Sergeant Pat McGuire created the 2003 Annual Report,

Proofreading consultation volunteered by Bethany McGuire.

Assistance & formatting was done by Shawnee County Information Technologies staff.

Captain Rick Hladky provided oversight and editing of the project.

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CreditsTable of ContentsPreamble and Mission StatementLetter from the SheriffLetter from the UndersheriffLetter from the MajorCriminal Investigations DivisionUniformed Operations DivisionServices DivisionOrganizational ChartAdministrative AssistantLegal Advisor

Chaplaincy ProgramAccounting UnitAccreditation Unit / Training UnitProfessional Standards UnitPublic Information OfficerHiring ProcessCommunity Services UnitDARE ProgramCitizens' AcademySchool Resource Officer ProgramCrime Scene Investigations UnitProperty Room UnitCriminal Investigations UnitNarcotics UnitUniformed Operations -Patrol UnitSpecial Traffic Enforcement GrantsK-9 ProgramSWATFirearms TrainingFugitive Warrants UnitCourt Security UnitCivil Process UnitI nventory ControlServices Division SergeantFleet Services UnitReserve ProgramCadets -Explorer Post #2731Mounted PosseContacts

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Letter fro Sheriff Barta

2003 was an enjoyable and rewardingyear to be a public servant. It was a personalmilestone for me as I completed thirty-fiveyears as a law enforcement officer. As I reflecton the year I am struck by how quickly it movedalong. Often I wanted to pull back the reins ontime. Still, although many projects anddeadlines rushed at my staff and officers, theywere all handled with diligence and carried onto successful conclusions.

As a career law enforcement officer, I'veexperienced firsthand the importance ofteamwork. Before a law enforcement agencycan be considered professional it must workand cooperate within itself, with other lawenforcement agencies, and with the citizens it

serves. This is especially true since 9-11 and the advent of Homeland Security. Thisagency is working internally and with the community to achieve that objective. TheGALEA Accreditation project is going forward to insure that we achieve the highestlevels of professionalism and certify that status at the national level.

Thanks to all of you- my staff, our employees, and the citizens of ourcommunity- the Shawnee County Sheriff's Office is a success. We have achieved apartnership in our common goal of peace and security.

Through effort and teamwork we accomplished many goals in 2003 andwe'll continue to do so in 2004. Some of these goals include: successful federalgrant applications, resulting in a shared School Resource Officer for Rossville andSilver Lake schools and two Community Officers for the Montara area;implementation of our Citizens' Academy; transition to new handguns for all officers;additional radar and in-car video camera units; law enforcement driver re-training;upgrades for mobile computer terminals; and continuing progress with theaccreditation process.

Again, thank you for your commitment to making Shawnee County a better

place to live.

~.,I"w"R(&.QRichard w. Barta, Sheriff

Shawnee County Sheriff's Office

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Under the leadership of SheriffRichard Barta, the Shawnee CountySheriff's Office keeps getting better andbetter at serving the citizens of ShawneeCounty. We have indeed taken greatstrides in several areas to better serve the

public.

We have acquired in-car computerterminals which give the deputies accessto a wealth of information which waspreviously unavailable except through thedispatcher. This has cut down the numberof calls made to the dispatch center andthe information is made available to thedeputy in a much shorter time.

Through Sheriff Barta's efforts, wehave obtained a federal grant and now have two Community Officers working in theMontara neighborhood. The deputies interact with the members of the communityto act as our eyes and ears in that area. They also make sure the citizens of thatcommunity are well protected and an opportunity for an open dialog with the deputies.

Our second Citizens' Academy Class graduated in December. The Academyhas developed into a very popular program with citizens of our community andaffords them an opportunity to get to know a little about the day-to-day work handledby the men and women of the Shawnee County Sheriff's Office. The academyconsists of one evening a week for thirteen weeks. The participants attend trainingclasses that cover many facets of what law enforcement officers are faced withdaily. They graduate with a better appreciation of the outstanding efforts put forth bythe men and women of this agency.

I would like to close by wishing all citizens of Shawnee County a very happyand prosperous year, and hope we can continue to serve you in the most professionalmanner possible.

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Donald E. Burns, Undersheriff

Shawnee County Sheriff's Office

Welcome to the 2003 Annual Reportof the Shawnee County Sheriff'sOffice.

I feel you will be pleased with theinformation provided to you, andwhen finished with the report you willhave an insight into the workings ofYQ!!r Sheriff's Office.

The notion that the Shawnee CountySheriff's Office belongs to you is anold one, and a well understoodprinciple of policing a democraticsociety. Sir Robert Peel, consideredby many to be the architect of modernpolicing, said nearly 200 years agothat the "public are the police, andthe police are the public." Peel wastelling us that the quality of life in acommunity was irreversibly tied to

effective cooperation and understanding between the public and their police.

Once again, welcome to YQill Shawnee County Sheriff's Office Annual Report.

