PAINESVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT2018 ANNUAL REPORT

Monica Irelan-Safety Director

Dan J. Waterman- Chief of Police

Officer Julius K. PonderWinner of the NAACP’s 2018 Robert H. Fountain

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MISSION STATEMENTThe Painesville Police Department is committed to protecting every member of our community, and to improving the quality of life for our residents.

Page 1 Cover (Officer Julius K. Ponder receiving NAACP 2018 Robert H. Fountain Award)Page 2 Mission Statement & Table of ContentsPage 3 General Information about the City of PainesvillePage 4 Staffing and Personnel ListPage 5 In Memory ofPage 6 RetirementsPage 7 Department AwardsPage 8 Our HistoryPage 9 FBI AcademyPage 10 FBI AcademyPage 11 Detective BureauPage 12 SWAT TeamPage 13 Mounted UnitPage 14 Bike Patrol UnitPage 15 Records Division & AdministrationPage 16 School Resource OfficersPage 17 K9 UnitPage 18 2018 TrainingPage 19 Motor Vehicle Accidents SummaryPage 20 Calls for Service SummaryPage 21 Calls for Service BreakdownPage 22 Crime Statistics (Charges Filed) SummaryPage 23 Photos (Nolan Majewski, Alex Henning, Chief Waterman, Cory Whitt) (Lt. Wagner & Wife Terri) (Lt. Wagner & Judge Cicconetti)

Page 24 Photos (Special Stephanie Klinesorge), (Chief Waterman & Special Anthony E. Giza), (Detective Bureau)

Page 25 Photos (Sean Stone, Matt Tycast, Lt. Mike Decaro, Evan Goncz, Bill Sickles, Jessie Cudnik) (Erik Quintillo with school kids)

Page 26 Photos (Chief Waterman & Jay Adams) (Vince Crews) (Jason Hughes @ Officer Mazany Funeral)

Page 27 Photos (Det. Bill Sickles, Sgt. Josh Rogers, Lt. Mike Decaro, Det. Don Ticel, Lt. Mike Slocum) (Taya & Sherman)

Page 28 Photos (Vince Crews on teeder-todder) (Eric Garcia with kids fence) (Matt Tycast)

Page 29 Photos (Elvert Jordan & Kevin Love at Police Memorial) (Sgt. Eric Miller & Bill Sickles giving bike to child) (Lt. Toby Burgett)

Page 30 Photos (Don Ticel-Manual Labor) (Chief Dan J. Waterman story time)

Page 31 Photos (Matt Tycast, Jessie Cudnik, Bishop Gerard Mirbel, Vince Crews, Bill Sickles-FOP X-mas Donation) (FOP Toys for Tots)

Page 32 Painesville City Hall - The End.

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City of Painesville General Information

Total Population (2016 est.): 19,961Area (square miles): 7.903

Village of Champion: 1805Town of Painesville: 1832Village of Painesville: 1852Incorporated City of Painesville: 1902

Division of Police Established: 1903

Painesville Police Department28 Mentor Ave.Painesville, OH 44077440-392-5840

City Webpage:http://www.painesville.com/(Under Departments select “Police”)

On Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/PainesvillePoliceDepartment/

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2018 Painesville Police Personnel Info

CHIEF:DANIEL J. WATERMAN

POLICE LIEUTENANTS:TOBY J. BURGETTMICHAEL C. SLOCUMMICHAEL J. DECAROMARC A. WAGNER

POLICE SERGEANTS:ERIC D. MILLER LARRY A. ARMSTRONG JR. MICHAEL T. BAILEYJOSHUA D. ROGERS

PATROL OFFICERS:RYAN C. CUENIHAROLD O. ADAMS JR.NICHOLAS A. SHOLTZDAVID A. SIMMONSMATTHEW W. COLLINSDONALD A. TICELRUSSELL F. TUTTLEBRIAN M. AVERYWILLIAM C. SMITH JR.ABRAHAM ALAMOROBERTO SOTOJASON A. HUGHESMATTHEW S. TYCASTWILLIAM J. SICKLES IIIDANIEL W. THOMPSONJESSE A. CUDNIKVINCENT C. CREWSKYLE M. SUKYSSEAN M. STONEEVAN M. GONCZERIC R. GARCIAKEVIN D. LOVEDALLAS M. MCCLOUDNOLAN J. MAJEWSKIALEXANDER J. HENNINGCORY L. WHITT

COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICERS:TAYA L. WORKUMELVERT JORDANERIK D. QUINTILLO

SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS:JULIUS K. PONDERJAMES VESPRO

