Annual Report 2019

Chief Herbert Blake

A Message From Chief BlakeOn behalf of the men and women of the HendersonvillePolice Department, I am presenting our 2019 AnnualReport. Our commitment to present this information is apart of our five-year, 2018-2023 strategic plan to improvetransparency. These reports offer a summary ofimportant information like crimes reported, traffic data,operational expenditures, service orientedaccomplishments and personal and professionalaccomplishments of the fine men and who ourcommunity.The mission of the Hendersonville Police Department is

to provide professional law enforcement services to ourconstituents to preserve and improve the quality of lifefor those who live in, work in, or visit our city.

Our vision is to help make Hendersonville a safedestination, and to be viewed as a fair, respectful,transparent, and well-trained department withemployees who are accessible, accountable, andresponsive to our community.

Organizational Structure

Police Chief

Captain of PatrolAdmin Assistant

Four patrol teams

Team 5 Housing, Main St

Animal Control and SROs

Captain of CIDEvidence Assistant

Six detectives

Captain of Support Services

Comm. supervisor

Dispatch and records

Senior AdminAssistant

Budget

The police department’s annual operatingbudget for FY 2019 was $5,459,345. Staffcosts which include salary and benefitsaccounted for 61% of the budget. Operatingcosts, which includes equipment, uniforms,and training, among other expenditures were35%. Capital outlay for vehicles andcomputers was 4% of the annual budget.

4%

35%

61%

Budget Breakdown

Capital Operation Costs Staff Costs

Support Services BureauThe Support Services Bureau includes the Police RecordsDivision, Police Dispatch, police equipment, radios, and thedepartmental budget and billing. It also handles thedepartment time and payroll functions as well as manyother operational tasks. Our Police Dispatch Center handlesall police calls within both Hendersonville and Laurel Parkand answers both emergency 911 lines as well as generalbusiness calls. The Police Dispatch Center dispatches allPolice Units and maintains call logs via computer systems.The Communications Center is staffed 24/7. All telephonecalls and radio calls are recorded, and logs of all reports,citations, and arrests are maintained here. The RecordsDivision is responsible for documenting, organizing, filing,scanning and entering into the computer every reportsubmitted by an officer or detective. These reports coverevery aspect of our operation including incident, arrest, andaccident reports. Our records personnel process thousandsof documents every year. These reports are later used forinvestigations and court purposes. Most of the accidentreports taken are later copied for the parties involved or fortheir insurance companies.

Captain Tracey Cox

Calls Received by DispatchA total of 83,435 calls werereported by dispatch.

Type Of Call Total Number of Calls

Total Calls for Service 62,991

HPD Calls For Service 35,375

Arrests 860

Citations 2,694

Incident Reports 2,052

Traffic Stops 4,326

Radar Patrol 453

Total Warrants 308

Security Checks 5,264

Foot Patrol 1,522

Drug Complaints 286

Patrol Services Bureau

The Patrol Services Bureau is comprised of five teams,consisting of a Captain, five Lieutenants, fiveSergeants, several reserve officers, a parkingenforcement officer, four school resource officers, aMain Street Officer, one Housing Officer, two AnimalControl Officers and an administrative assistant. Thebureau is responsible for all initial calls for service inthe field. Calls range from disturbances such as loudmusic and barking dogs to auto accidents, assaults,domestic disturbances, and other crimes within ourjurisdiction. The Bureau is also responsible forsubpoena and warrant service and is a first line ofdefense in the interdiction of illicit drugs within ourcommunity. Our reserve employees loggedapproximately 2,768 hours. Our patrol officersreceived a myriad of advanced professional trainingsto enhance their skillsets as well totaling 1,934 hours

Captain Chris LeRoy

Traffic Enforcement

The City of Hendersonville prides itself in being asafe, walkable and bike-friendly community.Sharing in that pride, the Hendersonville PoliceDepartment feels that vehicle traffic, bicycle andpedestrian safety are very high priorities. Througheducation and various enforcement actions, theHendersonville Police Department strives to keepthe residents and visitors safe.In 2019, the Hendersonville Police Departmentinvestigated 1,711 motor-vehicle accidents thatincluded Hit and Runs property damage (1,461),with/without injuries, single and multi-vehicleaccidents property damage, with/without injuries.Of those 1,711 vehicle accidents, 250 reportedinjuries.

