Making It Happen Ellensburg Police 2012 Annual Report

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Ellensburg Police Department will enhance public safety and improve the quality of life in Ellensburg by exemplifying Equality, Professionalism and Dedication. With the use of partnerships and innovative policing strategies, the Ellensburg Police Department will remain focused on our core responsibility, which is to aggressively fight crime.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Message From the Chief

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3/10ths Graphs

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Department Awards 4-5

School Resource Officer

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Patrol 6 - 7

Serving the Standard

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Detectives 8

Social Networking

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Anti-Crime 9

Animal Shelter

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Canine 10

Code Enforcement

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Citizen’s Academy/Cop on Top

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Reserves 22

Training 12

Records 23

Firearms 13

Statistics

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3/10ths 14 - 15



The mission of the Ellensburg Police Department is to maintain peace and order by protecting our community through action, while serving with respect, integrity and innovation. Acknowledgements

City Data

Special Thanks: Cheryl Brown - Graphic Designer/Layout

Population of Ellensburg - 17,326 Population of Wasthing State - 6,375,600 Road Miles of Ellensburg - 67.35 Square Miles of Ellensburg - 6.88

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF Chief Dale Miller

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is my pleasure to present this 2012 annual report to the Ellensburg City Council and the citizens of the City of Ellensburg. The subject of the 2012 annual report focuses on the effects of the passage of the three-tenths of one percent sales tax initiative in 2007. In 2006, the Law and Justice Council, along with the County Commissioners, and the city councils of Ellensburg, Cle Elum, Kittitas, South Cle Elum and Roslyn all endorsed and supported a sales tax increase of three-tenths of one percent to support our growing criminal justice needs in Kittitas County.

A true citizens committee was assembled by members of the entire county and an in-depth needs analysis was conducted. That group of independent-minded citizens unanimously agreed that additional funding was needed throughout Kittitas County to support the criminal justice system. The committee made specific recommendations, which included increased law enforcement in every community, but also increases in funding for the courts, the prosecutor, and the juvenile and the superior court clerk’s office. The sales tax initiative passed in November of 2007 and each agency began receiving tax proceeds from the sales tax increase in April of 2008. A large portion of the 2012 annual report is intended to illustrate what the Ellensburg Police Department has accomplished with the additional revenue. Additionally, the Law and Justice Council commissioned CWU Law and Justice Professor Ellensburg Police Department Staffing Charles Reasons, Ph.D. to con35 duct an independent study of 29 30 the impacts of the three-tenths 23 25 initiative on crime in Kittitas 20 County. Professor Reasons’ re15 search document can be found 10 on the Police Department’s web 4.75 4 3.9 2.5 2 2 5 site at www.ci.ellensburg.wa.us. 0 2007

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Code Enforcement

Some of the obvious questions the citizens of Ellensburg and the Kittitas County taxpayers have are: Did the City of Ellensburg

and the Police Department do what they promised? Did all the taxes collected go towards the intended purpose? What are the results from the increased revenue? Based on the funding formula in 2006, the City of Ellensburg, and by extension, the Ellensburg Police Department, presented a plan to the voters outlining how the additional revenue of approximately $540,000 would be used. The plan included hiring six additional police officers, one half-time animal shelter employee, two part-time animal shelter employees and one half-time records clerk. The plan also included provisions to train and equip the new employees. The department accomplished each of our stated goals, which are more clearly delineated in the graph on page 2. As far as the expenditures of the dedicated three-tenths funds, the Ellensburg City Council and the City Manager have assured that the monies collected under this initiative have all been directed to the Ellensburg Police Department for the sole purpose of implementing the original plan. As your Police Chief, I can tell you explicitly that all of the money collected from 2008 through 2012 has gone towards the intended purpose, with the specific goal of putting more “boots on the ground.” This report provides data that illustrates the effectiveness and impact of the three-tenths tax on crime in Ellensburg, highlighting the impact from additional staff. While data and statistics are important measuring tools, I would also like to share a few anecdotal points from a Police Chief ’s perspective. The increased funding to the police department through the three-tenths tax has put a full-time School Resource Officer in the Ellensburg School District. By extension, this has also restarted the department’s Reserve Program, which allows for more coverage of our schools and school functions. Also, with the additional manpower, the department has added a shift to our schedule. We now have a swing shift, which puts more officers in the field during peak activity in our community. Additionally, increased staffing has allowed the department to dedicate two full-time officers to the Anti-Crime Team, which focuses on drug and drug-related crimes such as burglaries, thefts and vehicle prowls. In terms of the Animal Shelter operations, the three-tenths has had a dramatic effect. The increase in staffing has brought the seven day a week operation to a manageable level. Prior to the threetenths, the shelter employed two and a half full-time employees who were responsible to care for the animals at the shelter seven days a week. That may not sound bad, but when you add in employee training, vacation leave, sick leave, or injury absences, the staffing levels quickly become unmanageable. My hope is that that the data presented in this annual report is educational and informative. I would also encourage the reader to review our previous annual reports, specifically our three-tenths sections as well as the research study conducted by Professor Reasons. As your Chief, it is both rewarding and a pleasure to serve the citizens of Ellensburg alongside the dedicated men and women of the Ellensburg Police Department. Sincerely,

Chief of Police

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2012 DEPARTMENT AWARDS “Pride is a personal commitment. It is an attitude which separates excellence from mediocrity.” ~unknown

2012 Officer of the Year Award Officer Jennifer Katzer For exemplifying hard work and dedication to the Ellensburg Police Department while serving as a strong role model for her peers and maintaining a positive attitude. Palman qui meriut ferat (Let she who has earned it, bear the reward).

2012 Chief ’s Award Detective Tim Weed In recognition of his commitment to the protection of children as demonstrated by his thorough investigation of the Reuben Mulamba case. Detective Weed’s work protected Julia and Sean from further harm while leading to the arrest and conviction of Mulamba.

