Police
Department Report
June 13th 2005
The following is a summary of activity for the Raisin Township Police
Department for the month of May.
Significant Events:
Raisin Township Police Department has been invited to participate in
several traffic enforcement initiatives by the state. By participating in this
grant, we qualify for money from the state for overtime wages as well as a
chance at $5000 equipment grants. At the end of the initiative we are also
entered into a drawing for a new patrol car. This initiative started on May 23rd
with seat belt enforcement and will include drunken driving initiatives in
June.
The federal government has mandated that all fingerprints submitted
after September 1st, 2006 must be submitted electronically.
Currently we fingerprint on paper cards and mail them in. We will no longer be
able to do this. The equipment to submit these electronic fingerprints costs
around $26000. Since it is not practical for each department to spend this
amount of money, the area Police Chiefs have looked at some other options.
The City of Tecumseh has qualified for a grant to offset the cost of a
machine. The grant funds 50% of the original cost. The remaining money has to
be paid by Tecumseh. Chief Mack Haun has proposed that the remaining funds be
split as follows: 50% of the balance paid by City of Tecumseh ($6500). The
remainder would be split equally between Raisin Township ($2166), Village of
Clinton ($2166), and Cambridge Township ($2166). The machine will be housed and
maintained by Tecumseh and available to us when we need it. I will provide more
information when it comes available.
The State of Michigan has mandated the use of a new style Preliminary
Breath Tester (PBT) used for breath testing on the roadside for drunk driving
investigations. The two PBT’s that we are currently using will be phased out,
as they need repair or replacement. The State of Michigan no longer has a
contract with our current PBT manufacturer for repair or maintenance. Raisin
Township has been awarded one new FC10 PBT through the Drunk Driving Prevention
Equipment grant at no cost to us. We will receive this item prior to the end of
August. I intend to submit another grant application for next year to replace
the second PBT.
We have received a traffic control order from the State authorizing the
placement of “No Parking” signs on Green Hwy. from Gady Rd. to Saxony Rd. and
also from Gady Rd. 1325 feet west of Green. The County Road Commission will
install the signs.
Meetings:
Chief Lambka attended the following meetings:
May 18th – Traffic Grant Enforcement
May 19th - Law Enforcement Investigators Meeting
May 19th - Lenawee
County Law Enforcement Association
May 25th - Lenawee
County Chiefs Meeting
Personnel:
Oral interviews were completed on May 23rd. Lt. Mike Creswell from the
Lenawee County Sheriffs Office, Sgt. Troy Stern from Tecumseh Police
Department, and Director Richard Renard participated in the Oral Board. We
interviewed 7 candidates and invited the top 3 back for a second interview with
Supervisor Carl Wagner and myself. A recommendation has been attached to this
report.
Training:
Chief Lambka attended a training seminar in Gaylord for leadership
development from May 2nd thru may 6th. Some of the topics covered
were:
·
Motivation of employees
·
Media relation
development
·
Proven leadership
success strategies
·
Use of force
investigations
·
Civil lawsuit primer
for police executives
·
Interest based
bargaining with union issues
·
Mentoring officers for
a successful department
Overall the class was very informative and provided me with some new
tools and information we can utilize.
Statistics:
|
|
May 2003 |
May 2004 |
May 2005 |
|
Complaints |
47 |
40 |
27 |
|
Arrests |
00 |
03 |
00 |
|
Tickets |
14 |
11 |
02 |
|
Traffic Stops |
14 |
10 |
06 |
Police Department
Activity - May
Criminal Complaints
|
Assaults |
00 |
|
Burglary – Home Invasion |
00 |
|
Weapon Offense |
00 |
|
Fraud |
01 |
|
Stolen Property |
00 |
|
Damage to Property |
01 |
|
Drug Offense |
00 |
|
Larceny |
01 |
|
Trespass |
00 |
|
Traffic |
00 |
|
Fugitive Arrest – Obstructing Police |
00 |
|
Health and Safety (Includes Ordinance Violations) |
09 |
Crashes
|
Property Damage |
01 |
|
Personal Injury |
00 |
|
Hit & Run |
00 |
|
Private Property |
00 |
Traffic
|
Speeding Tickets |
01 |
|
Misc. Tickets ( Dog Law, Ordinance, MIP, ETC.) |
00 |
|
Drivers License Violations (DWLS, NO OPS, RESTRICTED) |
00 |
|
Equipment |
00 |
|
Insurance |
01 |
|
Registration |
00 |
|
Right of Way |
00 |
|
Parking |
00 |
|
Warnings |
00 |
Non-Criminal
|
Assist Other Agency |
01 |
|
Assist – General |
01 |
|
Missing Person |
00 |
|
Suspicious Situation |
00 |
|
Alarms |
00 |
|
Found Property |
00 |
|
Civil Situation |
01 |
|
Abandoned Vehicle Inspections |
06 |
|
EMS – Fire Assist |
03 |