Drivers and Passengers Searched by Sex, Race, and Ethnicity

Type Gender White BlackNative

AmericanAsian Other

Total By

RaceHispanic

Non Hispanic

Total By Ethnicity

Total Stops

Percent Searched

Driver Female 26 2 0 0 1 29 4 25 28 468 6.20

Driver Male 31 8 0 0 0 39 2 37 39 681 5.73

Passenger Female 14 1 0 0 1 16 4 12 15 16 100.00

Passenger Male 26 5 0 0 3 34 5 29 31 34 100.00

Total Female

Female 40 3 0 0 2 45 8 37 43 484 9.30

Total Male

Male 57 13 0 0 3 73 7 66 70 715 10.21

Initial Purpose of Traffic Stop by Enforcement Action Taken

PurposeVerbal

WarningWritten Warning

Citation Issued

On View Arrest

No Action Taken

Total

Checkpoint 0 0 0 0 1 1Driving While Impaired 2 0 1 0 0 3

Investigation 18 0 20 5 11 54Other Motor Vehicle Violation

13 1 16 1 3 34

Safe Movement Violation 62 4 29 2 0 97

Seat Belt Violation 4 0 8 0 0 12

Speed Limit Violation 96 49 174 4 0 323

Stop Light/Sign Violation 61 29 99 2 0 191

Vehicle Equipment Violation

144 1 21 8 0 174

Vehicle Regulatory Violation

110 19 119 4 8 260

Total 510 103 487 26 23 1149

Enforcement Action Taken by Drivers Age

Enforcement Action

Under 20

20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-49 50-59 Over 59 Total

Citation Issued

44 76 60 68 44 72 59 64 487

No Action Taken

1 3 5 4 2 3 3 2 23

On-View Arrest

0 6 5 1 4 3 6 1 26

Verbal Warning

43 72 78 54 50 73 68 72 510

Written Warning

10 6 8 16 11 9 16 27 103

Total 98 163 156 143 111 160 152 166 1149

Enforcement Action Taken by Driver's Sex, Race, and Ethnicity

Action Gender White BlackNative

AmericanAsian Other

Total By Race

HispanicNon

HispanicTotal By Ethnicity

Citation Issued Female 167 19 0 1 8 195 18 177 195

No Action Taken Female 8 2 0 0 0 10 1 9 10

On-View Arrest Female 9 0 0 0 0 9 0 9 9

Verbal Warning Female 178 25 0 0 1 204 8 196 204

Written Warning Female 46 3 0 0 1 50 3 47 50

Citation Issued Male 245 37 0 1 9 292 39 253 292

No Action Taken Male 12 0 0 1 0 13 2 11 13

On-View Arrest Male 13 4 0 0 0 17 1 16 17

Verbal Warning Male 272 22 1 3 8 306 45 261 306

Written Warning Male 49 3 0 0 1 53 0 53 53

Female Total Female 408 49 0 1 10 468 30 438 468

Male Total Male 591 66 1 5 18 681 87 594 681Total 999 115 1 6 28 1149 117 1032 1149

HPD Motor Units

HPD utilizes and deploys 5 Electra GlideHarley Davidson Motorcycles. Ourmotorcycles are frequently used fortraffic safety and enforcement. Ourmotor riders also conduct escorts forfunerals and for visiting dignitaries. Ourriders have successfully completed anaccredited basic motor officer schoolconsisting of 80 hours of evasive actionmaneuvers and vehicle stops. HPD is akey player for the NC Bike SafeProgram. They are extremely popularfor mountain area parades. Ourmotorcycle unit, administered byLieutenant Mike Vesely is a signatureinitiative of HPD.

K9 PersonnelIn 2019, HPD had three K-9 Officers. They areOfficer Jennifer Drake (K-9 Lois), Officer Pete Laite(K-9 Sunny), and Sergeant Jon Wing (K-9 Snoopy)

K9 Personnel

2019 Use of Force

HPD keeps a detailed record of reports of force used in the execution of our duties. Each incident is reviewed and resolved as deemed appropriate.