Life Saving Award 2012 Katie Coppin This Special Ellensburg Police Department Life Saving Award for 2012 is presented to Katie Coppin for following your instincts and taking action on January 31, 2012. Your keen awareness undoubtedly saved the lives of Julia and Sean.

2012 DEPARTMENT AWARDS Service and Appreciation Award 2012 Lynda Powers In recognition of her 14 years of dedicated service to the Ellensburg Police Department and the Citizens of Ellensburg. Lynda’s professionalism, enthusiasm and patience will be difficult to replace.

Most Drug Arrests 2012 Officer John Bean

Most DUI Arrests 2012

Officer Kliff Caillier Officer Stephanie Burson

ACCREDITATION Accreditation ensures that law enforcement agencies provide progressive, customer-focused services and meet the highest professional standards. Accreditation is granted for four years by the Washington Association of Sheriffs & Police Chiefs (WASPC). During this period, the agency must comply with all applicable standards. At the end of each accreditation period, the agency undergoes a thorough on-site assessment to verify compliance for re-accreditation. The Department went through re-accreditation in 2012. As a leading law enforcement agency, members of the Ellensburg Police Department are proud of the high quality of service for which they have been recognized, and continue to pursue excellence in law enforcement.

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PATROL

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Ellensburg Police Department’s patrol division is made up of four squads of officers who are supervised by a sergeant. These squads work 12-hour shifts either starting at 7:00 a.m. or 7:00 p.m. and alternate every three months. Through the voter -approved 3/10ths sales tax initiative of 2007, we were able to add a swing shift to our patrol division. An analysis of our call response showed the bulk of police activity occured between the late afternoon and the early morning hours.

This trend continued in 2012 with nearly 10,000 of the 16,162 calls for service occurring between 3 p.m. and 3 a.m. The extra staffing from the 3/10ths funds allows us to have a total of four swing shift officers (2 officers each day) working a 3:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. shift. Swing shift officers are an asset for general call response, as well as for proactive police work such as DUI, party and noise complaints. Swing shift officers fall under the supervision of the late shift sergeant. These patrol squads, along with the swing shift officers, are responsible for responding 24 hours a day to emergency calls, calls for service and on-site generated activity within the City of Ellensburg. At any given time, there can be between three and six uniformed patrol officers working within this division when fully staffed. Though the department is currently fully staffed, EPD has two newly-hired officers attending the basic law enforcement academy in Burien; and, upon completion of the 4 ½ month-long academy, they will undergo an additional 14-week “on-the-job” field training program by certified Field Training Officers within the department. The department anticipates having each squad and swing shift fully staffed by mid to late summer 2013 when the two new officers complete their training. Over the course of any given year, patrol officers in Ellensburg encounter a wide range of calls for service. Officers are not only here for emergency responses, but also for a variety of quality of life issues including noise complaints, property crimes, identity theft and neighbor disputes, just to name a few. Officers become much more than report takers and at times act as family counselors or child and vulnerable-adult advocates. The Ellensburg Police Department and its officers have a good working relationship and partner with other agencies like Child Protective Services, Adult Protection Services and ASPEN to provide the best possible resources to our community.

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IRONHIDE

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the Spring of 2012, the Ellensburg Police Department acquired at no cost a 1979 Dodge Peacekeeper from the Seattle Police Department to serve as an emergency response vehicle. Every year the police department experiences calls for service that go beyond standard law enforcement capabilities and can be highly dangerous for officers, citizens and suspects. These calls include incidents where subjects are armed or have direct access to weapons. The police department is expected to diffuse and control these incidents. The Peacekeeper adds a significant level of protection to the officers engaged in such incidents. Additionally, the Peacekeeper gives the department the ability to move closer to armed suspects while at the same time protecting the officers involved. This added tool will, in some cases, allow the department to utilize a less lethal option to resolve crises. Furthermore, the Peacekeeper will enable the department to mount an immediate rescue attempt of a downed officer or citizen in a dynamic incident involving firearms, which was not an option prior to obtaining the Peacekeeper.

MOTORS

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Ellensburg Police Department’s motor program continued to be used to address trafficrelated issues. Officers utilized the motors as manpower and calls allowed. The officers are first and foremost patrol officers and patrol responsibilities are a priority. Motor officers respond to every type of patrol call including alarms, burglary calls, domestic calls, etc. During 2012, Corporal Matthews and Sergeant Willis spent over 200 hours on the motors enforcing traffic laws, including the new cell phone law as well as crosswalk enforcement.

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INVESTIGATIONS Detective Division

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Ellensburg Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Unit’s assignment is to assist the Operations Division by investigating serious felony crimes that may be too work-intensive and technical for a patrol officer. The Investigations Unit is comprised of a Detective Sergeant, two AntiCrime Detectives and two Case Detectives. In 2012, the Investigations Unit investigated : 27 sexual assaults, 14 child sexual assaults, 5 deaths, 24 frauds, 18 assaults and 28 felony drug cases. Detectives wrote over 100 search warrants, making 54 felony arrests.

Det. Ryan Shull, Det. Tim Weed, Det. Sgt. Ray Cedeno, Det. Cameron Clasen, Det. Josh Ingraham

Detective Sergeant Ray Cedeno supervises the Investigations Unit and provides support and guidance to detectives throughout the course of their investigations. The Detective Sergeant maintains a small investigative case load and manages the Property & Evidence system. Detectives Cameron Clasen and Tim Weed focus on investigating crimes against persons, which range from homicide and rape to identity theft. One of the most notable investigations for 2012 included an arsonist who started a series of fires involving occupied homes and other non-residential buildings. Through solid investigative work, the arsonist was arrested. The arsonist pled guilty to a string of arsons and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Detectives also investigated a case involving two young children who had suffered severe and horrible physical abuse at the hands of the mother’s live-in boyfriend. The children sustained life threatening injuries that left permanent physical and emotional scars. This investigation took an emotional toll on everyone involved. Upon conclusion of the police investigation, the mother pled guilty and was sentenced to 10 years in prison; and the boyfriend was found guilty by a jury and was sentenced to 40 years in prison.

