FEBRUARY 2014 ‐ DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY 2014 ‐ DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY Cases of...
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FEBRUARY 2014 ‐ DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY Cases of Interest: Sometimes we think television programs like NCIS and CSI are the only ones who use “forensics” to solve crimes. Well, we may not have the technology as shown on TV where information is imputed in a small handheld device and the suspect information is provided within seconds or minutes, but we do have technology available to us which takes a damaged DVR hard drive and retrieves the video. That is exactly what happened in a case involving a burglary at Hogi Yogi. Months ago the Hogi Yogi in Springville was burglarized (with damages in excess of $60,000.00). During the investigation shoe prints were found along with a damaged DVR hard drive. With the assistance of a technology forensic specialist, images were found on the damaged hard drive and a suspect was identified. A local resident was identified, located, interviewed and a confession was obtained for the burglary and damage to the business. The suspect was arrested and booked into the Utah County Jail. Another example showing technology? Well, because of good technology the Springville Fire department was dispatched to a fire alarm at Spring Haven up Hobble Creek Canyon. When fire crews entered the utility room where the alarms alerted the danger they encountered the temperatures exceeding 100 degrees. A boiler had malfunctioned, causing the dangerous spike in temperatures! Firemen were able to shut it down before the boiler caused a fire to break out. Local residents were not evacuated and there was no damage to the structure. A resident had the rare opportunity to see a “Bald Eagle” in Springville, what was even more rare was that it was in their backyard injured and had to be captured. The Animal Control Officer along with assistance from patrol officers was able to capture the eagle. They found it had an injured leg. Once captured it was turned over to the Division of Natural Resources (DNR). Most people would like to have a “haulmark” trailer of their own. So recently someone decided they wanted one. They just didn’t want to pay for it. The business “Top‐It” reported the trailer stolen from their lot in Springville. A few days later the trailer was found in a Walmart parking lot in American Fork. An observant officer saw the trailer and checked it. and discovered it was stolen. It was decided the owner be contacted and asked to respond to pick up the trailer. The trailer was found to contain a great deal of stolen property. The property was collected by detectives from the Springville Police Department and owners were eventually located. The property, valued at almost $3,000.00, was released to the owners. One of the most feared situations an officer can encounter on the job is to be caught in a shooting. Two officers from the Utah County Sheriff’s Department experienced that last week. One deputy lost his life in the shooting and the second was shot in the head. Whenever such incidents occur, a multijurisdictional task force is called in to investigate. Three of our officers responded to that call out. By the way, the second deputy sustained serious injury but is expected to recover from his injuries. Deputy Greg Sherwood began his career in Springville as an officer and many of us here in the department know him fairly well. We are all saddened by what has happened to two fellow officers and the pain suffered by their families. Our thoughts, prayers and condolences go out to Deputy Wride’s family and we all wish a speedy and full recovery to Deputy Sherwood.
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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
