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Quarterly Report - Fourth Quarter - 2005

TO: Kenneth D. Krombeen, City Manager
FROM: Vernon L. Snyder, Chief of Police
SUBJECT: Quarterly Report – Fourth Quarter
DATE: February 21, 2006

Listed below is a review of some police activities for the fourth quarter of 2005; the months of October, November and December.

Complaints Investigated

Performance Report

CRIMINAL ACTIVITY:

The statistical data above includes one report of homicide or attempt.  Officers from the Grandville Police Department responded to a suspicious death during the quarter.  The incident involved a four year old drowning in the bath tub.  Many hours were spent in the course of the follow-up investigation of this death.  Just recently, Kent County Prosecutor Bill Forsyth ruled that no charges would be filed in this incident.

Grandville Police also investigated a missing person complaint involving a 55 year old female resident.  Many hours were also devoted to that investigation.  A vehicle owned by the missing person was located at the Holland State Park.  A joint investigation was conducted with the Ottawa County Sheriff Department.  Unfortunately, the missing person’s body was located by marine patrol deputies of the Ottawa County Sheriff Department.  

There were five robberies reported during the quarter.  The Kent County area experienced a rash of robberies of businesses during the quarter.  These incidents received considerable media attention.  Several patterns were developed during the investigations.  Investigators from all of the local police departments worked together on these offenses.  The patterns included robberies of grocery stores, party stores, and motels.  While none of the grocery store and party store robberies had occurred in the City of Grandville, investigators worked closely with grocery stores in the City to relay information to assist with the safety of employees and customers.  A combination of surveillance by both investigators and patrol officers and the installation of department owned alarms were used.  Grandville did experience one armed robbery at the Comfort Suites that fit the pattern of motel robberies.  An arrest has been made on that offense.   

Grandville Police officers also investigated a robbery at the Admiral Station.  An arrest has been made in that incident as well.  

Larceny and retail fraud cases combined decreased during the quarter compared to last year.  These offenses account for most of the increase in criminal activity that has occurred since the commercial development in the south end of the City.  Once again, most of the retail fraud offenses reported to the police department involve suspects who have been arrested.  These incidents, even with an efficient system of processing them, take both patrol and investigator’s time.  

TRAFFIC:  

The Department recorded one fatal accident during the quarter at the intersection of Rivertown Parkway and Potomac Avenue SW.  Overall, accidents for the quarter were down very significantly.  There were 248 reported during the quarter compared to 502 for the same period last year.  That represents a 51% reduction.  Tickets issued were down slightly while verbal warnings were up.  Overall, there was a 13% increase when the two are added together.  

STAFFING:  

Officer Rory Allen joined the Department during the quarter filling one of the two vacant budgeted positions.  Officer Allen had worked at the Wyoming Police Department for over two years before starting at Grandville.  

COMMUNITY POLICING:  

Officer Dave Greco has been adjusting to his new responsibilities as the Police-School Liaison Officer.  The focus of this position has been changing somewhat during the school year.  While Dave will still be responsible for working with school administrators on security related issues and the investigation of criminal offenses, he will be attempting to spend more of his time working directly with the students.  He will be trying to spend more time either in the class room or one on one with students, particularly devoting time to those students who have demonstrated a history of problems in making wise choices.  

Officer Ken Rosher has been working alone on the many responsibilities assigned to community policing.  He has done his best to keep up with the many zoning and neighborhood traffic complaints that he is assigned.  He will be joined in his efforts by Officer Matt Meeuwsen as soon as Officer Rory Allen completes the field training program.  

Community Policing Officers had several projects working in the schools during the quarter.  October always includes Halloween safety classes for the younger students.

The time just before Christmas always includes the Police-School Liaison Officer accompanying Santa Claus as he visits the elementary students.  This project could not be completed without the assistance of City Council Member Ken Gates and his uncanny connection with Santa.  High school business law classes also made their annual visit to the Department.  They spend the better part of the day getting an overview of how the Department operates, visiting with the court and probation staff, and getting a brief opportunity to ride with an officer.  All of these exposures with the students are very well received by both the students and the officers.  

                                                                                    Respectfully Submitted,

                                                                                    Vernon L. Snyder

                                                                                    Chief of Police

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