POLICE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPORT 2013 Miramarpd.Org

MIRAMAR POLICE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPORT 2013

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2 MIRAMAR POLICE DEPARTMENT Serving Our Community

CONTENTS Organizational Chart 4 Message from the Chief 6 Office of the Chief 8

Community Oriented Policing Bureau 10 Special Operations Bureau 14 Support Services Bureau 22 Community 2013 24 Recognition 2013 26 Crime Statistics 28

Mission Statement Core Values We pledge to provide a safe and We believe that the basis of secure environment and enhance the professionalism is a combination of quality of life in the City of Miramar honor, integrity and accountability by working in partnership with the We are committed to developing and community, providing progressive providing leadership as partners with police services, impartially enforcing the community. Our understanding of the laws, and preserving the peace and diversity is key to our success. protecting the individual rights of our citizens. We respect our fellow employees and the citizens we serve. Through teamwork, we effectively achieve our goals. We foster open and honest communication.

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Chief of Police Exec Asst Chart to Chief (1)

Assistant Chief

Internal of Police Investigations Exec Asst to the Sergeant (2) Police Dept (1) Personnel Executive Ocer Ocer (1) CSA (1) Captain (1) Public Information Employee Benets Administrator (1) PIO (1)

Homeland Security Public Aairs Ocer (1) Specialist (1)

Citizens on Patrol Honor Guard Police Chaplains Volunteers in Policing

Support Services Community Policing Special Operations Bureau Bureau Bureau Commander (1) Major (1) Major (1) Admin Coordinator (1) Admin Coordinator (1) Admin Coordinator (1)

Criminal Strategic Administrative Code Compliance Specialized Support District I Division District II Division Investigations Investigations Services Division Division Division Captain (2) Captain (2) Division Division Manager (1) Manager (1) Captain (1) Captain (1) Captain (1)

Communications Community Patrol Patrol Persons Crimes Crime Analysis Supervisor (1) Trac P.R.I.M.E. Supervisor (1) Resource Unit Sergeant (5) Sergeant (5) Sergeant (1) Police Planner (1) Code Ocer (10) Sergeant (1) Sergeant (2) Comm. Ocer (8) Sergeant (1) Ocer (41) Ocer (41) Ocer (11) Crime Analyst (1) Ocer (10) Ocer (8) P.A.T. (1) Ocer (8) CSA (3) CSA (3) PAT (1)

Fiscal Property Field Force Admin Coordinator Property Crimes Training Unit Special Grants & Town Center Supervisor (1) K-9 Reserve Ocer (2) Sergeant (1) Sergeant (1) Investigations Accreditation Security Clerk (3) Ocer (6) Program Admin Secretary Ocer (11) Ocer (1) Sergeant (1) Grant/Accred Mgr.(1) Ocer (1) Field Training Program (1) PAT (1) Specialist (1) Ocer (5)

Property/Evidence Youth Services Logistics Records Supervisor (1) Sergeant (2) SWAT Logistics Supervisor (1) ID Technician (4) Ocer (18) Hostage Negotiations Coordinator (1) PAT (4) Custodian (2) PAL Ocer (1)

Dive Team Victim Services Technical Services Emergency Victim Advocate (2) System Analyst (2) Management PAT (1) Special Events

4 MIRAMAR POLICE DEPARTMENT Chief of Police Exec Asst to Chief (1)

Assistant Chief

Internal of Police Investigations Exec Asst to the Sergeant (2) Police Dept (1) Personnel Executive Ocer Ocer (1) CSA (1) Captain (1) Public Information Employee Benets Administrator (1) PIO (1)

Homeland Security Public Aairs Ocer (1) Specialist (1)

Citizens on Patrol Honor Guard Police Chaplains Volunteers in Policing

Support Services Community Policing Special Operations Bureau Bureau Bureau Commander (1) Major (1) Major (1) Admin Coordinator (1) Admin Coordinator (1) Admin Coordinator (1)

Dive Team Victim Services Technical Services Emergency Victim Advocate (2) System Analyst (2) Management PAT (1) Special Events

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6 MIRAMAR POLICE DEPARTMENT Message from the Chief

It is my pleasure to present the Miramar completed during the year. The projects Police Department’s 2013 Annual Report. include a sixty-five thousand square This report contains a brief summary foot headquarters, modern crime scene of significant programs, activities, and investigation and storage facility, special statistics that highlight the department’s operations and logistics building, and accomplishments throughout the year. a district sub-station located in historic Additional information is available Miramar. These facilities will meet the Chief Ray Black through the department’s social media needs of our citizens while supporting the Chief of Police available via the Internet or smart phone daily operations of a national and state applications. accredited law enforcement agency for the foreseeable future. Completion of Overall, the number of violent crimes all projects is expected near December decreased by eleven percent during the 2015. year. However a sharp rise in property crimes resulted in an overall year-to-date Finally, as police chief, I take great crime increase of 3%. A careful analysis pride in the delivery of professional law of recurring crimes in and around the city enforcement services in our city. Our determined that rising crime increases are approach is grounded in community attributable to a small number of repeat policing with the recognition that we are offenders. able to accomplish our mission through the continued support of our citizens and To address this challenge, a proactive stakeholders. Our mission to serve the crime prevention unit was established community is met every day by a team within the Special Operations Bureau. of dedicated men and women who are The unit, designated as P.R.I.M.E. committed to the safety and security of (Preventing Repeat Incarceration through our neighborhoods, businesses, and Monitoring and Enforcement) is an schools. To those that serve, I offer my initiative to identify repeat offenders. sincere appreciation and I look forward to P.R.I.M.E. focuses its resources on working with you in the coming year. juveniles and adults who are identified as repeat offenders. The unit works Thank you for taking the time to review in conjunction with the Department of our annual report. Juvenile Justice, the Department of Sincerely, Probation and Parole, the Broward State Attorney’s Office and local Judiciaries. This new program was fully implemented in mid-2013 and has already been recognized by the Commission for Florida Accreditation as an exemplary program. Chief Ray Black I am likewise pleased to report that the police department headquarters and related facilities were approved and the selection process for design services was

