Mansfield Police Department
Table of Contents •
Mission Statement
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Chief of Police
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City Demographics
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Organizational Chart
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Command Staff
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Employee Recognition
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Part I Offenses
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Arrest Activity
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Mansfield Alarm Reduction Program
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Communications Center Overview
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Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
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Patrol Calls for Service
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Traffic Division
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Criminal Investigations Division
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Animal Care and Control
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Municipal Court
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Support Services
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Training Division
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Community Resource Division
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Projects and Accomplishments
Mansfield Police Department
Mission Our mission is to provide the highest level of service, in partnership with the community, to foster a safe atmosphere promoting the highest quality of life for all people.
Vision The Mansfield Police Department maintains the highest standards of professional ethics and integrity at all levels. Each employee embraces our core values.
Core Values Pride: We take pride in our community, our department and the quality of service we provide as a professional law enforcement agency. We pride ourselves on being a service oriented police department and work hard to earn and maintain the respect of the community for which we serve. Honor: Honor means living up to the oath taken upon hire. It means understanding and doing what’s right and taking pride in the community’s acknowledgement of that reputation. One’s word is a guarantee. Be true to your promises and live the core values in everything you do. Honor creates trust among members of the department and shows the strength of will to live according to our ethics and values even when tempted to do otherwise. Integrity: We are dedicated to upholding the highest ethical and moral standards. This commitment holds true in both our personal and professional lives. A person of integrity has the moral courage to do what’s right; even when no one is looking.
Tracy Aaron Chief Of Police It is my pleasure to present the 2015 Mansfield Police Department Annual Report. We submit this report with reverence to our motto Pride ∙ Honor ∙ Integrity. It is truly my honor to be the 13th Mansfield Police Chief. As our city grows and continues positive change, so does our police department. I am continually reminded by citizens the positive impact our men and women make in our community. I regularly receive emails, notes or comments of the good works. I am pleased to report the positive interaction extends from the beat officer to the civilian employee. I get to see first-hand the team work that continues to make our department successful. What sets our city and department apart is that on a daily basis our employees take ownership in the mission to keep our city safe. They truly represent Pride ∙ Honor∙ Integrity in fulfilling our mission statement: Our mission is to provide the highest level of service in partnership with the community, to foster a safe atmosphere promoting the highest quality of life for all people. Staff members worked very hard improving tactics, initiating new programs, and maintaining existing programs. A few of the new programs include the commercial corridor patrol district, the Seniors program, Coffee with Cops, the launch of Social Media, Park Patrol, and the enhanced community interaction through church leadership meetings and community involvement. The result of the initiatives had positive returns recorded in a significant drop in offenses, especially in the commercial corridor and positive interaction in the park coupled with a drop in park-related offenses. The Seniors program has grown to over 200 members. Overall, the efforts to improve community communication are evident. The community involvement is tried and tested resulting in continued community support for our officers, dispatchers, and civilian employees. You will see by the attached report that each division and unit continues to diversify and strives for improvement. Improvement also means physical changes. The Dispatch project was completed along with the Tactical Training Facility as well as a centralized records room, defense tactics area, work out facility, and an area for one of our latest additions, an automated shooting simulator. Our department was very successful receiving grants in excess of $610,670.00. Again, this is through hard work and dedication that in turn will relieve the general fund obligation. In closing, I thank the citizens of Mansfield we serve for the ongoing support to our department. It is my honor to be entrusted with such an outstanding department where the men and women are dedicated to serve the community on a daily basis. I pledge my best and continued dedication to advance our department. I hope you find this report interesting and informative providing you the opportunity to see firsthand the good works of our department. If I can offer any additional information, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
City of Mansfield The City of Mansfield is located in the southeastern portion of Tarrant County strategically located 25 miles from Dallas and 20 miles from Fort Worth. Some areas of the city extend into Johnson and Ellis Counties. The city is bound by the cities of Arlington on the north, Grand Prairie on the east and Fort Worth on the west. The city has a total area of 38.8 square miles with a population of more than 60,000 people.
