FEBRUARY 2014 ‐ DEPARTMENT OF PUBL IC SAFETY

CasesofInterest:

SometimeswethinktelevisionprogramslikeNCISandCSIaretheonlyoneswhouse“forensics”tosolvecrimes.Well,wemaynothavethetechnologyasshownonTVwhereinformationisimputedinasmallhandhelddeviceandthesuspectinformationisprovidedwithinsecondsorminutes,butwedohavetechnologyavailabletouswhichtakesadamagedDVRharddriveandretrievesthevideo.ThatisexactlywhathappenedinacaseinvolvingaburglaryatHogiYogi.MonthsagotheHogiYogiinSpringvillewasburglarized(withdamagesinexcessof$60,000.00).DuringtheinvestigationshoeprintswerefoundalongwithadamagedDVRharddrive.Withtheassistanceofatechnologyforensicspecialist,imageswerefoundonthedamagedharddriveandasuspectwasidentified.Alocalresidentwasidentified,located,interviewedandaconfessionwasobtainedfortheburglaryanddamagetothebusiness.ThesuspectwasarrestedandbookedintotheUtahCountyJail.

Anotherexampleshowingtechnology?Well,becauseofgoodtechnologytheSpringvilleFiredepartmentwasdispatchedtoafirealarmatSpringHavenupHobbleCreekCanyon.Whenfirecrewsenteredtheutilityroomwherethealarmsalertedthedangertheyencounteredthetemperaturesexceeding100degrees.Aboilerhadmalfunctioned,causingthedangerousspikeintemperatures!Firemenwereabletoshutitdownbeforetheboilercausedafiretobreakout.Localresidentswerenotevacuatedandtherewasnodamagetothestructure.

Aresidenthadtherareopportunitytoseea“BaldEagle”inSpringville,whatwasevenmorerarewasthatitwasintheirbackyardinjuredandhadtobecaptured.TheAnimalControlOfficeralongwithassistancefrompatrolofficerswasabletocapturetheeagle.Theyfoundithadaninjuredleg.OncecaptureditwasturnedovertotheDivisionofNaturalResources(DNR).

Mostpeoplewouldliketohavea“haulmark”traileroftheirown.Sorecentlysomeonedecidedtheywantedone.Theyjustdidn’twanttopayforit.Thebusiness“Top‐It”reportedthetrailerstolenfromtheirlotinSpringville.AfewdayslaterthetrailerwasfoundinaWalmartparkinglotinAmericanFork.Anobservantofficersawthetrailerandcheckedit.anddiscovereditwasstolen.Itwasdecidedtheownerbecontactedandaskedtorespondtopickupthetrailer.Thetrailerwasfoundtocontainagreatdealofstolenproperty.ThepropertywascollectedbydetectivesfromtheSpringvillePoliceDepartmentandownerswereeventuallylocated.Theproperty,valuedatalmost$3,000.00,wasreleasedtotheowners.

Oneofthemostfearedsituationsanofficercanencounteronthejobistobecaughtinashooting.TwoofficersfromtheUtahCountySheriff’sDepartmentexperiencedthatlastweek.Onedeputylosthislifeintheshootingandthesecondwasshotinthehead.Wheneversuchincidentsoccur,amultijurisdictionaltaskforceiscalledintoinvestigate.Threeofourofficersrespondedtothatcallout.

Bytheway,theseconddeputysustainedseriousinjurybutisexpectedtorecoverfromhisinjuries.DeputyGregSherwoodbeganhiscareerinSpringvilleasanofficerandmanyofushereinthedepartmentknowhimfairlywell.Weareallsaddenedbywhathashappenedtotwofellowofficersandthepainsufferedbytheirfamilies.Ourthoughts,prayersandcondolencesgoouttoDeputyWride’sfamilyandweallwishaspeedyandfullrecoverytoDeputySherwood.

FEBRUARY 2014 – C ITAT IONS AND ARRESTS

Citationsissuedbyteams:

Startingofftheyear2014,ourofficersissuedtwo‐hundredtwenty‐fivecitationsforthree‐hundredelevendifferentoffenses.Sgt.Carter’steamledallteamswithseventy‐eightcitesissued.

