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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Create Team Charged with Keeping an Eye on the Big Picture

By Melissa Treadaway, Project Coordinator, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department

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Like many police agencies across the country, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department divides its jurisdiction into patrol divisions. Each one is managed by a team of officers with sergeants, lieutenants and a captain responsible for that area and those officers. But now, Chief Kerr Putney has introduced a new group to patrol and charged it with connecting the dots between all the divisions. The Operations Command Bureau is responsible for knowing what’s happening throughout the city, communicating that out to the right people, and then making sure the appropriate resources (whether it be extra officers, specialized units, or specialized equipment) are being used in the right place at the right time. “Operations Commanders look globally across the organization and have situational awareness of all activities taking place,” said Major Coerte Voorhees, who manages the new bureau. “They are in charge of resource allocation and may move officers from one division to another to a handle a specific problem or to saturate an area based on a crime trend.” The Operations Command Bureau, which began in April, is led by one major, five captains, and five lieutenants. It operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Operations Command maintains a “Significant Event Log” for executive staff and maintains a calendar of CMPD’s planned operations including checkpoints, search warrant services, buy busts, and apprehension operations.

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Create Team Charged with Keeping an Eye on the Big Picture (cont.)

Several specialized units are managed by the new group:

The Real Time Crime Center, which locates vehicles and people, gathers intelligence and assists in ongoing investigations.

Logistics, which deploys license plate readers and sky towers, issues body worn cameras, Tasers and firearms, and manages specialized vehicles.

The Mobile Enforcement Team, which focuses on organized retail theft and sprees, as well as, priority people, places and groups regardless of which division they live or operate in.

The Electronic Monitoring Unit, which supervises nearly 400 offenders ordered by the courts to wear electronic monitors as a condition of bail or their release from prison.

CMPD’s Crime Analysis Division developed a dashboard that Operations Command can use to determine how many officers are working in each division at any given time and how many of them are tied up on calls. When one patrol division had two homicides in a three-hour span a few weeks ago, Operations Command Lt. Julie Barry used the dashboard to make sure the division had enough help to handle both situations and still respond to calls in a timely manner. About two-thirds of the division’s on-duty officers were still working at the first homicide scene, when the second case was reported. Once the officers who’d still been answering calls rushed to the second homicide, Barry said she was able to use the dashboard to determine what patrol divisions were well-staffed and not overly busy. She pulled officers from four other divisions, she said, and had them answer the routine calls.

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Create Team Charged with Keeping an Eye on the Big Picture (cont.)

On a separate occasion, Barry brought extra help to a division that was searching for a missing person with special needs. She said the division searching for the person didn’t have on/off-road motorcycles on duty, but she could tell that another did. When she realized that officers were searching a wooded area, she sent the motorcycles from the other division to help out. “We are able to get resources where they need to be faster,” said Barry. “The sergeants are busy handling the scene. Before we even get there, we can start sending the appropriate resources.” A few months ago someone was breaking into cars at firehouses while the fire fighters were out on calls. Because the fire houses were in different patrol divisions, it took a few days to recognize the trend. As soon as it was identified, officers focused on their fire houses and the suspects were arrested. Voorhees said the idea of Operations Command is to always have someone looking at the big pic-ture to promptly recognize trends, which may not be as apparent to commanders concentrating on their own jurisdiction. They can then quickly and easily tap whatever resources may be needed, and communicate out the pertinent information to everyone on duty.

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2016 IALEP Conference, Waterloo, Ontario The Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) www.wrps.on.ca, in cooperation with the Ontario Association of Law Enforcement Planners (OALEP) www.oalep.ca, is proud to host the 2016 annual International Association of Law Enforcement Planners (IALEP) training conference in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada on September 19-23, 2016.

Preliminary Conference Agenda The conference theme “Thinking Forward” embraces a focus on the skills and insight needed for police planning in the future, including strategic foresight, community safety, succession planning, and challenges to anticipate along the planning continuum. After hours, there will be a curling bonspiel, an early morning trip to the St. Jacob’s Farmers Market, and the Thursday evening banquet will infuse the local Oktoberfest spirit. Watch for a more detailed agenda to come in the near future.