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Office of the Chief The chief of police is the highest- of the penal divisions of the city chief of police, along with other ranking officer in the police charter, the ordinances of the city leaders, assumes a leadership department. He is responsible for city, and the laws of the state and role in planning, coordinating, and providing the overall leadership nation for the purpose of protecting directing all activities aimed at and management of the police persons and property, and for the returning conditions to normal. The department. preservation of the peace of the chief of police has jurisdiction within The chief of police ensures the community. the city of Miramar and command highest level of professionalism authority over 201.5 sworn officers, of police service. The chief is The chief of police is responsible 53 civilian employees, and 15 code responsive to the concerns and for testifying before the mayor and compliance personnel. expectations of the community. the city commissioners, and the He is also responsible for the state and national legislative bodies The chief of police has the management functions of on law enforcement matters of responsibility and authority for the controlling, planning, organizing, importance to the city of Miramar; as management direction and control of supervising, and staffing for the well as proposing new or amended the operations and administration of department. existing legislation which could the department. He ensures efficient have an impact on law enforcement. and effective police service to the The chief of police directs, plans, During a state of emergency, such citizens of Miramar. The chief also and coordinates the enforcement as a natural disaster in the city, the formulates the plans and policies

8 MIRAMAR POLICE DEPARTMENT of all departmental operations, The Internal Affairs Unit including fiscal management. The The Internal Affairs Unit is department is organized under responsible for safeguarding the the Office of the Chief of Police integrity of the city of Miramar and into three operational bureaus: the Miramar Police Department, Community Oriented Policing as well as the rights of all citizens Bureau, Special Operations Bureau, within the area of jurisdictional and the Support Services Bureau. responsibility. Personnel & Statistics reviewed and closed out: Recruitment Unit • Response to Resistance The Personnel & Recruitment Reports 55 Unit is responsible for overseeing • Motor Vehicle Accidents 39 an efficient, effective, and fair • Property Damage 40 selection process, which results • Officer Involved Injuries 46 in the appointment of those • Vehicle Pursuits 3 select individuals, who posses • Early Intervention 18 the skills, knowledge and abilities necessary to perform the duties of a law enforcement officer within Public Information the city of Miramar. In addition Officer (PIO) to sworn officers, the personnel The Public Information Officer is unit is responsible for conducting responsible for preparing reports and background checks on our civilian information made available to the employees, volunteers and police public and media. chaplains. Public Information Officer: Personnel & Recruitment • Processed over 200 applications • Issued press releases. for the position of police officer • Handled an average of 50 media • Hired nine of those applicants inquiries per week for the position • Facilitated several pleas • Attended numerous job fairs/ through the media by families of recruiting efforts crime victims • Attended, and gave • Coordinated several press presentations to the Miramar conferences Police Department Citizens • Managed and responded to all Police Academy public records requests from the • Served as proctors for the police media officer certification exam with • Responded to call outs, as the Florida Department of Law needed Enforcement (FDLE) • Managed social media communications • Served as an intrical part of the Training Unit redesign of the new Miramar The Miramar Police Training Unit is Police Department website dedicated to developing the skills, • Managed and archived media knowledge, and service delivery of clips of Miramar police related sworn and civilian employees. They stories provide comprehensive training to ensure our citizens are provided quality public safety services while being treated with professionalism, dignity, and respect.

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Community Oriented Policing Bureau

The Community Oriented Policing Bureau’s Community Resource Unit (COPB) primary function is road patrol which is The Community Resource Unit is managed under the leadership of Major Cynthia Brown. by one sergeant and is comprised of eight COPB provides policing services, responding community resource officers. The unit is to emergency calls as well as other service responsible for responding to community requests. Road patrol operations include needs and evaluating the effectiveness of numerous responsibilities for preventing or community programs and crime prevention reducing crime through proactive problem- activities, community concerns and problems, solving initiatives; representing the primary potential impact of crime trends on law function and mission of the agency. Within enforcement activities, community activities, the bureau, there are specialized units and meetings, presentations, special events and divisions such as: Community Resource Unit specialized units brainstorming within COPB. (CRU), Dive Team, Field Training Program, Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT), Hostage Negotiations Team (HNT), Canine (K-9), Traffic, Citizens on Patrol, and Code Compliance.

