Concord NC Police Annual Report 2019

POLICE DEPARTMENT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT

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TABLE OF CONTENTS MISSION

3

VISION

3

CORE VALUES

3

MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF OF POLICE

4

2019 ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

6

QUICK FACTS ABOUT CONCORD

7

DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2019

8

POLICE CHAPLAIN PROGRAM

10

2019 DEPARTMENT GOALS

11

OPERATING EXPENDITURES

12

THREE YEAR COMPARISON

13

TEN YEAR COMPARISON

13

STATISTICAL DATA

14

PATROL BUREAU

16

OPERATIONS BUREAU

19

ADMINISTRATION BUREAU

22

2019 COMMENDATIONS

24

ON THE MOVE

27

First Responder Night Burnout Contest ANNUAL REPORT PROJECT MANAGER:

Lieutenant Cydney McGhee

Major Robert Ledwell winning 1st place at the Bojangles Summer Shoot Out Burnout Contest

FRONT/BACK COVER PHOTOS:

Michael A. Anderson Photography

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CORE VALUES COMPETENCE We are prudent stewards of the public’s grant of authority and resources. We are accountable for the quality of our performance and the standards of our conduct.

MISSION In partnership with the community, we will reduce the levels of crime, fear, and disorder through evidencebased community policing strategies. We embrace transparency and accountability, provide exceptional service, and are committed to a culture of excellence.

COURAGE

VISION

We place the safety of others before our own and accept our moral responsibility to take action against injustice and wrongdoing. Coworkers are expected to take prudent risks on behalf of the public.

A community where citizens and police work together, in harmony, to achieve the highest standards of public safety.

INTEGRITY We recognize the complexity of police work and exercise discretion in ways that are beyond reproach and worthy of public trust. Honesty and truthfulness are fundamental elements of integrity. It is our duty to earn public trust through consistent words and actions.

We are honest in word and deed.

LEADERSHIP We seek to influence human behavior to achieve organizational goals that serve the public while developing individuals, teams and the organization for future service. We accept our responsibility to be leaders, both within the community and among our peers, and for the actions of our colleagues and ourselves. We are all responsible for the performance, reputation and morale of the department.

RESPECT We hold life in the highest regard. We treat all citizens and colleagues with dignity and respect, and are fair and impartial as we perform our duties. We openly and effectively communicate with the public and each other by sharing information and soliciting feedback to accomplish the department’s vision and mission.

RESTRAINT We use the minimum force and authority necessary to accomplish a proper police purpose. We demonstrate self-discipline, even when no one is listening or watching.

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PHOTO: ADAM THOMPSON

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF OF POLICE Welcome to the Concord Police Department’s 2019 Annual Report. There is much information to share as we report on some of the more significant events and accomplishments of the last year. Department staff remained busy and dedicated to our mission of keeping the City of Concord one of the safest cities in North Carolina.

With support from City Council and city management, a joint police and fire training facility was approved in the capital improvement plan. On the police side, plans include: an indoor climate controlled firearms range, firearms simulator, simunitions shoot house, driving simulator, classrooms, special equipment storage, and a base of operations for SWAT and Mobile Field Force. Land acquisition is well underway and I hope to begin the design and engineering phase of the project in fiscal year 2020/2021. This facility will be a game changer in terms of providing state of the art training to staff, and attracting top notch talent through our recruiting efforts.

Many members of my command staff are eligible to retire in the next five to seven years. It’s vital that we focus on developing tomorrow’s leaders today. As part of that strategic process we have re-incorporated the rank of Police Lieutenant into our organizational structure. This added layer of supervision provides sergeants with additional time and additional responsibilities to prepare for future command. Several lieutenants serve as Watch Commanders, who are responsible for managing city wide operations at night.

They serve not only as an experienced resource to field personnel, but also help to mitigate the known risks associated with our profession.

The Concord Police Department practices an evidence-based approach to community policing.

Part of that approach includes data-driven and intelligence led strategies. In 2019 we added a Senior Crime Analyst position to enhance the department’s analytical capability and capacity.

The City of Concord is growing and a consequence of that growth includes increased vehicular traffic on our roadways. Traffic safety has, and will continue to be, a strategic focus. We doubled the number of motorcycles

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in our fleet from two to four. Each patrol district now has one motor officer dedicated to traffic enforcement and crash investigations. I am also very proud of the newly created DWI Task Force (page 7), not only because of the public safety benefits it provides, but also because its concept originated from an officer who’s passionate about traffic safety. In the following pages you will see the new stealthy design of our motorcycles and our Public Safety Unit’s DWI Task Force vehicles. For those who don’t follow traffic laws, plan on getting a closer look at these vehicles in person.

