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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/19/2013 08 2012 Annual Report - Yakima Police Reserve Unit • ..1111 I BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No. 2 For Meeting of: February 19, 2013 ITEM TITLE: 2012 Yakima Police Reserve Report SUBMITTED BY: Chief Dominic Rizzi CONTACT Sgt. Gary Jones - 576 -6349 PERSON /TELEPHONE: SUMMARY EXPLANATION: The Yakima Police Department respectfully submits the 2012 Annual Report of the Yakima Police Reserve for your review. Resolution Ordinance Other Report (specify) Contract: Mail to: Contract Term: Amount: - Expiration Date: Insurance Required? No Funding Source: Phone: APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL: City Manager STAFF RECOMMENDATION: BOARD /COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: ATTACHMENTS: Click to download ❑ 2012 Yakima Police Reserve Annual Report 4110 ,'eewetut air • r \ \ Jr ,. i .:,.. . Yki tlIvi 1 .,t 1� .. /1,1 I 9 :,..:4 ,� �� 2012 Annual Report Submitted February 1 2013 /4411,116..41r 111 %VT r:e, ' . . c '1,'U `C$fc J RP ORATO ) Prepared by: Lt. Andrew Zuber 2012 Overview 2012 was another successful year for the Yakima Police Department Reserve Unit. Combined, Reserve Officers completed over 4800 hours of volunteer service to the citizens and community of Yakima during the course of the year. The Yakima Police Department's Reserve Unit is part of the department's Patrol Division. Currently, the reserve program is commanded by Sergeant Gary Jones, and day -to -day operations are directed by Reserve Captain Bill Almon. Currently the Reserve Program has 14 members (8 officers, 1 lieutenant and 1 captain assigned to Patrol, and 1 sergeant and 3 officers assigned to SWAT). Some of the highlights of the reserve officer's activities and accomplishments for 2012: • Reserve Officers saw an increased emphasis on in- service training; together they completed 665 hours of specialized training throughout the year with our training program following that of the full time officers. • Officers participated in 32 Special Details /Community Service Events, saving the department more than 300 hours in associated overtime costs that it would take to otherwise cover those events. • Four (4) Reserve Officers are members of the Yakima Police Department SWAT Team. These team members are all fully _ qualified operators meeting the same I. • T standards as all the other officers on the team, in addition to carrying out their medical duties. • Those 4 Reserve Officers assigned to Arr"- . +=MA SWAT, participated in all SWAT call- , ;z,, outs in addition to the bi- monthly - training days. Those four officers combined for over 1160 hours of specialized SWAT training and activities. — - • One of the reserve officers on the SWAT team also serves as a certified sniper instructor for the department and team. He is a certified sniper instructor, basic and advanced, for the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission. • One (1) new member was added to the Reserve Program in 2012. Officer Preston Brown retired from the ranks of full time officers and transitioned into the reserve program. • 2012 also saw the continuation of a reserve detective position, where the reserve officer assists the detectives with their activities. Officer Brown has taken on a majority of the workload in the department's retail theft program that is a cooperative agreement with local Loss Prevention Officers. • In 2012 we said goodbye to two reserve officers. Officer Ryan Davis was hired by the department as a fulltime officer; and Officer Brady Lanham transferred to the Toppenish Police department. • There are 6 officers in the reserve program that are certified for solo patrol activities, which allows them to be of great assistance to the patrol squads. • 4 le Ji Photos courtesy of Andrew Zuber; taken at EVOC training at the HAMMER facility in Hanford on July 15` 2012. Hours of Service In 2012, the reserve officers performed a combined total of 4,820 hours of service to the Yakima Police Department and for the City of Yakima and its citizens. This is a continuation of the dedication our members show to the department and the community. Below, is a breakdown of how those hours were distributed (Figure 1). Please see Appendix A for a definition of what those hour categories consist of. Nearly 50% of all the hours performed by reserve officers in 2012 have been in support of the daily activities of the department's patrol division. The patrol division is the most active and publically visible part of the police department. To place a monetary value on the service the reserve unit provided to the department and the city, the wage and benefit package of a first class officer, which is roughly $130,000, was used as a multiplier. The reserve unit provided roughly 4820 hrs of service in 2012 which equates to 2.3 full -time officer positions. Multiplying 2.3 by the wage /benefit package for a full -time first class officer equals roughly $300,000. Reserve Officer Hours Breakdown Patrol 49.2% Training 13.8% Special Details 6.3% Court 0.2% _ SWAT 21.6% • EaET3% t ls 2.6 • Figure 1: Reserve Officer Hours Breakdown by Category Hours of Service (cont'd) Reserve Officers are required to perform a minimum of 20 hours of service per month. Those hours can consist of any combination of hours whether it be patrol, training, special details, or another form of volunteer service. With 14 reserve officers in the program for a majority of 2012, we should expect a minimum of 240 hours of service from all officers combined each month. As you can see from Figure 2, the reserve officers are very dedicated to the program and consistently perform well in excess of the minimum requirements. As a whole, the reserve program's hours peaked in the month of March, with officers giving more than 465.0 hours of service to the Yakima Police Department; well over the minimum requirement. 