FLAGSTAFF POLICE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPORT 2020 It is with gratitude that I present the 2020 Flagstaff Police Department Annual Report. This past year has been a challenging one for most of us, including the Flagstaff Police Department. We saw many changes at the police department, some related to the global pandemic and others related to seeing several retirements of our leadership team. I am proud that our personnel worked through COVID pandemic and continue to do so as essential personnel. Because of the pandemic new dispatch protocols were put in place to gather additional information so first responders could don appropriate personal protective equipment when responding to calls. The Department was able to write and secure a couple grants in the amount of $65,000 and $21,000 to assist with the purchase of equipment to keep our personnel safe. We had to limit in-house volunteer work, citizen ride-alongs, and many face to face community policing events as well to protect the community and our personnel. Despite being limited due to the pandemic, our Community Volunteer program was responsible for donating 736 hours which included assistance in the armory, the Better Bucks program, the Citizen’s Academy and other programs. In 2020, our personnel worked several first amendment assemblies and protests. Thankfully they resulted in little violence and property damage. Members of the Department were able to take part in 393 community support meetings, an increase of 13.3% from 2019. Community Relations and other staff completed 1,518 public speaking presentations, as well as media releases which included radio and television interviews. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, virtual tours and presentations were provided to the community during Red Ribbon Week and other popular community events. We still conducted two Citizen’s Police Academies with social distancing and mask requirements. Classes met weekly on Wednesday nights/ and several Saturdays. We advertised and promoted several traffic initiatives including pedestrian safety awareness, and child safety seat enforcement. This was undertaken after an educational component in collaboration with the Coconino County Safe Kids organization. Crime prevention information was provided at two drug drop and shred a thons. The Northern Arizona Law Enforcement Toy Drive delivered toys to hundreds of children throughout Northern Arizona, to include the Navajo Nation. This was possible due to the $11,000 in donations our community gave towards the toy drive. Officers continued to work with Nancy Lieberman Charities to host community youth programming at the Dream Court, located at the Boys and Girls Club in Flagstaff. Our inaugural youth basketball clinic was held and attended by 20 youth participants, with a local travel basketball coach leading the clinic. High school students participated in a two-day law enforcement career day hosted by the department, in conjunction with the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office.
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