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Jacksonville Beach Police Department

Jacksonville Beach, FL Established 1925

Annual Report 2011

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Chief of Police 3 Statement of Values 4 Organizational Chart 5 Police Officer of the Year / Quarter 6 Civilian Employee of the Year / Quarter 7 CPAAA Volunteer of the Year And Quarter 8

Administrative Division Command Staff and Administrative Support Personnel 9 Departmental Commendations 10-14

Patrol Division Patrol Sergeants 15 Patrol Corporals 16 Patrol Officers 17-18

Detective Division Community Response Team 19 General Investigations Team 20 Downtown C.A.P.E. 21 Community Assisted Policing Effort 22 Detective Divison Statistics 23-24

Services Division Ancillary 25 Ancillary Statistics 26 Communications 27 Call History 28-30 Records 31 Workload Statistics 32 School Crossing Guards 33 Volunteer Programs 34 Citizens On Patrol 35-36 CPA Alumni Association 37

Special Programs 38-41

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Chief of Police

This annual report for calendar year 2011 documents activities and efforts by employees of the Jacksonville Beach Police Department to accomplish the department’s mission, “Working with Citizens for a Safe Community.” The police department is a nationally-accredited, full-service agency employing 94 personnel; including 60 full-time police officers, 23 full-time civilians, and 11 part-time employees. The department has three divisions: Patrol, Detective, and Services. Police officers assigned to the Patrol Division respond to citizen calls for service and also take proactive steps to prevent crime and capture lawbreakers. They conduct the initial investigation of crimes, write reports, investigate traffic crashes, and issue citations. They try to prevent crimes through patrolling in their cars and on foot, creating a visible law enforcement presence. Members of the Detective Division conduct follow-up investigations of crimes. General Investigations Team detectives investigate crimes such as homicide, robbery, burglary, theft, etc. Community Response Team detectives primarily investigate vice and drug crimes. Members of both teams are drawn from the ranks of patrol officers and receive specialized investigative training to handle the more serious crimes reported to the police department. Employees assigned to the Services Division provide support services such as radio communications, records keeping, property and evidence maintenance, animal control, school crossing protection for children, and training for employees, among others. The goal of every employee of the police department is to help create a safe community for every person who lives, works, or visits in Jacksonville Beach. We encourage interested persons to contact any member of the police department with recommendations for improvements in the services we provide.

Bruce A. Thomason 20 Years

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Statement of Values

“Working with Citizens for a Safe Community”

Members of the Jacksonville Beach Police Department subscribe to values which we believe are essential to accomplish our mission. Those values, and

their meanings, include the following:

COMPASSION We will be understanding of and sympathetic to the needs of all our citizens.

DEPENDABILITY

Our words and deeds can be relied upon to meet the highest law enforcement standards. We will always do what we say we will do.

HIGH MORAL CHARACTER

Our actions, both on and off duty, will demonstrate honesty and decency at all times.

INITIATIVE

We will continually seek new and better ways to serve our citizens.

INTEGRITY We will hold ourselves, both individually and collectively, accountable to our

citizens.

PROFESSIONALISM A key value that expresses our determination to achieve the highest standards

demanded in order to earn public trust.

SELF-IMPROVEMENT Each member of the department is a work in progress. Every statement we

make, every action we take, will reflect our efforts to improve ourselves; to be a shining example of the best that law enforcement has to offer.

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Police Officer of the Year

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Police Officer of the Quarter 2011

Roger D. Prendergast First Quarter

Stefanie L. Shaughnessy Second Quarter

Tracy D. Hawes Third Quarter

Michael C. Abate Fourth Quarter

Travis W. Brown Meho Custo

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Civilian Employee of the Year

2011

Civilian Employee of the Quarter 2011

Jennifer L. Zdunkiewicz First Quarter

Catherine A. Mace Third Quarter

Jennifer R. Highland

Blair T. Robinson Second Quarter

Tammy L. Monteiro Third Quarter

Pamela P. Atkinson Fourth Quarter

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Volunteer of the Year

2011

Volunteer of the Quarter 2011

Leonard Lucas First Quarter

John P. Galarneau Second Quarter

Leonard Lucas Third Quarter

Cynthia Stafford Fourth Quarter

Daniel J. Fox

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Administrative Division

Command Staff

Administrative Division Support Personnel

Steven B. Corbitt Services Commander

23 Years

Patrick K. Dooley Patrol Commander

20 Years

Gene Paul N. Smith Detective Commander

17 Years

Pamela P. Atkinson Senior Secretary

7 Years

Randy L. Greene Administrative Secretary

20 Years

Mark M. Pifcitelli Network Administrator

10 Years

Catherine E. Sheasley Senior Secretary

7 Years

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Departmental Commendations

Distinguished Service Award To be awarded for an act that involves significant risk to the life of any employee.