2012 Hours /Month 500 450 400 300 1111111 250 1111■■■■■■ 200 1111■■■■■■ 150 1111111 .2012 100 ........... 50 ... .. .. 0- ■■ a� 6 Ng' `a� P,9 � �\ N� °e ,\� �� Ac �� O`� �e o��� Q P he Q� �o O Figure 2: Combined Hours of Service per Month in 2012 Activity and Performance Statistics With 6 officers commissioned for solo patrol, the reserve program has an opportunity to add to the departments overall apprehension and enforcement statistics. Figure 3 shows how our reserve officers contributed to the overall performance of the department in 2012. Reserve officers participate in all many aspects of proactive law enforcement, including traffic enforcement, collision investigations, misdemeanor and felony arrests and warrant service. 2012 Reserve Officer Statistics Felony Warrants Felony Arrests Misdemeanor Warrants Misdemeanor Arrests • Assists Collision Investigations • Primary DUI Arrests Traffic Warnings Traffic Infractions 0 50 100 150 200 250 Figure 3: 2012 Commissioned Officer Statistics In Conclusion For 2013, the reserve program anticipates another very successful year. As we strive to continue to increase our numbers by bringing on new reserve officers, we will be able to provide more hours of service to the department. A higher level of service from the department's reserve program will allow full -time staff the time and resources to perform more critical, focused patrols, to address the public safety needs in Yakima. The program will continue with a reserve officer detective position. The reserve officers assigned to SWAT will continue to train and be a part of that team, providing a valuable service to the team members as well as the department. The program also expects to see more of its officers achieve solo patrol status, thus putting more officers on the street to assist with general patrol functions, freeing up full time officers to concentrate on more proactive police work. We have already had two SWAT officers receive their commission in January of 2013 allowing them to operate independently on the SWAT team. The reserve program continues to receive support from the department command, and we look forward to continue earning that support by providing service to the department where and when we can. For 2013 we will be looking to increase our hours of service as well as participation in special details and events. Our biggest challenge in 2013 will be to continue to add new members to the program. With the cessation of the Yakima Police Department Reserve Academy, we will be looking at new opportunities and ways of recruiting new members to join the program. We will continue to seek out lateral transfers to join our ranks, and we hope to be able to begin accepting new officers into the program and either send them through our own academy or another local academy. In these tough budget times, we believe it is important to continue to provide and increase this valuable service to the department and the city of Yakima. y g /ft • y afar t 4 8 Yakima Police Department Reserve Officers Patrol Squad Captain Bill Almon Officer Travis Nunn Lieutenant Andrew Zuber Officer Chris Babcock Officer Steve Hahn Officer Preston Brown Officer Iry Benson Officer Jerred Copenhaver Officer Uziel Estrada Officer Jameson Green SWAT Squad Sergeant Joe Bobovsky Officer Ryan Scellick Officer Mike Schreiner Officer Mike Clark :u , ,.. 7 ._. �y.,.. . a . , A.. - `, ,,.. . • >q i�:sis . ...'.. �s,T.y}�VnM' .... - �,+ Y 1:: .. y___4 4..'l _.. 4 ..„ _ ,____ +4 ~�.� illg i Becoming a Reserve Officer The Yakima Police Department is always seeking out qualified interested applicants for entry into the Reserve Officer program. The minimum requirements to be a reserve officer are the same as those of a full -time officer. To see a list of those requirements, turn to Appendix C. After being selected for entry into the Reserve Program, applicants go through a battery of tests to determine their fitness for the position. These include an oral board interview, polygraph examination, psychological examination, an extensive background investigation, and finally approval from the Chief of Police. Once the applicant passes through the testing phase, they are enrolled into the Reserve Officer Academy, formally facilitated by the Yakima Police Department. Academy instruction is given by state certified instructors, who include officers from within the Yakima Police Department, local judges, prosecutors, and representatives of various state agencies. The instruction includes