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Ellensburg Police Department’s Anti-Crime Team was created as a result of the passage of the 3/10ths tax initiative and has been a vital tool in the overall drop in our city’s crime rate since its inception. It is the team’s goal to improve the quality of life for the residents of Ellensburg by proactively monitoring and combatting drug, property and identity theft crimes. It is a unit comprised of two officers, Detective Ryan Shull and Detective Josh Ingraham. Detectives Ingraham and Shull proactively investigate Cash, heroin and guns seized during an Anti-Crime drug bust. narcotics sales and property crimes including burglary, vehicle prowl, car theft, identity theft, fraud, theft and robbery. The team monitors trends in crime, develops intelligence concerning the criminal community, participates in drug purchases, and maintains and monitors several databases to track criminal activity. Several drug investigations were conducted, leading to the arrest of 15 people for the sale of drugs including Heroin, Methamphetamine, MDMA, Ecstasy, Cocaine, and Psilocybin Mushrooms. Many investigations are conducted in coordination with the Patrol Division and with the Major Crimes Unit. Suspect information and follow up on investigations is conducted when the investigation moves beyond what the Patrol Division can manage. Suspects are actively pursued with arrest warrants being served with the help of patrol officers to take the subjects into custody. The Anti-Crime Team works closely with local law enforcement agencies to ensure all area officers have the latest vital information on criminal and suspicious activity, and to determine if cases have ties between jurisdictions. Shifts are frequently adjusted to better monitor areas where and when criminal activity is occurring. Like the previous year, 2012 was very busy. The team worked or assisted in many cases, including several drug operations, burglaries, thefts, major assaults and arsons. For example, a suspect, who passed over $17,000 in bad checks in Ellensburg and Yakima, was identified. They recovered five stolen guns in relation to several crimes. Approximately 70 search warrants were written to search items from computer records, to residences, to bank records. They also made many arrests for possession of stolen property and trafficking stolen property, including firearms. A string of burglaries was investigated resulting in the arrest of seven serial burglars, tied to 11 residential burglaries. In addition, the Team investigated a car theft ring which involved over 40 stolen or vandalized vehicles in a two month period. This investigation led to the arrest of four people who were charged with over 50 counts of financial fraud, 20 counts of possession of stolen property and 16 counts of identity theft. They also assisted the Yakima Valley Violent Crimes Task Force in the apprehension of several suspects who were hiding in Ellensburg.

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2012, Police Service Dog Hondo and Officer Drew Houck continued their partnership. However, due to an off-duty injury, Officer Houck was unable to work for approximately ten weeks. This not only made Hondo unavailable for deployments during that time, but also severely limited their training hours. In spite of this, the team completed 96 hours of training. Additionally, Officer Houck and Hondo established a training relationship with the Yakima Police Department’s K-9 division. The team was used in the following types of incidents in 2012: Alarms 3 Assault 2 Burglaries 1 Community Demonstrations 2 Stolen Vehicles 4 Unsecure Premises 1

In those incidents, Hondo performed six tracking assignments. This included one track that located two suspects who had escaped from the Park Creek Group Home and stole a vehicle. In another track from a stolen vehicle, the suspect gave up prior to the team completing the search. Most notably, Hondo and Officer Houck were called out to assist in searching for a shooting suspect involving a student at the Kittitas Secondary School. The incident was later determined to be a false report. Due to the fact that Officer Houck and Hondo are the only Patrol Dog team in the County, they were utilized by numerous agencies in 2012 including the Ellensburg and Kittitas Police Departments, as well as the Kittitas County Sheriff ’s Office and the Washington State Patrol.

CITIZEN’S ACADEMY

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2012 Citizen’s Academy was once again, well attended with 15 local area residents taking part in a six-session academy designed to provide insight to the public about police operations. Police may use tactics during their everyday contacts with citizens that might be misunderstood. By providing citizens an officer’s perspective during routine tasks, the job is demystified. For instance, during a traffic stop, citizens see how police officers tactically choose to position their cars and the way they contact someone, for both the safety of the violator and the officer. Participants also got to see the types of training officers receive and were provided tours of the Ellensburg Police Department, KITTCOM and the Kittitas County Corrections Center. The participants enjoyed the opportunity to drive a patrol car through a course and going to the range to shoot officer’s duty pistols. The Academy is an example of our department’s commitment to working cooperatively with citizens to prevent crime, solve problems and improve the quality of life.

COP ON TOP

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Ellensburg Police Department has enjoyed partnering with the Special Olympics Washington and Law Enforcement Torch Run organizations in support of Special Olympic Athletes. In 2012, with the Northwest Ride of Dreams event moving to Renton, EPD decided to start its own fundraiser and awareness event. Tailored after other successful Special Olympic events across the country, EPD partnered with the local Captain Hansberry being hoisted to the top of Fred Meyer Fred Meyer to host a Cop on Top fundraiser on August 2nd. With the assistance of the Kittitas Valley Fire and Rescue, an Ellensburg Police Officer was raised to the roof of Fred Meyer where he stayed for 24 hours. While on the roof, he interacted with kids and adults by lowering a donation pouch using a fishing pole. Other donations were accepted inside the store. Fred Meyer donated proceeds from an onsite BBQ, which helped Cop on Top raise over $5,300 for Special Olympics Washington.

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2012, the Ellensburg Police Department continued its commitment to provide the best ongoing training possible to our officers and staff. Quality training helps us stay abreast of the latest trends and best practices in law enforcement as well as developing the careers of our personnel. The department continues to emphasize the use of “inhouse” instructors for such important topics as Taser, Firearms, Defensive Tactics, Emergency Vehicle Operation (EVOC) and other areas.

