Police Report for February 2023

Traffic Contacts 314
Parking Contacts 126
Vehicle Inspections 23
Vehicle Unlocks 24
Crash Investigations 18
Public Assists 451
Assist other Agency 106
Crimes Against Persons Report 11
Crimes Against Property Report 10
Other Reports 28
Arrests 23
Warrants 3
Alcohol/Narcotics Charges 11
Crimes Against Persons Charges 6
Crimes Against Property Charges 2
Other Charges 13
Animal Calls 46
Total Calls for Service 1839
*Total Calls for Service for the year 3691

Training:

• Members attended monthly Canine, Bomb Squad, &Tactical Team, (56 hours)
• Two officers attended an ALERRT Level 1 Active Shooter Rapid Response training for law enforcement hosted by the EMA at the National Guard building. (32 hours)
• All officers went through training on the VR system. Topics covered were use of force, de-escalation, duty to intercede, officer safety, communication, radio traffic, after action review and tactical considerations for 5 scenarios. (34.5 hours)
• Lt Rueben Ross took the Property and Evidence Management online course for purging, evidence submissions, chain of custody documentation, facility security and best practices for property management (4.5 hours)
• Lt Ross attended an online Internal Affairs investigation course presented by the DLG Law Group. He attended the first class but will be attending a 1-day event for 4 weeks to achieve his certification. (40 hours).
• Lt Ross also attended the Supervisor and Command Staff online learning management system from DLG for the year. All supervisors will attend the training if we find it beneficial and the return on investment is worth the cost. (4 hours)
• Chief attended an 8-hour online seminar on Microlesson instructor from ICIPD institute (8 hours)
• Lt Landsgard attended an online course for Managing Civilization in Law Enforcement (2 Hours)

Public Relations:

• Officer Davis and Lt Ross are still helping with the Citizen Police Academy.
• Officers worked a couple of concerts at the event center in Coralville, events at Liberty and basketball games at the University. All of the overtime hours are reimbursed by the requesting agencies.

Equipment:

• We are working with a decal printer to come up with a 988 design to put on the patrol vehicles to advertise and promote the number for suicide and crisis calls. This is like the 911 decals on the marked patrol vehicles.
• We were approved by the GTSB grant to purchase a new LIDAR. Our current one is over 10 years old. The new one will take a picture of the vehicle with the speed and distance posted.  Most of the purchase will be reimbursed by the state.
• We received a new window tint meter that can measure the light density on vehicles that have aftermarket tint on the driver and front passenger side windows.

Enforcement/Crime:

• The GTSB Iowa SAFE Schools initiative happened this month. Liberty HS signed up to be a participant in the peer-to-peer reward and education on wearing seat belts (1 of 18 schools in the state). We assisted for 3 days on enhanced speed and seatbelt compliance before and after school as part of the initiative. Over 10 Violations were observed/stopped, resulting in 7 warnings for speed, texting, window tint, no front plate, and obstructed view. Charges were written for OWI 2^nd, Driving While Revoked and Driving while Barred.
• To review any criminal complaints for the month List of Criminal Complaints | Johnson County Iowa or see North Liberty Calls for service go to Joint Emergency Communications Center (jecc-ema.org)

Department Admin:

• Officer Jeffrey McVey was hired. He came to us from Clarke County and has 3 years of law enforcement experience and is a certified Drug Recognition Expert (DRE).  He is currently in field training and will be assigned to night shift once that stage has been completed.
• We are continuing the hiring process for police officers by having them take the written test and the MMPI test.
• We are applying again for equipment and overtime traffic enforcement through the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau (GTSB)
• Working to get the PD added to the City’s Offset program account so we can collect on outstanding parking tickets.
• Officer Davis resigned from his position as the investigator/community outreach officer. We have posted the position and will hold interviews for the next officer to fill that role.
• Reviewed what we could cut from next year’s budget and submitted my proposal.
• City Administrator and I met with the local UTV club and their request for NL to allow side by sides in the city limits.
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) asked us to nominate officers who are working diligently to fight drunk/drugged driving and underage possession. Two offices were nominated for their active enforcement efforts in 2022.
• Created a new release of liability form for when there is any potential for property to be damaged by officers. The form was created with the assistance of City Attorney Grant Lientz (example- changing tires, request our assistance when locked out of their house).
• Administrative staff is working on the 2022-year end bulletin. Lt Ross is working on the 5-year history and trends on Use of Force and Complaints