10 MIRAMAR POLICE DEPARTMENT CITIZENS ON PATROL Stats 2013

INDICATORS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th TOTAL

Driver's Hours 377.5 341.25 448 557.65 1,724.40

Signs Removed 701 335 321 189 1,546

Parking Tickets 0 2 1 1 4

Parking Warnings 174 181 111 165 631

Team Referrals 2 1 16 25 44

Radar Hours 0 0 0 0 0

Assist Citizens 22 35 17 28 102

Disabled Vehicle 5 1 0 1 7

Citizens on Patrol (COP) Citizens on Patrol program has become a Community Service Aides successful program for citizens who desire During 2013, the Community Service Aides to assist the police department with special provided an invaluable level of support, to volunteer duties. During 2013, team members the sworn members of the Miramar Police combined, drove 1,724 hours in various Department. The five individuals in that unit locations throughout the city and specifically accumulated some truly impressive statistics. targeted shopping plazas and high density During the course of 2013, they responded to housing communities. 3,884 calls. They wrote 2,832 police reports of which, 804 were traffic crashes. During Code Compliance Division the year they issued 740 traffic citations, The mission of the Code Compliance Division assisted at 133 crime scenes, and collected is to promote and maintain a safe and 278 latent fingerprints from those scenes. In desirable living and working environment. several cases, those latent prints identified the They help maintain and improve the quality offender(s) and resulted in several property of our community by administering a fair and crime arrests. While those statistics are unbiased enforcement program to correct impressive, they only tell half of the story. violations of municipal codes and land use The Community Service Aides also provide requirements. They also work with residents, breaks for our communications personnel, neighborhood associations, public services assist with the direction of traffic, and even agencies, and other city departments to deliver correspondence to and from the police facilitate voluntary compliance with city laws department. They truly honor their commitment and codes. The division empowers community of supporting police operations. self-help programs, develops public outreach programs and establishes community priorities Code Compliance Division Stats 2013 for enforcement programs.

Warnings – Door-Hangers, Red Tags, Verbal 10,269 Special Magistrate Notice of Violations, Summons, Citations 4,344 Percentile Indicators: During the year 23 Special Magistrate Hearing Docket Cases 1,734 dockets and 1,734 cases were presented at Special Magistrate hearings. Of the total Property Maintenance Related Issues 11,604 cases 24.2% complied prior to the magistrate’s Vehicle Related- Derelict, Commercial, etc. 2,947 hearing, 33.6% were adjudicated and given additional time to comply and 28.3% had Business Tax Receipts, Unregistered Alarms 947 additional fines imposed.

Violations of the Sign Code 6,213

Animal Violations 414

Miscellaneous Offenses 546

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Canine (K-9) Unit During 2013, the K-9 Unit conducted 300 searches, apprehended 44 individuals and completed a total of 585 business checks. The K-9 Unit conducted 28 canine demonstrations to educate citizens and students on police K-9 operations. These included Kids and the Power of Work (KAPOW), National Night Out, Citizen Police Academy, Career Day, Bring your Child to Work Day, Home and School Association of Denmark, Home Depot Public Safety Day and a Pet Smart K-9 promotion. The K-9 unit assisted in DUI Checkpoints in Davie and Miramar and hosted a 480 hour K-9 Handler School. The Miramar K-9 Unit also assisted in eight bomb sweeps for the NBA Playoffs, NBA Finals, Ft. Lauderdale Air and Sea Show and NASCAR races. A total of 51.3 pounds of marijuana, 4.2 grams of powder cocaine, 27,051 grams of ecstasy and 1,033 grams of heroin was taken off the streets. An approximate total of $139,473.00 dollars in drug money was also seized for the year.

Field Training Program The Miramar Police Department, in keeping with community expectations for professional police service, has an established Field Training Officer Program. The onus of the Miramar Traffic Unit Stats 2013 Police Department Field Training Officer program is to prepare officers in training to Citations 10,207 perform the essential duties of a police officer and to enhance the professionalism Crash Investigations 1,271 of patrol divisions through continuous quality improvement. During the year 2013, there Arrests 76 were a total of 12 officers in the Field Training Program. Felony Charges 22 Misdemeanor Charges 49 Traffic Unit DUI Arrests 35 A primary goal of the department is to promote the safe, expeditious flow of vehicular Hit and Run Investigations 147 and pedestrian traffic within the city. This is accomplished by fair and consistent Traffic Homicide Investigations 17 enforcement of state and local traffic laws, educating the public and traffic engineering. Fatal Crashes 4

12 MIRAMAR POLICE DEPARTMENT Dive Team During the course of the year, the Miramar Police Dive Team conducted multiple training sessions. Training sessions involved underwater crime scene preservation, search patterns, emergency drills, blacked out exercises, general safety skills and diver emergency rescue. We are in the process of servicing and replacing some of the equipment. The decision has been made to certify one diver as an OTS mask technician in order to service the dive masks in-house. The dive team had four callouts for various incidents during 2013. On one of the callouts, a body and a submerged vehicle were recovered. On another callout, the dive team recovered a handgun that was used in a suicide. The remaining two callouts were conducted in an attempt to locate firearms that were used in various crimes.