Organization
Chief of Police
Administrative Bureau
Operations Bureau
Special Services Bureau
Jail Services
Training
Patrol
Support Services
Operations
Animal Control
Communications
Criminal Investigations
Support
Information Technology
Community Resource
Property/Evidence
Food Service
Professional Standards
Park Patrol
Records Management
Medical
Traffic
Municipal Court
Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
K-9
Command Staff
Tracy L. Aaron Chief of Police
Gary L. Fowler Assistant Chief of Police Administrative Bureau
Kyle Lanier Assistant Chief of Police Operations Bureau
Jason Turpinat Captain Patrol Division
David Griffin Captain Criminal Investigations Division
Kerry Robinson Captain Jail Services
Daniel Tripp Assistant Chief of Police Special Services Bureau
Brian Bates Captain Support Services Division
Employee Recognition 2015
Patrol Officer of the Year Roman Jones
Non-Sworn Employee of the Year Crime Analyst Heather Lane
Civilian Supervisor of the Year Communications Manager Richard Hash
Police Supervisor of the Year Cpl. Travis Waybourn
Communications Officer of the Year Christa Lee
Municipal Court Deputy Court Clerk of the Year Dawn Hudgins
Corrections Officer of the Year 350 Tomeka Watson
Detective of the Year Patrick Knotts
Support Services Officer of the Year Moses Backus
Corrections Officer of the Year 1601 Yesenia Duarte
Corrections Supervisor of the Year Sgt. Nathan VanRyn
Rookie Police Officer of the Year Michael Herlihy
Animal Control Officer of the Year Dustin York
LEC Non-Sworn Employee of the Year Kimberly Barnes
Uniform Crime Report Part I Offenses (Calendar Year)
Offense Category
2015
2014
2013
Murder & Non-Negligent Manslaughter
2
0
1
Rape
12
15
23
Robbery
15
22
25
Aggravated Assault
30
41
40
Burglary-Breaking or Entering
145
144
190
Larceny-Theft
856
802
897
Motor Vehicle Theft
70
52
59
Arson
0
3
0
2015 Part I Offenses Murder Rape Robbery Aggravated Assault Burglary Larceny-Theft Motor Vehicle Theft Arson
Arrest Activity
Adult Arrests
1,914
2015 1,707
2014
Juvenile Arrests 65 49
2015 2014
Total Arrests 1,963
1,772
2015 2014
Mansfield Alarm Reduction Program The Mansfield Police Department Alarm Reduction Program is managed by Public Safety Corporation which offers online alarm permit management. Citizens are able to: • Access/manage their account • Obtain a new permit, renew a permit and pay associated fees • Access tips and advise on how to eliminate or reduce false alarm calls • Update permit information • Receive customer support in both English and Spanish
Active Permits (as of December 31, 2015)
Senior Citizens
861
Residential
3,623
Government
11
Financial Institutions
22
Disabled Veteran
26
Commercial
Churches
587
24
Net Collections 2015
Net Collections 2014
$248,157.83
$227,230.00
Communications Center Overview of 2015
Richard Hash Communications Manager
In December 2014 the Mansfield Emergency Communications Center moved into their new facility. We are very grateful to have the ability to move into the new center where it gives us additional 9-1-1 call-taking as well as additional police and fire dispatching capability. The center operates 24 hours, 7 days a week as the lifeline to the citizens of Mansfield and Kennedale. The center is the heartbeat for the public safety first responders supporting Mansfield and Kennedale Police Department, TriCounty Auto Theft and Burglary Prevention Task Force, and Mansfield and Kennedale Fire Department to include Animal Control for both cities. Communications employees are crossed trained as a call-taker, police dispatcher, and fire and EMS dispatcher where they are responsible for seven (7) 9-1-1 phone lines and eight (8) nonemergency phone lines and over twenty-five (25) police and fire radio channels. The Division is made up of twenty-one (21) employees with call-takers/dispatchers, shift supervisors, and a manager. In 2015, the center answered 117,871 9-1-1 and non-emergency phone calls; dispatched 93,855 police, fire, and ems calls; obtained 3,786 criminal histories; 23,501 driver license records; 25,124 vehicle registration records; checked 654 items other than a vehicle for stolen; entered 717 persons or property into the state database as wanted, missing, or stolen; cleared 738 records from the state database; sent 3,116 teletypes to other state and local agencies. Mansfield Emergency Communications Center participated in the Tarrant County 9-1-1 holiday decoration contest and won first place from centers equal in size. The Division continues to participate in community events to teach proper use and expectations when dialing 9-1-1. Mansfield Emergency Communications Center staff are honored to provide the highest level of service, in partnership with the community, to foster a safe atmosphere promoting the highest quality of life for all people.
