited

OVI Involved

January

3

15

0

7

1

February

4

18

5

11

0

March

6

24

4

17

0

April

3

17

2

14

0

May

9

31

2

10

0

June

3

16

1

4

0

July

4

16

3

11

0

August

6

20

5

13

1

September

7

23

1

8

1

October

2

14

4

8

1

November

2

20

4

13

0

December

4

23

1

13

1

Total

53

237

32

129

5

Monthly Citations from Traffic Incidents

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15

20

25

30

35

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Citations

Incidents


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Employee Recognition

Employee of the Year

Selecting an Employee of the Year is a tradition that began in 2011 for the Eaton Police Division. Each year staff members get the opportunity to nominate a co-worker who they feel best exhibits the agency's Guiding Principles of Teamwork, Integrity, Commitment to Excellence, Ethics, and Professionalism. Our 2015 winner was Officer Dale Haney. Dale began his career with the Eaton Police Division in 1970 as a Dispatcher and became a Police Officer in 1972. Back when he was a dispatcher, in addition to their regular duties, the dispatchers were also the first responders for fire calls so if someone reported a fire (Dispatcher) Haney would have to leave his post in dispatch so he could drive the fire truck to the scene. Many things have changed since Officer Haney joined the EPD over 45 years ago but his dedication to our community hasn't. He remains one of the best and most active officers on the department.

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Dispatcher Tonya Hickman won the 2015 “Proud to Serve” Award. Proud to Serve is our motto at the Eaton Police Division and the recipient of this award

is selected by the administrative team. In addition to her dispatch duties, Dispatcher Hickman is our property room manager, she gathers and collects

statistical data for the agency on a monthly basis, and she plays a large role in preparing the annual report. Tonya also won the Zero Sick time award in 2015 for the 5th year in a row. Tonya has never used a sick day in the 5 years she has

worked for the Eaton Police Division. Tonya is a 5 year veteran at EPD and has 7 years of dispatch experience.

“Proud to Serve Award

Investigation of the Year Award

The 2015 Investigation of the Year Award went to Detective Pete Wray for EPD case #2015-119. The investigation took 11 months to complete and Detective Wray had to conduct over 30 follow ups in order to gain enough evidence to files charges on the suspect. The investigation began in January and went before Grand Jury in November resulting in the suspect being indicted on 3 felony charges. Detective Wray’s hard work on this case was a great example of our Guiding Principle of Commitment to Excellence.


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Employee Recognition Activity Awards

Activity Awards are presented to officers for the amount of activity they performed throughout the year. Activity includes calls for service as well as officer initiated activity such as business checks, foot patrols, traffic stops, arrests, etc. Each officer initiated event or incident counts as 1 line of activity for the officers. Officers are proud of the proactive work they do in our community and we make sure to recognize them for their hard work.

1500+ Activity Award: 2,500+ Activity Award &

Most Active Officer Award:

Officers Scott Eversole and Dale Haney received the 1,500+ Activity Award.

Officer Stevenson’s 4,181 actions of activity made him the most active officer on the department for the 5th year in a row. Clinnie doesn’t know the meaning of downtime because he takes advantage of every opportunity to pro-actively patrol the City of Eaton. Clinnie takes great pride in preventing crimes from occurring and works diligently to solve challenging cases. Officer Stevenson also had the highest amount of business checks on the department with 1,724, the highest amount of traffic stops with 243, and the highest number of OVI’s with 5.

ZERO Sick Time Award

Dispatchers Terri Shepherd and Tonya Hickman, Officer Brian Carpenter, Detective Pete Wray, Officers Clinnie Stevenson, Craig Jones, Sean Mackey, Sgt. Hurd and Chief DePew all used 0 hours of sick leave in 2015. We applaud them on their dedication to the agency and their accomplishment in not using any sick time. Dispatcher Tonya Hickman has never used a sick day during her time with the Eaton Police Division.

Years of Service Awards

Officer David Sizemore reached 30 years of service in 2015. Officer Sizemore began his career with the Lewisburg Police Department in 1985. Officer Brian Carpenter reached 20 years of service in 2015. Officer Carpenter began his career with the Jackson Township Police Department in 1995.

Top Driver Award:

The “Top Driver” award went to the Officer that completed the tactical driving courses during training in the fastest time with the fewest amount of

errors and exhibited driving safety practices. The 2015 Top Driver was Detective Pete Wray.


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2015 Community Involvement

In 2015 we worked with several community members to re-launch our Neighbors Against Crime program. We held several meetings with community members where we talked about issues affecting the City of Eaton and developed action plans to better the quality of life for all citizens.

Neighbors Against Crime

Old Fashioned Downtown Saturday Night

3rd Annual Hot Pursuit 5k

Eaton Police Scholarship

The Eaton Police Scholarship is awarded to an Eaton High School Senior pursuing a college degree in criminal justice, law, or law enforcement related field. Our 2015 recipient was Garret Eiler. Garret plans on pursuing a career in law enforcement after graduating college. 2015 marked the 2nd year we have given the award. To date, we have awarded scholarships to 3 Eaton High School Seniors (2 recipients in 2014).

The Eaton Police Association along with the Eaton Fire & EMS Association were proud co-sponsors of the Old Fashioned Downtown Saturday Night event for the 3rd year with Downtown Eaton Inc.

The 3rd Annual Hot Pursuit 5k sponsored by the Eaton Police Association was held on May 19,

2015. Proceeds from the race help sponsor the Eaton Police Scholarship.

Kids & Cops

With the help of deputies from the Preble County Sheriff’s Office and the Grandview Police Department we hosted a Kids & Cops day at the YMCA with a group of kids from Ed’s Kids Ministries in Cincinnati.

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