Quarterly Report - Second Quarter - 2004
TO:
Kenneth D. Krombeen, City Manager
FROM: Vernon L.
Snyder, Chief of Police
SUBJECT: Quarterly Report - Second Quarter
DATE: July
30, 2003
Listed below is a review of some police activities
for the second quarter of 2003; the months of April, May, and
June.
COMPLAINTS
INVESTIGATED
2003
2002
2001
Homicide
& Attempts
0
0
0
Criminal
Sexual Conduct
2
8
7
Robbery
4
1
0
Arson
1
1
2
Breaking
& Entering
14
28
19
Larcenies
264
224
226
Auto
Theft
10
10
7
Forgery
1
3
3
Insufficient
Funds Checks
2
1
4
Embezzlement
5
6
10
Violation
of Controlled Substance
23
29
21
Malicious
Destruction of Property
38
61
41
Assaults:
Felonious
5
5
2
Simple
25
42
24
Stalking
2
1
2
Domestic
Assault
20
20
23
Total Assaults
52
68
51
Suicide
& Attempts
8
10
9
Medical
Emergency Calls
135
166
159
2003
2002
2001
Alcohol
Violations:
Minors in Possession
10
18
16
O.U.I.L.
25
29
43
Open Container in Vehicle
0
3
6
Total Liquor Violations
35
50
65
Accidents:
Property Damage
146
209
138
Personal Injury
36
50
55
Hit and Run
43
24
12
Fatalities
0
1
0
Total Accidents
225
284
205
PERFORMANCE
REPORT
2003
2002
2001
Traffic:
Traffic
Summons Issued
791
1,051
865
Verbal Warnings
1,151
1,181
1,347
Motorist
Assists
187
119
178
Totals
2,129
2,351
2,390
Parking
Tickets Issued
12
28
20
Calls
for Service
2,539
2,674
2,571
Civil
Complaints Answered
54
60
80
Property
Checks
2,476
1,921
1,637
Revised
07/30/03
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
PERSONNEL:
Officer
Darin Rietman has been hired as a police officer for the Grandville
Police Department. Darin
fills the position left vacant due to the retirement of Officer
Donner Richter. Darin
has most recently been working at the Hope College Department of
Public Safety full time and at the Zeeland Police Department part
time. He has also worked
as a Rivertown Mall Public Safety Officer and as a loss prevention
officer for one of the anchor stores in the mall.
Darin has an Associates Degree from
Grand Rapids
Community College
. Darin is currently
assigned with a field training officer and should be assigned to
solo patrol around October.
CRIMINAL
ACTIVITY:
The
second quarter was very busy for the employees of the Grandville
Police Department. Numerous
criminal incidents occurred that are worthy of mention.
On May 8, 2003, the Byron Center School Superintendent was
almost killed after being run over two times by suspects that had
attempted to break into his home while he and his family were
asleep. Suspect and
vehicle information was sent out to all area law enforcement
agencies. Officer Troy
Pearson discovered a vehicle having mechanical difficulties on
Century
Center
near the Meijer Store. Although
the vehicle did not completely match the description that had been
broadcast, the mechanical problem was due to the engine overheating
due to the loss of a fan belt. The
vehicle that had been involved in the assault had lost its fan belt
at the scene during one of the times the superintendent was run
over. Officer Pearson
requested assistance and the two suspects were arrested and turned
over to
Kent
County
personnel.
On
May 17, 2003, Grandville officers investigated two unarmed robberies
of customers that occurred as they were leaving the Chicago Drive
Pub. Working with
witnesses, the officers were able to locate the three suspects in a
house in a nearby neighborhood.
All three suspects were arrested and charged with the
robberies.
A
highly publicized abduction and robbery of a motorist in the area of
Wilson Avenue
and
44th Street SW
was resolved after many hours of investigative work.
Sgt. Dan Steere became suspicious of the claims made by the
victim in the incident. In
following up on those suspicions, he was able to prove that the
victim had fabricated most of the story due to missing school.
A warrant charging the reported victim with making a false
report was obtained.
The
local Silent Observer program forwarded information to the
Grandville Police Department about a threat.
In the tip, a school employee had been threatened.
Officers immediately responded to the information provided in
the threat, interviewed potential witnesses, and located the suspect
that had made the threat. The
suspect, a juvenile, was charged with threatening a terrorist act.
Officers were on hand the next school day to ensure the
safety of staff and students.
Officer
Chris VanderLaan received information that a person staying at a
local motel had numerous warrants.
