TEXARKANA ARKANSAS POLICE

MONTHLY REPORT

DECEMBER 2002

ROBERT H. HARRISON

CHIEF OF POLICE

PERSONNEL

The Police Department currently has three commissioned officer positions and one Docket Coordinator’s position open.  These positions have all been frozen by the City Manager and have not been filled. 

·         Detective Chris Coleman – resignation

INDEX CRIME

Budget

Expenditures remain within prorated limits for all police budgets.  Vehicle maintenance costs have been significantly decreased under costs that we experienced in 2000 and 2001 - largely as the result of being able to replace several vehicles from our aging fleet.  The total vehicle maintenance expenditures for FY2001 were $78,643 - a 13.4 percent increase over FY2000 and a 30.1 percent increase over FY1999.  Fuel costs are not reflected in these figures.

Grant Status

Expires 12/31/02.  The THA’s share is $85,000.00 and there is no local match.  Pays the full salary and fringe of two police officers whose primary responsibility is Housing Authority property.

Expires 06/30/03.  The federal share is $205,210.00 and local match is $88,749.00.

Expires 2003.  Pays one half of purchase cost for bulletproof vests for officers.  The federal amount is $3,069 and the local match is $3,069.

Expires 09/30/03.  Provides law enforcement related equipment and technology.  The federal amount is $55,570 and the local match is $6,174.

Expires 09/30/03.  Pays the full salary of a police officer to investigate all cases involving violent crime against women and a police liaison position through Domestic Violence Prevention, Inc.  The state amount is $78,291.66, and the local in-kind match is $26,119.40.

Expires 09/30/03.  Pays overtime for DWI, speed, and occupant protection enforcement.  Federal amount is $40,000 with no local match.

Expires 07/11/04.  Pays the full salary and fringe for a civilian warrant/complaint officer and the salary for a part-time civilian fleet maintenance manager.  It also provides some law enforcement related equipment and technology.  The federal amount is $43,014 and the local match is $4,779.

OPERATIONS

Calls for Service

Examples of calls associated with each priority level

Priority 1 – Urgent Requests for assistance from Fire, EMS, or Police

Priority 2 – Accident with Injuries, Bank Robbery, Burglary in progress, Homicide, Suicide, House Fire

Priority 3 – Accident without Injuries, Intrusion Alarms, DOA, Disturbance in progress, DWI, Prowler

Priority 4 – Funeral Escorts, Curfew Violation, Animal Running Loose, Loud Party, Prostitution

Priority 5 – Burglary already occurred, Disturbance already occurred, Forgery already occurred

Priority 6 – Parking complaint, Fireworks complaint, Gas Theft, Loose Animal

Narcotics

Community

Officer Reid Davis gives a ride to a young friend during the annual Cops and Kids.  Every Christmas season, police officers pick up children from Watersprings Ranch and the Texarkana Baptist Orphanage to treat them to a meal and a small gift. 

TAPD Property Custodian Emma Blackwell and Officer Justin King pause for a quick picture while helping this girl make her Christmas selections at the Shop with a Cop.  This year, the program was conducted at the Arkansas Blvd Walmart Supercenter and included 100 children from both sides of Texarkana.

Police officers and firefighters from across Miller and Bowie Counties line up to be paired up with a child in the Shop with a Cop.

Officer Lloyd Douglas and Lt. Sam Tirrito visit with some boys during the Cops and Kids Program.  The officers enjoy spending time with the kids.  The favorite part of the evening for the kids is riding in the police cars with the lights and sirens going.

Animal Services

Training