As part of our continued efforts to engage our youth, ages 14-18, we created a Police Cadet Program.

This program took months of planning and we were able to host our first monthly meeting in December.

Thirty-one cadets were accepted into the program and twenty-two department members serve as cadet mentors. I look forward to seeing the program’s full potential realized in the months to come.

Starting in August I met with every employee, sworn and non-sworn, to debrief the prior four years in which I served as Chief of Police. This “State of the Department” presentation outlined our accomplishments, our challenges, and our future.

In December I submitted to the city manager the department’s 2020-2025 Strategic Plan. This plan is divided into eight strategic goals:

In last year’s annual report I mentioned staffing as being a challenge and of critical concern to the future of the department. In 2019 we saw a decrease in separations while the number of new hires outpaced the rate of attrition. I am pleased to report that at the time I wrote this message in early 2020 we have 100% of the department’s budgeted positions filled. We continue to see robust interest from prospective police officer candidates and as a result our hiring process has become increasingly competitive. I credit in large part our recruiting efforts, identifying efficiencies in the hiring process itself, and conducting “Open House” sessions that attract a large number of applicants at the same time. It takes a team effort to grow our team, and those who play a role in the hiring process – from the application through the swearing-in ceremony – really stepped up in 2019.

We continued to see a decrease in overall Part 1 Crime in 2019. I credit all of my hardworking and dedicated staff, as well as our engaged citizens, businesses, and community partners, for this positive public safety trend.

I hope you enjoy reviewing our 2019 annual report.

Thank you for your interest in and support of the Concord Police Department.

Gary J. Gacek Chief of Police Concord, NC

1) Crime, Fear, and Disorder; 2) Community Engagement; 3) Staffing; 4) Training and Development; 5) Technology and Equipment; 6) Facilities; 7) Policies and Procedures; and 8) Budget.

There are a number of specific objectives we seek to achieve within each strategic goal. The Strategic Plan was shared with all staff in early 2020 and serves as a living document that identifies the department’s priorities and guides our path to the future.

Gary J. Gacek

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2019 ORGANIZATIONAL CHART Gary J. Gacek Chief of Police

Executive Assistants

Deputy Chief James Hughes, Jr.

Major Robert Ledwell

Major Keith Eury

Patrol Bureau

Operations Bureau

Administration Bureau

Captain Jeremy Baggarly

Captain Vashon Clark David District

Adam District

Chuck Brock Code Enforcement

Airport Unit Captain Deckster Barlowe Executive Officer

Captain Patrick Tierney

Captain John Tierney

Baker District

Criminal Investigations

Information Technology Lieutenant Cydney McGhee Support Services

Customer Service Planning & Logistics

Community Outreach & Education K-9 Unit Watch Commander

Captain Alan Lee Charlie District

Forensics & Property Control

Recruiting

Major Crimes

Training

Captain Todd McGhee Special Operations

Public Safety Unit Lieutenant Lance Brooks

Crime Analysis

Lieutenant Ramon Gonzalez

Lieutenant Larry Hubbard

Street Crimes Vice & Narcotics Mounted Patrol Mobile Field Force

SWAT

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DWI TASKFORCE “DWI Task Force: Our measure of success is based not upon how many arrests we make or the number of citations we issue; rather, our measure of success will be based upon the number of crashes we prevent and the number of lives we save. Through our enforcement efforts and deterrent effect of the task force we will achieve what we seek – voluntary compliance with the law. I’m proud of my team and thrilled that the genesis of this task force idea came from one of my traffic officers. It’s an inclusive and collaborative organizational culture that brings these gems to the surface where they can be acted upon and put into service.”

− Chief Gacek

Concord Police Department created a DWI Taskforce with the goal of deterring impaired driving and reducing the number of motor vehicle crashes in the City of Concord. This taskforce will operate as a part­time data-driven and intelligence-led group that focusses on enforcing impaired driving laws. The City of Concord ranks 23rd in the State in traffic crashes with 3.03% of crashes having a nexus to impaired driving. The taskforce will deploy periodically each month. Locations for saturation patrols and checkpoints will be selected based upon data analysis.

Operation dates will be selected to coincide with campaigns advertised by the NC Governor's Highway Safety Program, holidays/events that promote alcohol consumption, and analysis of crash data.

Chief Gacek getting mic’d up for a WSOC interview at DWI Task Force first deployment.

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QUICK FACTS ABOUT CONCORD CONCORD TOURISM

DEMOGRAPHICS

35.7

Median Age Concord is the

7TH LARGEST municipality in the State by land area.