Department members received over 4,000 hours of formal training in 2012. Our annual in-service training provides each employee with a foundation of training for the year. In-service consists of a full week of training for officers and staff. In 2012, in-service training included Use of Force, Firearms, Defensive Tactics, Legal Review, Taser, and Courtroom Testimony. In addition to in-service, officers and staff attended training related to: • • • •

Homicide Investigations & Crime Scene Management Crisis Intervention Handgun Instruction Instructor Development

• Human Trafficking • Child Abuse Investigations • Supervision

3/10ths OFFICER SPOTLIGHT OFFICER RYAN POTTER Officer Ryan Potter started with the Ellensburg Police Department as a Reserve in January of 2003. He worked as a Reserve for 1 ½ years and then took a provisional position in Cle Elum where he got hired full -time. He then went through the WA Police Academy and served 7 ½ years working for the Cle Elum Police Department. Ryan came to EPD on April 6, 2012, and absolutely loves his job. This January will mark the 10th year Ryan has been in the law enforcement community and he is proud to be working at EPD. Ryan has no intentions on leaving since he was born and raised here in Ellensburg.

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FIREARMS

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has been a positive year for the Firearms Divison in the Ellensburg Police Department, and upgrades to range equipment have had a positive influence on our officers. Detective Tim Weed was able to obtain a “Cattle Track”, which is normally used to train cattle ropers, but was transformed to move shooting targets. Officers are able to experience the target moving away from and towards them, along with horizontal movement. These types of movements require officers to make numerous mental and physical decisions, which help reflect real life scenarios. We also introduced a new shooting qualification course for 2012, which has received positive feedback from fellow officers in the department. It is believed this new qualification course will provide the officers more knowledge and skills to succeed on the streets and in the real world. EPD sent Officer Caillier to firearms school this year, and he will be acting as the second firearms instructor under Tim Weed. He looks forward to sharing his knowledge and helping his fellow officers succeed. Detective Tim Weed and Officer Kliff Caillier look forward to 2013 and the expanding firearms program at EPD.

3/10ths OFFICER SPOTLIGHT OFFICER ROBERT SALINAS Officer Salinas began his career in 1997 with the Toppenish PD in their Reserve Officer Program. In 2000, he was hired by the City of Toppenish as a Police Officer. During his time as a Police Officer for Toppenish, he was the department’s Defensive Tactics Instructor, Taser Instructor and assisted the Firearms Instructor as a Range Safety Officer. He also had the opportunity to work the Street Crimes Division and was one of two officers promoted to Master Patrol Officer. Officer Salinas later pursued a career in Detectives where he had the opportunity to work several homicides, both gang and drug related. His time as a detective is what he treasures the most, as he was able to see an entire case through, from the initial call all the way through to the trial and sentencing. As he approached his twelfth year as a full-time officer with Toppenish, he felt the need to reapply himself as an officer. He applied and was accepted for the position of a lateral police officer with EPD in 2012. Officer Salinas cherishes the opportunity to work with an agency and a community that support their officers and looks forward to being able to finish his career with EPD.

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Your Fraction In Action... Crime Rate Trend 2001 - 2012 1,400 1,264

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$600,000

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30.0

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1,152

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28

27

42

29

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2003

2004

2005

2006

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2001

Index Crime Total

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Total Crime Rate per 1,000 Pop.

3/10ths OFFICER SPOTLIGHT OFFICER KLIFF CAILLIER Kliff Caillier has been a police officer for the City of Ellensburg since September 2009. After graduating from CWU in 2008, he worked at FedEx for a year in Fife, WA, before being hired under the 3/10ths position in 2009. Since being hired at EPD, Kliff has received several recognitions. In 2011 Kliff received Officer of the Year and most DUI arrests in 2012. In 2012 he went to Instructor Development School in Yakima for one week and Firearms Instructor School in Richland for two weeks. He looks forward to enhancing his law enforcement knowledge through continued training and continuing to create a safer environment for the citizens of Ellensburg.

Violent Crime Total

41

47

46

31

29

25

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Property Crime Total

Poly. (Index Crime Total)

3/10ths OFFICER SPOTLIGHT OFFICER DEREK HOLMES Officer Derek Holmes was born in Ellensburg and grew up in the Kittitas Valley. He graduated from Central Washington University in 2008 with a degree in Law and Justice. Officer Holmes started his law enforcement career in 2009, volunteering as a Reserve Deputy for the Kittitas County Sheriff ’s Office. Shortly after, Officer Holmes started working as a Corrections Officer at the Kittitas County Corrections Center. In 2011, Officer Holmes started volunteering as a Reserve Officer for the Ellensburg Police Department, while keeping his fulltime job in Corrections. Later that year, Officer Holmes was hired as a full-time police officer for EPD.

DateReceived

DateReceived

Amount

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Month Collected

Jan-11 Feb-11 Mar-11 Apr-11 May-11 Jun-11 Jul-11 Aug-11 Sep-11 Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11

03/30/11 04/28/11 05/31/11 06/29/11 07/27/11 08/30/11 09/28/11 10/27/11 11/30/11 12/30/11 01/30/12 02/28/12

$42,391.86 $41,476.77 $49,885.01 $47,061.55 $51,892.99 $57,096.20 $52,401.73 $57,814.70 $61,437.62 $52,386.08 $47,134.42 $64,621.67

2012 2012

Monthly 3/10ths Funding Received 2008-2012 Month Collected

Jan-12 Feb-12 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12 Nov-12 Dec-12

03/28/12 04/27/12 05/31/12 06/27/12 07/31/12 08/31/12 09/28/12 10/30/12 11/30/12 02/28/12 01/30/13 02/28/13

$43,863.32 $44,802.72 $48,453.27 $45,260.88 $50,099.20 $54,133.20 $52,627.41 $59,261.26 $65,201.49 $51,955.09 $48,832.42 $65,192.57

Amount

03/31/09 04/30/09 05/28/09 06/30/09 07/31/09 08/30/09 09/29/09 10/28/09 11/30/09 12/30/09 01/27/10 02/26/10

$44,825.74 $47,234.94 $50,927.27 $42,523.12 $45,078.37 $57,182.74 $50,984.03 $55,400.14 $66,272.84 $45,046.34 $42,867.17 $61,095.55