9-1-1 Call Center Phone Activity Kennedale Non-Emergency Outgoing 28
9-1-1 Calls 27,607
Mansfield Non-Emergency Outgoing 33,461
9-1-1 Calls Transferred to Other Agencies 3,668
Kennedale Non-Emergency Incoming 7,126
Mansfield Non-Emergency Incoming 45,981
2015 Total Calls 117,871
2014 Total Calls 111,559
Commercial Vehicle Enforcement The goal of the Mansfield Police Department Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) Unit is to provide for a safer motoring environment for Commercial Vehicles and the general public through safety inspections and education. Our responsibility is to detect and uphold Federal, State, and Local Regulation, Laws and Ordinances through random and targeted inspection activities.
2015 CVE Activity
Contacts Inspections
1,831
Violations
620 Placed Out of Service Vehicles With No Violations CVSA Decals
Federal Citations Issued 764
219 69
152 118
186
198
State Citiations Issued Weight Citations Issued
Contacts
2014 CVE Activity
Inspections Violations
1,655
Placed Out of Service
596
Vehicles With No Violations CVSA Decals Federal Citations Issued 192
750
State Citations Issued
200 78
113
259
191
Weight Citations Issued
Patrol Calls for Service 21,977, 36%
2015 Total Calls for Service 61,167
Officer Initiated Calls Dispatched Calls
2,818
2,016
2,745
1,752
2,738
1,944
1,846
3,316
3,386 2,086
2,999
2,066
3,196 1,948
1,984
3,044
3,233 1,812
1,664
1540
1611
3395
3,891
4559
39,190, 64%
Dispatched Calls Officer Initiated Calls
19,576, 30%
Officer Initiated Calls Dispatched Calls 44,742, 70%
2014 Total Calls for Service 64,318
Traffic Activity Crashes Investigated 800 600 400
583 373
519 348
Injury Non Injury
200 0 2015
2014
Alcohol Related Crash by Driver Age and Sex Crash Date: 01/01/15 – 12/31/15 Age Group
Male
Female
Total
21 and Under
4
2
6
Between 21 and 29
7
2
9
Between 30 and 39
8
1
9
Between 40 and 49
8
2
10
Between 50 and 59
2
1
3
Over 59
3
2
5
Total
32
10
42
Totals: 2015 = 11,213 2014 = 11,792
78
104
147
193
194
181
159
139
116
91
102
90
74
116 115
164
211
179
247
206 226 226
240 268
46
103
84
102 104
211
200
198
179 192
190
163 139
108 123
145
246 253 254 262 260 229
207
307
Criminal Investigations Unit
2015 Cases
Assigned Cases
Cleared Cases
2014 Cases
Assigned Cases
Cleared Cases
Animal Care & Control
Lori Strittmatter Manager
June 3, 2015 Mansfield Animal Shelter Officer Mindy Henry was presented with a check for $343.00 from the Icenhower Intermediate School Student Council.
Shelter Expansion
Mobile Adoption Program
Livestock barns were installed
Animals Acquired 910
Shelter staff created an area for families to socialize with pets prior to adoptions.
888 613
Dogs
503 471
Cats 279 Wildlife
2015
2014
Animal Care and Control Division performed 36 trips for mobile adoptions. These are done March through November. The animals are adopted at the shelter during extreme weather.
