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2016 Annual Report
"Proud to Serve"
Prepared by:
Dispatcher Tonya Hickman
&
Chief of Police Chad DePew
January 27, 2017
Eaton Police Division 2016 Annual Report
Chief’s Letter of Introduction
Mission, Vision, & Guiding Principles Page 1
Personnel Page 2
Organizational Chart Page 3
Calls for Service Page 4
Call Distribution Page 5
Index Crimes Page 6
Arrests/Charges Filed Page 7
Arrests by Month & 5 Year OVI Comparison Page 8
5 Year Incident Summary Page 9
Traffic Citations and Crash Break Down Page 10
Employee Recognition Pages 11-12
Community Involvement Page 13
Eaton Police Division
Dear Sirs,
It is with great pleasure I submit to you the Eaton Police Division's Annual Report for 2016. The
Annual Report contains a variety of information from 2016 but I wanted to take this opportunity to
inform of you of some of the highlights from 2016 not mentioned in the report including:
• Sergeant Beeghly and Sergeant Hurd attended administrative leadership training through the
Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police. Sgt. Eric Beeghly completed the Certified Law
Enforcement Executive program (CLEE) in February, 2016, and Sgt. Steve Hurd began the
CLEE program in December, 2016.
• Our employee training program continued throughout the year and some of the training topics
included firearms training, Taser training, and Crisis Intervention Training. All officers also
completed the mandatory 11 hours of Continued Professional Training (CPT) that was mandated
by the State of Ohio.
• Officer Craig Jones picked up K9 partner Shadow in August, 2016. K9 Shadow and Officer
Jones were able to get several successful drug arrests in 2016.
• Dispatcher Terri Shepherd helped the dispatch center successfully complete, with no errors, the
L.E.A.D.S. audit that happens every 3 years.
• Personally, I attended the 264th session of the FBI National Academy.
The City of Eaton changes year to year, progressing in a positive direction, and we strive to make sure
we are changing and adapting to meet the needs of the community. We appreciate the opportunities
afforded to us and the support given to us by City Council members that allow us to effectively serve the
citizens of Eaton. On behalf of the dedicated men and women of the Eaton Police Division it is my
pleasure to present this report to Council.
Respectfully,
Chad W. DePew
Chief of Police
Mr. David Kirsch – Mayor Mr. Brad Moore – Vice Mayor
Mr. David Daily – Councilman Mr. Craig Moormeier - Councilman
Mr. Joe Renner – Councilman Mr. Brad Collins – City Manager
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Mission
The mission of the City of Eaton Police Division and Communications Division is to
help save lives, protect property, and assist the citizens of the City of Eaton in their
time of need.
Vision
United in the spirit of teamwork, we are dedicated to the City of Eaton and will be
unyielding in our efforts to provide the highest level of professional service, compassion,
and respect to our citizens.
Guiding Principles
Central to this mission are principles that guide our chosen profession, our
daily decisions, and our daily life. We keep our principles clearly visible to
remind us of our ideals. These guiding principles are the foundation for which our
policies, goals, and practices are anchored.
Teamwork - Each and every member of the Eaton Police Division and
Communications Division is a valuable and important member of the team, recognizing
that we are most effective when we combine our strengths.
Integrity- An Eaton Police Division and Communications Division employee shall
never compromise himself or herself by dishonesty, lack of character, or favoritism.
Commitment to excellence - An Eaton Police Division and Communications
Division employee shall strive to maintain the highest standards of effectiveness and
efficiency.
Ethics - An Eaton Police Division and Communications Division employee challenges
himself or herself both on duty and off duty with the following question, "Is what I'm
doing legally and morally right?"
Professionalism – Each member of the Eaton Police Division and Communications
Division strives to demonstrate the leadership, skills, judgment, attention to detail, and
professional behavior that is expected of law enforcement professionals.
Chad W. DePew
Chief of Police
Eaton Police Division Annual Report 2016
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Personnel We are proud of our team at the Eaton Police Division and would like to commend them to our Council,
and our Community. They are professional men and women that take pride in their service. We have a
dedicated and well trained staff that has served an average of 16 years with the City of Eaton. Below is our
roster for 2016. The first number is total years of service which includes time spent with other law
enforcement agencies. The second number is the time the individual has been with the Eaton Police
Division.