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The Criminal Investigations Division consists of the Detective Unit, Drug Enforcementunit, Crime Scene Investigation unit, and the Property Room unit. Captain Thompson andLieutenant Christie manage the division with a combined law enforcement experience ofover 47 years. The combined staffing of the units in 2003 included fifteen officers andeleven civilians.

Captain Thompson (pictured at left) has experience withtraffic enforcement, patrol, narcotics, records, and court-house security. Captain Thompson has receivedextensive training in computer forensics and keepsactive in this field. Captain Thompson received hisassignment to the Investigation Division in the fall of2001.

Lieutenant Christie (pictured at right) has served atthe agency in various capacities throughout theyears. He has had assignments in security anddetention (jail), communications, patrol, trafficenforcement, and fugitive warrants. LieutenantChristie was assigned to his current position July2000.

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The Operations Division is comprised of three units: Patrol, Animal Control, and OfficeReception. The division commander is Captain Crane and Lieutenant Leone assists him,along with seven sergeants and five corporals in various supervisory roles. At full strength,the division has sixty-three employees. Many of the deputies in the division also serve insome sort of volunteer specialty area such as the K-9 section.

Captain Kermit Crane (pictured at left) is a 26-year veteran of the Shawnee County Sheriff'sOffice, starting in 1977 with an assignment to thejail when it was still run by the Sheriff's Office. Hehas served in every division and nearly everysection. Captain Crane has held supervisorypositions in the Operations Division, being firstpromoted to sergeant in 1985. He has been thedivision commander of every division of theSheriff's Office. This is his second tour of duty asthe Operations Division Commander. He holdsan Associate of Arts degree in Criminal Justice.Captain Crane is one of the three pilots in theagency. He is also the agency's range master,overseeing firearms training and qualifications.He is currently the senior division commander,with nearly nine years in the rank of captain.

Lieutenant Samuel Leone (pictured at right)serves as the supervisor for third shiftoperations. Lieutenant Leone was hired by theShawnee County Sheriff's Office in 1994. Mostof his career has been in the OperationsDivision where he has served as a patrolman,K-9 officer, field-training officer, corporal, andsergeant. He holds instructor certificates indefensive tactics.

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Services Division

The Services Division consists of the Civil Process, Fugitive Warrants, Court Security,Fleet, Inventory, Accounting, and Purchasing Units. Captain Hladky and Lieutenant Royermanage the division. The combined staffing of its units in 2003 included twenty-eight officers

and nineteen civilians.

Captain Rick Hladky, BA (pictured at left), who isa 26-year veteran of the sheriff's office, commandsthe Services Division of the Shawnee CountySheriff's Office. He has served the agency ascommander of all three divisions over the years aswell as serving as a lieutenant and sergeant in thePatrol Unit. Captain Hladky also served on theSWAT team for nineteen years, for the last nineyears as the commander.

Captain Hladky is currently one of three pilots inthe agency. He attended the Federal Bureau ofInvestigation's Central States Law EnforcementExecutive Development Seminar in 2002 and iscurrently working through the Kansas CertifiedPublic Managers' Course through the University ofKansas.

Second in command of the Services Division isLieutenant Lance W. T. Royer, BA (pictured at right),who is a 16-year veteran of the Shawnee CountySheriff's Office. He has served as a sergeant in theProcess, Records, and Patrol Divisions. He was thecorporal in charge of the Communications Unit beforeit became part of the Shawnee County EmergencyCommunication Center. He is currently the NationalCrime Information Center Terminal AgencyCoordinator, a hostage negotiator, and the Sheriff'sOffice's purchasing officer. Lieutenant Royer's dutiesinclude (with the assistance of four sergeants) thesupervision of the Process, Warrants, and CourtSecurity units as well as accounting, purchasing,fleet, and building services. With the assistance ofinventory clerk Glenda Anderson he is responsiblefor the agency inventory.

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Judy Forster (pictured at left) is the Administrative Assistant toSheriff Barta.

Ms. Forster was a sheriff's deputy with the Shawnee CountySheriff's Office for 29 years, retiring in 1999 as a sergeant. Shebecame the Administrative Assistant to Sheriff Barta in 2000.

She is responsible for maintaining the Sheriff's schedule, typing,organizing, and filing his correspondence, and performing a varietyof administrative tasks or other duties assigned by the Sheriff .Sheis also responsible as the liaison between the agency supervisorsand the County Clerk's office for the agency payroll.

She maintains the personnel files, attends staff meetings andrecords the minutes, produces the Sheriff's Office newsletter, and works as office leader bycoordinating work assignments among the senior staff. She also serves as Secretary of Crime

Stoppers.

The Legal Advisor is Mr. Michael George. He reports directly to Sheriff Richard Barta and isexpected to address the concerns raised by the Sheriff, senior management, and other staff.