Jan-10 Feb-10 Mar-10 Apr-10 May-10 Jun-10 Jul-10 Aug-10 Sep-10 Oct-10 Nov-10 Dec-10

03/30/10 04/28/10 05/26/10 06/28/10 07/30/10 08/30/10 09/29/10 10/28/10 11/30/10 12/30/10 01/30/11 02/26/11

$38,593.51 $35,414.01 $45,600.09 $42,581.53 $43,209.75 $57,819.04 $52,404.69 $49,069.13 $61,070.20 $55,433.60 $47,827.60 $65,229.34

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2009

Jan-09 Feb-09 Mar-09 Apr-09 May-09 Jun-09 Jul-09 Aug-09 Sep-09 Oct-09 Nov-09 Dec-09

2010

2008

Apr-08 06/30/08 $49,834.26 May-08 07/29/08 $50,905.11 Jun-08 08/28/08 $75,355.54 Jul-08 09/30/08 $64,646.76 Aug-08 10/30/08 $61,889.69 Sep-08 11/25/08 $74,360.41 Oct-08 12/29/08 $59,161.48 Nov-08 01/29/09 $47,442.44 Dec-08 02/26/09 $66,368.86

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1

0.35

0.30

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Your Fraction In Action... 3/10th's Revenue & Expenditures $700,000

$600,000

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$500,000 Capital Outlay $400,000

Services Supplies Personnel Benefits

$300,000

Salaries/Wages Revenue

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2009

2010

2011

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3/10ths OFFICER SPOTLIGHT OFFICER KEVIN WILLETTE Officer Willette was born in Ellensburg and raised in Cle Elum. Kevin decided he wanted to pursue a career in Law Enforcement his junior year of high school. He graduated from CHS in 2005 and started working towards his Bachelor Degree in Criminal Justice at ITT Technical Institute in Seattle. He graduated from ITT in the fall of 2009 with a BS in Criminal Justice. He began applying with different police agencies after college, and was fortunate enough to be hired by EPD as a Reserve Police Officer in May 2011. Officer Willette was hired full-time with EPD in March 2012. In his free time, he enjoys being outdoors and spending time with his family and friends.

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Resource Officer Mike Coppin is often asked by students, staff and the public what the S.R.O. stands for on the back of his uniform. He explains to them that the “SRO” stands for School Resources Officer and adds that he is a police officer assigned to the Ellensburg School District. The question that follows is usually, “why do we need a police officer in our schools?” The explanation he gives is this:

For over a quarter of a century, no child has died in a school-related fire in the United States because of the preventive measures we have in place at our schools. We have strict building codes, fire suppression systems, alarms, emergency exits and fire drills in case such a tragedy occurs and we train our staff and students often. It is because of those careful preventative measures, that no child has died due to a fire in a school. Now think about how many children have died or have been injured in our schools in the past twenty-five years due to crime and violence. SRO Coppin’s job is to be there when the unthinkable occurs. SRO Mike Coppin working at his office in EHS

Children are our country’s greatest and and most-cherished resource. We place a very high value on their safety, education and welfare. Every day we send our children off to school, trusting that they will be protected and kept safe while getting their education. This is just one of many aspects of the SRO’s job. Besides being an active, highprofile law enforcement officer, the SRO is a resource for students, parents, teachers and administration regarding law issues. Another duty for the SRO is being a link to other service agencies which provide preventive and counseling services within the school district. One of the most important aspects of the SRO program is the ability of the officer to develop teamwork in fighting many problems that students of today are facing, including drug and alcohol use, sexting, bullying, cyber-bullying and harassment. Working hand-in-hand with the staff in each school, the SRO assists with finding solutions to problems affecting schoolage children by being approachable and not always being seen as just another “cop.” In terms of cost, we spend hundreds of thousands of dollars in building, maintaining and updating our schools to be safe from a fire. The cost of a single officer in our schools is much less and is more likely to be used in keeping our children safe from harm. The Ellensburg Police Department’s SRO program is now in its fifth year and is funded by the 3/10ths of one percent sales tax initiative.

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SERVING THE STANDARD

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Ellensburg Police Department’s Serving the Standard Program was designed to proactively identify crime and liquorrelated problems associated with liquor licensed establishments within the City of Ellensburg. The Ellensburg Police Department Liquor Licensed Compliance Officer (LLCO) identifies problems related to liquor licensed establishments through reports received from patrols, citizen reports, reports from liquor licensed owners/staff, the Washington State Liquor Control Board (WSLCB) and other law enforcement agencies. Once a problem is identified, the LLCO works with the business owners/managers and the WSLCB to help solve the problem.

In 2012, multiple reports pertaining to liquor licensed establishments were reviewed to identify possible problems and violations. A small percentage of the reports resulted in a violation of the Serving the Standard Program. The LLCO continued to build positive relations with business owners/staff and strive for a safer environment for the general public. In 2012, the program made changes in the database used to track and document issues surrounding liquor licensed establishments. The changes will assist in more efficiently obtaining and tracking information regarding issues at a liquor licensed establishment. The LLCO also worked with the local WSLCB Officer to better facilitate the exchange of information and identify possible issues before they become a problem.

SOCIAL NETWORKING

In

an effort to provide the most up-to-date information possible, the Ellensburg Police Department started utilizing social networking websites Facebook and Twitter to post daily media reports, unedited press releases and other important information to citizens and news stations. Please visit the Ellensburg Police Department’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ellensburgpolice and ‘like’ the page to start receiveing the most up-to-date information posted by the Ellensburg Police Department and become a follower on the Ellensburg Police Department’s Twitter page.