Administration
Chief Chad W. DePew - 15 Years of Service (14 Years with Eaton PD)
Sgt Eric Beeghly - 17 Years of Service (16 Years with Eaton PD)
Sgt. Steven Hurd – 19 Years of Service (19 Years with Eaton PD)
Officers
Officer Dale Haney 46 Years of Service - 46 Total Years with Eaton PD
Officer David Sizemore 31 Years of Service - 25 Years with Eaton PD
Officer Brian Carpenter 21 Years of Service - 18 Years with Eaton PD
Detective Pete Wray 20 Years of Service - 16 Years with Eaton PD
Officer Scott Eversole 19 Years of Service - 16 Years with Eaton PD
Officer Clinnie Stevenson 17 Years of Service - 16 Years with Eaton PD
Officer Anthony Schmidt 14 Years of Service - 14 Years with Eaton PD
Officer Craig Jones 9 Years of Service - 8 Years with Eaton PD
Officer Sean Mackey 8 Years of Service - 6 Years with Eaton PD
Officer Luke Baker 4 Years of Service - 4 Years with Eaton PD
Dispatchers
Dispatcher Terri Shepherd 25 Years of Service - 25 Years with Eaton PD
Dispatcher Susan Lain 19 Years of Service - 19 Years with Eaton PD
Dispatcher Tonya Hickman 8 Years of Service - 6 Years with Eaton PD
Dispatcher Kathryn Burchfield Newly Hired - August 1, 2016
Part Time Employees
Officer Josh Singleton
Officer Lucas Schlumpf
Officer Garrick Sweet
Dispatcher Melissa Schneider
Dispatcher Amber Stevenson
Koda - 8 Year old
German Shepherd.
EPD K9 Since 2010,
retired in 2016
K9 Teams
Shadow - 2 Year old
German Shepherd.
EPD K9 Since 2016
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Eaton Police Division
2016 Organizational Chart
Chief of Police
Chad DePew
Communications
Sgt. Eric Beeghly
Dispatchers
Terri Shepherd Susan Lain
Tonya Hickman Kathryn Burchfield
Part Time Dispatchers
Melissa Schneider Amber Stevenson
Patrol
Sgt. Steve Hurd
Patrol Officers
David Sizemore Brian Carpenter
Scott Eversole Clinnie Stevenson
Anthony Schmidt Dale Haney
Craig Jones Sean Mackey Luke Baker
Part Time Officers
Josh Singleton Lucas Schlumpf
Garrick Sweet
Detective
Pete Wray
Eaton Police Division Annual Report 2016
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Activity Levels
During 2016 there were 15,481 occurrences of public safety services. This includes citizen calls
for Police, Fire, & EMS services as well as Police officer self-initiated activity. The breakdown of
the 15,481 occurrences is as follows:
• 13,393 were for Police services;
o 9,194 were citizen initiated calls for service
o 4,199 were officer initiated activity
• 2,088 were for Fire and/or EMS services. *This number represents only the Fire/EMS
calls to the dispatch center; not all Fire/EMS activity.
The 13,393 police occurrences were an 11% decrease in total police activity compared to15,109
occurrences in 2015. However, citizen calls increased by 21.7%, police reports increased by
21%, and arrests increased by 48.9%.
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5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Calls 7,052 6,770 7,751 9,017 10,162 13,206 13,999 13,700 15,109 13393
10 Year Police Activity Comparison
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2016 1011 1018 1218 1270 1304 1237 1333 1264 1348 1277 1101 923
2015 1421 1059 1256 1431 1370 1239 1358 1431 1283 1158 1044 1059
0
500
1000
1500
2000EPD Monthly Police Activity Comparison 2016 & 2015
Of the total public safety calls received in
2016, 3,004 were received as a 911 call.
An increase of 6.3% over last year’s
2,827 911 calls. 911 Calls have increased
consistently since 2010 (1,571 in 2010).
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
911 Calls
911 Calls
Eaton Police Division Annual Report 2016
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Activity Distribution by Shift
% of Activity Load - 1 Hour Increments
The below chart reflects the percentage of total activity handled in 2016, broken down by hour.
Each shift handles a variety of calls but it is worth noting that Day shift had the most number of
police reports, Evening Shift had the most number of arrests, and Midnight shift had the most
officer initiated activity.