Municipal Court
Daniela Soria Court Administrator
Warrants Issued 450
400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0
Jan 2015 278 2014 349
Feb 124 206
Mar 279 143
Apr 296 212
May 262 228
Jun 278 198
Jul 163 279
Aug 175 163
Sep 250 361
Oct 180 322
Nov 448 235
Dec 186 250
$78,940
Total: 2015 = 2,919 2014 = 2,946
$27,771 $40,077
$26,979 $28,920
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
$30,953 $40,390
$26,519 $35,185
Jun
$29,670 $28,884
May
$30,000
$34,117 $35,843
$28,441 $30,349
Mar
$62,134
Feb
$40,000
$32,206 $30,576
$50,000
$53,842 $53,669
$60,000
$44,304 $39,156
$70,000
$54,141
$80,000
Money Collected on Warrants
$38,175
$90,000
$20,000 $10,000 $0 Jan
Apr
2015
2014
Jul
Total: 2015 = $427,118 2014 = $504,123
Dec
Municipal Court
Magistrate Warnings 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0
Jan 2015 314 2014 235
Class C
Feb 254 229
Mar 284 203
Apr 314 226
May 164 305
120
Jun 239 229
Jul 194 202
Aug 273 348
Sep 206 318
Oct 256 357
Nov 334 210
Dec 235 318
Total 3,067 3,180
Class A/B
100 80 60 40
20 0
Jan 2015 55 2014 38
Feb 44 49
Mar 62 51
Apr 65 54
May 50 52
80
Jun 49 33
Jul 58 53
Aug 58 51
Sep 79 49
Oct 97 63
Nov 80 54
Dec 96 56
Aug 42 36
Sep 36 36
Oct 76 42
Nov 63 38
Dec 44 38
Total 793 603
Felonies
70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
Jan 2015 39 2014 28
Feb 50 27
Mar 43 43
Apr 38 29
May 18 36
Jun 20 34
Jul 41 45
Total 510 432
Municipal Court
Monthly Court Hearings 1000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0
Jan 2015 669 2014 628
Feb 559 848
Mar 724 462
Apr 455 574
May 705 603
Jun 640 548
Jul 617 444
Aug 513 616
Sep 545 665
Oct 619 636
Nov 508 580
Dec 433 530
Dispositions at Trial 1000 900
800 700 600
616
500
462
620 495
540
598 491
458
545
400
629
520
530 562
467
496
Jun
Jul
440
499
435
465
463
468
581
573
651
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
300 200 100 0 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Total:
Aug
2015
2014
6,432
6,172
Dispositions at Trial do not include cases that were rescheduled, nor defendants that failed to appear.
Total 6,987 7,134
Support Services
The Support Service Officers are responsible for serving those warrants issued by the Municipal Court. Number of Warrants Cleared
Monetary Amount of Warrants Cleared
Support Services is also responsible for transporting inmates housed at the Law Enforcement Center.
Total Trips: 4,268
340
342
Inmates Transported
327
374
365
376
346
355
365
349
319
410
Total Transport Trips Facility to Facility
From Ft. Worth
19,903
Return to Ft. Worth
801
Other Agencies
182
Dallas US Marshal Service
1,981
Ft. Worth US Marshal Service
92
Court Arraignments
412
Health Care Facilities
266
Total Transported
23,637
$41,998
$42,024
$39,231
$33,473
$55,115
$45,378
$41,391
$34,883
$37,609
$44,733
$32,177
$16,033
126
128
93
116
146
126
116
102
Total: $464,045
43
92
114
131
Total: 1,333
Training
Tactical Training Facility
Defensive Tactics Training Room
Use of Force Simulator Room created with Grant Funding
Emergency Driver Training
Position
2015 Training Hours
Sworn Officers
10,883
Telecommunicators
1,303
Corrections Officers
3,940.5
Training Advisory Board •
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The Mansfield Police Department is contracted with the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) as a Training Provider. A Training Provider is defined as a governmental body, law enforcement association, alternative delivery trainer, or proprietary entity credentialed by or authorized under a training provider contract with the commission to provide preparatory or continuing training for licensees or potential licensees. This contract allows the Mansfield Police Department to sponsor training approved by TCOLE and provide the licensing hours needed by police officers and telecommunicators to meet TCOLE licensing requirements. As a Training Provider, the Mansfield Police Department is required to establish a Training Advisory Board. The duty of the Training Advisory Board is to understand the department’s training initiatives and programs and to make recommendations to the Chief of Police and Training Coordinator regarding current, up-to-date professional training for the police officers and telecommunicators employed by the Mansfield Police Department. The Training Advisory Board meets the “Best Practice” recommendations established by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement by meeting twice each calendar year. The current members of the Training Advisory Board are:
Tom Ritter Commercial Realtor
Duane Murray President Local Business
Dr. Michael Evans Senior Pastor Bethlehem Baptist Church
Mac Moody Retired City Councilman
Brian Landin Federal Bureau of Prisons Investigator
Alma Presley Business Owner
Community Resource Division Citizens on Patrol are made up of volunteers who give their time to support the Department in the following functions: Members: 9
Patrol Hours: 688
Event Hours: 1,371
Training Hours: 89
Coffee with Cops provides an opportunity for citizens to interact with officers and ask questions relating to their neighborhoods or police work in general. The one-on-one interaction allows for a relaxed interaction with police officers.