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ANIMAL SHELTER

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Ellensburg Animal Shelter positively impacts the quality of life in Ellensburg and promotes responsible pet ownership through education and enforcement of laws pertaining to animal control. Animal Control staff perform a multitude of duties at the shelter and in the field. Daily maintenance of shelter animals, collecting impound license and board fees, releasing pets to owners, data entry, report writing, and adopting animals are a few of the tasks staff perform while at the shelter. When away from the shelter, personnel patrol the city for stray or injured animals, investigate suspected cases of ACO Officers Heidi Monson, Paula Hake & Vada Mitchell animal cruelty, handle state mandated bite quarantines, protect citizens from vicious animals and respond to a variety of other animal-related citizen complaints. ACO staff advocate for the neutering or spaying of all companion animals. See page 26 for ACO statistics. Presently, the shelter runs with one full-time Animal Shelter Manager, two full-time Animal Control Officers, and two part-time shelter aides. The animal shelter is open to the public Monday through Saturday. The animals housed at the shelter, however, are given care seven days a week. Included in the price of adopting a pet from the shelter is a pet license (when applicable), a veterinary health exam, a series of vaccinations, and the spaying or neutering procedure. To guard against shelter animals having accidental and unwanted litters of puppies or kittens, all animals are altered prior to going to the new adoptive home. The shelter volunteer program is an invaluable part of the Animal Shelter team. During 2012, 81 different volunteers donated 3800 hours of service to the shelter. Volunteer opportunities include:

• • • •

Dog walkers/socializing Cat socializing Special events/fundraising Rescue/transport assistance

Ellensburg Animal Shelter Trend 2007-2012 1400

1200

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Volunteers provide the animals housed at the shelter – from cats and dogs to birds and reptiles to pigs and chickens –with the love and compassion they deserve. In October, the shelter was given a facelift when local business Utopia Yogurt sponsored a community service day. Over 200 citizens came to paint, build a new outdoor cat area and clean up the shelter grounds.

800

Dispositions Calls for service

600

Lic processed

400

200

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2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

ANIMAL SHELTER 3/10ths OFFICER SPOTLIGHT ACO HEIDI MONSON Heidi Monson was hired in October 2011 as an Animal Control Officer. In March 2012, she attended the two week Animal Control Officer Academy in Burien, WA. She is a Licensed Veterinary Technician and spent the previous 12 years working in the veterinary field. Her duties as an ACO include patrolling parks and neighborhoods; investigating animal complaints such as neglect, bites or barking; monitoring the health of the shelter animals; and enforcing city ordinances such as licensing, impounds and adoptions.

Average Annual Enforcement Activity 2004-2012 Enforcement Activity

700 600 500 400 300 200 100

2 full-time Animal Control Officers; 1 halftime Shelter Assistant

3 full-time Animal Control Officers; 2 parttime Shelter Aides

The 3/10ths initiative provided funding which allowed the Shelter to upgrade a part-time Animal Shelter Assistant to a full-time Animal Control Officer. It also allowed the Shelter to hire two parttime Shelter Aides. The impact of the third full-time Animal Control Officer and the Shelter Aides can be seen as a 32% increase in enforcement activity. With the additional staffing of the Shelter Aides being available to care for the shelter’s animals, Animal Control Officers are free to dedicate more time to respond to calls for service and to proactively patrol the City of Ellensburg.

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4th Annual National Night Out was held August 7, 2012, at Memorial Park. Attendance this year was estimated to be well over 400 people, making it another successful turnout. We had a couple of new vendors in attendance, including the City of Ellensburg Animal Control Division, and Foster Parent Recruitment, in addition to past vendors: ASPEN, Red Cross, Safe Kids, and KITTCOM. Utopia Frozen Yogurt provided free frozen yogurt samples. Officer Houck and PSD K9 Hondo put on a skills demonstration for those in attendance. On hand, were also numerous classic cars; support vehicles from KVFR; and police department vehicles, including “Ironhide”, which was very popular. EPD personnel, including Reserves. helped out with the BBQ, as well as with fingerprinting children for their indentification kits and answering questions.

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CODE ENFORCEMENT

The

Ellensburg Police Department has two Code Enforcement Officers (CEOs), Lynda Powers and Lucas Anderson, who have limited commission and primarily handle parking enforcement within the city limits. The two major areas of enforcement are downtown timed parking and Residential Parking Zones (RPZ). CEOs also respond to general parking complaints dispatched by KITTCOM or complaints received from concerned citizens by phone, e-mail or in person.

Additionally, CEOs respond to other code complaints, of which the most common year-round concern is the accumulation of garbage and rubbish. By law, garbage needs to be contained and removed weekly. Rubbish, which can be items that have been stored or discarded in a fashion likely to attract rodents or create health, fire, or safety hazards, must be disposed of properly. Less frequent complaints are graffiti, inoperable vehicles on private property and illegal dumping of garbage. Top seasonal code complaints are for weeds/dry vegetation (May through September) and snow/ice on the public sidewalks. The majority of the code complaints are corrected without issuing a citation. The CEOs also assist in duties as needed by the department, including making daily deliveries to the court and other city offices, assisting on vehicle transports, and a myriad of other stop-gap duties.

Code Enforcement Officers Lucas Anderson & Lynda Powers

Code Enforcement Statistics

RPZ Time

2010 171 Downtown Time 431 Other Time 813 Parking Complaints 496 Code Complaints 363

RPZ 1st RPZ 2nd RPZ 3rd

555 64 18

2011 116 350 775

2012 116 344 1260

469 233

450 236

443 51 18

444 73 20

Downtown Warn

2010 787 Downtown Citations 508 Other Violations 1214 Issued by other officers 187 Total Cites Issued 3333

2011 694 396

2012 642 406

1025 174

1004 219

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RESERVES

In

2012 the Ellensburg Police Department’s Reserve Program continued to assist full-time patrols during extra functions within the community, as well as gaining valuable experience in the law enforcement field. The Reserves assisted in numerous activities such as the Ellensburg Rodeo, the 4th of July event at West Ellensburg Park, the Whiskey Dick Triathlon, Cop on Top, and National Night Out. Some of the Reserve class also assisted School Resource Officer Coppin by spending time at Morgan Middle School during school hours.

