H e n d e r s o n v i l l e P o l i c e

D e pa r t m e n t

2 0 1 8 a n n u a l r e p o r t

Inside this issue:

CHIEF’S MESSAGE

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ABOUT HPD ORGANIZATION CHART

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ANNUAL STATISTICS

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FIELD OPERATIONS BUREAU

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INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES BUREAU

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SUPPORT SERVICES BUREAU

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AWARDS 7

Chief’s Message

I am pleased to present the Hendersonville Police Depart-

ment’s 2018 Annual Report. This report will show the depart-

ment’s organizational structure and the facts and statistics

relevant to our activities for the year. The men and women

of the Hendersonville Police Department are dedicated to the

reduction of crime, promoting community relations and mak-

ing Hendersonville a safe and happy place to live, work, and

play. All of our employees have strived to make Henderson-

ville the top city in Middle Tennessee, but this would not be

possible without the great work and support of our commu-

nity as a whole.

The Hendersonville Police Department has continued to grow within a city that has seen

tremendous growth itself. Currently we have 124 full-time sworn personnel, 16 Civilian per-

sonnel, and 10 School Patrol. These numbers are augmented with the volunteer assistance

of 33 Reserve Officers. We are fortunate to have a robust and very active Citizen’s Police

Academy and Explorer Police Post, without whose assistance we could not offer the current

level of service to our community.

We have developed our Community and Business associations to further our goal of citizen

engagement. With the use of Code Red alerts our citizens have been a great source of infor-

mation that has assisted us in multiple investigations. We continue to offer crime maps to

our citizens so that they can be aware of problems in their neighborhoods and know what

to look out for to assist us in making this city safer for all. In 2018 we began the process of

changing our in-car video system to a modern system that will help us to better serve our

community. We also began the process of having our department achieve state accredita-

tion. This should be completed by February 2019. The department is also completing its

program for fully integrated Field Based Reporting into its Record Management System.

Finally, our department has had a successful year in curbing the Juvenile gang problem that

has been prevalent in all communities surrounding the city of Metro-Nashville.

Thank you for reviewing our report and helping us make 2019 an even better year.

The Hendersonville Police Department is com-

prised of 124 sworn officers and is organized

into three Bureaus; Field Operations, Investiga-

tive Services, and Support Services. The Field

Operations Bureau is responsible for provid-

ing a fundamental response to incidents of

crime and prosecuting those crimes. It also

contains the bicycle patrol, the K9 unit, animal

control, and the mounted patrol. The Investiga-

tive Services Bureau is responsible for provid-

ing in depth investigations into more complex

crimes, as well as a flexible team capable of

covering shifting crime patterns observed with-

in the city. It also contains the codes enforce-

ment unit. The Support Services Bureau pro-

vides a variety of services that support the

Field Operations Bureau including the traffic

unit, the training unit, school patrol, and the

community services unit which builds and

strengthens relationships with the community.

A civilian staff of committed employees man

the records and information technology units.

About the Hendersonville Police Department

Hendersonville Police Department Organizational Chart

Field Operations Bureau

Patrol Divison

In 2018 the patrol division and the department as a whole suffered major staffing losses as

did most departments across the country. Notwithstanding these decreased numbers, the

officers of the day, evening and midnight shifts continued their mission of protecting the

citizens of Hendersonville around the clock. The Patrol division was staffed by 57 (full staff is

74), supervisors and officers. These officers made 2066 Arrests (111 DUI, 308 Drug, 155 Do-

mestic), made 8164 traffic stops, issued 1413 citations and 792 written warnings. In total,

64,743 calls for service were answered by these officers.

Domestic Violence Team

The Domestic Violence Team is composed of 6

officers. This team followed up on 271 domes-

tic related cases including Aggravated As-

sualts, Assaults, Stalking and Disturbances.

Animal Control

The animal control unit is staffed by two full

time ACOs. In 2018 they answered 1207 calls

for service and delivered 158 animals to the

County’s animal intake.