In 1998 the Mansfield Police Department's first citizen's police academy graduated. The curriculum and teaching methods are similar to the traditional police academy, but these students are not police candidates. The class members include a wide cross section of the community's population, i.e., homemakers, professional businesspersons, retirees, and neighborhood watch members. There have been 21 classes graduate since inception.
The Mansfield Police Department Community Resource Division is dedicated to offering services to the Senior Citizens of our city at no cost. We have developed services for the Seniors of our community that will make their lives safer, and more enriched as they participate in our Senior Safety programs. We currently have 208 Registered Seniors. Our programs include identification, wellness checks, home safety surveys and fall prevention surveys. Each program is conducted by a trained Police Officer or in the case of wellness checks, a dedicated volunteer with years of experience while working with the Mansfield Police Department.
Explorer Post 1601
Mansfield Explorer Post 1601 is open to young men and women ages 14 (and have completed the 8th grade) and not yet 21 years old with an interest in learning more about careers in the field of Law Enforcement. The program provides educational training programs for young adults on the purposes, mission, and objectives of law enforcement. The program provides career orientation experiences, leadership opportunities, and community service activities. The primary goals of the program are to help young adults choose a career path within law enforcement and to challenge them to become responsible citizens of their communities and the nation.
Mansfield Explorer Post 1601 currently has 27 members.
Members: 27 Event Hours: 100 Ride Along Hours: 200 Training Hours: 160
Second Annual John Sartain Memorial Law Enforcement Explorer Competition in Corpus Christi, Texas. Mansfield Explorer’s were awarded 2nd place in Bomb Scene search in the competition.
Projects & Accomplishments
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Completion of new Communications Center Completion of new Tactical Training Facility Animal Care & Control Shelter Expansion Creation of Senior Citizen Program Mental Health Outreach Program Established new Training/Gymnasium Facility Launched On-Line Reporting Program Review/Revised General Orders Manual/Launched PowerDMS Online Policy Manual Program Enrolled in the Texas Police Chiefs Association/Law Enforcement Best Practices Recognition Program Creation of Mansfield Explorer Post 1601 Program Coffee with Cops Program Participated in 2015 National Night Out New Vehicles Added to the Patrol Fleet Sponsored Put it Down, Save a Life Program Bike Rodeo Event Launched Rolling Store Front Mansfield Police Department Citizen Meet & Greet Explorer Post 1601 Brings Home Trophy in First Competition Blue Ribbons Across Mansfield Event Municipal Court of Record received an Honorable Mention at the Texas Municipal Court Education Center Traffic Safety Conference Animal Care and Control – Participated in the Metroplex Clear the Shelter Event – Teamed with MISD Ben Barber Career Tech Academy for studentteacher education – Provided Free spay/neuter and rabies to enhance adoption efforts – Developed a Meet & Greet animal socialization area to enhance adoption efforts
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