Concord is the

11TH LARGEST municipality in the State by population.

92,568

Current Population

33,835 TOTAL HOUSING UNITS

1.4 MILLION

Visitors

84%

4% DECREASE

Concord’s share of Lodging in Cabarrus County

Hotel Rooms Utilized

715,000+

Area: 64.44 SQUARE MILES

Hotel Usage

CITY GROWTH 2016-19

Annexations:

2.09 SQUARE MILES

Provided by Cabarrus County Convention & Visitors Bureau

CONCORD-PADGETT REGIONAL AIRPORT

3.7% INCREASE

23% INCREASE Allegiant Enplanements

Overall Airport Operations Provided by City of Concord GIS

Provided by Concord Regional Airport

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2020 DEPARTMENT GOALS ★ Create a Professional Standards Division and commence the accreditation process with The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) ★ Continue to reduce the Part 1 Crime rate ★ Increase impaired driving enforcement efforts and reduce the number of crashes with an impairment nexus ★ Complete land acquisition for the joint police/fire training facility (JTF), and initiate the design and engineering phase of the capital project ★ Partner with NC Department of Public Safety to implement an effective and sustainable offender re-entry model ★ Maintain staffing levels at 100% using strategic over hire authority ★ Strategic investment in leadership development training – ‘Preparing tomorrow’s leaders today’ ★ Complete the preparation, planning, training, and deployment of personnel for the 2020 Republican National Convention (RNC)

National Night Out

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DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2019 CRIME AND SAFETY In January and July of 2019 the department held meetings with the community to review up to date crime statistics and trends. A guest speaker also spoke about gun safety in the home as well as your vehicles. In addition, the department held two other meetings for the Spanish speaking members of our community. Statistics were reviewed as well as a question and answer session.

Youth Police Academy

YOUTH POLICE ACADEMY The department held three YPA sessions in 2019; over 70 students participated.

COPS AND KIDS On December 14, 2019 Concord Police Officers participated in the 25th Annual Christmas Cops and Kids program to ensure underprivileged children had a Merry Christmas.

Cannon School

PUBLIC SAFETY ACADEMY During the 2019 Public Safety Academy, Concord citizens attended meetings and presentations regarding department operations and it’s policing philosophy.

2019 Cops and Kids

Touch a Truck

MOVEMBER

TOUCH A TRUCK

Officers participated in no shave November and raised $2,600 for men’s health. Officers were able to make a donation and see how much of a beard they could grow.

Officers attended Touch a Truck where kids were able to explore numerous vehicles, including our ERV, patrol vehicles, and crime scene truck.

”No Shave Movember” fundraiser for the Movember Fund; over $2,400 raised.

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2019 Candy Crawl

2019 Christmas Parade

PHOTO: MICHAEL A. ANDERSON PHOTOGRAPHY

BREAST CANCER AWARENESS Officers wore pink badges during the month of October to show support for breast cancer and its survivors, including one of their own, Brenda Sherrill, who battled breast cancer this year. Officers made donations to the Susan G. Komen foundation to wear these badges. The Concord Police Department raised over $2,100 for the foundation.

2019 Candy Crawl

PHOTO: MICHAEL A. ANDERSON PHOTOGRAPHY

2019 Battle of the Badges, Police vs Fire flag football game, spectators brought toys for children to be given out on Christmas Eve. Police officers and Firefighters went to Jeff Gordon’s Children’s Hospital and handed out toys along with Santa. Police won with a score of 44-22!

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POLICE CHAPLAIN PROGRAM

Chaplain Lonnie Clouse

Chaplain Michael Cowen

The Police Chaplain Program is designed to provide a source of emotional and spiritual support to department coworkers, their immediate family members, and the community. The police chaplains are present in the workplace and actively listen with empathy and experience, advising calmly in the midst of turmoil and danger, and offering assistance when appropriate or requested. This support is offered to all coworkers regardless of one’s religion, race, gender, or sexual orientation and without cost or proselytizing.

During 2019 our chaplains participated in ride-alongs with many officers. They joined officers at events and functions throughout the year. They formed bonds and relationships with officers that will assist in supporting them through their careers. Officers have been invited to attend several events hosted by First Responders 1st (FR1). Some of these events include: trivia night, Charlotte Hornets game, Chick-Fl-A night, and gocart racing at Go-Pro Motorplex.