Month Uses of Force in 2019

January 2

February 0

March 0

April 1

May 0

June 2

July 0

August 1

September 2

October 0

November 2

December 0

K-9 Deployment Statistics Sunny Snoopy Lois

Building search 3 0 15

Vehicle Sniff 16 0 37

Felony Vehicle Stop 0 0 2

Alarm 1 0 0

Demo’s (Public/Schools) 4 4 15

Track 4 3 0

Area Search (Person) 1 0 3

Narcotic Sniff (Building) 1 0 0

School Sniff 1 0 5

B&E In Progress 0 0 3

Warrant Service 1 0 0

Perimeter Security 0 0 1

Article Search 0 0 2

Total 31 7 82

Criminal Investigation BureauThe Detectives in our Criminal Investigations Bureau areresponsible for ongoing investigation of crimes,conducting illegal drug investigations, making publicrelations presentations, among other tasks as assignedby the chief. Our detectives have a wide variety oftechniques available for conducting investigations. Amajority of their cases are solved by the interrogation ofsuspects and the interviewing of witnesses. CIB isreputed for doing an excellent job when it comes toresolving high profile cases.Besides interrogations, detectives rely on a network ofinformants that may have connections with persons ofinterests that a detective might not be able to approachformally. Evidence collection and preservation is a keycomponent of CIB. Detectives usually have several yearsof patrol experiences before they are assigned to theCriminal Investigations Bureau.

Captain Dale Patton

2019 Crime Reporting Information

Part I Crimes Cases Reported

Cases Reassigned Cleared Clearance %

Murder 2 3 2 66.67%

Rape 8 8 8 100%

Robbery 13 10 12 92.31%

Aggravated Assault 13 11 6 46.25%

Burglary 52 21 46 90.20%

Larceny 505 111 375 74.265

Motor Vehicle Theft 43 12 34 79.10%

Arson 4 3 4 100%

2019 Crime Reporting Information, Cont.

Part II Cases Reported

Cases Reassigned Cleared Clearance %

Assaults 63 13 52 82.54%

Forgery 20 15 13 65%

Fraud 108 53 89 82.41%Embezzlement 1 1 1 100%

Stolen Property 22 1 21 95.50%

Vandalism 99 15 58 58.60%

Weapons 21 1 21 100%

Prostitution 0 0 0 0%

Sex Crimes 28 19 19 67.86%

Drugs 182 3 179 98.35%

Gambling 1 0 1 100%

Against Family 28 8 27 96.43%

ABC 85 0 85 100%

Disturbances 14 0 14 100%

Other 241 15 229 95.02%

The Hendersonville Police Department was one of the state's first D.A.R.E.agencies. In 1986 our department was selected as one of seven pilot sites topresent the D.A.R.E. program and the only agency in Western North Carolina atthat time. Since then the department's D.A.R.E. program has grown in leaps andbounds and continues to be one of our signature outreach programs.

Patrol was an instrumental fulcrum helping ensure the successes of programs suchas Trauma Intervention Program (TIP). TIP was contacted 15 times during 2019.

Patrol assisted with the Hide It - Take It - Lock It initiative executed to combatthefts from vehicles.

HPD also hosts an annual Shop with a Hero program to help area children withgifts, giving and receiving for Christmas.

In 2019, our patrol assisted 778 motorists who were locked out of their vehicles.

Signature Outreach Programs

Departmental Certifications

Accident Reconstruction – 2

Crisis Negotiators – 2

Drug Recognition Expert – 1

Field Training Officer – 14

Instructors – 9

Motorcycle operators – 6

Background Investigators – 12

26%

5%

55%

14%

Breakdown of Certifications

Advanced

Intermediate

Basic

Probationary

Awards and Recognitions

Morris Kaplan Caring & Sharing

Award

Officer Jennifer Drake

Knights of Columbus Award Colby Allman

Hometown Heroes

Rich Olsen

Robert Cantwell

Keenan Nesbitt

Employee of the Quarter

1st Quarter –Monica Howard

3rd Quarter –Keenan Nesbitt

4th Quarter –Adalberto Morales

Awards and Recognitions

Promotions • Sergeant Promotions• Trae Laws 03-09-19• Alan Bonanno 8-24-19• Robert Cantwell 8-24-19• Jon Wing 8-24-19

• Lieutenant Promotions• Kenny Hipps 7-13-19• Nathan Smith 7-19-19

• Detective Promotions• Matt Capps 5-4-19• Malinda Durner 7-27-19• Pete Laite 11-30-19

• Captain Promotions• Dale Patton 6-15-19

• Captain Chris LeRoy accepted a position as the Chief of Police in Forest City, N.C.