Hostage Negotiations Team The Hostage Negotiations Team is a team of personnel who have been trained to peacefully resolve crisis situations through the use of negotiation/communication strategies. Successful negotiations result in the peaceful surrender of the subject in crisis, with minimal to no injury to hostages, officers, or the subject. The team works in coordination with SWAT to accomplish this goal. In 2013, the Hostage Negotiations Team accompanied SWAT on two warrant executions.

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Special Operations Bureau

The Special Operations Bureau, managed Property & Evidence Unit by Major Denny Davis, provides directed During 2013, the Miramar Crime Scene Unit specialized support to the uniformed services processed 809 crime scenes. A total of 43 of the department’s Community Oriented latent fingerprint hits were achieved this year Policing Bureau. The Special Operations from a homicide, stolen vehicles, theft from Bureau consists of the Criminal Investigations vehicles, armed robberies, home invasion Division and Special Operations. Special and numerous burglary investigations. A total Operations includes Honor Guard, Special of 20 DNA hits were achieved this year from Events, Crime Scene Investigations and a carjacking, homicide, armed robbery and Property Management, Reserve and Auxiliary burglary investigations. The Crime Scene Police, Field Force, Drug Enforcement, Technicians attended training in Courtroom P.R.I.M.E. Units and Youth Services. Testimony by Assistant State Attorney Lanie Bandell, Buried Body and Surface Skeleton, Injury and Death Investigations, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Alternative Light Source Photography, Basic Evaluation and Latent Comparison and Crime Scene Photography workshops at the Miami–Dade Police Training Bureau. They also attended the

14 MIRAMAR POLICE DEPARTMENT Florida Division of International Association BSO Evidence Unit for destruction. 2,100 for Identification (FDIAI), 40 hour training rounds of old and unsafe ammunition from the conference in Miami. Crime Scene Supervisor regular firearm purge and the gun buyback Michael Kelly obtained his International were turned over to the State Fire Marshal for Association for Identification, Crime Scene destruction. Six confiscated/unclaimed Glock Investigator re-certification. The Crime Scene handguns, one Colt AR-15 rifle and three Unit assisted with taking the photographs .38 special caliber revolvers were donated of the entire police department and city to the Training Unit. Glock magazines and sponsored special events, and the swearing-in parts were also donated to the Training Unit. of new officer’s ceremony. The Crime Scene A video camera was donated to the SWAT Technicians also assisted training the Police team for training purposes. A bicycle was Explorers and taught two classes for the donated to a child who was a victim of a Citizens Police Academy. The Crime Scene crime. The police online auction company, Unit and the Property Custodian with a SWAT PropertyRoom.com was given 481 items to be escort delivered 600lbs of narcotics to the auctioned. The total payment the department Wheelabrator Incinerator and witnessed the received from PropertyRoom.com during 2013 destruction of these narcotics. The police was $2,675.46. A total of $411,634 forfeiture department volunteers combined with Property cash was deposited into the city of Miramar & Evidence/ Crime Scene Unit fingerprinted confiscated monies, Law Enforcement Trust 1,405 city residents for job applications and Fund Account. various permits in 2013.The Property & Evidence Custodians entered data into the SWAT Record Management System and issued bar In the year 2013, the SWAT team trained code labels for 8,055 items. The Custodians a total of 240 hours, and the Sniper Team returned 348 items to the rightful owners trained for a total of 120 hours. and 2,634 items were physically destroyed in a purge of general property/evidence. The gun buyback program obtained 76 firearms Robbery Unit and a total of 247 firearms were taken to the Throughout the year, the Robbery Unit worked in concert with the P.R.I.M.E Unit in the investigation of robberies in the city of Miramar. Although the robbery rate remained static from the previous year, many notable cases were solved. Two subjects were identified and arrested for an armed robbery of 7-Eleven located at Pembroke Road and Hiatus Road. This case was linked to a robbery and shooting in Miami-Dade County and a subsequent homicide in a Broward Sheriff’s Office jurisdiction. Detectives worked diligently on multiple home invasion robberies. As a result, several arrests were made on three cases to include a police impersonation case. The Robbery Unit works cooperatively with the FBI Task Force on all business robberies within the city limits.

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P.R.I.M.E. UNIT STATS 2013

P.R.I.M.E JUVENILES MONITORED

Average No. of Juveniles 50 Monitored per Month

P.R.I.M.E. Unit Total Number of Juvenile 783 Preventing Repeat Incarceration through Checks Conducted Monitoring and Enforcement P.R.I.M.E. focuses its resources on juveniles P.R.I.M.E JUVENILE ARREST and adults who are identified as repeat Violation of Probation offenders. The unit works in conjunction 15 with the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Burglary 7 Department of Probation and Parole, the Broward State Attorney’s Office and along Robbery 2 with the Judiciaries. This new program was fully implemented in mid 2013 and has Grand Theft 2 already been recognized by the Commission Possession of Cannabis 2 for Florida Accreditation as an exemplary program. Obstruction 2