FR1 Trivia Night

FR1 at Go-Pro Motorplex where CPD took 1st place of all First Responder race teams (Chief Gacek, Sergeant Marckese, Captain McGhee)

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OPERATING EXPENDITURES

71%

4%

Debt Service

Personnel

3%

4%

Capital

Cost Allocations

18%

Operations

Total 2019 Expenditures: $22,443,303 BUDGET TO ACTUAL SPENDING

PERSONNEL

PERSONNEL 100%

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS 95%

CAPITAL

CAPITAL 111%

Amount Budgeted

Amount Budgeted

Amount Budgeted

COST ALLOCATIONS DEBT SERVICE

COST ALLOCATIONS 96% Amount Budgeted DEBT SERVICE 100% Amount Budgeted

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3 YEAR COMPARISON CRIME

2016

Violent Murder Rape Robbery Agg. Assault Property Burglary Larceny Theft MV Theft Arson Total Part I Crimes Total Violent Crimes Total Property Crimes

ACTIVITY

2017

3 YEAR AVERAGE

% CHANGE FROM AVERAGE

2019

5 13 46 54

1 7 31 54

3 9 39 40

3.0 9.7 38.7 49.3

4 1 31 54

33.3% -89.7% -19.8% 9.5%

345 1,781 104 8 2,356 118 2,238

295 1,456 64 4 1,912 93 1,819

194 1,427 70 1 1,783 91 1,692

278.0 1,554.7 79.3 4.3 2,017.0 100.7 1,916.3

152 1,353 94 8 1,697 90 1,607

-45.3% -13.0% 18.5% 84.6% -15.9% -10.6% -16.1%

2016

Dispatched Self Initiated Total

2018

2017

43,602 73,832 117,434

3 YEAR AVERAGE

2018

42,838 93,145 135,983

42,873 84,349 127,222

% CHANGE FROM AVERAGE

2019

43,104 83,775 126,880

44,570 82,338 126,908

3.4% -1.7% 0.0%

10 YEAR COMPARISON

CRIME

Violent Murder Rape Robbery Agg. Assault Property Burglary Larceny Theft MV Theft Arson Total Part I Crimes Total Violent Crimes Total Property Crimes

ACTIVITY

Dispatched Self Initiated Total

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

4 11 57 59

2 11 36 46

3 10 40 38

7 11 51 55

2 13 43 40

5 11 55 55

5 13 46 54

1 7 31 54

536 2,575 232 6

354 2,378 167 23

461 2,584 132 10

473 2,498 137 20

435 2,174 105 6

351 2,005 106 8

294 1,983 95 7

345 1,781 104 8

295 1,456 64 4

194 373.8 1,427 2086.1 70 121.2 1 9.3

152 1,353 94 8

3,523

3,053

3,282

3,219

2,844

2,568

2,505

2,356

1,913

1,783 2704.6

1,697 -37.3%

174

131

95

91

124

98

126

118

93

3349

2922

3187

3128

2720

2470

2379

2238

1819

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

91

3.9 11.2 46.8 52.2

2019

7 16 70 81

2009

3 9 39 40

10 YEAR AVERAGE

% CHANGE FROM AVERAGE

4 2.6% 1 -91.1% 31 -33.8% 54 3.4% -59.3% -35.1% -22.4% -14.0%

114.1

90 -21.1%

1692 2590.4

1607 -38.0%

2018

10 YEAR AVERAGE

2019

40,447 38,701 38,935 38,775 39,729 39,558 41,032 43,602 42,838 42,873 40,649 44,570 52,058 55,877 50,470 39,990 38,085 39,992 58,199 73,832 93,145 84,349 58,600 82,338 92,505 94,578 89,405 78,765 77,814 79,550 99,231 117,434 135,983 127,222 99,249 126,908

% CHANGE FROM AVERAGE

9.6% 40.5% 27.9%

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MURDER

PART I CRIMES TEN YEARS COMPARISON MURDER - up 3%

RAPE ROBBERY AGGRAVATED ASSAULT BURGLARYLARCENY MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT ARSON TOTAL PART TOTAL I CRIMES VIOLENT TOTAL PROPERTY CRIMES CRIMES

RAPE - down 91%

ROBBERY - down 34%

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT - up 3%

BURGLARY - down 59%

LARCENY - down 35%

MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - down 22%

ARSON - down 14%

TOTAL PART 1 CRIMES - down 37%

TOTAL VIOLENT CRIMES - down 21%

TOTAL PROPERTY CRIMES - down 38%

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STATISTICAL DATA

3,665

3,943

3,913

2,258

Incident Reports

Arrest Reports

Accident Reports

Parking Citations Issued:

46,869

9,507

36,797

Traffic Stops 10-61

Citations Issued

Warnings Issued CITYWIDE

3,073

20,293

Field Contacts

Property Checks

CPD took 2nd-place in the FR1 Golf Tournament. Officer Klein, Officer Brown, Sergeant Kennerly, MPO Chiarlanzio

CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY EVENTS ATTENDANCE

115 Voided 1,438 Paid 705 Unpaid

HOURS/MINUTES

Foot Patrol

8,632 / 30

Bike Patrol

640 / 03

Total

9,272 / 34

Officer Chris Gorman shooting photographs for a promotional ceremony

NASCAR

NHRA

74,250 spectators

171,500 spectators

WORLD FINALS

43,750 spectators

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PATROL BUREAU The Patrol Bureau is the first line of response provided by the Concord Police Department. Under the command of Deputy Chief Hughes, the Patrol Bureau is responsible and accountable for leadership, performance, efficiency, and general good conduct of the department. DC Hughes delegates responsibilities of patrol as prescribed by the Chief of Police.

Captain Barlowe is responsible for Watch Commanders, Community Outreach and Education, and the administrative aspects of department’s K9 Officers.

Deputy Chief James Hughes, Jr.

Officer Trey Brown and K9 Csubi Captain Deckster Barlowe Executive Officer

COMMUNITY OUTREACH & EDUCATION The Community Outreach and Education Unit is comprised of two sergeants and 20 school resource officers. The unit’s ultimate responsibility is to ensure a safe and secure environment for students, faculty and others who work and visit our schools, while providing educational programs to the students. Community Outreach officers also provide operational support to the patrol bureau during periods when school is not in session.

WATCH COMMANDERS Lieutenant Watch Commanders are responsible for oversight of all department field operations to include: oversight of patrol activities by ensuring basic police functions are efficiently and effectively carried out; inspecting staffing to ensure the department can meet service demands and taking corrective action when deficiencies are noted; monitoring response to calls for service to ensure timely response and proper disposition; ensuring all personnel perform their duties in a timely manner and follow prescribed policies and procedures; ensuring departmental equipment is being utilized as intended and is properly maintained; monitoring overtime usage and reducing unnecessary

overtime expenditures; conducting initial reviews of administrative investigations as directed by the Chief of Police; and, other duties as prescribed by the Chief of Police.

K9’S The Concord Police Department Canine Unit serves the department and community in several different areas. Each patrol rotation is assigned a canine unit that works to assist patrol. The unit also performs several hundred public demonstrations during the year.

All canines are trained and tested in obedience, aggression control, tracking, building search, area search and narcotics detection. Each canine is assigned to one officer and stays with that officer throughout his career. When a canine retires, the officer/handler usually keeps the canine.

Lance Brooks

Ramon Gonzalez

Larry Hubbard

Lieutenant Watch Commander

Lieutenant Watch Commander

Lieutenant Watch Commander

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ADAM DISTRICT

BAKER DISTRICT

The Adam Patrol District has an area of approximately 8.6 square miles and has a residential population of approx. 15,932.

Within the district, there are nine educational institutions and seven recreational parks and facilities. With 28 officers assigned to the patrol district, Adam District has community partnerships with eight established neighborhoods. Major employment and economic facilities within the district include ACN, Atrium Health - Cabarrus and the Carolina Mall.

The Baker Patrol District encompasses and area of approximately 17.5 square miles and has a residential population of approx. 26,048 residents.

There are seven educational institutions within the district as well as six recreational parks and facilities.

Baker District has eleven active neighborhood partnerships and has 27 officers serving the district. Baker District is also home to the Hartsell Ballfield complex that has on several occasions been the host of the numerous AAU baseball tournaments and championships.

Captain Jeremy Baggarly Adam Patrol District

28 Officers

Baker Patrol District

27 Officers

8.6 Square Miles

17.5 Square Miles

Population 15,932

Population 26,048

39% Increase in

32% Decrease

Violent Crimes

Officer Josh Shaver reading to a class at Beverly Hills Elementary School

Captain Patrick Tierney

1% Increase in

Property Crimes

in Violent Crimes

Officer Dennis D’Amore giving blood at the annual Red Cross Battle of the Badges Blood Drive

8% Decrease

in Property Crimes

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CHARLIE DISTRICT

DAVID DISTRICT

Charlie District covers approximately 20.7 square miles and has a residential population of over 31,000. Within the district, there are three private schools, four public educational institutions, and another opening in 2020. With 21 officers assigned to the patrol district, Charlie District has community partnerships with 26 established neighborhoods and has two recreational facilities. As the district grows, it continues to have a mix of commercial and residential construction.

David District has an area of approximately 13.7 square miles and a residential population of over 17,000. The district contains one high school and one middle school.