CLERKS:JERROD D. PRESLEYSTEPHANIE J. PLATTTARA A. BAUMGARTNER

SPECIALS / CITY HALL OFFICERS:RICHARD H. KLIINEDAVID R. LUHTAERIC L. SILVIDEACON V. KASTNERBARRY J. CROWLEYJAY L. SHARPMATTHEW A. DAVISSTEPHANIE M. KLEINSORGEANTHONY E. GIZA

RETIRED:JOHN E. TYUKODY JR. (BADGE #1 PATROL)

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In Memory of:

Gloria Hager( Born Sept 1st, 1931-Feb 13th, 2019)

Painesville Police Volunteer 2007-2019

• Gloria Hager, 87 years old, has been a volunteer with our Clerks Division for 13 years. Gloria passed away Wednesday Feb 13th, 2019. Gloria had been admitted to the hospital a few days earlier, and had worked here at the police department up to early last week. Gloria joined us as a volunteer back in November of 2007, and since that time she has put in countless hours assisting our records division. Gloria spent 40 years at Morley Library as the clerk-treasurer. Those who worked with Gloria will remember her kindness, her ever present smile, and her positive personality, as she always came in willing to help and ready to work. Gloria loved to take gambling trips and also loved to read. She enjoyed gardening, particularly tending to her rose garden. Gloria will be missed by all of us here at the Painesville Police Department.

• Calling hours for Gloria Hager will be on Saturday February 23rd from 11:00-12:00pm at the First Church of Christ (422 Mentor Ave.) Funeral service will follow immediately afterwards.

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Retirements:

Officer John E. (Jet) Tyukody Jr.Badge #1

• Officer Tyukody began his career in 1992 working first in Parking Control, moving to Patrol Officer in 1995. John retires with over 27 1/2 years in Policing.

• Officer Tyukody leaves us in possession of Badge#1, an honor only a few officers are able to achieve.

• Officer Tyukody is one of the few Lake County recipients of the Police Chief Associations Medal of Honor, bestowed upon him after he responded to the 800 block of E. Erie St. on April 30th, 2014, for a disturbance, during which a female fired a gunshot in Officer Tyukody’s direction. John and other officers ultimately took the female into custody unharmed.

• John has chosen to return to the City of Painesville as a Special Police Officer, working in a part time role as one of our dedicated City Hall Security Officers.

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Department Awards:

Officer Ryan C. Cueni recipient of the Medal of Honor -awarded by the Lake County Chiefs of Police Association Sept 5th, 2018

• A 39-year-old male forced his way into a locked bedroom in Brentwood on Feb 2nd, 2017, holding a female victim at knifepoint, as her two young children ages 5 and 13 looked on only a few feet away. Officer Cueni made entry into the dark apt through a window, allowing his fellow officers to enter. Cueni entered the bedroom and engaged the suspect, ultimately turning his back to the suspect as he climbed over an overturned dresser to reach the children, which he then ushered to safety. The suspect was ultimately tasered by officers, with the woman and children left unharmed, and the suspect taken into custody.

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Our History:

Officer Julius K. Ponder holds up a photo of his Great Uncle Officer John Gordon, Painesville’s first African American Officer, who began as a Town Marshall around 1901. Photo is circa 1910.

Photo Curtesy of Detective William C. Smith

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FBI ACADEMY:

Lt. Toby J. BurgettGraduate of the 273rd FBI National Academy

• On Thursday 09/13/18, Painesville Police Lieutenant Toby J. Burgett, graduated from the FBI National Academy in Quantico Virginia. Together, with over 200 law enforcement leaders from around the world, Burgett spent the past 10 weeks training at the National Academy, where he learned best practices, and leadership methods from some of the top instructors at the FBI Academy. Lt. Burgett also benefited from the exchange of perspectives with other law enforcement leaders from around the world on many common problems in our field.

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Lt. Toby J. Burgett receiving his graduation certificate for the 273rd FBI National Academy, by FBI Director Christopher A. Wray

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Detective Bureau:

Photo Curtesy of Detective William C. SmithDetectives pictured, from left:• Det. Donald A. Ticel• Det. William C. Smith• Det. Roberto Soto• Det. William J. Sickles• Det. Sgt. Larry A. Armstrong• Det. Jason A. Hughes• The Painesville Police Detective Bureau handles many of our most serious

felony investigations, working to bring justice to victims and our community.

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SWAT Team:

Photo Courtesy of Detective William C. Smith

• Painesville Police Department Members of the Lake County SWAT Team:• Det. Donald A. Ticel (Team Leader) (1st row 2nd from left)• Lt. Michael J. Decaro (Assistant Team Leader) (2nd row seated left)• Lt. Michael C. Slocum (Less than Lethal Team Leader) (1st row right)• Officer Joshua D. Rogers (Operator) (1st row second from right)• Officer Ryan C. Cueni (Crisis Negotiator Team) (1st row left)• Officer William J. Sickles (Operator) (2nd row seated right)• The Lake County SWAT Team consists of the members of the following agencies: The

Lake County Sheriff Department, The Painesville City Police Department, The Geauga County Sheriff Department, The Ashtabula County Sheriff Department, and the Madison Township Police Department.