Domestic Violence 1 P.R.I.M.E. Unit Functions: Pick-up Order 1 • Analyze, track and apprehend habitual offenders who reside in Miramar Trespassing 1 • Conduct daily checks on offenders in Miramar who are on probationary status Strong Arm Robbery 1 • Attend and provide input at judicial Theft proceedings for both juveniles and adults 1 • Facilitate weekly meetings with the Total Arrests 35 parents/guardians of juvenile offenders to monitor their progress and behavior in P.R.I.M.E JUVENILE JUDICIAL school and at home PLACEMENTS • Conduct warrant and probationary sweeps for Miramar offenders Home Detention 21 • Provide assistance to the Criminal Electronic Monitoring 3 Investigations Division and Strategic Investigations Unit with regards to violent Residential Programs 23 crimes and gang related activities • Provide support to the Community Total 47 Oriented Policing Bureau to address crime OPERATIONS trends as they develop Burglary/Crime Suppression 5

Operation Silent Night 1

Total Operations 6

PROBATION SWEEPS *Statistics Juvenile 2 reported are Adult 2 from reporting period July 1 - Total Sweeps 4 Dec. 31, 2013

16 MIRAMAR POLICE DEPARTMENT Criminal Investigations Division (CID)

Total Cases Assigned 5,026

Active Cases 163

Active/Filed with SAO 33

Not In Custody/Active 248

Pending 927

Inactive 2,224

Cleared Cases 1,409 Along with Community Resource Officers, detectives monitor sexual offenders within Arrests 244 the city limits. Two detectives also participate in the Law Enforcement Against Child Harm Exceptionally Cleared 544 (LEACH) task force. A multi-year effort to have a sexual offender comply with the city’s Sexual Violator Residency ordinance as well as state Criminal Investigations law has concluded with the offender being Division (CID) arrested and charged with two felonious acts. The Criminal Investigations Division is organized into several units to include: Homicide Unit the Persons Crimes Unit consisting of the During 2013, the homicide unit investigated homicide, juvenile and robbery detectives; five homicides, one attempted homicide, 11 and the Property Crimes Unit consisting of death investigations, five suicides, and five the economic and general investigations shootings with victims. Three of the homicide detectives. Reported incidents reviewed by cases are awaiting Grand Jury, one was CID during 2013 were assigned for follow cleared by arrest, and one remains open. up investigation based upon a number of The unit was assigned to review 119 archived factors to include case status, on-going crime homicide files. During their review, each file reduction strategies, and solvability factors. was indexed and returned to the records division. Also, the unit worked in conjunction with the Robbery Unit and Strategic The Juvenile and Investigations Unit on a home invasion Sex Crimes Unit robbery. The investigation yielded two arrests and the forfeiture of over $130,000. The Juvenile and Sex Crimes Unit investigates crimes alleging child and elderly abuse and neglect, sexual abuse and missing person’s U.S. Marshal’s Service cases. Most cases involve repeat runaways, The Miramar Police Department has one and typically result in the juvenile voluntarily detective assigned to the U.S. Marshal’s returning home. First time and repeat runaway Violent Fugitive Task Force covering South juveniles continue to be the predominant Florida. This detective was responsible for juvenile issue. In 2013, our detectives were 53 arrests. Thirty-seven of those arrested able to locate and account for 107 of the 110 committed crimes within Miramar. These missing reported juveniles. No foul play is arrests cleared 16 Miramar cases. Also, suspected and the remaining missing juveniles approximately 4.5 pounds of marijuana and are expected to be located. There were 27 13 Mollies were seized. Having this detective reported missing adults and all have been assigned to the task force is an incredible located. asset to this agency.

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to educate Miramar residents on crime victimization, as well as participating in General county wide awareness events such as vigils Investigations Unit and other community events. Through an The General Investigations Unit investigates internship program within the unit, student property and miscellaneous crimes to include interns provided 450 volunteer hours to the burglary, theft, auto theft, vandalism, harassing city. The Victim Services Unit represents the calls, arson, and fraud. This unit works in department on many boards and organizations conjunction with road patrol and P.R.I.M.E Unit such as the Broward Victim’s Rights Coalition, officers to investigate and arrest burglary the Broward Domestic Violence Council, and suspects. Residential and vehicle burglaries the Domestic Violence Strategic Task Force. were the predominant property crimes. Tented homes and vehicles at gas stations and day FBI Violent Crimes Task Force care facilities were targeted. Nonetheless, The Task Force Officer made 27 fugitive vehicle burglaries decreased 9% from 2012. arrests in Miramar of subjects wanted from There were two notable business burglaries, different jurisdictions and two subjects sought one occurring at T-Mobile, where the suspects in Miramar cases. He is currently working drove a vehicle through the front doors and two prior year Miramar cases to include a stole several cellular phones. carjacking and Wal Mart robbery. He also assisted in several active investigations from The second occurred at a CVS, where the the city of Miramar utilizing federal resources. front doors were forced open. There was The most notable case was the Sam’s Market an increase in back flow thefts throughout robbery, which resulted in two suspects city. A Miramar Park of Commerce business sentenced respectively to 110 months and was targeted for five power cords used to 99 months in federal prison. Moreover, the regulate refrigerated compartments of delivery detective developed probable cause for trucks. With the assistance of road patrol and two additional Sam’s Market suspects and Community Resource Officers, the suspect indictments should follow shortly. was identified, provided a full confession, and arrested for all occurrences. Overall, business burglaries decreased 12% from 2012 .