With 21 officers assigned there, David District has community partnerships with five established neighborhoods and contains popular attractions such as Great Wolf Lodge, Charlotte Motor Speedway and Concord Mills Mall.

Captain Alan Lee Charlie Patrol District

21 Officers

28% Decrease

Captain Vashon Clark David Patrol District

21 Officers

20.7 Square Miles

in Violent Crimes

13.7 Square Miles

Population 31,676

6% Decrease

Population 17,170

in Property Crimes AIRPORT UNIT

26% Increase in Violent Crimes

Officer Haywood Martin helping with crafts at AME Zion Church Summer Camp

13% Decrease

in Property Crimes

The department’s airport unit is comprised of a sergeant and four officers that are responsible for enhancing the safety for visitors and employees of the Concord-Padgett Regional Airport. In addition to responding to emergency and non-emergency calls for service, the unit protects the airport from security breaches by using a combination of foot, bicycle and motor vehicle patrols while conducting frequent inspections of secure and non-secure areas.

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OPERATIONS BUREAU

Major Robert Ledwell

The Operations Bureau is responsible for providing operational support to the Patrol Bureau via specialized teams, intervention strategies, and tactics. Commanded

by Major Robert Ledwell, this bureau partners with patrols, schools, and the community, and works collaboratively to reduce the levels of crime, fear, and disorder in neighborhoods; improve the quality of life for Concord’s citizens, visitors, and businesses; and have a positive and lasting impression on the lives of student-aged youth.

officers. The Code Enforcement Division is responsible for planning, developing, coordinating, and executing the enforcement of the city code and ordinances as set forth by City Council. Other duties of the division include: conduct field inspections of properties and public facilities for violations of minimum housing, zoning, and historic preservation standards, receive and investigate complaints regarding substandard housing conditions, hazardous conditions, improper use of dwellings and commercial structures, nuisance conditions, and other code related issues on public and private property within the city.

CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION The Code Enforcement Division consists of one manager, a senior code enforcement officer and seven enforcement

15

Aggravated Assault

2

Arson

7

Burglary

39

Cyber Bullying / Stalking

130

Homicide

3

Missing Persons / Runaways

42

Rape

8

Robbery

25

Shoot Into Occupied Property

15

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS

Captain John Tierney Criminal Investigations

Property Nuisance

1673

1937

+16%

Investigations

1625

1517

-6%

5

4

-20%

Garbage & Waste (bulk piles, leaves & etc)

70

98

+40%

Minimum Housing Standards

73

69

-5%

5

7

+40%

36

31

-14%

Parking Violations (tickets, commercial vehicles, etc.)

118

279

+136%

Vehicle Violations (front yard parking)

181

161

-11%

Vehicle Violations (junk & abandoned)

707

602

-12%

67

126

+88%

Zoning Violations

1

Fraud

2019

Miscellaneous (livestock, stormwater, etc.)

ASSIGNED

Assaults w/ weapon

2018

Stagnant Water

Code Enforcement

CASE TYPE

CODE ENFORCEMENT STATS 2019

BB Goals/Obstructions

Charles Brock

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS CASE ASSIGNMENTS

% CHANGE

The Criminal Investigations Division is comprised of a captain, three sergeants and 10 investigators. The division is responsible for providing the patrol bureau with operational support through the investigation, relentless follow-up, and case management of felony crimes that are complex and severe in nature; providing forensic and other crime scene services; assisting in the collection and storage of evidence and other property coming into the department’s possession; managing property control and identification processes and records; conducting vice and narcotics related investigations; and, investigating any other crimes as directed by the chief of police.

In 2019 the division was assigned over 432 cases, which included

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incidents of homicide, serious assaults and crimes against women and children.

FORENSICS & PROPERTY CONTROL Forensics & Property Control is comprised of a sergeant, two forensic investigators and two civilian property control custodians. The section is responsible for the operation of all identification systems, the maintenance of criminal, fingerprint, and photographic records, forensic examination of friction ridge skin impressions, documents and surveillance video as well as crime scene and other evidentiary support to the department.

The section continues to conduct complex forensic crime scene investigations, while providing training and equipment to crime scene technicians assigned to the patrol bureaus.

A crucial responsibility of Forensics & Property Control is maintaining secure custody of property and evidence that comes into the possession of the department. Both civilian custodians maintain certification from the Association of Property and Evidence.

In 2019, over 5,100 individual pieces of property were submitted to the department’s property control section.