Meritorious Service Award To be awarded for an act evidencing highly superior conduct or performance of duty, or an act which results in the saving of a life, but which does not involve a significant risk to the life of the employee performing the act; or may be awarded for an act involving operational risk to an employee which is performed above and beyond the call of duty.

Date of Incident June 25, 2011

Bryan K. Doyle, Patrol Officer

Craig A. Pfeuffer, K-9 Officer


Laurence K. Smith, Patrol Corporal

Michael C. Abate, Downtown C.A.P.E. Officer

Travis W. Brown, C.R.T. Detective

Date of Incident October 28, 2011

Gene Paul N. Smith, Detective Commander

C. Mark Evans, G.I.T. Detective Sergeant

Paul F. Watkins, G.I.T. Detective Corporal

Roger D. Prendergast, G.I.T. Detective

Carla D. Rogers, G.I.T. Detective

Stefanie L. Shaughnessy, G.I.T. Detective

Jessica L. McVay, Public Safety Analyst I (J.S.O.)

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Commendation To be awarded for an act evidencing highly professional conduct or performance or giving evidence of selfless conduct by an employee during a time of crisis or emergency.

Administrative Division Command Staff

Date of Incident December 5, 2011

Sean P. Coen, Patrol Officer

Charles E. Keen, Patrol Officer

Yvonne L. Santiago, Patrol Officer

Date of Incident April 22, 2011



Paul F. Watkins, G.I.T. Detective Corporal



Rachel T. Bennett, Senior Communications Officer

Tina M. Edmonds, Senior Communications Officer


J. Daniel Fox, C.O.P. Volunteer

Bunny H. Hoyle, C.O.P. Volunteer

William D. Lee, C.O.P. Volunteer


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Command Staff


Eric M. Shaughnessy, C.R.T. Detective Sergeant

W. Keith Brown, Patrol Sergeant

Kenneth R. Montgomery, C.R.T. Detective Corporal


Benjamin P. Gray, C.A.P.E. Officer

David W. McMinn, C.R.T. Detective

R. Brandon Shoemaker, C.R.T. Detective


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Incident Citation To be awarded to a group, unit, or section of employees of the police department who directly contributed to and/or participated in an unusual occurrence defined by general order, an incident described in the city’s Municipal Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, or any other incident, as determined by the Chief of Police.

Administrative Division Command Staff


Patrick K. Dooley, Patrol Commander

Steven B. Corbitt, Services Commander


Thomas W. Bingham, Jr., Services Sergeant


Keith O. Shackelford, Sr., C.R.T. Detective Sergeant

Anthony S. Dziedzicki, Patrol Corporal

Homer H. Morodomi, Patrol Corporal



Tonya L. Tator, Patrol Corporal

Paul F. Watkins, G.I.T. Corporal



Brett A. Burrell, Patrol Officer

Blake C. Clements, Patrol Officer


Anthony M. Cooper, Patrol Officer


Ronald E. Edu, Downtown C.A.P.E. Officer

Allan B. Ford, Downtown C.A.P.E. Officer

Gregory G. Gordon, Downtown C.A.P.E. Officer

Lewis C. Keller, Patrol Officer

Daniel J. Luxenberg, Patrol Officer

Craig A. Pfeuffer, K-9 Officer





Hani S. Tawfik, Patrol Officer

Daniel E. Watts, Patrol Officer

Rachel T. Bennett, Senior Communications Officer

Raymond S. Clarke, Senior Communications Officer

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Command Staff Date of Incident October 28, 2011


W. Keith Brown, Patrol Sergeant

Thomas F. Crumley, II, Patrol Sergeant


Andrew C. Lavender, Patrol Sergeant

Eric M. Shaughnessy, C.R.T. Detective Sergeant

Anthony S. Dziedzicki, Patrol Corporal



Paul F. Watkins, G.I.T. Corporal


Randy G. Blaylock, Patrol Officer


Carleen M. Bowman, Patrol Officer

Brett A. Burrell, C.R.T. Detective

Blake C. Clements, Patrol Officer

Anthony M. Cooper, Patrol Officer

Debra L. Coppola, Patrol Officer



William E. Eierman, Patrol Officer

Allan B. Ford, Downtown C.A.P.E. Officer

Benjamin P. Gray, C.A.P.E. Officer

John H. McDonough, Background Investigator

David W. McMinn, C.R.T. Detective

Sean W. Phelps, Patrol Officer





Brian M. Veysey, Traffic Officer

Jennifer R. Highland, Animal Control Officer

Tammy L. Monteiro, Senior Secretary

Jessica L. McVay, Public Safety Analyst I (J.S.O.)

