TEXARKANA ARKANSAS POLICE DEPARMTENT

MONTHLY REPORT

MAY 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:            None this reporting period

Hiring:                         Animal Services Officer Josh Young

Promotions:               None this reporting period

INDEX CRIME

Budget

Grant Status

Expires 12/31/2004.  Pays one half of purchase cost of bulletproof vests for officers.

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. MCSO will be adding 3 detectives to the Narcotics Task Force.

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 $44,000 with no local match.  We have submitted a request for an increase to $66,000 in FY 2005 starting on 10/01/2004 through 09/30/2005.  Local match is 50% in-kind

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.

Expires 03/31/2007 Funds two (2) police officers for assignment as School Resource Officers.  One SRO will be assigned to Arkansas High School and one at North Heights Junior High School.

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