Greer Police Department

GREER POLICE

DEPARTMENT September 2017 Monthly Report

GREER POLICE

DEPARTMENT September 2017 Monthly Report

Command

Staff

Chief Hamby

Captain Pressley

Administrative Division

Lt. Varner-

Investigations Division

Lt. Kelley-

Operations Division

Lt. Fortenberry-

Patrol Division

~Officer Williams playing

Frisbee with the

neighborhood children~

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Current Staffing

Positions Filled Light Duty/FMLA/Military

Total

Sworn Officers 60 FT/1 PT 56 FT 3 FT 53 FT

Dispatch 12 FT/1 PT 12 FT/1 PT 0 12 FT/1 PT

Detention 6 FT 3 FT 0 3 FT

Admin 6 FT/1 PT 5 FT/1 PT 0 5 FT/1 PT

Animal Control 1 FT 1 FT 0 1 FT

Total 85 FT/3 PT 77 FT/2 PT 3 FT 74 FT/2 PT

Volunteer Hours

Departmental Training Report

Month Classes # of Students # of Class Hours

Total Training Time

Jan. 2017 3 150 26 1248

Feb. 2017 8 132 21 374

March 2017 12 188 121 1725

April 2017 6 95 28 480

May 2017 5 71 9 142

June 2017 4 109 91 1223

July 2017 3 44 89 1304

August 2017 6 155 20 715

September 2017

8 129 72 770

Total 47 844 405 7211

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~Sergeant Smith conducting an Identity Theft presentation to the

community group SOAR~

~K9 Boss and Officer Williams attended this event~

~Officer Knapp and Officer Santana attended the Hispanic Heritage Festival at McAlister

Square~

~First Responders Appreciation at Culvers~

Community Engagement

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Lt. Kelley- Operations Division

Communications Center

Dispatch and Call Frequency

Aug-17 Sep-17

% Change from

Previous Months

Year to Date 2016

Year To Date 2017

% Change from

Previous Year

Number of 911 Calls 1,401 1,384 -1.2% 13,604 12,260 -9.9%

Incoming 7-Digit Line Calls

5,264 5,054 -4.0% 40, 623 47,128 16.0%

Police Calls for Service 2,548 2,607 2.3% 20,783 21,671 4.3%

Fire Calls for Service 293 271 -7.5% 2,407 2,478 2.9%

Total Dispatched Calls 2,841 2,878 1.3% 22,918 24,149 5.4%

Detention Center

Inmate and Process Total

Aug-17 Sep-17 % Change from

Previous Months

Year to Date 2016

Year To Date 2017

% Change from

Previous Year

Number of Adults Processed

160 128 -20.0% 1,049 1,159 10.5%

Transported to Greenville

45 40 -11.1% 258 361 39.9%

Transported to Spartanburg

19 17 -10.5% 125 153 22.4%

Juveniles Processed

5 4 -20.0% 17 26 52.9%

Hours Covered by Patrol

29 24 -17.2% 130 341 162.3%

Animal Control Services

Animal Control Activity

Aug- 2017

Sep- 2017

% Change from Previous

Month

Year to Date 2016

Year to Date 2017

% Change from Previous Year

Calls for Service

178 178 0.0% 1,440 1,5616 8.4%

Live Dogs Picked Up

8 13 62.5% 80 75 -6.3%

Live Cats Picked Up

10 5 100% 81 100 23.5%

Traps Delivered

6 6 0.0% 54 54 0.0%

Follow Up Calls

10 12 20.0% 121 110 -9.1%

Citations Issued

0 2 NA 5 6 20.0%

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Lt. Fortenberry- Patrol Division

Police Patrol Activity Aug-17 Sep-17 % Change Last YTD YTD %

Change

Citations issued* 347 382 10.09% 5385 4114 -23.60%

Arrests 123 141 14.63% 1408 1341 -4.76%

Incident Reports 251 364 45.02% 2529 2954 16.81%

Collision Reports 127 148 16.54% 1132 1166 3.00%

Warning Citations 340 304 -10.59% 2894 2679 -7.43%

Patrol Miles 33166 35716 7.69% 330935 308654 -6.73%

Warrants Served 137 180 31.39% 1384 1284 -7.23%

Field Interviews 30 14 -53.33% 306 164 -46.41%

*Citations are for Traffic and Criminal Offenses

76% Traffic Citations

24% Criminal Citations

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Community Engagement

Officers participated in several community events held in the City during the month of

September. Events included a First Responders Appreciation Day at Culver’s, Railfest at City

Park, and Stillwater Festival in downtown.