K9 Activity

The department has 3 dual purpose dogs and 1 bomb

dog. (3 German Shepherd Dogs, and 1 Belgian Malinois)

The 3 patrol dogs work across the 3 shifts for 24 hour ac-

cess to a K9. The bomb dog is currently assigned to the

evening shift. Combined they conducted 45 narcotics

sniffs, 2 bomb searches, 2 article searches, and 3 suspect

tracks in the last 3 quarters of 2018.

Investigative Services Bureau

Criminal Investigations

2018 saw an increase from 10 Detectives to 12 Detectives. In addition, three Detectives promoted to Sergeant with

two leaving the division. Lt. Vaughn entered retirement and was replaced with newly promoted Lt. Clifford. Sgt.

Coarsey entered retirement and was replaced by newly promoted Sgt. Neal Harris. As of the end of 2018, five of

our twelve Detectives remain in training and are expected to filter out of training within the first five months of

2019.

The number of cases assigned to Detectives increased to a total of 1,361 for 2018. However with the addition of

the two new positions, this reduces the case load per Detective which should allow for greater service to our citi-

zens.

Reported Robberies skyrocketed in the first three months of 2018 with 14 being reported. Through the aggressive

pursuit of offenders and saturation of the FLEX team, we were able to reduce reported Robberies to four during the

last nine months of the year.

FLEX

In 2018 FLEX increased their use of intelligence led policing strategy to better target high crime areas relating to

Robberies and Gun Store Burglaries. Their efforts have been instrumental in assisting other agencies in solving cas-

es as well as preventing and solving crime in Hendersonville. FLEX members worked often with Detectives in appre-

hending criminals who sought refuge in other jurisdictions after committing crimes in Hendersonville. 2018 brought

the addition of Vigilant (license plate recognition) technology to the FLEX members who continue developing their

ability to use this technology in the resolution and prevention of crime.

FLEX consists of ten members. During 2018, two members promoted to Detective positions and were replaced by

Patrol Officers. Two more promoted to MPO positions and were also replaced with Patrol Officers.

Property / Evidence

Property and Evidence Sgt West retired in June, and was replaced by Corporal Reginald Marshall. Shari Kirker re-

mained as an assistant to aid in property and evidence as well

as maintaining TAC responsibilities. At least one evidence de-

struction was conducted as well as one large scale firearms dis-

posal. A new protocol was implemented to segregate sexual

assault kits for better tracking ability.

Property Maintenance Code Enforcement

John Henry completed his first year as a Codes Enforcement

Officer for Property Maintenance. He worked on 458 com-

plaints and brought complete resolution to many. Several are

still working to complete required compliance.

Support Services Bureau

Training Division

-Ensured all Hendersonville Police Officers met or exceeded POST training standards.

-Conducted multiple 10 week in-house train-ing academy for 18 Recruit Training Officers (RTO’s) preparing them to be successful at TLETA, The State Police Academy.

-Conducted in-house training academy ses-sions for 4 Reserve Recruit Training Officers (RRTO’s) sending them to Phase Training.

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Community Services

-Our Community Service Officer, Jamie Ow-

ens attended 119 community outreach

events. These events included, community

meetings , safety seminars, tours at HPD, and

active shooter seminars.

Traffic Division

The traffic division was staffed by five traffic

officers and one traffic sergeant in 2018.

Combined they worked a total of 1,042 vehi-

cle crashes, 901 property crashes, 141 injury

crashes. They also made 2,051 traffic stops,

and issued 1,997 citations or written warn-

ings. The unit orchestrated traffic diversions

for nine races/marathons inside the city.

2018 Awards

FOP AWARDS:

Rozzer Award (Most outstanding Officer of the year): Lt. Terry Smith

Lifesaver Award: Ofc. Anthony Hunt (x2)

Lifesaver Award: MPO Brandon Janco

Lifesaver Award: Ofc. Adam Goodwin

Lifesaver Award: MPO Braxton Craig

Holmes Award (Exemplary Investigation) Det. Andy Harrell

Safe Roads Award (Greatest Impact on Traffic Related Offenses): MPO Curt Getchel

Clean Streets Award (Greatest impact on reduction of drug use): MPO Brandon Janco

Greenhorn Award (Exemplary performance of a new employee or new assignment) : Det.

Frank Scalise

Community Caretaker Award (Greatest efforts to solve and deter domestic violence crimes):

Ofc. Samantha Hale