Midnight to 1 a.m. 3.6% Noon to 1 p.m. 4.5%
1 a.m. to 2 a.m. 3.1% 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. 4.8%
2 a.m. to 3 a.m. 2.9% 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. 5.6%
3 a.m. to 4 a.m. 2.6% Highest 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. 6.1%
4 a.m. to 5 a.m. 2.0% 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. 5.6%
5. A.m. to 6 a.m. 1.6% Lowest 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. 5.8%
6 a.m. to 7 a.m. 1.7% 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. 5.6%
7 a.m. to 8 a.m. 3.3% 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. 5.4%
8 a.m. to 9 a.m. 3.7% 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. 5.3%
9 a.m. to 10 a.m. 4.0% 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. 4.9%
10 a.m. to 11 a.m. 4.6% 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. 4.9%
11 a.m. to Noon 4.3% 11 p.m. to Midnight 4.1%
The busiest hour during the day was 3pm-4pm, with the busiest block of time being
2pm-9pm. The least busy hour of the day was 5am-6am.
Night
Shift
20%
Evening Shift
42%
Day
Shift
38%
Eaton Police Division Annual Report 2016
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Index Crimes
Index Crimes are those crimes which are considered violent crimes, crimes that affect the very fiber of
society. Eaton continues to have a relatively low index crime rate. The strength (personnel and other
resources) and the aggressiveness of the Eaton Police Division in conjunction with the support of the law
abiding citizens of Eaton are key factors in keeping these levels low.
Crimes can be cleared by arrest, or with a disposition of “exceptional,” which means when some element
beyond the control of law enforcement precludes the filing of formal charges against a suspect. The arrest
of one person may clear several crimes or several persons may be arrested in connection with a single
incident. As indicated below overall index crimes for 2016 increased by 57.7% from 2015.
Index Crimes 2012 through 2016
Clearance Rate
2013
2014
2015
2016
% Change
2015 – 2016
2016
Reported
Crimes
2016
Crimes
Cleared
Percentage
Cleared
Homicide
0
0
0
0
0%
0
0
NA
Rape
6
4
2
1
-50%
1
0
0%
Robbery
5
3
2
2
0%
2
0
0%
Assault
34
27
24
21
-12.5%
21
16
76.2%
Burglary
73
52
43
56
30.2%
56
12
22.5%
Theft
349
387
313
515
64.5%
515
184
35.8%
Motor Vehicle Theft
18
9
11
28
154.5%
28
6
21.4%
Arson
0
2
0
0
0%
0
0
NA
Totals
485
484
395
623
57.7%
623
218
35%
Index Crimes by Month for 2016
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Eaton Police Division Annual Report 2016
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Arrests
There were 810 people arrested in 2016, 266 arrests more than the 544 in 2015, or an increase of 48.9%.
Total arrests include 726 adults and 84 juveniles. Arrested persons often are charged with more than one
crime and as a result the total charges filed will exceed the total number of people arrested.
Charges Filed in 2016
Adult Parole Violation
Animal Laws
Assault
Burglary\B&E
Chemicals to Manufacture Meth
Complicity
Consumption of Liquor in MV
Contributing to Delinquency
Corruption of a minor
Crim Misc\Damaging
Criminal Tools
Cultivating/Manufacture Drugs
Curfew
Deception to Obtain Prescription
Disorderly
Disrupting Public Service
Disseminate Matter Harmful to Juv
Domestic Viol
Drug Paraphernalia
Endangering Children
Failure to Appear (Warrants)
Falsification
Fleeing Eluding Police Officer
Forgery
Gross Sexual Imposition
Illegal Poss of Drug Document
Importuning
Inducing Panic
Littering
Loitering
Making False Alarms
0
10
22
8
0
3
0
19
0
27
3
0
34
0
76
3
0
57
47
5
146
4
2
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Menacing
Misconduct at an Emergency
MV Theft
Noise Violations
Obstruction of Justice
Offenses Involving Rail Roads
Open Container
OVI
Passing Bad Checks
Physical Control
Poss of Drugs - Schedule I\II\III
Possessing Drug Abuse Instrument
Possession of Marijuana
Probation Violation
Protection Order Violation
Public Indecency
Purchase Pseudoephedrine
Rape
Receiving Stolen Property
Resisting Arrest
Robbery
Sale of Liquor to Underage
Tampering with Evidence
Telephone Harassment
Theft
Tobacco Viol
Trafficking in Drugs
Trespassing
Underage Consumption/Purchase
Unlawful use of Vehicle
Vandalism
21
0
5
5
28
0
10
41
3
0
80
104
38
0
13
0
0
1
18
16
0
3
10
2
177
8
3
62
17
2
0
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0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Arrests 37 49 61 55 79 93 60 73 89 62 71 73
Total Arrests by Month 2016
Arrests0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Arrests 55 69 47 43 36
OVI Arrest 5 Year Comparison
Eaton Police Division Annual Report 2016
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5 Year Incident Summary
The RED bold numbers indicate a significant change (+/-) in that respective category.