Economic crimes consisted mostly of fraud cases based on identity theft. In July 2012, an investigation of a fraudulent contractor was commenced. Prior to our involvement, three other police agencies documented the contractor’s actions as isolated civil incidents. After a lengthy investigation throughout 2013, the Broward State Attorney’s Office charged with contractor with two felonious acts of Organized Fraud/Scheme to Defraud and Grand Theft.

Victim Services Unit During 2013, the victim services unit served 1,320 victims including providing intervention and preventative services. Further, this unit raised awareness on crime victimization, rights and services, throughout the community. This was accomplished through providing information boards and resource tables within the city, supporting proclamations promoting victim rights, facilitating presentations

18 MIRAMAR POLICE DEPARTMENT Police Athletic League (PAL) Police Explorers This year Miramar’s “Hangin with 5–0” served In 2013, the Explorers participated in a variety 75 children. This free program offered to of activities in the community. These projects at risk youth was a huge success. The included the Rotary Run, the C.E.R.T. Drill, the children had the opportunity to participate in Tour de Broward, and various “Adopt-A-Street a summer camp experience while receiving Clean Up” events. Police Explorers Post 747 the opportunity for recreation, growth and to also assisted with the P.A.L. Soccer program give back to their community. One of these at Regional Field, participated in the Broward activities included a beach cleanup. This County Explorers Competition / Conference, camp, which also offered free breakfast and participated in the F.A.P.E. Delegates April lunch to participants, was run from June 24th training in Seminole, FL. , and the six-day through August 1st. The summer basketball annual Explorer Academy at the Broward program at both Sunset Lakes and the Youth Criminal Justice Institute. Enrichment Center ended their seasons in September with 500 children registered. These dedicated individuals attended the initial Learning for Life Leadership Conference The fall basketball program, at both Sunset and competition, attended the six-day annual Lakes & Youth Enrichment Center, was able F.A.P.E. State Competition/Conference to reach full capacity with 500 kids ages 8-12. in Crystal River, FL., participated in the The fall basketball program for ages 13-17 “Miramar Community Safety Night” event and years old had approximately 275 children in the Miramar High vs. the Miramar Police registered. The winter soccer season had over Department Charity Basketball game. They 1,100 registered participants. Indoor summer assisted with the D.U.I. checkpoint hosted soccer at Sunset Lakes also concluded by the Miramar P.D., and participated in their season in September with 450 children the P.A.L. Charity Car Show. Our Explorers registered. PAL also operates a baseball provided support and assistance at the Police program out of Southwest Broward Junior Motorcycle Rodeo Event, the Miramar Park Athletic Association (SWBJAA). The Police Homeowners Group annual Tree Lighting Athletic League mentoring program is an Ceremony, the Tropical Homes Crime Watch ongoing success. The program has proven to Linear Park Decoration Event, and the East be effective and currently has approximately and West Shop-with-A-Cop events. As always, 50 mentors in the program. the Explorers contribution to the community at National Night Out, as well as their work on various fundraisers, proved to be a huge success. Finally, the Miramar Police Department would like to honor Explorer Sergeant Marvin Henderson who was named the “Explorer of the Year.”

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School Resource schools. Officers of the Youth Services Unit Officers Unit participated in approximately 3,438 “at risk” youth counseling sessions, 566 faculty/PTA The school resource officers provide for a meetings, and 1,057 parent conferences. safe and secure school environment while School Resource Officers located 79 truants, delivering a variety of benefits. Some of those made 87 arrests, issued 612 citations, include providing guidance and mentoring to and handled 2,481 calls for service. SROs faculty, parents and others persons associated assisted schools with school safety through with school safety operations. The school preparedness exercises. SROs consulted resource officers teach an in-house developed with school administrators with plans for fire curriculum called SOAR (Students Obtaining drills, including variables to these drills such as Achievement & Responsibility) in elementary missing students and blocked hallways. schools. Several schools conducted intruder drills The curriculum includes anti-bullying, during the year. School board investigators bicycle safety, crimes that occur in school, coordinated the drill with the SROs. All peer pressure, gang awareness and drug schools performed well and followed school awareness. In addition to SOAR, the school policy when dealing with an intruder. All resource officers also teach the Eddie Eagle Miramar elementary schools participated in the Gun Safety program, bicycle safety, and PAL program, which included flag football and stranger danger programs, The department’s kickball programs with approximately 445 kids commitment to the youth of the community is participating regularly. SROs proved to be an clearly demonstrated by providing a school integral part of school safety, specifically with resource officer in each and every public and several incidents where elementary students charter school within the city. had threatened to harm themselves. This level The SROs are a part of our Youth Services of school presence provides the students an Division which includes the Police Explorer unmatched resource through the connection Program and the Police Athletic League. with the SROs and needed services. These programs provide after school recreation such as kickball, flag football, and soccer. The SRO program proudly serves more than 18,443 students in Miramar

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Support Services

Bureau Fiscal/Property Unit Extra-Duty Details Posted 481 The Support Services Bureau, managed by Commander Eric Watters, provides Billing of Extra-Duty Detail Invoices $849,049 administrative support to the department as a whole and is responsible for, crime analysis, Payments for Extra-Duty Details $804,113 grants management, accreditation, logistics, Requisitions and Check Requests 644 totaling $1,922,792.58 technical services, records, fiscal property and communications. Fiscal/Property Unit Records Unit During the year, the Fiscal/Property Unit processed 693 requisitions and check Calls for Service 79,377 requests totaling $2.1 million and payroll for the department for the entire year. The unit Incidents/FIs/K9 reports entered 18,685 processed and posted more than 407 extra- duty details, completed billing, received, and Crashes entered 2,968 processed extra-duty detail payments.