Sgt. Richardson, Sgt. Smith, and other Area 4 officers attended a community meeting in the Victor

Mill Area.

Area 1

o Regency Apartment Project: There has been an increase in disturbance calls at the

apartments from last month. A total of eight disturbance calls occurred in the month of

September, whereas there were none in August. While taking a report at the apartments,

Officer Kimbler was told by the victim that there have been suspicious looking cars pulling

into the lot next to his apartment building. He said they hang out for a little while and then

move on. This normally occurs in the evening. This activity could be possible drug related

activity. While conducting extra patrol at the apartments, Officer Kimbler got out with a

suspicious vehicle. The driver, Michael Shell, was found to have a small amount of

marijuana in the car. The vehicle was the same Toyota Camry that the victim of the stolen

tag saw a few days earlier.

o Wade Hampton Businesses Project: The businesses located on Wade Hampton Blvd. in

Area 1 have had many issues with criminal activity ranging from trespassing and littering

to drug violations and stolen property. Area 1 Officers have worked to address these issues

in various ways. During the month of September, there were approximately eighteen

individuals placed on trespass at several businesses in the area. Several field interviews

were conducted with individuals found in the parking lot of Piedmont Plaza, Hobby Lobby,

QT, and Target. One armed robbery call was handled by officers at the Target shopping

center. A new LP officer has started at the Kohl’s department store and as a result, more

calls for service are coming in from that location.

o Traffic Enforcement Project: Area 1 Officers, with the help of the Traffic Unit, are going

to conduct a heavy traffic enforcement project on US 29 between Kohl’s and Target. The

goal of the traffic blitz is to deter criminal activity at the shopping centers. With the

increased presence in that area, we are hoping to reduce shoplifting cases. In addition, Area

1 Officers plan to use a “dummy car” at different times to assist with deterrence.

Area 2

o Northgate Manor Apartments Project: There were four individuals who live or formerly

lived in the complex that have each been identified as drug users and prolific offenders.

Each of the four subjects were arrested during September. Two of the subjects were

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arrested for FTA warrants stemming from shoplifting arrests at Walmart. A third subject

was arrested for shoplifting enhancement at Walmart. The fourth subject was arrested for

Possession of Methamphetamine, PWID Marijuana, and Unlawful Neglect of a Child. This

subject stated she was there to sell drugs. Each of these subjects are responsible for

numerous property crimes that have occurred in Area 2. Their arrests will hopefully lower

the property crimes occurring in Area 2.

o Walmart Project: The calls for service at Walmart continued to increase for a third straight

month, and surpassed twenty in one month. September’s total is almost double the monthly

average of shoplifting cases for the year. Year to date shoplifting reports have increased

57%. The timeframe for these shoplifting incidents continues to trend towards dayshift

hours, and the timeframe of 1601-1700 stands out as the most frequent timeframe with

shoplifting incidents. Area 2 Officers will continue to conduct routine extra patrols of

Walmart, to include foot patrols inside of the store during these peak timeframes. Area 2

Officers will also continue to frequent the parking lot area while writing reports.

Area 3

o Pennsylvania Avenue: A residence that has had several arrests for drug violations

continues to be an area of concern. Officers responded to a drug overdose at this location

and K9 Officer Williams administered Narcan to an unresponsive subject that was not

breathing. Several pieces of drug paraphernalia were found in plain view. Greer City Codes

responded and condemned the house and the out building. A few days after the house was

condemned, Cpl. Compton responded to a complaint of people being on the property. One

of the subjects located on the property was found to have methamphetamine in her

possession.

o Kingz of Wingz Project: Delta shift officers assisted Narcotics, CID, SLED, Greer FD

and Greenville County with an operation involving an undercover SLED agent purchasing

alcohol after hours at this location. Once the violation occurred, Delta shift officers assisted

with securing the establishment and assisted SLED in searching for further violations.