2019 MAJOR CRIMES CASE TYPE

% CLEARED

Homicide

100.00%

Rape

87.50%

Robbery

32.00%

Aggravated Assault

56.41%

Burglary

48.71%

Larceny Theft

44.44%

MAJOR CRIMES The unit is responsible for investigating major criminal cases such as homicide, sexual assault, serious assaults, crimes against children and the elderly, and any crime deemed to be exigent in nature.

of reducing the levels of crime, fear of crime, and disorder while improving the quality of life for the citizens and businesses of Concord, as well as its visitors.

The division is comprised of three units: Public Safety Unit, Street Crimes Unit and Vice & Narcotics.

PUBLIC SAFETY UNIT The Public Safety Unit consists of one sergeant, two traffic officers, a center city officer, a city hall officer, two park patrol officers, a parking enforcement officer along with nine crossing guards.

STREET CRIMES UNIT The Street Crimes Unit presently consists of one sergeant and two officers.

The unit is utilized throughout the city in areas that are susceptible to crime and disorder.

During the execution of their duties, the unit provides highly visible and proactive policing aimed at stopping and preventing street-level crime and disorder, while assisting patrol resources in reducing crime and disorder through evidence-based community policing strategies. The unit will be deployed in areas dictated by the needs of district captain’s utilizing tangible crime and data analysis. The ultimate goal of the unit is to facilitate safe, sustainable neighborhoods and public spaces within the City of Concord.

VICE & NARCOTICS The Vice & Narcotics Section is responsible for the proactive investigation of crime such as the sale and manufacturing of illegal narcotics, gambling, prostitution

Captain Todd McGhee Special Operations

SPECIAL OPERATIONS DIVISION The Special Operations Division is responsible for providing operational support by utilizing a variety of special teams, intervention strategies, and tactics. In 2019, Special Operations continued to partner with the Patrol Bureau to achieve the overall goal

K9 Wolf greeting Concord 101 and attendees the gathering

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2019 Youth Police Academy

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of gang intelligence.

The investigator officer responsible for ABC investigations is responsible for ensuring that local establishments selling alcoholic beverages are compliant to the state regulations and have updated and proper permits.

SWAT The SWAT team consists of two commanders, two team leaders, two assistant team leaders, and 18 operators. The team is responsible for evaluating search warrants and assessing

the risk associated with executing the warrants as codified by department policy and procedure.

The team also executes search warrants deemed “high risk� and any other warrants as directed by the chief of police.

Finally, the SWAT Team provides the department

with a highly motivated, technically and tactically proficient special operations team capable of responding to a variety of critical incidents and resolving them with minimum risk to officers, suspects, and innocent parties.

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ADMINISTRATION BUREAU and the administering and planning of promotional processes.

also includes the records management section and customer service.

Goals for the Support Services Division in 2020 include preparing and completing FBI and SBI audits of our Records Management System as well as our DCI records.

Our newly developed Training Division will work on preparing a 2020 yearly training calendar for the department to ensure advance scheduling for officers.

SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT, ANALYSIS AND PLANNING The Office of Management, Analysis and Planning (O.M.A.P.) is responsible for research, analysis, project management, tactical and strategic planning, fleet management, and creating and maintaining partnerships with community organizations

Lieutenant Cydney McGhee Support Services Commander

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Commanded by Major Keith Eury and support staff, the Administration Bureau is responsible for numerous aspects of the department outside of normal patrol and investigative functions.

The bureau reviews policies and procedures to ensure they are up to date with current laws and court rulings.

Budget oversight remains a major component of the Administration Bureau, as it continues to be responsible for budget management and preparation. Other responsibilities of the Administration Bureau include: staffing, grants, facilities management, information and vehicle technology, strategic planning, career development program, secondary employment

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Major Keith Eury

Lt. McGhee is responsible for the recruiting, training, Customer Service Unit, and O.M.A.P. The Support Services Division is responsible for recruiting new officers, conducting the hiring process, managing training for all officers to include state mandated in-service, and coordinating the career development program. The division

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HIRING REPORT PRIOR EXPERIENCE

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and other government agencies. O.M.A.P. manages two aspects for the department:

PLANNING AND LOGISTICS This aspect of O.M.A.P. includes a sergeant that is responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating department personnel and resources for secondary employment, special events, and any other gatherings or events as directed by the chief of police. The sergeant is also responsible for planning, coordinating, preparing, and publishing department orders, directives, surveys, and other information intended for departmentwide dissemination.

CRIME ANALYST The crime analyst is responsible for collecting, collating, analyzing, disseminating, and evaluating crime data to identify emerging trends, patterns, and changes in criminal activity using mapping and analytical software. The analyst prepares crime data that is used to make recommendations for deployment and resource allocation, measures and forecasts long-term public safety activities related to problem solving, intervention, and crime reduction efforts.

