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1500 Chapline Street Wheeling, WV 26003 Wheeling, WV Police 1500 Chapline Street wheelingwv.gov Wheeling, WV Police Department @WheelingPolice Wheeling, WV 26003 304-234-3664 Wheeling Police Department Annual Report 2017 CONTENTS 4 Message from the Chief 5 Command Staff 8 Organizational Chart 9 Patrol Districts 10 Mission Statement & Core Values 11 Internal Divisions 19 Specialized Units 24 Community Services 29 Year in Review 30 Crime Statistics 34 Strategic Plan & Looking Ahead 3 Message from the Chief Please enjoy reviewing the efforts and successes of the Wheeling Police Department in this Annual Report for 2017. Through the work of many, I am pleased to have shared this document with you since 2012, and could not be prouder of the improvements and accomplishments of the historic Wheeling Police Department. It is my sincere honor to represent the membership of the Wheeling Police Department in this report and it remains my distinct pleasure to serve as the City of Wheeling’s Police Chief. During 2017, we truly started to see the positive impacts of Geographic Policing and Intelligence Led Policing. Our focused efforts on high crime areas paid dividends and made impacts in those areas while adhering to our core values. Also in 2017, we continued to work below our allocated staffing levels, however we did make some progress throughout the year and hope to continue that trend in 2018. Nine new officers joined the ranks of the WPD this year. With staffing levels improving, we should be able to continue the positive impacts on crime in Wheeling as well as further Chief of Police specializing our department. Again, this year, we continued to observe Shawn Schwertfeger the horrible effects of the opioid and drug problem plaguing our area. Our overdoses increased again in 2017 as did our approaches to protocols on investigations and testing narcotics. The officer safety measures required further enhancement to assure officers are not exposed and if so, aid can be rendered quickly. In the interest of efficiency, our department continues to “civilianize” and utilize our Neighborhood Assistance Volunteers (NAVs). The WPD added two parking enforcement officers to our responsibilities, our Public Information officer is approaching his second year and because of that, information sharing and transparency could not be more professional. We also received approval to hire our first ever Crime Analyst, who will start in 2018 and further improve our Geographic Policing and Data Driven approach to crime. Many officers were recognized this year in a variety of ways. Through internal recognition as well as awards from organizations such as the West Virginia Chiefs of Police Association, our officers are always at the table when it comes to high performance. We have much to look forward to in 2018 and we look forward to serving and protecting to the best of our ability while we continue to strive to be the model law enforcement agency in the State of West Virginia and region. Thank you for your continued support of the Wheeling Police Department. Chief Shawn Schwertfeger Wheeling Police Department Wheeling Police Department Command Staff Deputy Chief Martin Kimball Deputy Chief Martin Kimball oversees patrol division and special operations. He supervises all four uniformed shifts along with the K9 unit, SWAT team, crisis negotiation team, traffic division, training division and highway safety. He is also in charge of meeting the security needs for all special events the police department is involved with in Wheeling. Deputy Chief Kimball joined WPD in August 1981 and was appointed Deputy Chief in 2010. Training Coordinator Lt. William Noice Lt. William Noice is the Training Coordinator and Fleet Manager for the Wheeling Police Department. Prior to joining the police department in October 1999, Lt. Noice served in the United States Marine Corps and continues to serve with the West Virginia Army National Guard and is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. As the training coordinator, Lt. Noice ensures all officers of the Wheeling Police Department meets or exceed their required annual in-service training hours, submits proof of training attended out of the area, and attempts to bring training to the local area. 5 East District Commander Lt. Ken Prager Lt. Ken Prager joined the Wheeling Police Department in April 2004. For the past 13 years, Lt. Prager has been a part of the department’s patrol division, serving many different beats. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in 2014, where he currently serves as the Charlie Shift Commander as well as the city’s East District Commander. North District Commander Lt. Micah Zinn COMMAND STAFF Lt. Micah Zinn joined the Wheeling Police Department in June 2000 and graduated from the 109th Basic Class of the West Virginia State Police Academy. Lt. Zinn serves as the Bravo Shift Commander and the department’s North District Commander, overseeing crime trends and activity from 10th Street in downtown, north, which includes North Wheeling, Warwood and Wheeling Island. Prior to being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in June 2017, he served on WPD’s crash reconstruction unit for 12 years. South District Commander Lt. Kevin Kettler Lt. Kevin Kettler is the South District Commander and Shift Commander of the Wheeling Police Department’s Alpha shift. Lt. Kettler has served the citizens of Wheeling in his capacity as a police officer since he joined the department in September 2002. He attended the West Virginia State Police Academy in 2003, graduating with the 117th basic class. Prior to being promoted to Lieutenant in August 2016, Lt. Kettler served as a defensive tactics instructor, taser instructor and a field training officer for new officers. Office of Professional Standards Sgt. William Nolan Sgt. William Nolan oversees the Office of Professional Standards at the Wheeling Police Department. Sgt. Nolan has been employed with WPD since October of 1990. During the past 27 years, Sgt. Nolan has served the citizens of Wheeling in the Patrol Division as a patrol officer and shift supervisor. He has obtained certifications as a Child Safety Seat Technician, Field Training Officer (FTO) and has been in his current role since September 2012. Investigations Commander Sgt. Gregg McKenzie Sgt. Gregg McKenzie is a 23-year veteran with the Wheeling Police Department. Since February of 2012, he has served as the Investigations Commander within the department. As commander, Sgt. McKenzie assigns all follow-up cases, oversees evidence, and works hand in hand with the Ohio County Prosecutor’s office on cases spanning from thefts to homicides. Delta Shift Commander Sgt. Sheldon Lacava Sgt. Sheldon Lacava has been employed with the Wheeling Police Department since August 1998. He currently oversees the patrol division’s Delta Shift – which serves as a “power shift” during the hours of 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. with a primary focus on Wheeling Island and Downtown. 6 DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL *names are listed by rank seniority. Chief of Police Patrolman First Class R. Shawn Schwertfeger Erick M. Burke Bryan T. Wilson Daniel P. Holmes Deputy Chief of Brent J. Ruby Police Jason A. Hupp Martin B. Kimball Benjamin J. Young Andrew B. Adams Robert C. Scott Lieutenants Harry M. Myers, III Ken J. Prager Kevin A. Kuca William M. Noice Carlie M. Haywood Kevin C. Kettler Ryan J. Moore Micah L. Zinn William P. Castilow Sergeants Patrolman Donald F. Miller Bryan B. Hails Sheldon P. LaCava Gerald T. Mitchell William H. Nolan, Jr. Kevin M. Davis William R. Criswell Cody B. Schwertfeger Gregg W. McKenzie Jacob P. Skinner David M. Drahos John W. McKenzie Matthew J. Taylor Dean J. Redinger Michael E. Roxby Gage C. Parker Gust J. Kepreos Robert W. Agostino Richard A. Robbins, Jr. Zachary M. Drake Ulrich B. Utt Brandon T. Stanley Joshua P. Sanders Korey J. Recinella Russell B. Campbell, Jr. Paul D. Hebert Joshua R. Raddish Brandon J. Hoehn Greggory M. Harris Shayne M. McAllister Jonathan M. Stipetich Dylan J. Giusto Joseph A. Bradley Corporals Howard M. Davidson Craig J. Howard Douglas J. Howell Jason A. Chambers Brandi N. Alderman Jason A. Martin Daniel D. Finger Robert S. Safreed Marcus L. Narehood Robert J. McConnell, Jr. Ronald J. Faldowski Ryan M. Ferrell Douglas R. Somerville Trevor L. Hayes Sean M. Brantley Garrett A. Pugh ORGANIZATIONAL CHART Chief of Police Administrative Assistant Deputy Chief Public Office of Profes- Prevention Investigation Drug Task Force Information sional Standards Resource Division Patrol Operations Officer Officers Commander (1) Commander Commander (1) Officers (2) Sergeants (4) Officers (1) Training Division Detectives (4) (Lieutenant) Special Operations Alpha Shift/South Bravo Shift/South Charlie Shift/South Delta Shift SWAT Team Commander District District District Commander Commander Commander Commander (Sergeant) (Lieutenant) (Lieutenant) (Lieutenant) Crisis Negotiation Team Sergents (3) Sergents (3) Sergents (3) Officers (3) Corporals (3) Corporals (3) Corporals (3) K9 (1) Officers (8) Officers (8) Officers (8) K9 (1) K9 (1) K9 (1) Highway Safety Coordinator (1) Traffic Unit Officers (2) Civilian Parking Enforcement Officers (2) Records/Reports Civilians (2) Marine Unit & Dive team Civilian Intake Coordinators (4) Neighborhood Assistant Volunteers 8 Patrol Districts BEATS SOUTH DISTRICT 31 Downtown, Center Wheeling, East Wheeling 32 South Wheeling, Mozart EAST DISTRICT 41 Fulton, Woodsdale, Oglebay 42 Dimmydale, Elm Grove NORTH DISTRICT 51 Wheeling Island, North Wheeling 52 Warwood, North Park 9 Mission Statement The Wheeling Police Department Is committed to enhancing the
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