Mr. George is a graduate of the University of KansasSchool of Law. He is licensed to practice law within StateDistrict Courts in the State of Kansas, United StatesDistrict Court and the United States District Court ofAppeals. He has substantial experience in representingsenior cabinet administrators working for governmentalentities, providing comprehensive training on a numberof legal issues and handling complex litigation. Prior tohis appointment with the Sheriff, he served as the GeneralCounsel for the Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority, wasthe Chief of Litigation for the Kansas Department of Socialand Rehabilitation Services, was Chief Civil Prosecutorfor the Fraud and Recovery Unit of SRS, served as aKansas Public Defender and was a law clerk for theHearing Examiner of the Kansas Human RightsCommission.

Mr. George reviews, negotiates, drafts and approves allcontracts entered into by the Shawnee County Sheriff Office. He also provides training to staff,assists with internal investigation, reviews citizens' complaints, assists the Crime SceneInvestigation Unit in obtaining orders for the disposal of property, and reviews and helps with thedrafting of policies and procedures. Along with these duties, Mr. George is expected to handleclaims against the sheriff and coordinate activities with the Shawnee County Counselor.

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The Chaplaincy Program is sponsored by and accountable to Sheriff Barta. The chaplainis part of the administrative section and serves at the direction of the Sheriff.

Chaplain John Hansen (pictured at left) has beenserving as the Sheriff's Office Chaplain since 1997.He is a retired member of the United States Army,after 23 years of service. He coordinates withchaplains at the Topeka Police Department to providecoverage at both agencies during vacations and otheractivities.

The chaplain provides confidential counseling toofficers and their families, makes hospital visits to thesick and injured, and goes with deputies to makedeath notifications. The chaplain carries the importantresponsibility of teaching courses on the stressesunique to law enforcement, as well as assisting victimsin crisis situations by providing support andencou ragement.

In 2003 Chaplain Hansen logged over 376 hours and nearly 3800 miles in support of theSheriff's Office. He met with the Attorney General's staff to discuss death notificationsand talked with the Kansas City Kansas Police Department about victim advocacy. Hisother activities during 2003 included:

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CounselingCeremoniesDeath NotificationsHospital/Home VisitsTeaching Classes

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The Accounting Unit is a portion of the Services Division. This unit establishes the yearlybudget and then monitors budget activity throughout the year. The unit is responsible forprocessing payments for goods and services for the agency. They are also responsible foradministering the financial aspects of multiple fund accounts and various state and federal

grants.

The Accounting Unit is staffed by Diana Kobs, an accountantwith over 20 years of experience.

The agency generated revenues through a variety of sourcesduring the year. These include funds paid to the Reserves foractivities, the Cadets' fund-raisers, federal forfeitures, stateforfeitures, vending machines, DARE, crime prevention, andK-9 program donations. All of these activities generaterevenues that stay at the agency. Those revenues are usedfor specific purposes or for unbudgeted expenses. In 2003those sources generated $287,870.

Revenues generated by the collection of fees, reimbursements, and some othermiscellaneous revenues go into the county general fund. In 2003 those sources generated$111,509.

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A~ount

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The Accreditation Unit was created to implement the professional standards set by theCommission on the Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). CALEA is aprivate, nonprofit organization that accredits law enforcement agencies on an internationalscale through its voluntary law enforcement accreditation program.

Lt. Scott Gilchrist (pictured at left) oversees both Accreditationand the Training Unit. He holds a bachelor's degree in ComputerEngineering. He joined the agency in 1994. He has been a field-training officer, video training facilitator, SWAT assault teamleader, and a lieutenant in the patrol unit. He is also the currentforensic mapping team commander.

The accreditation process involves many benefits for both theSheriff's Office and the citizens that it serves, but perhaps Sheriff

'I Barta's comments summarize it best: "The bottom line,

accreditation recognizes professional excellence. The ShawneeCounty Sheriff's Office is a professional agency; staffed with

quality personnel. For these reasons, I believe we can all work together to attainaccreditation and be a law enforcement agency for others to emulate. "

To achieve accredited status, the Accreditation Unit is staffed by two full-time positions: anAccreditation Manager and Accreditation Clerk Dawn Schopf. They guide the agency-wide efforts to comply with the 444 standards of the program.

In July 2003, the Accreditation Unit was restructured as the Accreditation/Training Unitwhen the agency training coordinator joined the team. This merger was based on theclose relationship between the accreditation project and agencytraining efforts. -

The Training Unit coordinates the agency's instructordevelopment, in-service training, and recruit training programs.This includes maintaining the training records, coordinatingexternal training sessions, and providing quality in-house trainingfor agency members, including emergency driving, appropriateuse of force, defensive tactics, CPR, community oriented policing,and much more.

Detective Jack Morgan (pictured at right) is the agency's Trainingcoordinator. He has been with the agency since 1988. He has anextensive background in firearms and self-defense training.

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P..ofessional Standa..ds Unit

The primary function of the Professional Standards Unit is to respond to citizen complaintsabout the activities of the agency. The Shawnee County Sheriff's Office believes that integrityis the basis of community trust. The handling of citizen complaints is vital to maintainingthe credibility and integrity of the agency within the community.

