TEXARKANA ARKANSAS POLICE DEPARMTENT

MONTHLY REPORT

APRIL 2004

ROBERT H. HARRISON

CHIEF OF POLICE

Personnel

The Police Department currently has one position open.  However, we have two commissioned police officer positions and one Docket Coordinator’s position frozen due to budget limitations. 

The following personnel actions occurred during this month:

Resignations   : Ptl. Adam Head

Hiring               : None

INDEX CRIME

Budget

Grant Status

Expires 2004.  Pays one half of purchase cost for bulletproof vests for officers.

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. We anticipate closing out this grant during the month of February 2004.

Expires 10/28/05.  Pays the full salary and fringe for a civilian warrant/complaint officer and the salary for a part-time civilian fleet maintenance manager.  The federal amount is $34,417 and the local match is $3,824.

Expires 06/30/04.  The federal share is $205,209.00 and local match is $88,467.00.

Expires 09/30/04.  Pays the full salary of a police officer to investigate all cases involving violent crime against women and a police liaison position.  The state amount is $74,814, and the local in-kind match is $24,938.

Expires 09/30/04.  Pays overtime for DWI, speed, and occupant protection enforcement.  Federal amount is $40,000 with no local match.

Expires 12/31/04.  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 Texarkana Housing Authority property.

The City of Texarkana Arkansas and County of Miller have received a $3.9 million dollar radio/communications grant to upgrade City/County radio communications equipment and infrastructure as part of the Arkansas Wireless Information Network over the next two years.  This will allow radio communication interoperability between police, fire, ems, sheriff, public works, water department, and other first responders.

OPERATIONS

Calls for Service

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

Animal Services

Training