Incidents 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Vehicular Crash – Non-injury 255 213 278 237 189
Vehicular Crash - Injury 50 57 39 32 48
Vehicular Crash - Fatal 0 1 0 1 1
Animal Complaints 248 324 304 231 219
Burglaries \ B&E’s 102 76 51 33 56
Criminal Mischief 160 112 92 136 113
Disorderly Conduct 307 330 286 303 382
Domestic (Non-violent) 110 101 59 36 43
Domestic Violence (Violent offense) 62 71 27 12 12
Drug Related Incidents \ Drug Labs 80 \ 0 128 \ 2 153 \ 4 143 \ 3 284 \ 1
DUI (OVI) 55 69 47 43 36
Menacing/Harassment 32 33 18 20 26
Juvenile Complaints 239 215 198 189 192
Citizens Assists 118 156 121 139 130
Liquor Complaints (Excludes DUI) 17 12 9 7 7
Noise Complaints 103 113 103 92 133
Parking Complaints 196 174 166 178 229
Suicide 0 1 0 1 1
Suicide Attempts 17 11 10 9 5
Suspicious Calls 1287 1162 966 1200 1744
Threatening \ Menacing 41 36 29 33 39
Traffic Complaints 177 197 210 194 223
Traffic Stops by Officers 1307 1345 1060 833 728
Telephone Harassment 83 83 76 74 59
Trespass Complaints 77 62 55 79 157
Eaton Police Division Annual Report 2016
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Traffic Violations
In 2016 Eaton Police Officers handled 259 incidents where at least one (1) traffic citation was issued. The
bottom line in the graph below represents the monthly breakdown of those incidents. Of those incidents, one
or more citations may be issued. In 2016, 134 citations were filed from those 259 incidents. Each citation
corresponds to a violation of City or State traffic laws. The top line in the graph below represents the
monthly break down of the citations filed by the Eaton Police Division in 2016. A majority of the citations
stemmed from 728 traffic stops and 237 motor vehicle accidents.
Motor Vehicle Crashes
The 238 Motor Vehicle Crashes that occurred on City streets was a 11.9% decrease over last year’s
270 crashes (these totals do not include private property crashes). The table below shows the
monthly break down of crash reports handled and their totals. There was 1 fatal crash in 2016.
Month
Private
Property
No Injury
Crashes
Crashes with
Injuries
Traffic
Offenses
Cited
OVI Involved
January
1
13
4
7
0 February
3
17
2
13
0
March
1
16
4
12
0
April
2
9
5
8
1
May
3
17
2
15
2
June
4
12
1
7
0
July
1
14
5
13
0
August
2
11
5
10
0
September
7
12
7
12
0
October
4
19
2
9
1
November
2
20
7
13
0
December
2
29
4
15
1
Total
32
189
48
134
5
Monthly Citations from Traffic Incidents
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Citations
Incidents
Eaton Police Division Annual Report 2016
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Employee Recognition
Employee of the Year
The 2016 Investigation of the Year Award went to Officer Scott Eversole for
EPD case #2016-2427. The investigation took several months to complete and
Officer Eversole had to gather a large amount of intel in order to gain enough
evidence to serve a search warrant on the suspect’s home. Scott is an active
member of the Montgomery County Regional SWAT team and was able to
coordinate efforts with MCSO SWAT on the execution of the search warrant.
The case resulted in the suspect being indicted on 2 felony charges as well as
several misdemeanor charges. Officer Eversole’s hard work on this case was a
great example of our Guiding Principles of Teamwork and Commitment to
Excellence.
Officer Luke Baker won the 2016 “Proud to Serve” Award. Proud to Serve is
our motto at the Eaton Police Division and the recipient of this award is
selected by the administrative team. 2016 was Luke’s first year as a full-time
officer but he started part time with EPD in 2012. During 2016 Luke worked
diligently at being a pro-active officer and quickly became one of the
departmental leaders in officer initiated activity. Luke has a knack for drug
enforcement and was a key reason why we had increased drug arrests in 2016.