The Professional Standards Unit also administers thecontinuing education of officers with the agency alongwith recruiting and hiring new deputies. Byemployingthe highest quality applicants and providing them withcontinuing education, Sheriff's Office strives to providethe best service to the community.

Sergeant Scott Holladay (pictured at left) is in chargeof the Professional Standards Unit. He has beenassigned to the Professional Standards Unit since itsinception in September of 2000. Sergeant Holladayhas served the citizens of Shawnee County sincejoining the Sheriff's Office in 1977. He also supervisesCommunity Services and the School Resource Officerprogram. He has had extensive training andassignments throughout the agency during his career.

Public Infor ation Officer

Deputy Martha Lutz (pictured at left) serves as the PublicInformation Officer for the Sheriff's Office. She is the chiefspokesperson for issues and concerns regarding theSheriff's Office. It is the policy of the Shawnee CountySheriff's Office to establish a cooperative climate withauthorized news media representatives by assisting in theirefforts to gather factual, public information pertaining toactivities of the Sheriff's Office.

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Pulling the trigger of a handgun five (5) times with each hand (4 times)Removing an 80-pound object from a simulated vehicle, lifting it above the waist, and thenmoving the weight 10 yards (1 Time)

All applicants who pass the physical agility and written tests will then have a series of appointments

that include:

.Interview with Sheriff's staff

.Interview with background

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If you are interested in starting a law

County Sheriff's Office,

Shawnee County200 SE 7thTopeka, Kansas 66603(785) 233-8200 ext. 4144

For more information, please contact:

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The Shawnee County Sheriff's Office is concerned with its citizens' personal safety andthe safety of their property. In this regard, a number of crime prevention programs havebeen developed to reduce the potential for crimes against county residents.

The agency's Community Services Unit is staffed by two deputies who are responsible forthe creation and administration of crime prevention programs offered to the public. Deputiesfrom the division are available to make public presentations for organizations and communitygroups throughout the county on a variety of topics. Programs include home security,community awareness, scams against the elderly, and child safety. The deputies alsorepresent the Sheriff's Office on various boards and committees within Shawnee County.

The Sheriff's Office also offers theD.A.R.E. curriculum to 6th gradestudents in 13 county schools.The 10 lessons presented equipthe students with tools necessaryto help them resist peerpressures to experiment with

drugs, especially, tobacco,alcohol and marijuana. Studentsgraduate from the 10-weekcourse with a certificate, aD.A.R.E. shirt and othermementos of their participation.

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The Community Services Unit recently helped the Sheriff's Office to coordinate and com-plete the second Citizens Academy. The purpose of the academy is to acquaint residentsof Topeka and Shawnee County with the goals, objectives, organizational structure, andgeneral operation procedures of the agency and to pro-mote good will, mutual understanding, and community

support.

Citizen Academies have been sponsored by Law En-forcement agencies throughout the United States sincethe mid 80'5. Law enforcement administrators have re-ported a high degree of success with the program.

Our agency hopes to achieve the following two outcomes:1. Create a network of citizens who have a basic understanding about the functions of

the agency and the complexity of our duties and responsibilities2. Improve the probability that graduates will work more closely with us to identify and

resolve problems in our community

The academy meets for 2 % hours, one night a week, for 13 weeks at the Law EnforcementCenter. Courses include Traffic Enforcement, K-9 and polygraph demonstrations, HostageNegotiation, Computer Crimes, Criminal Investigation, Crime Scene, visits from outsideagencies. One Saturday session is offered to participants to learn more about Use ofForce policies and participate in "shoot, don't shoot" scenario training. After scenariotraining students gain more respect for the decision-making and pressures that officersexperience. Each participant is given the opportunity to ride along with patrol for a shift.

After students spend a shift riding with a deputy theyhave a greater respect for the job of a patrolman. Afterriding with a patrolman one student made the followingcomment; "The information that was shared with usmakes me appreciate our law enforcement personnelmore than ever. Getting to ride with a deputy was ahighlight. They certainly have to be able to multi-taskwell and have a lot of skills in dealing with all kinds ofpeople. I think our Sheriff's Office is in very good hands."

The Citizens' Academy is not designed, nor is it intended, to train participants as lawenforcement officers. This training only provides them with a basic operationalunderstanding of the Shawnee County Sheriff's Office.

The Citizens' Academy gives us an opportunity to showcase our agency as well as fostera sense of goodwill with citizens. Graduates have the opportunity to serve on an advisorycouncil, which meets every quarter to discuss issues in Shawnee County. It also keepsmembers informed of changes in the agency.

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The department's five School Resource Officers are each assigned to a Shawnee Countyhigh school. They serve as educators and also handle disputes between students. Theyare the first officer and many times the only officers on the scene of a crime occurring onschool property. The SRO acts as the reporting deputy, the investigator and sometimesthe arbitrator for incidents involving students in and around their assigned school.

The School Resource Officers are:

Deputy Russ Berry, a 19-year veteran, assigned to Shawnee HeightsHigh School.