Citations entered overall 18,464 Administrative Bureau Coordinator In 2013 the Support Services Bureau Records Unit Commander, in addition to managing the During the year, the Records Unit serviced Support Services Bureau, accomplished the 11,353 requests for copies of police reports, completion of four OIF (Official Investigative collected $23,264.12 in fines and fees, Funds) audits distributed 26 biweekly accepted and processed 21,094 subpoenas reports for performance evaluations, tracked and transcribed 809 statements. overtime reimbursements for the Criminal Investigations Division and assisted with project management of the new police facilities design projects.

22 MIRAMAR POLICE DEPARTMENT Grants Management and Accreditation Unit Staff in the Grants Administration Unit continued to support the ongoing management and administration of the 2009 COPS Hiring Recovery Act grant, multiple years Crime Analysis and of the JAG Byrne grants, the Victims of Planning Unit Crime Act (VOCA) grant, and several other The Crime Analysis and Planning Unit programs. It also handled all responsibilities performed emergency planning, tactical, related to the drafting, input, and tracking strategic and administrative analysis of city commission agenda items. The unit for various units throughout the police performed accreditation file maintenance department. It prepared for and facilitated 11 for the Commission for Accreditation on information-based policing (IBP) presentations. Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) and The Crime Analysis Unit created, maintained, Commission for Florida Law Enforcement and provided technical support for a number of Accreditation (CFA). The unit continued databases throughout the police department preparations for its seventh accreditation including: the payroll, chit, known offender, on-site assessment in April 2014. The unit and general purpose databases. The unit successfully guided the department through assisted the Criminal Investigations Division its CFA on-site reaccreditation assessment in with identifying subjects and vehicles, November. The department received Excelsior organizing cases, and creating presentations accredited status when it was accredited for investigators in a number of criminal for the sixth straight time by the CFA at its investigations. The Crime Analysis Unit conference in early February 2014. completed projects, reports and analyses for all echelons of the police department from road patrol officers requesting information about their respective beats to command staff requests for analyses on calls for service, citywide criminal activity, budget cost analysis, etc. Members of the Crime Analysis & Planning Unit were recognized by the City Commission for receiving their state designation as CPTED Practitioners. Unit members also completed CPTED assessments of the Phoenix Clinic and Somerset Academy/Florida Bible School along with members of the Community Resource Unit. Communication with the Emergency Management department remains regular and updates to plans/deployment strategies are reviewed and updated, they completed the Field Operations Center (FOC) security and Crime Analysis and Planning Unit technology enhancements project.

Crime analysis flyers 32

Inmate release flyers 47

In-depth public query reports 9

Hotspot maps 38

Graffiti Log entries 122

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Community 2013 Crime Watch Meetings Police Unity Tour The purpose of Neighborhood Watch is to In May 2013, members of the Miramar educate residents as to what suspicious Police Department returned to Washington activity is and how to report that activity D.C. to cycle nearly 32 miles in honor of law when they see it, as well as how to describe enforcement officers who were killed in the line suspicious persons and vehicles. One new of duty, and to raise funds for the National Law crime watch group was started in 2013. The Enforcement Officer’s Memorial and Museum. department worked closely with these groups in an effort to reduce crime and fear of crime. Shop with a Cop The Miramar Police Department paired thirty Residential Security Surveys deserving elementary-aged children with Twenty-two residential security surveys were officers to shop at Wal Mart, who donated performed, vulnerable spots in the home were $3,000. The officers volunteered their time to identified and suggestions were made as to bring holiday joy to children from distressed how to improve the home’s security. families throughout Miramar.

Crime Prevention through Heroes and Helpers Environmental Design The Miramar Police Department received funds from Target for their ‘Heroes and (CPTED) Helpers’ program. The program allowed the Survey – CPTED is a multidisciplinary department to reach out to children in need approach to deterring criminal behavior and build positive relationships between law through environmental design. CPTED enforcement officers and children. strategies rely upon the ability to influence offender decisions that precede criminal acts. CPTED Surveys are completed as requested Self Defense by the community. A self-defense class was offered to residents teaching skills they can use to avoid becoming a target and to fend off an attacker.