The Reserve Program currently has five officers, which includes one Senior Status Reserve, Mike O’Neil. As a Senior Status Reserve, Mike O’Neil is able to go on solo patrol assisting full-time officers in their daily calls for service and proactive patrol. Senior Reserve Officer O’Neil had to accumulate a minimum of 500 hours of service as well as conduct and pass three 8 hour FTO ride alongs and take a final written test to be promoted to Senior Status. The Reserve Program lost one of its members, Kevin Willette this past year. Willette left the ranks of Reserve status and was hired as a full-time member of the Ellensburg Police Department. The Reserve Program continues to be a valuable recruiting tool for EPD. To date, a large portion of the officers within the department were hired from the ranks of Reserves within our department. The Ellensburg Police Department last held a Reserve Academy class in 2011, and will be conducting another Reserve Academy in early 2013. Over the course of the upcoming Reserve Academy, a total of 244 hours of course instruction will be provided to the reserve class. The classes will include Criminal Law, Criminal Procedures, Investigations, Crisis Intervention, Traffic Enforcement, Defensive 3/10ths OFFICER SPOTLIGHT Tactics, Vehicle Operations OFFICER JENNIFER KATZER (EVOC) and Firearms. Jennifer was born and raised in Western WashingOnce the 244 hours of trainton where she graduated from Tahoma High School. ing have been completed, After high school, she came to CWU on an academthe Reserves must take and ic scholarship and received a degree in Law and Juspass the Washington State tice. In April of 2009, she became a Reserve with the Reserve Officer CertificaEllensburg Police Department and in June of 2010, tion Test. Once passed, the she was hired as a full-time officer. Jennifer truly enReserves will hit the road joys working for the City of Ellensburg and supporting the community. She has no intentions of leaving with full-time officers and the Department or Ellensburg. assist in the everyday operations of patrol.

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RECORDS

The

Records Division of the Ellensburg Police Department consists of a Records Supervisor, three full-time Secretary/Records Clerks and one part-time Secretary/Records Clerk. In November 2012, we welcomed a new employee, Danielle Bertschi who filled a vacant Secretary/Records Clerk position.

Records Staff L to R: Renee Moore, Cheryl Brown, Danielle Bertschi, Jennifer Hansen, Karen Harris

This division is responsible for processing all records, reports, tickets and documents associated with every case handled by an EPD officer. We are also responsible for ensuring that each report and document is entered, filed and maintained appropriately, as well as distributing the reports and documents to the proper agencies.

While maintaining and processing records is the foremost duty for the Records Division, we are also responsible for many other duties for the department. Some of these duties include transcription of recordings, data entry, dissemination of confidential information and reports, public disclosure requests, receiving calls and interacting with the public at the front counter of the Police Department as well as many other duties. The Records Division was kept busy in 2012 with three audits and WASPC re-accreditation. The audits include the Triennial ACCESS Audit, Triennial ACCESS Security Audit and FBI NICS Audit. Although participating in audits and the re-accreditation process can be time consuming, they are a great tool to ensure our practices follow the standards and requirements set on a state and federal level. We have tightened up our procedures and procedure manual from what we learned during this process. Also during 2012, the Records Division updated most of our department forms, standardizing the appearance and also making them more user friendly. Other Record Statsitics We also made several of these forms available online for easier access for the public. TYPES OF RECORDS 2010 2011 2012 Court Orders Entered Court Orders Served Warrants Entered Concealed Pistol Licenses Firearms Dealers Licenses Pistol Transfers Solicitors Licenses

131 61 334 56 2 275 16

123 52 273 65 2 257 7

108 41 392 59 2 332 7

In the following pages you will find the 2012 statistics for the Ellensburg Police Department. The statistics provided have been grouped into “Crimes Against People” and “Crimes Against Property”. The totals for each crime are listed first, with a breakdown of the number of arrests for each crime listed below the total.

STATISTICS

The arrests will not match the reported totals as more than one individual may have been arrested in a single report, one individual may have been arrested for multiple crimes, or a particular crime may not have resulted in an arrest.

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2010 Total Calls For Service (Dispatched )

17,100

2011

2012

16,649

16,132

Reports Being Taken on Call

5,634

5,614

5,250

Total Arrests

1,776

1,679

1666

CRIMES AGAINST PEOPLE: TYPES OF OFFENSES

2010 Adult

2011

Juv

Adult

Juv

2012 Adult

Juv

Assaults

Total Number of Assaults Reported

213

235

215

Assault Arrests: Assault, Aggravated (felony)

0

8

0

1

0

Assault, Simple 55

14

57

17

45

13

Assault w/ Firearm 4

0

0

0

0

0



Assault w/ Other Weapon

3

3

2

0

5

0



Assault of an Officer

5

0

7

3

4

2

Assault, Vehicular 0

0

0

0

0

0



1

72

12

83

5





Assault, Domestic Violence

0

67

12 Total Number DV Assault Arrests

68

Total Number of DV Reports

263



84

88

345

366

*DV = Domestic Violence

Other Arrests For Crimes Against People: Indecent Exposure 2

1

1

0

3

0

Kidnapping/Unlawful Imprisonment

4

0

1

0

6

0

Harassment 28

6

30

7

28

5

Violation of Court Orders

0

69

0

39

2

40

Sex Offenses Total Number of Sex Offenses Reported

46

37

23

Sex Offense Arrests: Rape 11

0

4

2

2

3

Rape, Attempted 0

0

0

0

0

0

Child Molestation 2

0

0

0

0

0

Forcible Fondling 1

0

0

1

0

0



2

0

0

0

0

0

Indecent Liberties 0

0

0

0

0

0

Possess Child Pornography

2

1

1

3

0

Communicating With A Minor

1

STATISTICS 25 CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY: TYPES OF OFFENSES 2010 2011 2012 Adult Juv Adult Juv Adult Juv Robbery Total Number of Robberies Reported 8 7 5 Robbery Arrests 4 0 0 6 1 Burglary* Total # Reported - Residential 94 109 Total # Reported - Non-Residential 63 46 Burglary Arrests: Residential 18 1 15 2 Non-Residential 11 14 7 4 Theft/Larceny Total Number of Thefts Reported 839 712 Theft Arrests: Shoplifting 57 25 40 20 Theft of Bicycles 0 0 1 0 Theft of Purse/Wallet 2 0 0 0 Theft of Services 0 0 1 0 ***Theft of Property 64 23 57 11 **Theft From Motor Vehicle 14 8 6 1 Total Number Vehicle Prowl Reports 275 193 ****Vehicle Prowl Arrests 18 8 9 1 Total Number of Vehicle Theft Reports 44 42 Arrests for Vehicle Theft 4 0 4 4