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Deputy Dan Jenks, a 17-year veteran, assigned to Seaman HighSchool.

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Deputy Jay Simecka, a 9-year veteran, assigned to Hayden HighSchool.

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Deputy Ed Nelson, an 8-year veteran, assigned to Washburn RuralHigh School.

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Deputy Todd Stallbaumer, a 3-year veteran, assigned to Silver LakeHigh School and Rossville High School

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The Crime Scene Investigation Unit consists of two sections: Crime Scene Investigationand Property. Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) is supervised by Sergeant Chris Keys, a 9-year veteran. (He is pictured in the two photos just below this below destroying a firearmwith a chop saw per court order.) He supervises two deputies, a clerk, and twocivilian

propertytechnicianswho areassigned tothe propertysection .

The

staffinghave specialized training in photography, video techniques, evidence recovery and

processing and forensics. This unit supports other divisions and units by providing specializedand technical assistance.

In 2003 some of the highlights of the unit's activities included:

.Working 26 death investigations, including 2 homicides.

.Processing the scenes and evidence from 14 rape cases.

.Taking 10,673 photographs.

.Responding on 69 residential burglary cases.

.Assisting with photos and evidence on 9 domestic battery cases.

The Property Room Unit is overseen by the CSI supervisor. Two civilian property techniciansare responsible for taking in all the evidence and property seized by deputies. Their othertask is bar coding of evidence and property so an orderly accounting of items is maintainedat all times. This unit now uses a system called BEAST (Bar-coded Evidence Analysis

Statistics & Tracking). All items are held untilthere is a conclusion to a case and a courtorder is received, detailing the dispositionof item(s). In the case of found property, itis disposed of as prescribed by law. Thereare approximately 40,000 items being heldin Property at any given time.

In 2003 the unit:Received 1 ,414 new cases.Received 4,384 items.Disposed of 1 I 114 cases.Disposed of 4, 148 items.

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The Criminal Investigation Unit includes two detective supervisors, Sgt. Richard Grassi, a 20-year

veteran, and Sgt. Mike Kolbek, a 9-year veteran.

The unit also employs six general assignment detectives, one criminal intelligence detective, anda detective assigned to a federal task force. Two detectives have received specialized training indealing with crimes against children and domestic offenses; two have received training in financialinvestigations. Deputy Larry Smith, retired Topeka Fire Department Fire Investigator, supplementsthe unit on a volunteer basis by assisting investigators with follow-ups on neighborhood canvassing,registered sex offender compliance, and several other tasks.

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Cases closed

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(Pictured below, clockwise from upper left: Detectives Swift, Vaughn, Askew, McKay, andMergen, Sergeants Kolbek and Grassi, and Ms. Weaver in the center of the collage.)

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Narcotics Unit

The Narcotics Unit consists of several officers who may work in plainclothes,undercover, and inter-agency assignments at any given time. These officers havebeen to specialized schools that allow them to work safely with a wide variety ofhazardous drugs, compounds and chemicals. The agency has, at various timesduring the year, had officers assigned to work with the Drug EnforcementAdministration and several federal and state task forces.

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The Shawnee County Sheriff's Office Patrol Division consists of three shifts providingservice to the citizens of Shawnee County twenty-four hours a day, every day of theyear. Captain Crane, with the assistance of Lieutenant Leone, oversees the PatrolDivision. Two Sergeants and two Corporals run the day-to-day operation of eachshift.

Patrol is a unique division in and of itself. The men and women assigned to thisarea of the agency bring varied backgrounds, life experiences, training and educationto the agency. This diversity blends well with the agency's mission of "providingcourteous, efficient and effective services to the people of Shawnee County."

This division is relatively self-sufficient. Officers have a broad range of responsibilities.We encourage officers to expand their skills and knowledge. Some of the activitiesthat a Patrol Officer may be involved in during any given tour of duty are listedbelow:

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Traffic/DUI enforcement.Drug and criminal interdiction.Prevention and repression of criminal behavior.Arresting criminal offendersResponding to calls for service.Using proactive and alternative patrol techniques.Performing life saving emergency first aid procedures.Investigating non-injury, injury, and fatality motor vehicle collisions.Participating in efforts to improve public and community relations.Service of legal process papers and arrest warrants

Along with the activities described above, many of the Patrol Officers are trained invarious specialties including (but not limited to) Emergency Vehicle Operation andControl, Drug/Criminal Interdiction, Accident Reconstruction, Defensive Tactics,Radar Instruction, Canine Handling (Narcotics and Explosive Detection), S.W.A.T.,Drug Recognition Experts and Emergency Medical Technicians.

The Patrol Division is proud of the men and women who serve as patrol officers.Through continued efforts by all involved this division continues to supply the highlevel of integrity and professionalism this community deserves.