She went to the room and located the suspect.
As she confirmed the presence of an outstanding warrant, she
observed what she believed to be marijuana inside the motel room.
After additional investigation, she recovered a total of six
pounds of marijuana and $1,500 in cash along with paraphernalia
involved in marijuana trafficking.
Grandville
Police Officer Richard Brown, assigned to the Kent Narcotics
Enforcement Team, conducted a tobacco sting at area businesses.
A total of twenty-one stores were visited and two employees
were cited for sale of tobacco to minors.
TRAFFIC:
Traffic
enforcement had been down during the first quarter of the year.
This was discovered during the middle of May when the total
numbers of traffic tickets and verbal warnings were reported for the
first quarter. Officers
were reminded of the importance of traffic enforcement both in
regards to tickets and verbal warnings.
The number of tickets issued during the second quarter,
although still not as high as the same quarter last year, did show
an increase compared to the first quarter after the emphasis was
placed on traffic enforcement. Verbal
warnings increased significantly as well to almost the same level as
last year for the quarter.
Traffic
crashes were down significantly for the quarter from 284 during the
same quarter in 2002 to 225 for the quarter this year.
Both injury related crashes and property damage crashes were
down, while hit and run crashes were up.
An
area wide Click-It-Or-Ticket enforcement effort funded by the Office
of Highway Safety Planning utilized teams of officers conducting
seat belt enforcement. Three
locations were included in the City of
Grandville
. Prior to the
enforcement efforts and associated news publicity, surveys taken at
the three Grandville locations indicated that 85% of the motorists
were wearing belts as required.
After the enforcement waves, surveys showed that 94% of
motorists were wearing belts.
On
May 12, 2003, Officer Ken Howland was recognized by the Kent County
Chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Drivers for his efforts in drunk
driving enforcement. He
was one of eight area officers honored at a luncheon held at the
Hilton Hotel in
Kentwood
.
COMMUNITY
POLICING:
Once
again, community policing officers worked with the 59th
District Court, 59th District Court Probation, and the
Department of Public Works on the Indian Mounds clean up project.
This project has now become a regular project that occurs at
least two times a year to keep this beautiful area clean.
The Wyoming Department of Public Works also assists as the
area includes portions in both the Cities of Grandville and
Wyoming
.
Community
Policing Officers Dave Greco and
Ken Rosher
, along with Police-School Liaison Officer Ron Colvin conducted a
number of bike rodeos. These
events are scheduled at area elementary schools.
The events stress bicycle safety, but include competition on
riding through a series of courses.
The officers also assisted the Safe Kids Coalition with
several bike rodeos at area businesses.
Department
officers hosted two presentations for Grandville High School
Business Law classes. The
students spent a half day at the department.
They viewed a power point presentation on the operations of
the department, visited the 59th District Court and
Probation Department, and participated with officers by riding in
cruisers for short periods of time.
The course instructor reported back that the students very
much enjoyed the opportunity to learn more about the job of a police
officer. The event was
so successful that he wants the department to plan on repeating it
again next school year.
The
Kent
Metro
Police
Academy
was again held at
Grandville
High School
the first week of summer break.
Forty area high school juniors and seniors attended the
program. The program
provides an intense week of training for the students giving them
insight into the job of a police officer, and what to expect if they
attend a police academy. The
program is designed for students that may be thinking of a career in
law enforcement. The
program includes instruction in many topics including criminal
investigation, traffic, physical fitness, and the use of force.
Many of the classes are scenario based.
This program provides a wonderful opportunity for students to
make career decisions if they are thinking of a career in law
enforcement. The program
is sponsored by the Grandville Police Department,
Kentwood Police Department
,
Kent
County Sheriff Department, Walker Police Department, and Wyoming
Police Department.
During
this quarter, Community Policing Officers Dave Greco and
Ken Rosher
used the new digital fingerprinting and photography system that was
purchased earlier this year with private funds.
The system was used at the annual City Barbecue and at an
event that was held at the Meijer Store.
The
Chief and the Deputy Chief presented a power point program to the
Ambucs on May 1, 2003. The
program informed area business leaders about how the commercial
growth has impacted
criminal activity and traffic related issues in the City of
Grandville
and how the police department has adapted to the increase in demands
for service. The program
included crime data, information about police responses to the
Rivertown Crossings Mall, and changes at the department due to the
increased activity level.
Respectfully
Submitted,
Vernon
L. Snyder
Chief of Police
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