• 6-1-20

New Hires for 2019

• Stephen McDonald• Samuel Capps• Joreeca Dinnall• Landon McCraw• Kalani Shultis• Nicole Joanson

Retirements • Jeff Tankersley• Bruce Simonds• Todd Letterman

76%

24%

Race of HPD Officers

White

Non White

84%

16%

Sex of HPD Officers

Male

Female

21-3042%

31-4027%

41-5015%

51-6516%

Ages of Officers

21-30

31-40

41-50

51-65

Police Department Roster, 2019

Allman Colby 01/16/2016Alston Julia 2/13/2003Baird Robert 1/25/2020Bertram Kim 11/21/2007Blake Herbert 01/02/2008Bonanno Alan 10/03/2015Burcham Wanda 02/04/2006Cantwell Robert 6/18/2011Capps Matthew 05/22/2010Capps Samuel 07/27/2019Castle Susan 3/12/2005Childress Zeffrey 6/07/2014Clouse Anita 09/14/2002Corn Michelle 3/04/2017Cox Tracey 01/29/1994Cromer Kassie 06/20/2015Darrah Bruce 6/02/2007Dinnall Jorecca 07/27/2019Drake Jennifer 9/25/2004Durner Malinda 7/21/2012Fisher Josh 01/19/2019Gardin Garrett 12/03/2011Glisson Amber 9/10/2011Groenke Dolores 09/29/2001Gunnin Andrew 1/21/2017Henderson Tiffany 01/17/2015Hipps Kenneth 11/07/2009Hopper Jasper 9/10/2005Howard Monica 01/27/2001Hoyle Michele 7/7/2016Ingram Katherine 3/16/2002Joanson Nicole 10/05/2019Johnston Ezekiel 8/18/2018Justus Melissa 3/03/2001Laite Peter 4/28/2012LaRowe Eric 8/18/2012Laws Coleman 01/14/2006Leroy Chris 7/27/2002Lockhart Alicia 7/28/2018

Police Office Roster 2019, Cont.

Massey Andre 01/03/1987Masterson Elaine 5/03/2008McCraw Landon 07/27/2019McDonald Stephen 03/23/2019McGrade Michael 06/02/2018Morales Adalberto 7/29/2017Nesbitt Keenan 06/09/2018Nix Kyle 12/15/2007Nix Elizabeth 4/09/2011Olsen Rich 12/10/1994Orr Olivia 06/16/2018Patton Dale 4/03/2004Philon Curtis 12/15/2007Putnam Alexa 8/25/2018Putnam Austin 09/09/2017Shultis Kalani 07/27/2019Singleton Cameron 6/11/2016Smith Nathan 6/25/2005Swain Angela 1/28/2017Tweed Jeff 01/06/2007Valdibia Tony 10/30/2010Vance Marcus 2/27/2016Vesely Michael 7/27/1996Wing Jonathan 12/14/2013Worthy Leon 03/22/2003Young Isiah 3/04/2017Zachary Dylan 6/3/2013

In Memory of Lt. James “Jimmy” Case

Lieutenant James “Jimmy” Case, 57, of FlatRock, NC went to be with the Lordunexpectedly on Thursday, April 11, 2019.Jimmy served at the Henderson CountySheriff’s Office from 1984-1994, laterjoining the Hendersonville PoliceDepartment in 1999. Jimmy Served as aSWAT Team Member, Hostage Negotiator,K-9 Officer and an Alive @ 25 Instructor. Hewas a three time recipient of the Bill PowersLeadership Award and was a highlydecorated and respected officer within theHendersonville police department.