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The Sheriff's Office is involved in two traffic related grants sponsored by the KansasDepartment of Transportation (KDOT) through federal funds. One is the SpecialTraffic Enforcement Program (STEP) grant, otherwise known as the seatbelt grant.We pay overtime to deputies to enforce traffic laws; specifically seatbelt, speed,and DUI enforcement. There are 4 periods throughout the year when we can spendthis money; Thanksgiving, Child Passenger Safety Week in February, MemorialDay Week, also known as The Buckle Up America Campaign, and the Labor Dayweek. The goal set by KDOT is to write at least 30% seatbelt citations during theevent and to raise seat belt usage in our jurisdiction. For 2003 we were awardedthe Gold Star Award for writing over 30% seatbelt citations and raising seatbeltusage from 62% in 2002 to 68% in 2003.

The second grant is the Impaired Driving Deterrence Program (IDDP) otherwiseknown as the DUI grant. A portion of the grant was used to purchase visual warningdevices that are used at check lanes. To satisfy the grant we performed threesobriety check lanes and five saturation patrols in the year. The three check lanesin 2003 produced a total of 686 vehicles checked, twenty vehicles detained for fieldsobriety tests, six DUI's, five open containers, and one drug arrest. The fivesaturations produced 144 vehicle stops, 25 field sobriety given, 19 DUI arrests, 1minor possessing alcohol, 1 open container and 1 drug arrest.

To put this into perspective, statewide for 2003 check lane arrests were 1 arrest for

every 116 vehicles, ours is 1 arrest for every 114 vehicles checked. Statewidesaturations patrols made 1 arrest for every 11 contacts, we made 1 arrest for every7 vehicles stopped.

The goal of this program is to bring attention to and educate the public about thedangers of driving impaired. To accomplish this a news release is sent before andafter the events.

To further our efforts in deterring impaired drivers Sheriff Barta initiated an AlcoholEnforcement Program.

Corporal Alan Simon is the liaison and coordinator for our traffic grants. He attendsmeetings, sets schedules, completes paperwork, tracks statistics, and activelyparticipates in the grant enforcement activities, while still handling his regular dutiesin the Patrol unit. He has been serving with the agency since 1997.

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Canine Unit

The canine unit consists of several officers and their canine partners specially trainedin various capacities. The unit is under the Operations Division, with Captain Crane

as the division commander

Sergeant Brad Metz (pictured at left) supervises thecanine unit.

In 2003 the primary goals of the unit involved activeparticipation in Community Policing. The unit was veryeffective in that regard. All of the handlers took it uponthemselves to offer to make presentations anddemonstrations to a variety of community groups. Theyconducted 35 different events before a combined totalof 2, 787 people. These demonstrations help to show whatthe canine unit is all about.

During a total of 432 activities and deployments the unit assisted:Topeka Police DepartmentShawnee County Department of CorrectionsKansas Capitol PoliceKansas Highway PatrolKansas National GuardRiley County Police DepartmentWabaunsee County Sheriff's OfficeUnited States Marshall's ServiceOsage County Sheriff's OfficeUnited States Secret Service

The canine unit also assisted with Wings Over Topeka, the Country Stampede inManhattan, the visit by former president Jimmy Carter, the national shareholders'meeting of Payless Shoe Corporation, and the Royal Family Kid's Camp.

The unit conducted monthly narcotics sniffs at the Shawnee County Department ofCorrections and helped out with drug detection at the various county high schools.

In addition to this the unit assisted with the training of canines and handlers for theKansas National Guard and the Wabaunsee County Sheriff's Office.

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SWAT

The Shawnee County Sheriff's Office Special Weapons And Tactics team is a groupof specially trained officers. They assist in drug raids and volatile situations. Theteam members come from a variety of units throughout the agency. They have awide variety of backgrounds and experience. They work and train closely with narcoticofficers and negotiation team members. The team has scheduled monthly practicesand in addition the members attend a variety of regional and national specializedtraining activities. The team holds an active team membership in the National TacticalOfficers Association (NTOA). The team commander is Sergeant Scott Baker andDeputy Andrew Dale assists him. Service Division Commander Captain Rick Hladkyprovides oversight and consultation.

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2003 brought a majorchange for officers whenthe agency made thetransition away fromSmith & Wessonhandguns to handgunsmanufactured by Glock.All officers qualified withthe new weapons duringan intensive 2-weekperiod when each officerattended a full day of

training, safety, cleaning,and handling procedures.Each class includeddaylight and nighttime

shooting sequences.Range instructors Sergeant Mike Rafferty, Sergeant Richard Grassi, Corporal Rob Child,and Detective Jack Morgan worked many long days to insure the safe and orderly transition

process.

As part of the CALEA standards,each officer attends a class on thesafe operation of a police vehicle.Our certified instructors, CorporalDustin Carlat and Detective JimMummey, teach the classes at thelocal racing facilitiy. Classes havebeen held in bright sunshine, fog,rain, and in blowing snowconditions. Officers learnedtechniques and developed habitsthat enhance their driving skills soeach officer will be a better, saferdriver.

