Police Report for August 2014

Traffic Contacts: 275
Parking Contacts: 24
Vehicle Inspections: 25
Vehicle Unlocks: 26
Crash Investigations: 19
Public Assists: 297
Assist Other Agency: 89
Crimes Against Persons Report: 5
Crimes Against Property Report: 22
Other Reports: 32
Arrests: 35
Warrants : 6
Alcohol/Narcotics Charges: 17
Crimes Against Persons Charges: 2
Crimes Against Property Charges: 10
Other Charges: 5
Animal Calls: 35
Total Calls for Service: 1578
Total Calls for Service for the year: 10453
Training:

• Attended the Taser law update and policy review in Des Moines. (8 hours)
• August 1^st Officer Scott Sammons graduated from ILEA and returned to NLPD to start the Field Training program.
• An officer attended three days of advanced tactical medical training (24 hours) at Camp Dodge.
• An officer attended dive training. This included dry suit, rescue dive and full mask training.
• A supervisor attended the Incident Command System-400 level series. This is a FEMA approved course for managing critical incidents in Johnson County (16 hours)
• Attended on-line webinars for discrimination, sexual harassment, employee misconduct, ethical conduct and case management by PATC. (1 hour each).

Public Relations:

• Throughout the summer NLPD volunteered at the summer lunch program at the Rec center and received a thank you at the final banquet.
• NLPD assisted with the Youth Triathlon and Officer DJ Juan Santiago provided music.
• Received a monetary donation from Bill Hebel, who is a resident of NL. Mr. Hebel wanted to thank officers for responding to his residence for an alarm.
• Start of school meant school patrol and visibility at and around all schools in NL.
• An officer attended Servolution at Penn Elementary and the department collected and donated school supplies for the program.
• Officers went out to NL Fire’s Salute to Summer for a vehicle display.
• Officers assisted Cole’s Quality Foods on site safety assessment and ALiCE procedures.
• An officer attended the Girls Scouts and Boy Scouts of America event Real Heroes Don’t Wear Capes in Coralville.

Equipment:

• The equipment was installed in the 2014 Dodge Charger. We also picked up the 2014 Ford Explorer which will replace a 2010 Charger.
• Ordered three new desktop computers. Two will replace 8-year-old machines and third is for the part-time records assistant.
• Two ballistic shields were ordered for the patrol cars. These will be carried in the supervisor vehicles.
• Force on Force equipment was also purchased for upcoming training. The simmunition guns shoot soap projectiles that can be easily washed off. This prevents damage to participants or the buildings we practice in.

Enforcement:

• The burglaries to motor vehicles and thefts occurring around town were solved. Some of the property was also recovered. Two juveniles and two adults were charged.   We continue to urge residents to lock their vehicles and remove valuable property from unlocked cars.
• NLPD agreed to be part of the juvenile diversion program for simple misdemeanor disorderly conduct charges. This is a pre-arrest diversion program and the selection for the program will take place at Juvenile Court Services at the recommendation from the officers. Johnson County will be the first in Iowa to try this program.

Department Admin:

• Interviewing for part time records clerk and background checks.
• New officer Scott Sammons is going through the three month FTO process.
• Completed the yearly Federal Asset Forfeiture Compliance program and currently in compliance. This is reporting money we received from criminal prosecution and the property used or derived from the crime was forfeited. We have received money through the Drug Task Force.  We did not spend the money in 2013-14 but will spend the money on non-budgetary equipment.
• Assist with the interview process for the University Heights Police Chief Selection committee
• MOU signed for officers to assist working the Iowa Football games.
• Online police activity is up on running through RAIDS Online. Residents can enter alerts, select what crimes they want to be made aware of and get information on North Liberty officer responses to calls in town.  There are also mobile applications that can be tailored to individual’s use for phones or tablets.