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Chief Gacek with the Grinch and Family at the Concord Christmas Parade

MPO Julian speaking about Mobil Field Force during Concord 101

Officer Holmes, Officer Bost, and Officer Riddick graduating from D.A.R.E School

MPO Barnhardt teaching a future recruit about the Motor Unit at the Candy Crawl

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2019 COMMENDATIONS that is available in the State of North Carolina.

Zollars has focused on impaired driving enforcement for the majority of his career.

2019 COWORKER OF THE YEAR OFFICER STEVEN ZOLLARS

Officer Zollars has been assigned to the Public Safety Unit since May 2017. During his time on patrol, Zollars attended a plethora of training to include Traffic Crash Reconstruction and obtained his certification as a Drug Recognition Expert. Zollars serves the department as a Standardized Field Sobriety Testing instructor and most recently was certified as a Drug Recognition Expert instructor by the State of North Carolina.

Zollars has virtually every impaired driving related certification and instructor certification

While serving in the Public Safety Unit, Zollars identified a need to focus on impaired driving. Realizing that the demands of law enforcement do not always provide the discretionary time to focus in “hot spot areas” at specific times to address impaired driving incidents – Zollars pitched his idea to his Commanding Officers, and drafted a written proposal after conducting research as to how the DWI Taskforce would benefit the City of Concord and what tactics would be used to be successful.

Zollars’ proposal made its way through the ranks of the department where it was ultimately approved

by Chief Gacek and the Executive Staff of the Police Department.

US Army Pays Program

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD

OFFICER RYAN CORL / LT. CYDNEY MCGHEE Over several weeks Lt. Cydney McGhee and Officer Ryan Corl worked with Cabarrus Health Alliance and the Cabarrus County Schools to create a program called “Prom15 Promise.” This program was developed as a community service to warn students at Central Cabarrus, Cox Mill, J.M. Robinson and Concord High Schools of the dangers of drinking and driving.

The key to this program is a video that was planned

by Officer Corl and Lt. McGhee. The video was produced by students at Central Cabarrus High School. The video shows the possible implications of drinking and driving from being arrested to being killed. Both Lt. McGhee and Officer Corl worked to organize the video from the location of the video shoots, to the storyline and coordinating the cast.

The video has been shown at all four high schools within the CPD jurisdiction. The students were asked to sign a “Prom Promise” not to drink and drive the night of their proms.

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LIFE SAVING AWARD OFFICER ANDREW BERRY

On March 29, 2019 at 3:25 AM, Officer A. Berry responded to 208 Young Avenue SW for a medical call.

Law enforcement was dispatched to the call because there was screaming in the background on an open 911 line. A medical alarm was also received at the home.

Berry was the first responder to arrive on scene and immediately proceeded into the residence. Berry spoke to the patient’s wife who described her

husband having a seizure and then becoming unresponsive. Berry checked the patient for a pulse. Initially Berry located a weak pulse, however, a subsequent check revealed the patient was in cardiac arrest. Berry immediately initiated CPR. Berry performed CPR for approximately two minutes and 15 seconds until the Concord

Fire Department arrived and relieved Berry. The Concord Fire Department and Cabarrus County EMS transported the patient to Atrium Health Northeast.

Captain McGhee spoke with Cabarrus County EMS Assistant Director, Justin Brines. Assistant Director Brines stated that as of April 1, 2019 the patient is alive and has a good prognosis for recovery. Assistant Director Brines stated that he is certain that early CPR played a part in the positive outcome.

2019 COWORKERS OF THE MONTH January MPO Timothy Mullins February MPO Andrew Kelemecz March Officer Joel Patterson April Officer Scott Medlin May Officer Bradley Parker / Sergeant Skip Hinson June Officer Ashlyn Stamey July none August MPO Greg King September MPO Jzanese Weekes

Christmas Tree Lighting

Law Day

October MPO Matthew Jamieson November MPO Andrew Kelemecz December Officer Taylor Holman-White

Walk to School

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ON THE MOVE 2019 PROMOTIONS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF DEPUT Y CHIEF

Lieutenant Promotional Ceremony Jimmy Hughes

PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT

PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF MAJOR

Lance Brooks

Ramon Gonzales

Larry Hubbard

Cydney McGhee

Billie Jo Field

Tracy Blalock

PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF SERGEANT Robert Ledwell

Kenneth Marckese

Clay Hall

PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF MASTER POLICE OFFICER

Adam Chiarolanzio

DC Hughes’ presentation of crime reductions to City Council

Paul Dover

Matthew Jamieson

Caleb Garrow

Andrew Kelemecz

Taylor Holman-White

Paul Stackenwalt

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