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The Fugitive/Warrants Unit isresponsible for processingand servicing arrest warrantsand orders issued by theDistrict Court and any arrestwarrants sent by outsideagencies. The unit facilitatesthe transportation of personsto the Shawnee CountyDepartment of Correctionswho have been arrested byagencies outside ofShawnee County and theirtransportation to detention

and treatment facilities as ordered by the court.

The Fugitive/Warrants unit is responsible for locating and arresting the people named in6,355 arrest-warrants held by the agency. The unit also participates in the United StatesMarshall's Fugitive Task Force, which focuses on violent offenders with local, state andfederal arrest warrants. In 2003 the unit initiated an aggressive warrant notification programthat resulted in substantial number of warrants being resolved.

The Fugitive/Warrants Unit is under the direct supervision of Sergeant Shane Hoobler. Heand the 9 deputies assigned to the unit have a collective law enforcement experience ofover 83 years.

Four clerks support this unit,representing 23 years of servingShawnee County. They areresponsible for preparing arrestwarrants and orders for service,entering and removing thesewarrants from the Shawnee County,Kansas Hot File and National CrimeInformation Center systems. Theyalso arrange and coordinatetransports with numerous agenciesthroughout Kansas and the UnitedStates, process bonds on personsposting bond at the Sheriff's Office,and process commitment orders.

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COURT SECURITY UNIT

A Sergeant, Corporal and seven officers currently staff the Court Security Unit ofthe Shawnee County Sheriff's Office. These officers represent over 137 years oflaw enforcement experience. Sergeant Mike Rafferty supervises the unit which isunder the Services Division. The unit also has an Explosive Detection K-9 assignedto one of the seven officers.

The unit is responsible for safety and security of the Shawnee County Courthouseand its many patrons, employees and offices.

To achieve the mission of providing security the unit mans two stations at entrancesto the courthouse. At these stations persons entering the courthouse are required

to pass through a screeningprocess that will detect and alertofficers to contraband items.Additionally all packages, bags andcontainers entering the courthouseare subjected to examination by X-ray equipment, explosive detectionK-9 or physical search by officers.

In addition to manning staticsecurity posts the Court SecurityUnit provides law enforcementservices at the courthouse,

provides security to various court proceedings and makes arrests as directed bythe courts.

During the year 2003 the Court Security Unit screened 7071 703 persons for entranceinto the courthouse and inspected and cleared 322,990 items being delivered orbrought into the courthouse. TheCourt Security unit also made 751arrests in 2003 on warrants andother matters.

In addition to regular duties theCourt Security Unit was deployedin January of 2003 to provideadditional security for theInauguration Ball of GovernorSebelius.

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Civil P..ocess Unit

The Civil Process Unit is charged by state statute to serve all civil process papers issuedby the District Court.

Sgt. Phil Blume (pictured at left) supervises the unit. He hasbeen serving the citizens of Shawnee County as a lawenforcement officer for over 14 years. He is also the agency'spolygraph examiner. Along with a corporal and 2 deputies,they have over 42 years of combined law enforcement

experience.

The process office staff handled over 192,000 papers in2003. These were served via certified mail, deputies, andcivilian process servers. The commissioned officers in theunit are responsible for serving restraining orders, taxwarrants, and eviction orders. (Deputy Lauderback serving

eviction notice is shown in two photos below. ) They also conduct foreclosure sales andseize property under court orders.

The civilian process serversoperate throughout the communityto serve other civil processdocuments that require personalservice. In 2003 the civilian processservers drove 73,886 miles toserve their process papers.

The clerks in the office support theofficers and servers. They areresponsible for receiving andpreparing documents received from the courts, serving papers on citizens who appear atthe Law Enforcement Center, and handling returns to the court after papers are served.

I They also enter information in the: National Crime Information Center

computer system detailing informationrelated to domestic violence protectionfrom abuse orders, restraining orders,and stalking orders.

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i In 2003 the Civilian Process servers

": unit served 72,401 papers.,.

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The Inventory Specialist monitors and issues inventory and supplies and coordinates thetracking of equipment. This position was created to resolve a number of duties that werehandled by a variety of clerks and officers into one person's responsibility.

Glenda Anderson (pictured at left) has been the Inventory Specialistsince the position wascreated in 2000. Ms.Anderson brings a widebackground ofexperience to theposition. She has beenserving the citizens ofShawnee County since1980.

Ms. Anderson coordinates with the CountyClerk's staff to track major pieces ofinventory. She has been throughspecialized training to assist with herresponsibilities. She also assists withAccounting and Purchasing when needed,

The Services Division Sergeant is responsible for coordinating a number of functionsthroughout the offices and carrying out special assignments as needed.

Sergeant Pat McGuire has been in this position since his promotion tosergeant in 1998. Sergeant McGuire has been serving the citizens ofShawnee County since 1979.