About Waterloo, Ontario Waterloo Region is in the southern part of the province of Ontario, Canada, approximately 100 kilometres or 60 miles west of Toronto. Waterloo Region is a two-tiered municipality composed of three cities (Kitchener, Cambridge, and Waterloo), and four rural townships (Woolwich, Wellesley, Wilmot and North Dumfries). This area is a unique mix of urban and rural landscapes and lifestyles, skilled labour force, and the information and technology sector. The 2014 population of 568,500 is one of the fastest growing areas in Ontario. There is a mix of educational institutions (University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University), high tech firms (most notably Blackberry), think tanks (Perimeter Institute and Centre for International Governance Innovation), and it is home to the largest Bavarian festival (Oktoberfest) in North America.

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For more information about the Region of Waterloo, watch a two minute video of Waterloo Region where past and future are in perfect balance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBP69jHdfPY. For more information about the City of Waterloo check out a three-minute video “We Are Waterloo” at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9CepFAWgWM About Waterloo Regional Police Service WRPS is a regional police service formed in 1973. Chief Bryan Larkin took command in September 2014. The police service is composed of 762 sworn officers and 319 civilians serving the Region of Waterloo. There are three urban patrol divisions in Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge, a rural detachment, a police reporting centre, and a collaborative family violence project. WRPS is committed to “Strengthening public safety and quality of life by working in partnership with the community in crime prevention, law enforcement, and providing assistance to all those who need our help”. Conference Venue The Delta Waterloo https://www.deltahotels.com/Hotels/Delta-Waterloo at 110 Erb Street West, Waterloo, Ontario, is the venue for the 2016 IALEP conference. This new boutique style hotel offers vibrant, stylish and sophisticated hospitality located right in the heart of uptown Waterloo. A special rate of $155 Cdn. for the ModeRoom has been confirmed. Online group booking will be available soon. Travel Options to Waterloo The local Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF) http://www.waterlooairport.ca/en/ is a 15 minute drive to the City of Waterloo. Daily scheduled air service is provided by American Airlines with twice daily, non-stop service to Chicago and WestJet, offering daily non-stop service to Calgary and now weekly service to Orlando. The Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) is 1.5 hour

drive to the City of Waterloo and is Canada’s largest and business airport. The Buffalo International Airport (BUF) is another option that would require a two-hour drive to Waterloo once you cross the US-Canada border/bridge from Buffalo. More details on travel and shuttle options will be available soon. Don’t forget to check that your passport is up-to-date.

If you have any questions about the 2016 conference, contact Marg Gloade at WRPS: margaret.gloade@wrps.on.ca

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March 2016 Guy Van Horn North Charleston Police Department North Charleston, SC Don Pike Montgomery County (MD) Police Department Gaithersburg, MD Jennifer Batchelor Kara Brooks Nicholas Decock Scarlett Graham Lara Hartman Andrea Hayman Mark Holland Shelley Hunter Leslie Jean Suzanne Kettle Atiya Majid Anne Moore Tammi Simcoe Nicole Tuyten Ontario Provincial Police Orillia, ON Canada John Oystensen Kasun Senevirathna Winnipeg Police Service Winnipeg, MB Canada Alice Li Saskatoon Police Service Saskatoon, SK Canada

Capt John Burbach Matthew Lunn Shaunna Morris Denver Police Department Denver, CO

April 2016 Michelle Hon Kansas City (MO) Police Department Kansas City, MO Scott A. Morrison Ontario Provincial Police Orillia, ON Canada Leanne Stibbard Pinellas County Sheriff's Office Largo, FL Philip Davis Peterborough Police Service Peterborough, ON Canada Mary Ripley Thunder Bay Police Service Thunder Bay, ON Canada Neil Collins Peterborough Police Service Peterborough, ON Canada Kyle Vanheertum Mesa Police Department Mesa, AZ

Sheri Meeks Belleville Police Service Belleville, ON Canada

May 2016 Angela Killion Arizona Department of Public Safety Phoenix, AZ Note: transferred from Russ Azbill - retired 3/11/16 Noel Coulas North Bay Police Service North Bay, ON Canada Deputy Chief Michael P. Davis Sgt. Anthony Ortiz Bexar County Sheriff's Office San Antonio, TX