Officers responded twice during the month to this location in reference to fights that took

place. One of the fights occurred at 0447 hours in the morning. A subject was located

covered in blood in the QT parking lot. The subject stated a fight broke out and the bouncer

pepper sprayed everyone. The second fight took place just before Kingz of Wingz closed.

As the fight moved into the parking lot, a subject tried to flee the scene and struck eight to

ten people with their vehicle. As a result of this incident, seven people were treated in the

ER at Greer Memorial.

o Beverly Apartments Project: In August, this location generated twenty-three calls for

service. As a result of the extra patrols that were

conducted at this location in September, the calls for

service were reduced to three. Officer Sarah Anderson

worked to get the inoperable streetlights and stairwell

lights fixed in this apartment complex. During the month,

all the lights were fixed and working. It is apparent that

by having the lighting issues corrected and the extra

patrols conducted, this was a successful project.

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o Homeless Camp (Town Center Drive): Officer Sarah Anderson located a suspicious

vehicle in the rear parking lot of Fuddruckers. She also located a bicycle hidden in the

wood line behind the parking lot. Upon

investigating further, she located three tents down

an embankment. Officer Anderson made contact

with three subjects. They stated they had been

living in a makeshift homeless camp here in the

woods for a couple months, and that the vehicle

parked at Fuddruckers belonged to them. After the

discovery of this homeless camp, the subjects

living in the tents were involved in several calls for

service for disturbances. Sgt. Smith made contact with the property owners who gave us

written permission to place the subjects on trespass from the vacant property. The subjects

were located and placed on trespass notice. The vacant land no longer has the homeless

camp located on it.

Area 4

o Drummond Village Project: This project is still in the beginning phase. The first phase,

to make this project successful, is to develop a partnership with the community. Officer

Cooper and Alpha Team have spent numerous hours meeting with the children. Officer

Cooper has developed quite a rapport with the children and the kids there ask for him by

name. Alpha Shift has spent time at Drummond Village playing with the kids at the

location. On one of the days, officers helped pick up bottles and other items that were

located in the green space where the kids play.

o South Hwy 101 Project: Officers with Patrol, VICE, Community Outreach, CID, Traffic,

and K9 sections conducted an undercover prostitution sting at the Super 8 Motel. Five

subjects were arrested for prostitution. Each of the subjects who were arrested for

prostitution were driven to the location by a second person who remained in the vehicle

and waited outside. Officers are encouraged to look for vehicles with subjects sitting inside

them in the parking lot to deter this activity even further.

o Victor Mill Project: A review of the data shows that while we have put more pressure on

the other areas of the city, we are not doing enough to lower the criminal calls for service

and property crimes in the Victor Mill Area. There were very few traffic stops in the Victor

Mill Area this month. During the month of October, Area 4 Officers are going to need to

pay more attention to the Victor Mill Area. There is a need to conduct more traffic stops,

extra patrol more, and key in on prolific offenders.

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Lt. Varner- Investigations Division

Cases Assigned and Cleared

Assigned cases for investigators

continue to rise while CID clearance

rates continue to be greater than the

FBI national average for clearances in

crimes against persons and in property

crimes. The trend appears that 2017

will have the most cases assigned to

investigators since 2013. Year to date

overall clearance rate for Criminal

Investigations is 52%.

Vice/Narcotics Activity for September 2017

Arrests Made: 18

Undercover Operations: 6

Arrest Warrants Signed: 14

Citations issued: 11

Arrest Warrants Served: 16

Search Warrants Executed: 1

Firearms Seized/recovered: 2

Money Seized/Forfeited: $700

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Lt. Varner- Investigations Division

Victim Advocate

Case Load

September is our

lowest month since

April for New Victim

Contacts at 48. May

continues to be the

peak for 2017 with

70 new contacts.

Crime Analyst

Assistance Cases

September shows a

small decrease for

requests for analysis

over August with nine

less requests.

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