Sergeant McGuire handles numerous assignments. This includes activitiesI that crop up as one-time events or specialized activities that do not fall

under any regular job description or that require extra attention ormanpower. He is the agency liaison for both building facility issues and

housekeeping. His duties also include coordinating with, and oversight of, Fleet Services.He takes most of the photos for and creates the Annual Report. Captain Hladky andLieutenant Royer supervise him. He works closely with Sergeant Hoobler, Deputy Lutz,and Jerry Runkle to coordinate special events such as the EmployeeAppreciation Luncheonand holiday events.

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Fleet Services Unit

The Fleet Services Unit is responsible for maintaining the vehicles used by the Sheriff'sOffice. The unit also provides support and maintenance for other county agencies, includingEmergency Management, Emergency Communications, the Coroner's Office, andInformation Technology.

The unit is under the direction of MechanicSupervisor Jerry Runkle (pictured at left). Mr. Runklestarted working for Shawnee County in 1977. Hesupervises Randy Brown (pictured lower right) andJohn Suther (pictured lower left). They have morethan 67 years of combined mechanical experience.The mechanics' wide variety of experience andbackgrounds allows the unit to handle most repairsand maintenance needed for the fleet.

When the Sheriff's Office purchases new vehiclesthe mechanics handle the custom installation of allequipment. Specialized equipment nearly doublesthe value of a new car.

The Fleet Services Unit handles the maintenanceand repairs for the office's fleet of over 130 vehicles.The unit maintains an aggressive vehicle

maintenance program to keep the vehicles in service. In 2003 a transmission failure on aK-9 unit was the only major mechanical failure.

The vehicles in the fleet vary widely from 2003 Ford Crown Victoria police cruisers, to anarmored truck used by the SWAT team, to a stock trailer used by the animal control unit.

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Rese..ves

The Shawnee County Sheriff's Office Reserves consists of volunteer officers whoaugment the Sheriff's Office by providing law enforcement assistance in virtuallyevery area of the agency. They augment the regular officers wherever and whenevercalled upon to do so.

Captain Allen Moran (pictured at left) isin charge of the Reserves. He has beenwith the Reserves for over 23 years.

The Reserves are community-mindedcitizens who give their time in providingadditional law enforcement services tothe citizens of Shawnee County. Reserveofficers come from all walks of life. Theyare attorneys, business owners,government workers, office workers, andschool teachers.

All Shawnee County Sheriff Reserveofficers are required to complete a 130-hour part-time officer's training courseprior to receiving a Reserve commission.To maintain their commission, they arerequired to provide 16 hours of serviceeach month and complete 40 hours ofcertified training annually. In 2003 theReserves volunteered 5,000 hours to theSheriff's Office and the community, whichtranslates to an estimated savings insalaries of $135,000.

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The Cadet program is set up to createan opportunity for young people toexplore their early interests in lawenforcement.

The Cadet program is organized underguidelines established by the Boy Scoutsof America in accordance with thephilosophies started by their founderRobert Baden-Powell in 1908. At thislevel of scouting they are an Explorer Post. Individuals at least fourteen years old andunder the age of twenty-one are eligible to apply to the Cadets. The Cadet advisor isReserve Corporal Ron Barnes.

The Cadets have planned meeting times each month where they learn basic policies andtechniques of law enforcement. They also are allowed to ride with officers as observers.Cadets are actively involved in community policing through a variety of volunteer activities

during community events.During recent years the cadetshave been participants at eventssuch as Railroad Days, Marchof Dimes Walk-A- Thon, the airshows, and parades.

Cadets participate in sometraining events during the year.The photos are from a classwhen the Cadets learned someself-defense techniques fromour agency instructors.

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Mounted Posse

The Shawnee County Sheriff's Mounted Posse was established in 1994 toaugment and enhance traditional police activities during special events, searchand rescue activities, and communtiy functions.

The Mounted Posse's activities are coordinated through Deputy Martha Lutz in theCommunity Services Unit.

The Mounted Posse Officer has the ability to maneuver into areas not accessible totraditional police units. Shawnee County has several events that bring visitors tothe area throughout the year. The Mounted Posse is utilized to provide an additionalpresence as well as its public relations service. Additionally, Shawnee County hasmany remote locations that can be searched more effectively by Mounted PosseOfficers than by traditional police units.

In 2003 the Posse was used in a number of parade and public relation events.

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Mounted Posse

The Shawnee County Sheriff's Mounted Posse was established in 1994 toaugment and enhance traditional police activities during special events, searchand rescue activities, and communtiy functions.

The Mounted Posse's activities are coordinated through Deputy Martha Lutz in theCommunity Services Unit.

The Mounted Posse Officer has the ability to maneuver into areas not accessible totraditional police units. Shawnee County has several events that bring visitors tothe area throughout the year. The Mounted Posse is utilized to provide an additionalpresence as well as its public relations service. Additionally, Shawnee County hasmany remote locations that can be searched more effectively by Mounted PosseOfficers than by traditional police units.

In 2003 the Posse was used in a number of parade and public relation events.

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Shawnee County She..iff's Office

320 S. Kansas Avenue

Suite #200

Topeka, Kansas 66603-3641

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