Although he has only been full time for 1 year, Luke spent 3.5 years with EPD
as a part time officer. Luke is also a black belt in Jiu-Jitsu and helps train his
fellow officers in subject control and defensive tactics.
“Proud to Serve” Award
Selecting an Employee of the Year is a tradition that began in 2011 for the Eaton
Police Division. Each year staff members get the opportunity to nominate a co-
worker who they feel best exhibits the agency's Guiding Principles of Teamwork,
Integrity, Commitment to Excellence, Ethics, and Professionalism. Our 2016
winner was Officer Brian Carpenter.
Officer Carpenter began his career with the Eaton Police Division in 1998 and has
21 years of total law enforcement experience. Currently, Brian is the 2nd most
senior officer on the department. In addition to being a patrol officer, Brian is also
one of the department’s firearms instructors and weapons armorers and takes pride
in providing valuable firearms training to his fellow officers. Brian was one of the
more active officers on the department in 2016 and led the agency in arrests.
Officer Carpenter is also an active member in the Army National Guard and is
currently a Sergeant First Class in the 2-107th Calvary. Brian has served in the
military for over 25 years, including 3.5 years with the Navy Reserves.
Investigation of the Year Award
Eaton Police Division Annual Report 2016
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The “Top Shot” award went to the
Officer that had the best overall
accuracy during our 2016 firearms
training. The 2016 Top Shot was
Sergeant Steve Hurd
Employee Recognition Activity Awards
Activity Awards are presented to officers for the amount of activity they performed throughout the year.
Activity includes calls for service as well as officer initiated activity such as business checks, foot patrols,
traffic stops, arrests, etc. Each officer initiated event or incident counts as 1 line of activity for the
officers. Officers are proud of the proactive work they do in our community and we make sure to
recognize them for their hard work.
1500+ Activity Award: Most Active Officer Award:
Officers Anthony Schmidt, Scott
Eversole, Dale Haney, and Luke Baker
all received the 1,500+ Activity Award.
Officer Baker led this category with
2,020 actions of activity.
Officer Stevenson’s 3,143 actions of activity made him
the most active officer on the department for the 6th
year in a row. Clinnie doesn’t know the meaning of
downtime because he takes advantage of every
opportunity to pro-actively patrol the City of Eaton.
Clinnie takes great pride in preventing crimes from
occurring and works diligently to solve challenging
cases. Officer Stevenson also had the most business
checks with 1,127, the 2nd most traffic stops with 111,
and tied for the highest number of OVI’s with 5.
ZERO Sick Time Award
Years of Service Awards
Top Shot Award:
Pictured left to right: Chief DePew, Detective Pete Wray, Officer
Brian Carpenter, Officer Clinnie Stevenson, Officer Luke Baker,
Dispatcher Tony Hickman and Sgt. Hurd all used 0 hours of sick
leave in 2016. We applaud them on their dedication to the agency
and their accomplishment in not using any sick time. Dispatcher
Tonya Hickman has never used a sick day since joining the Eaton
Police Division in 2010.
Dispatcher Terri Shepherd (pictured
left) reached 25 years of service in 2016.
Detective Pete Wray (pictured right)
reached 20 years of service in 2016.
Eaton Police Division Annual Report 2016
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2016 Community Involvement
Purple Paws 2016
The Eaton Police Scholarship is awarded to an
Eaton High School Senior pursuing a college degree
in criminal justice, law, or law enforcement related
field. Our 2016 recipient was Maria Kern. Maria
plans on pursuing a career in forensic science after
graduating college.
2016 marked the 3rd year we have given the award.
To date, we have awarded scholarships to 4 Eaton
High School Seniors (2 recipients in 2014).
In 2016 we worked with several community
members to hold a Neighbors Against Crime
program in the summer. We held several meetings
with community members to learn issues affecting
the City of Eaton and helped develop action plans to
better the quality of life for all citizens.
Neighbors Against Crime
K9 Shadow was the “K9 Ambassador” for the 1st
annual Purple Paws fundraising sponsored by the
YWCA in support of Domestic Violence
Awareness month in October.
Old Fashioned Downtown
Saturday Night
Eaton Police Scholarship
The Eaton Police
Association along with
the Eaton Fire & EMS
Association were
proud co-sponsors of
the Old Fashioned
Downtown Saturday
Night event for the 4th
year with Downtown
Eaton Inc.
Sheriff Simpson and Chief DePew teamed up to
provide training to several area churches on ways they
can keep their congregations safe and what to do in the
event of a church assault.
Church Safety Training