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Mounted Unit:

Photo courtesy of Eric L. Silvi (Sgt. retired).

Officer Taya L. Workum• Officer Workum riding one of several of her equine partners “Sabre”,

preparing for one of the summers many community event in the City of Painesville.

• Officer Workum and PAS Equine Ltd police mounts “Sherman”, “Sabre”, “Seamus”, and “Opal” were privileged to attend 12 events covering more than 21 days. The events included crowd control, community relations, community education, and competition.

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Bike Patrol:

(Photo Courtesy of Eric L. Silvi, Sgt. retired)

• Painesville P.D. Bike Unit• Sgt. Joshua D. Rogers• Officer Vincent C. Crews• Officer Sean Stone• Officer Elvert Jordan • The Painesville P.D. Bike Patrol is now in its second year in action in 2018,

as Sgt. Josh Rogers and Officers Vince Crews, Sean Stone and ElvertJordan were at a number of city events, including the 2018 Party in the Park Event. We look to increase the activity of the Bike Patrol in 2019, continuing to deploy the bikes during the summer for special enforcement initiatives and downtown enforcement operations.

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Records Division & Administration:

Photo Curtesy of Detective William C. Smith

• Jerrod D. Presley (Clerk) (left)• Tara Baumgartner (Clerk) (2nd from left)• Stephanie J. Platt (Administrative Assistant) (2nd from right)• Pat Kolling (Volunteer) (right)• Jerrod and Tara work our fast-paced administrative records division, and

together processes all daily arrests, dockets, and interface with the municipal, common pleas and juvenile courts regularly, in addition to handling records requests.

• Stephanie works on grants, budgets, and schedules, along with a number of other administrative projects in support of the agency, to include assisting in facilitating many of our major community events alongside our Community Service Officers.

• Pat put in over 250hrs in 2018, the majority of which were in support of our records division.

• Not pictured is Gloria Hager, who volunteered over 100hrs in 2018.

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School Resource Officers (SRO’s):

Photo courtesy of Eric L. Silvi (Sgt. retired).

• Officer Julius K. Ponder 20yr veteran School Resource Officer at Harvey High

• Officer James Vespro School Resource Officer at Heritage Middle School

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K9 Unit:

• Officer Matthew W. Collins and his K9 Partner “Cip”, a 4 year old German Shepherd.

• K9 Cip assisted Officer Collins with numerous arrests in 2018, also assisting regularly with other agencies who require narcotics detection.

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2018 Training:Officers Attending School Name