1

1 120 45

10 6

0 1 735

31 0 2 3 66 9

15 0 0 0 17 0

239 14 4 7

47

0

*Some suspects are arrested for multiple burglaries. **Arrests for Theft From Motor Vehicle tend to be low as these suspects are usually arrested for the Possession of Stolen Property rather than the actual theft (See Stolen Property under Other Arrests). ***Theft of Property may include items taken during a burglary/robbery, items that were lost and then stolen, theft associated with fraud (credit cards), or possibly taken from a location a person has permission to be. ****Vehicle Prowls can occur without there being theft from the vehicle, so vehicle prowl numbers will be higher.

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Traffic Arrests: 2010 2011 Total Traffic Stops 5263 4709 0 Total Traffic Infraction Citations 437 500 Total Traffic Criminal Citations (Includes DUI) 323 0 291 0

2012 4472 0 0628 2830

Other Arrests: 2010 2011 2012 Adult Juv Adult Juv Adult Juv Stolen Property, Buy/Possess/Sell 26 Forgery/Counterfeiting 14 Fraud Credit Card/ATM 0 Impersonation/Identity Theft 4 Misc Fraud (Bank Checks/Alt Rx) 2 Trespassing 28 Malicious Mischief 59 Arson (Reckless Burning) 1 Noise 151 Disorderly Conduct 129 Alcohol (MIP/MIC, Open Container, etc) 191 Drugs Sale/Manufacture 31 Drug Possession 103 Driving Under the Influence (DUI) 107 Obstruct/Resist Officer 31 Render Criminal Assistance 0 Warrants 134 Weapons Offenses 6 All Other Offenses 56

4 0 0 0 0 17 10 2 0 6 20 1 19 0 6 0 3 1 23

20 13 0 1 1 51 49 0 143 89 251 11 98 91 37 0 139 5 85

4 0 0 0 0 2 11 2 0 6 28 1 19 1 6 0 5 2 22

56 5 2 37 9 41 41 5 121 105 188 22 103 105 26 0 162 7 101

6 0 0 0 0 5 6 0 0 4 22 3 24 1 5 0 3 4 11

Animal Shelter Statistics Animals impounded – Adopted – Returned to owner – Transferred to Rescue – Calls for service – Animal at large

811 288 203 247 824 245

No license/rabies vaccination – 195

Noise – 80 Check welfare – 77 Park violations – 72 Animal bites – 39 Public nuisance – 39 Deceased animals - 35 Aggressive animals – 19

Wildlife/livestock/farm animals - 8

Injured animals – 8 Cruelty to animals – 7 Euthanized – 16 (2%) Dead on Arrival– 35

STATISTICS 27 TYPES OF CALLS 2010 Missing/Recovered Persons 13 Runaway Juveniles 40 Mental Health Assists 108 Neglect/Abuse of Children/CPS 59 Custodial Interference 10 Suicides 0 Suicides, Attempted 37 Unattended Deaths 11

2011 16 29 98 43 23 3 37 14

2012 18 34 143 52 26 0 55 14



1 15 130 38 2 3 16 74 144 20 40

0 6 134 43 7 5 16 68 170 15 34

169 182 352

168 205 430

184 186 362

4 111 101

5 90 100

440 12 18 13 19 61 146 173

444 10 38 15 14 111 167 86

Hate Bias Stalking Harassment Unlawful Use of Phone Kidnapping/Unlawful Imprisonment Indecent Exposure Weapons Violations Violation of Court Orders Warrants Probation Violation Obstruct/Resist Arrest Trespassing Suspicious Circumstances Malicious Mischief

0 7 140 38 5 10 19 59 143 20 32

Arson Agency Assists Civil Problems Found/Lost Property Recovered Stolen Property Receive/Possess Stolen Property Account Closed/NFS Checks Counterfeit/Forgery Fraud Vehicle Impounds Animal Calls

3 112 108 440 13 27 12 22 93 162 225





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DV Assault Comparison Calls vs Arrests

325

• ASPEN’s 24 hour hotline is 509-925-9384 and

366

345

toll-free number is 866-925-9384.

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• ASPEN is located at 707 N Pearl St; Suite K,

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2010

2011 DV Calls

Ellensburg, WA 98926

88

84

68

2012

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• Hours are 8-5 Monday through Friday,

closed from 12 noon -1 p.m. for lunch.

• ASPEN’s e-mail: [email protected]

Domestic Violence Reports Domestic Violence Calls Verbal Domestic Violence Calls Total Domestic Violence Reports Total Domestic Violence Assault Arrests

2010 108 155 263 68

Ellensburg Crime Rate Trend 100.0 90.0 80.0 70.0 60.0 50.0 40.0 30.0 20.0 10.0 -

2011 169 176 345 84

2012 149 217 366 88

3/10ths Start 2008

1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

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OFFICER’S PRAYER As I go about my duty, God Every step along the way, Help me make a difference In this world each passing day. Give me a heart to be concerned, A mind that knows what is right, Give me the eyes and ears to see and hear The truth as in your sight. Give me protection from things unseen, Strength to face each test, Help me stand for law and order, To daily do my best.

Give me the courage to defend the weak, Compassion for those oppressed. Help me lift up the ones who’ve stumbled, Give a hand to those who are distressed. Give me grace to face my final hour, To give my life in service. Let your strong hand and loving heart Protect the ones that I hold dearest.

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