a variety of subject matters and material taken directly from the Washington State Basic Law Enforcement Academy, and also includes hands on simulations and training in the field. Some of the major topics covered are: • firearms training • defensive tactics • emergency vehicle operation • patrol procedures and mock scenes • use of force • criminal law • domestic violence response • traffic enforcement • civil law • first -aid & CPR training • report writing • court testimony • crime scene security and investigation • narcotics examination and seizure • interviewing techniques • and a multitude of other topics. In all, the Reserve Officer Academy includes over 260 hours of instruction. Successful completion of all phases of the academy and a final examination is required for the officer to graduate and begin patrolling and enter into the Police Training Officer (PTO) program. The PTO program is the on- the -job, field training portion of the reserve officer's education. In the PTO program, the reserve officer works with full -time officers and is trained in all aspects of the job of a police officer. After an officer has completed their PTO training, they are able to put in for solo patrol status. Solo patrol requires letters of recommendation from 3 full -time officers and a Reserve Staff, with final approval from the Chief of Police. Once they are granted solo patrol status, the officer is administered the oath of office by a municipal court judge and the city clerk, thus obtaining their full commission. Appendix A: Definition of Reserve Hours Patrol: Routine patrol activities, solo patrol or training with a PTO, undercover work, work with special operations units (Gang or Pro -Act Units), report writing, and SWAT call -outs for the personnel assigned to the SWAT team. Training: Activities that expand your knowledge, skills, and abilities of police work and how to apply that knowledge and education. Special Details: Special events requiring police presence. These include parades, fairs, emergency call outs for fire, traffic, or other crime scene control, civic functions, and assisting other police departments with similar events. Court: Any activities or time directly related to court appearances and providing testimony. SWAT: Any activities related to ongoing SWAT training, or participation in other SWAT activities not associated with a call -out. Department Details: Activities related to providing training or teaching a class for other officers; department quartermaster duties; other activities as assigned. Non - Patrol: Non - enforcement or non - emergent call -out situations; assisting the department in activities not covered by other definitions. Administrative: Reserve staff activities related to squad administration (Captains, Lieutenants, Sergeants and instructors normally). 1111=r F, u, Appendix B: Raw Figures of Reserve Officer Performance Total Hours of Service 2012 — Reserve Unit Combined 2012 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 4820 394 418 465 424 439 415 439 406 461 361 373 225 Hours Performed by Category Special Depart Non - Patrol Training Details Court SWAT Details Patrol Admin 2372 665 289 12 1039 125 0 303 Commissioned Officer Statistics — Combined 2009 Total Traf Traf Misd Misd Misd Misd Felony Felony Felony Felony DUI Accident Warr Warr Infrac Warn Arrest Assist Warr Arrest Assist Warr Assist Assist 189 236 1 32 73 46 46 20 12 19 24 9 Appendix C: Minimum Requirements to be a Reserve Officer • Age 21 at time of application. • Be a US Citizen. • Hold a high school diploma and valid state driver's license. • No felony conviction(s) as an adult; felony juvenile convictions are closely reviewed. • Read and speak the English language. Disqualifiers • Illegal use of illegal drugs in the last 1 year. • Illegal use of ANY controlled substance while employed in a criminal justice capacity. • Illegal opiate use. • Hallucinogen use within past 10 years. • Other drug use outside these standards will be considered on case by case basis. • No illegal sale of ANY drug, including marijuana. • Pattern of illegal use of prescription medication. • Any use by injection of amphetamines /methamphetamines. • Use of cocaine over five times regardless of time frame. • Use of non - prescribed oral or injectable steroids over five sequences /cycles within the last 2 years. • Use of marijuana or hashish over 15 times. • Use of amphetamines /methamphetamines over five times. • Any use of crack cocaine. • Any use of free -based cocaine /paste. • Any misdemeanor or felony conviction while employed in a criminal justice capacity. • Adult misdemeanor convictions will be carefully reviewed. • Been convicted of any crime under a domestic violence statue. • Unlawful sexual misconduct. • Been dishonorably discharged from the United States armed forces. • Lied during any stage of the hiring process. • Falsified his or her application, personal history questionnaire, or any other forms during hiring process. • Previous revocation or denial of (CJTC /POST) certified status, or suspension of current CJTC /POST certified status. • Failure to pay income tax or child support. • Current credit accounts or unresolved accounts in collection will be carefully reviewed.