Eric Miller Julius Ponder Advanced SROToby Burgett AG Conference Eric Miller Marc Wagner Alice Regional ConferenceWilliam Smith Arson/Fire InvestigationEric Garcia Dallas McCloud Basic Traffic Crash InvestigationMarc Wagner Matt Collins Canine Liability 360 Mike Slocum Josh Rogers William Sickles Carotid Restraint Instructor CourseErik Quintillo Computer Investigations ClassMarc Wagner Don Ticel Coordinating Emergency Response EffortsJessie Cunik Vince Crews Core Criminal InvestigationBrian Avery Counter Ambush Tactics for Law EnforcementErik Quintillo Crime Free Housing Instructor Trainer Dan Thompson Jessie Cudnik Vince Crews Crime Scene: Response, Process/CollectionSean Stone Dallas McCloud Larry Armstrong Crime Scene: Response, Process/CollectionMike Decaro Crime Scene: Response, Process/CollectionVince Crews Sean Stone Kyle Sukys Criminal Patrol / InterdictionJessie Cudnik Elvert Jordan Evan Goncz Criminal Patrol / InterdictionKevin Love Dallas McCloud Eric Garcia Criminal Patrol / InterdictionDan Thompson Criminal Patrol / InterdictionJessie Cudnik Vince Crews Crisis Intervention TrainingVince Crews Kevin Love Drug Recognition/Para/Concealement Vince Crews Kevin Love Electronic Speed Measuring DevicesEric Miller Julius Ponder Evolution of Mass Shooting Criminal BehaviorToby Burgett FBI N/AMike Slocum Mike Decaro Mark Wagner FBI-LEEDA Command Leadership InstituteDan Waterman Mike Slocum FBI-LEEDA Executive Leadership InstituteMike Slocum Eric Miller Larry Armstrong FBI-LEEDA Supervisor Leadership InstituteMatthew Tycast Field Training Officer (FTO)Nick Sholtz Russ Tuttle Fire and Arson InvestigationJason Hughes Firearms Instructor Evan Goncz Kevin Love Firearms, Arrest & Self Defense Tactics Josh Rogers FIRST LINE SUPERVISION (NPI)John Tyukody First Resp. Role in Barricade/Hostage/SuicideTaya Workum Generation Death / Why Teens KillJosh Rogers William Sickles Gracie Survival Tactics SeminarMarc Wagner Mike Bailey ICS-300 FEMAAbraham Alamo Juv Delinquency: Causality/Crime/PunishmentAbraham Alamo Jay Adams Juvenile Diversion: Options and AlternativesRoberto Soto William Smith Lake County Cybercrimes Invest. TrainingKevin Love Lake County UAS Pilot Training ClassJerrod Presley Tara Baumgartner LEADS Training Dan Waterman Toby Burgett Managing the Discipline ProcessWilliam Smith MP5 Armorer (School Response Weapons)Taya Workum Erik Quintillo NRA- Refuse to be a Victim InstructorWilliam Smith Ohio Arson SchoolWilliam Smith Ohio Arson SeminarTara Baumgartner Ohio Public RecordAlex Henning OPOTA Refresher Ryan Cueni OTOA Conference and Vendor ShowEric Miller Marc Wagner RAIDER Level 3 Instructor CourseEric Miller Marc Wagner RAIDER Level 3 Instructor CourseMarc Wagner Remington 870 ArmorerDon Ticel Scenario Based Training Instructor James Vespro SRO Basic TrainingJulius Ponder SRO ConferenceJosh Rogers Matt Tycast Suspect Tactics and Perimeter ContainmentJerrod Presley Terminal Agency Coordinator (TAC)Dan Thomposon Sean Stone Testifying in Court Boot CampKyle Sukys Testifying in Court Boot CampMike Slocum The Force Science Certification CourseEvan Goncz Traffic Collision Invest Level 1James Vespro Youth Mental Health AidJason Hughes ZETX Basic Cell Invest Training

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Motor Vehicle Accident Summary 2018:

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Motor Vehicle Accidents 2014-2018

Year Accidents Change2014 415 n/a2015 487 17.3%2016 481 -1.2%2017 419 -12.9%2018 475 13.4%

Vehicle Accidents 2014-2018

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Police Calls for Service Summary 2018:

Calls to service show a 5.2% increase over last year, and over 14.8% increase since 2016 (past 3 years).

Year CAD's Change2014 23352 n/a2015 22216 -4.9%2016 22506 1.3%2017 24372 8.3%2018 25644 5.2%

Calls to Service 2014-2018

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Calls for Service Breakdown 2014-2018:

2014-2018 CADS (CALLS TO SERVICE SUMMARY)CRIME 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Change

Traffic Stops 1949 1333 1670 2690 4022 150%Parking Complaints 664 650 602 855 788 92%DAV 393 326 263 297 289 97%Lockouts 166 146 163 141 130 92%Noise Complaints 589 642 685 642 609 95%Neighbor Complaints 88 107 110 98 79 81%Disturbances 996 1004 908 959 1092 114%Suspicious Activity 905 873 969 1920 1865 97%Juvenile Complaint 435 487 517 896 778 87%Alarms 694 671 633 558 565 101%Business Checks 2361 2459 2046 2035 1755 86%Community Policing 1699 1842 1555 2450 3475 142%Welfare Check 315 364 466 453 533 118%Animal Complaints 362 385 426 585 468 80%Civil Disputes 649 549 680 619 674 109%Assists 897 941 1061 1065 1243 117%

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Crime Statistics 2014-2018:

2014-2018 (5YR) PAINESVILLE P.D. CRIME STATISTICSCRIME 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Murder 2 0 1 1 1Att. Murder 6 1 5 1 3Felonious Assault 34 32 28 38 36Rape 8 6 12 14 5Robbery 20 16 27 26 9Domestic Violence 133 174 203 194 167Assault 77 103 127 125 111Burglary 61 108 95 60 72Theft 385 492 493 417 398Criminal Damage 169 205 278 217 156Drug Trafficking 12 22 31 10 15Drug Abuse/Pos (Felony) 62 45 57 26 54Drug Abuse/Pos (Misd.) 9 14 4 10 16Marij. Abuse/Pos (Misd.) 272 185 167 186 262Warrant Arrest 159 189 268 208 262Disorderly 318 239 192 230 254Traffic Citations 1463 1238 1448 1621 2393

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Photos courtesy of Eric L. Silvi (Sgt. retired).

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