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Gainesville Police Department. April 2014 Citizen’s Academy. City of Gainesville Citizen’s Academy Presentation. Our Vision and Mission. GPD Vision: Gainesville is a safe and healthy community. GPD Mission: Together as a community we foster order, safety and freedom. By The Numbers.
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Gainesville Police Department April 2014Citizen’s Academy City of GainesvilleCitizen’s Academy Presentation
Our Vision and Mission GPD Vision: Gainesville is a safe and healthy community. GPD Mission: Together as a community we foster order, safety and freedom.
By The Numbers • Personnel Allocation • Sworn 298 • Civilian 62 FTE, approx. 27 part-time (includes School Crossing Guards) • 2013 • Calls for service 143,287 • Arrests 10,659 • Sworn Complaints 1,620 • Traffic citations 27,081 • Written reports 18,903
Goals • Opening of the Operations Building, 721 NW 6th Street. • Strengthen our Community Policing commitments through partnerships and training. • Implement and embrace DMC strategies in the neighborhoods that we serve and protect. • Collaborate with stakeholders and provide support to Commissions 2006 elimination of Homeless goal. • First Aid Mental Health training for all of our employees. • Provide a roadmap towards the implementation of some of PERF’s Staffing Study recommendations. • Roll-out Patrols 4on/4off schedule. Provide more Sworn Officer presence during peak Calls For Service (CFS).
Organizational Chart Police Chief Community Relations Coordinator(vacant) Office of Legal Services Major Investigations Bureau Operations Bureau Professional Standards and Support Services Bureau
Office of the Chief Chief Tony Jones Lee Libby Police Legal Advisor Major Rick Hanna
Office of the Major • Investigations Bureau • Operations Bureau • Professional Standards and Support Bureau • Internal Affairs • Public Information Officer • Crime Analysts • Special Weapons & Tactics Major Rick Hanna
Crime Reduction Manager • Provide weekly crime data and coordinate tactical deployment. • Supervise Crime Analysis. • Supervise GPD’s Public Information Office. Lt. Will Halvosa
Criminal Investigations Bureau Captain Lynne Benck Lt. Tim Hayes Lt. Matt Nechodom Criminal Investigation Division • Crimes Against Persons Unit • Crimes Against Property Unit • Domestic Violence Unit • Juvenile Resource Detective • Forensic Crime Unit • Internet Crimes Against Children Unit (ICAC) • Victim Advocates Special Investigations Division • Gainesville-Alachua County Drug Task Force • Drug Enforcement Agency • High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA)
Operations Bureau Captain Ed Posey Lt. Rob Koehler Special Operations Commander Exec. Lt. Brian Helmerson District 2 Exec. Lt. Anthony Ferrara District 1
Crime Prevention Officers Sergeant Jaime Kurnick Officer Ernest Graham Officer Nicole Lardner Officer Ryan McCazzio
Specialty Units • Airport Unit • Joint Aviation Unit • Downtown Unit • Mounted Patrol Unit • Special Operations Unit (SOU) • K-9 Unit • School Resource Officers • Traffic Safety Team • Negotiations Response Team (NRT) • Advanced Law Enforcement Rifle Team (ALERT) • Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT)
School Resource Officers • GPD provides coverage at all city elementary schools, Gainesville HS and others. • School Resource Officers provide much more than just security. They are role models that help students with all manner of issues.
Professional Standards and Support Services Bureau • Accreditation and Policies • Building • CCC Liaison • Court Liaison • Fiscal • Fleet • Information Technology • Intake • Office Supplies • Operational Skills Unit • Overtime • Personnel • Property & Evidence • Records • Reserves/Auxiliary • Special Events • Towing/Vehicles for Hire Captain Lonnie Scott Lt. David Rowe Personnel Services Lt. Steve Weaver Support Services
Volunteer Programs • Citizens’ Academy • Citizens on Patrol • Reserves and Auxiliary • Aid in the reduction of crime • Strengthen the relationship between the community and the Gainesville Police Department. • Safety and security within our neighborhoods.
Police Reserves and Auxiliary GPD is augmented by a volunteer unit of sworn police officers known as Police Reserves & Auxiliary. This unit consists of regular citizens who are certified as Florida law enforcement officers, but may have taken a job in another field. GPD currently has: 5 Reserve Officers 2 Auxiliary Officers Of those – 2 are also Emergency Room Physicians!
Interventions and Programs • Reichert House • After school program designed for youth who are in need of assistance in making the transition from adolescence to adulthood. • B.O.L.D. Re-Entry Program • Police Explorers • Post 917 chartered through Boy Scouts of America • 4,000 community service hours/year • Youth Outreach Programs* • Gang Resistance Education And Training (G.R.E.A.T.) • Kids Camp • Heatwave • radKIDS
Text a Tip! • An easy way to report suspicious activity! • Service is completely anonymous • Intended for NON-URGENT activity
Emergency Notification system via text and email • Similar to UF Alert • Traffic Alerts also issued • Must sign up for alerts www.gpdalert.com
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