Otherofficersandteamswerebusywithtrafficenforcementaswell:

GCAR 78

DFOS48

TDUN64

TRAF25

ACO9

INV1

Team Citations

0

25

50

75

100

125

242

20 13 19

0

25

50

75

100

125

1 210 16 23

0

25

50

75

100

125

1 720 16 20

0

25

50

75

100

125

P Gause J Drumm

12 13

Arrests:

DuringthemonthofJanuary,SpringvillePoliceDepartmentmadeonehundredfivearrestschargingsuspectswithmorethantwohundreddifferentoffenses.Byfar,mostofourarrestswereformisdemeanorcrimes,suchasshoplifting.Evenso,therewerethirty‐sixfelonycrimeswereincludedinthosearrests.Feloniesrangedfromburglary,todrugcharges,toonesuspectwhowasarrestedforfivecountsofsexuallyassaultingachild.

Offenses (Felony vs Misdemeanor) Arrests (Juvenile vs Adult) 

Month  Felony   Misd  Month  Juvenile  Adult 

JAN  36  137  JAN  13  91 

FEB  0  0  FEB  0  0 

MAR  0  0  MAR  0  0 

APR  0  0  APR  0  0 

MAY  0  0  MAY  0  0 

JUN  0  0  JUN  0  0 

JUL  0  0  JUL  0  0 

AUG  0  0  AUG  0  0 

SEP  0  0  SEP  0  0 

OCT  0  0  OCT  0  0 

NOV  0  0  NOV  0  0 

DEC  0  0  DEC  0  0 

0

6

12

GCAR  DFOS TDUN TRAF INV

0

23

0 0

13

0

5

0

4

Team Drug & DUI ArrestsDUI Arrests

Drug Arrests

INV12

GCAR32

DFOS15

TDUN40

TRAF6

Team Arrests and Use of Force Officer Presence90%

Verbal Persuasion

2%

Minimal Physical1%

TASER Used1%

Firearm Displayed

6%

FEBRUARY 2014 – PATROL D IV I S ION

ThePatrolDivisionkeptplentybusythismonthaswell.Officersrespondedtonearlyonehundredtrafficcomplaintsoraccidentsduringthemonth.(There’snothinglikestandinginsub‐freezingtemperaturesascarswhizby,splashingsnowandwateronyou!)Fortunately,mostoftheseaccidentswerenotserious.

Othercommoncallswerealsofairlynumerousduringthemonth.Herearefourofourmostcommonproblems:

0 10 20 30 40 50

Non‐Reportable

Reportable

Hit & Run

Injury

13

48

5

4

Traffic Complaints

93

Family Problems

43

Thefts45Drug Cases

23

0

25

50

75

100

Patrol Response & Reports

Response Responsible/Report

FEBRUARY 2014 ‐ INVEST IGAT IONS

TheInvestigationsDivisionhandledandclearedseveralcases,inadditiontoassistingavarietyofmulti‐jurisdictionaltaskforcesoncasesbothhereinSpringvilleandelsewhere.

Detectivesherecarryafairlyhighcaseloadofactivecases.Somecasesareclearedbyarrest,whileothersleadsrunout.Sometimesacasemayhavetosituntilforensicsexaminationofevidenceiscompleted.(Unlikeontelevision,evidencesuchasDNAresults,fingerprintidentificationandtherestorationofdamagedharddrivestakesmonthsorevenyearstocomplete!)

0

10

20

30

W Foster G Turnbow R Sorensen J Reed J Ellsworth S Pratt

Detective Response & Reports

Total Responses Total Reports

0

10

20

30

40

13

2227

2015

24

2

106

22

15 13

1 2 1 0 1 3

Active Cases

Inactivated Cases

Cleared Cases

1

2

0

1

4 4

0

1

2

3

4

5

W Foster G Turnbow R Sorensen J Reed J Ellsworth S Pratt

Arrests by Investigators