June 2016 Ramona Morris Ontario Police College Aylmer, ON Canada Janice Sherman Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services Toronto, ON Canada

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Hope Initiative Chief Thomas Bashore, Nashville Police Department, NC

Law Enforcement professionals have a common thread – “Helping Others”. It is the mantra that thousands have stated as to why they joined the ranks of Police officers, Sheriff’s Deputies, State Troopers, and Federal Agents. While there are many ways in which law enforcement helps others on a daily basis, the Nashville Police Department has set out to help those with addiction. In order to re-duce the stigma that is so often attached to drug addiction and to help those in need find treatment – the Nashville Police Department adopted the HOPE Initiative which is modeled after the Angel program in Gloucester Massachusetts. Every good program requires planning. The HOPE Initiative – the first of its kind in North Carolina,

went public in February 2016. But as any good planner knows, this was not the beginning. The

beginning was 5 months prior, in November 2015, when the new Town Manager Henry Raper asked

me to read an article about Chief Leonard Campanello’s Angel Program in Gloucester Massachusetts.

After working narcotics investigations for almost 7 years, I was intimately familiar with the way law

enforcement typically dealt with a drug problem – Arrest everyone including dealers and users. During

this time, I was also asked to join the Tar River Task Force to combat, and yes, arrest drug dealers. My

thought process was why not attack the growing problem of heroin addiction from two fronts. So, I

set out to plan and develop a program to help those who are addicted and get them treatment options

instead of a continuing life of crime or jail. Arresting drug users will never eliminate the problem since

there will always be more clients (users) to support the dealers.

The Plan:

One of the initial problems encountered by Chief

Campanello was the push back he got from the local

district attorney who stated that the police did not

have the authority to not charge drug users for drug

offenses when they were in possession of drugs on

intake into the program. So my first challenge was to

meet with the local district attorney Robert Evans.

After going over my plan for the HOPE Initiative, he said

“this sounds like a wonderful program and I fully

support your efforts”. (R. Evans, personal

communications, December 2, 2015). He reiterated

that getting those addicts help and treatment was a

much better option than placing them in jail.

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Hope Initiative (cont.)

In the month that followed, a policy was written to address how the police department would handle intake. In addition, meetings were set up to brief and partner with agencies such as the local management entity (LME), the Emergency Department at the Hospital, a Detox facility, Narcotics Anonymous groups, the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition (NCHRC) and the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (PAARI). While we were ready to launch in January 2015, we decided to give those key players time to catch up to what we were planning on implementing.

Launch Day: On February 9th, 2016, we officially announced and held a press conference with local

newspapers and area Television stations. We received wide press coverage and interest from

the public. I do not remember who, but someone quoted a great line “If you build it, he will

come” from the movie Field of Dreams, (Gordon & Gordon, Robinson, 1989). It took eight days

until someone was brave enough to walk into our police department and ask for help with the

HOPE Initiative. In order to protect their identity – we will call him “Sam.” Sam was a military

veteran who had knee surgery for a torn ACL. He was placed on Percocet for the pain and then

when his prescriptions ran out he turned to Heroin. We got him triaged through the hospital

and then into the detox facility within hours. That was the easy part, the hard part was finding

Sam long term care. He had no insurance, no significant income, an arrest record, was on

probation, and was behind on fines. We worked with the District Attorney’s Office and

Community Corrections to get his probation terminated. After numerous phone calls, we were

able to find Sam a facility in Florida but the cost was $15,000. Luckily, we were able to

negotiate a scholarship that allowed Sam to attend for free. All that was needed now was to

get Sam to Florida. With grant money, we were able to purchase Sam a plane ticket and fly

him to the long term facility (Satori Waters). Sam was on his way to recovery and a new life.

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Hope Initiative (cont.)