24 MIRAMAR POLICE DEPARTMENT Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital The Miramar Police Department continued the tradition with the annual Christmas Eve visit to Joe DiMaggio’s Children’s Hospital. This event, which allows officers to volunteer on Christmas Eve by giving out wrapped toys to children who are in the hospital, is a favorite for all of those involved. The program was made possible through a partnership with Wal Mart. Citizens’ Police Academy The Citizens’ Police Academy, a free 14-week course, is held to educate citizens on the Police Athletic League’s Golf basics of the law enforcement profession. Some of the topics include how investigations Tournament are completed, crime scene procedures, traffic The Miramar Police Department partnered stops, and a tour of the Broward Sheriff’s with the Miramar Police Athletic League Communications Department. This year, we (PAL) to raise funds for PAL’s programs. PAL had the privilege of graduating two classes of provides year-round educational and athletic involved community members. youth related activities to youth between the ages of 3 and 17 years old and their families. Funds raised by the Public Affairs Unit for the National Night Out Against program totaled more than $10,000. Crime This annual event, funded in part by Crime Prevention Business community partnerships, is a unique crime prevention campaign that includes Symposium local businesses, residents and the police The Miramar Police Department partnered with department. The event generates support for the University of Phoenix to bring awareness anti-crime programs and aims to strengthen to businesses regarding crime prevention. neighborhood spirit and police-community Sessions included Terrorism Awareness, partnerships. presented by the FBI, cyber security, presented by the Secret Service, and Crime Prevention through Environmental Design, Operation Home Front presented by the Miramar Police Department. The Miramar Police Department partnered with the Kiwanis Club of Miramar/Pembroke Pines to collect donated school supplies and Gun Buyback toys for the children supported by Operation On April 20, 2013 and on November 9, 2013 Home front. Operation Home Front, a national the city of Miramar Police Department, in not-for-profit organization provides emergency partnership with the Broward Sherrif’s Office financial and other assistance to families of and Broward Crime Stoppers, hosted “Gun American service members and wounded Buyback” events. The Police Department’s warriors. primary objective was to provide a safe and secure event where residents could anonymously turn in any weapons or firearms Volunteer Appreciation in exchange for a gift card. These events The Miramar Police Department appreciates were a huge success and resulted in more its volunteers and recognized their efforts in than $10,000 of gift cards given out to the helping the department achieve its goal. Over community, in exchange for their unwanted 6,000 volunteer hours were logged in 2013, firearms. The result of these events were 165 saving the city tens of thousands of dollars. firearms being taken off the streets.

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Recognition 2013

Officer of the Year 2013 Employee of the Year 2013 Volunteer of the Year

Officer Police Administrator John Gardiner Michael De Los Rios Italia Thurston Citizens on Patrol

26 MIRAMAR POLICE DEPARTMENT Awards Excellent Police Service Award Sergeant Michael Lewis Excellent Police Service Award Police Administrator Italia Thurston Administrative Excellence Award Commander Eric Watters Administrative Excellence Award System Analyst Brian Chen Employees of the Quarter Administrative Excellence Award January – March 2013 Public Information Officer Tania Rues Code Compliance Officer Paulina Vial Administrative Excellence Award April – June 2013 Public Relations Specialist Oona Kidane Community Service Aide Laurie Bechler BDVC Law Enforcement July – September 2013 Professional Award Property Evidence Supervisor Michael Kelly Detective Joe Tomlin October – December 2013 BCCC Detective of the Year Award Administrative Technician Winifred Sweeney Detective Nikki Fletcher USAFLS OLEO Award Retirees Detective Scott Untch Major Denny Davis USAFLS OLEO Award Officer John Barber Detective Nikki Fletcher Sergeant Chris Bisel FCCD LEOY Award Sergeant Michael Lewis Promotions University of Phoenix and Sergeant Florinet Derac WZAB-FM SFLEOY Award Captain Steve Croye Officer Jason Fox Sergeant Misa Inks-Dunkelberger

Officers of the Quarter January – March 2013 Detective Michael Adcock April – June 2013 Officer Jason Sorrell July – September 2013 Officer Bosco Neuhaus October – December 2013 Officer Michael De Los Rios

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Crime Statistics Citywide 2013 % YEAR TO DATE 2012 2013 Crime CHG Homicide 3 3 0% Stats Sexual Battery 36 37 3% Robbery 163 161 -1%

Armed 71 67 -6%

Strongarm 72 74 3%

Home Invasion 14 12 -14%

Carjacking 6 8 33%

Agg. Assault/Battery 286 235 -18%

Burglary 866 1,048 21%

Residence 769 961 25%

Business 41 36 -12%

Other 56 51 -9%

Burglary from Auto 712 645 -9%

Theft 1,153 1,172 2%

Auto Parts 81 90 11%

Grand 359 378 5%

Construction Site 19 17 -11%

Retail 175 164 -6%

Petit 194 182 -6%

Other 325 341 5%

Auto Theft 224 232 4%

Arson 11 14 27%

TOTAL PART I 3,454 3,547 3%

28 MIRAMAR POLICE DEPARTMENT Auto burglary decreased 9% in 2013, and has decreased in each of the last 3 years.

Robbery decreased 1% in 2013, and has remained down over the last 2 years.

Part I crime increased 2.7% in 2013, primarily due to a significant increase in residential burglary.

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SERVING OUR COMMUNITY

View from Civic Center Plaza looking Northeast.

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