While there are some incidental costs associated with the HOPE Initiative such as cab fares, plane tickets, food, etc., no money from the Town’s General funds are used to support the Initiative. Rather, drug grants, donations, and drug forfeiture money is being used to support its needs. Now, two months later, we have partnered with UNC Nash Health Care and established a 501c to accept donations. There are many benefits and fundraisers currently being planned as well as donations from businesses that will help support the future needs of the HOPE Initiative. I am proud to say that the Nashville Police Department’s HOPE Initiative has accepted 15 participants in just over two months’ time. All 15 have gone through detox. We have placed three of those in long term treatment programs, eight others are on Intensive Outpatient Care, and four are currently awaiting acceptance into a long term facility. Overall, this initiative has helped the Nashville Police Department to further our public relations, reduce crime, as well as save lives.

References: Evans, R. (2015, December 2). Personal interview Gordon, C. & Gordon L. (Producer), & Robinson, P. (Director). (1989). Field of Dreams, [Motion picture]. United States: Universal Pictures & TriStar Pictures.

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The Maryland Chapter is very active and currently focused on the new State Legislation just passed. We meet next June 10 2016.

Southwest Chapter "The Southwest Chapter recently met at the Maricopa County Attorney's Office and participated in some trainings that required a little self-evaluation. We participated in two interactive trainings on confirmation bias and persuasion with County Prosecutor Jason Kalish. Afterwards, the chapter was introduced to Tori and Elle, two of the MCAO K9 advocates that help victims and witnesses feel comfortable in court. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey recently signed legislation HB2375 that requires courts to allow victims under 18 be accompanied by a therapy dog when they are testifying in court. It also permits victims over the age of 18 access to a K9 companion, but at the Judge’s discretion. Sam, Tori, and Elle all have Facebook pages if you would like to follow their adventures on; just type in their name and “the Victim Support Dog” to follow. We are very excited that we will be able to provide our members a complimentary training later this summer on Performance Measures. This free training will be provided to help our chapter members meet a core competency in their Police Planner Certification. Be on the lookout for more information as the details all get sorted out. Lastly, don’t forget that The Police Planners Course will be hosted in the Southwest this fall in the West’s Most Western Town, Scottsdale, Arizona!”

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The North Carolina Law Enforcement Planners and Analysts Association held its spring conference on April 26 – April 29, 2016 in Atlantic Beach, NC. Presentations included Budget Simulation Training, Strategic Planning, Performance Management, and Dashboards in Excel presented by University of North Carolina School of Government; HOPE Initiative presented by Chief Thomas Bashore of Nashville NC Police Department, Crime Issues Task Force presented by Sheriff Keith Stone of Nash County Sheriff’s

Office, Legislative Update from our very own Association Lifetime Member and Retired Special Deputy Attorney General John Aldridge; and Body Worn Cameras: Concerns and Considerations by The North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys, for the Best Practices Committee, presented by Imelda Pate, Assistant District Attorney, Eighth Prosecutorial District, Kinston, N.C. and Superior Court Judge Candidate. On behalf of the NCLEPAA Executive Board, we would like to thank all of the speakers for being a part of this training opportunity and for excellent presentations! We had a great turn out at this conference with several new members. The conference agenda and presentations were given high remarks by attendees. The next conference will be held October 11 – October 14, 2016 in Boone, NC. NCLEPAA is fortunate to welcome back an association longtime favorite Barry Horrobin. Barry is the Director of the Windsor Police Services in Windsor, ON Canada and is the Training and Certification Coordinator for IALEP. Barry will teach several modules of the Law Enforcement Planner’s Course and other relevant topics. Other agenda topics include Leadership Topics presented by Retired State Highway Patrol Captain David Allen, Statewide Grant Initiatives by both the NC Governor’s Highway Safety Program and the NC Governor’s Crime Commission, Active Shooter by Retired Hickory Police Lieutenant Floyd Yoder, Jr., and Human Trafficking stats and other field related information presented by former NC Police Officer Kevin Jones, founder of the Cleansing Heart Ministries in Tennessee. Please visit our website to see a full agenda and to register for this upcoming conference. The NCLEPAA association strives to provide relevant information and resources for law enforcement planners and analysts across North Carolina. Regardless of your title within your agency, if you serve in any planning or analyst role, please consider joining our association and become an active part in making law enforcement planning as innovative and resourceful as possible. Susan Dellinger, NCLEPAA President

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