John P. Galarneau, C.O.P. Volunteer

Bunny H. Hoyle, C.O.P. Volunteer

William D. Lee, C.O.P. Volunteer

Susan L. Ryan, C.O.P. Volunteer

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Keith O. Shackelford, Sr. Patrol Sergeant

11 Years

Thomas F. Crumley, II Patrol Sergeant

12 Years

Allison P. Cook Patrol Sergeant

30 Years

Patrol Sergeants

W. Keith Brown Patrol Sergeant

12 Years

Andrew C. Lavender Patrol Sergeant

19 Years

C. David Young Patrol Sergeant

17 Years

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Patrol Corporals

D. Lee Amonette Patrol Corporal

16 Years

Homer H. Morodomi Patrol Corporal

14 Years

Morris G. Ingle Patrol Corporal

18 Years

Anthony S. Dziedzicki Patrol Corporal

12 Years

Laurence K. Smith Patrol Corporal

4 Years

Tonya L. Tator Patrol Corporal

14 Years

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Debra L. Coppola Patrol Officer

8 Years

Blake C. Clements Patrol Officer

2 Years

Meho Custo Patrol Officer

5 Years

Patrol Officers

William E. Eierman Patrol Officer

9 Years

Bryan K. Doyle Traffic Officer

3 Years

Randy G. Blalock Patrol Officer

1 Year

Carleen M. Bowman Patrol Officer

8 Months

Sean P. Coen Patrol Officer

5 Years

Anthony M. Cooper Patrol Officer

1 Year

Tracy D. Hawes Patrol Officer

8 Years

Charles E. Keen Patrol Officer

4 Months

Lewis C. Keller Patrol Officer

3 Years

MistyDawn M. Kulcsar Patrol Officer

1 Month

Daniel J. Luxenberg Patrol Officer

3 Years

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Patrol Officers

Gary A. Perna Patrol Officer

1 Year (Part-Time)

Sean W. Phelps Patrol Officer

1 Year

Craig A. Pfeuffer K-9 Officer 11 Years

Dallas D. Mills Patrol Officer

11 Years (Part-Time)

Mako—4 Years Partner—Pfeuffer

Anthony E. Martin, Jr. Patrol Officer

4 Months

Aaron T. Scarborough K-9 Officer 13 Years

Hunter—1 Year Partner—Scarborough

Yvonne L. Santiago Patrol Officer

9 Years

Hani S. Tawfik Patrol Officer

3 Years

Brian M. Veysey Traffic Officer

2 Years

Aleksander Vodevic Patrol Officer

1 Month

Daniel E. Watts Patrol Officer

9 Years

Brian J. Wallace Patrol Officer

5 Months

Sandra X. White Patrol Officer

3 Years

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Detective Division Community Response Team

Eric M. Shaughnessy C.R.T. Sergeant

14 Years

Kenneth R. Montgomery C.R.T. Corporal

10 Years

Community Response Team detectives address special problems such as illegal drugs, prostitution, sexual offenders and predators, criminal transient investigations, burglary and robbery surveillances. They concentrate their resources on the problem while taking full advantage of team members’ special skills and knowledge.

Travis W. Brown C.R.T. Detective

8 Years

Brett A. Burrell C.R.T. Detective

9 Years

David W. McMinn C.R.T. Detective

12 Years

R. Brandon Shoemaker C.R.T. Detective

4 Years

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Detective Division

General Investigations Team

C. Mark Evans G.I.T. Sergeant

22 Years

Paul F. Watkins G.I.T. Corporal

15 Years

Roger D. Prendergast G.I.T. Detective

2 Years

Carla D. Rogers G.I.T. Detective

9 Years

Stefanie L. Shaughnessy G.I.T. Detective

6 Years

Tammy L. Monteiro Senior Secretary

27 Years

The General Investigations Team (G.I.T.) is comprised of highly-trained detectives who investigate offenses ranging from burglary and theft to homicide. G.I.T. detectives investigated and solved all five homicides that occurred in Jacksonville Beach in 2011.

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Civilian Employees Detective Division

Community Assisted Policing Effort Downtown C.A.P.E.

Officers assigned to this unit actively patrol the downtown area on foot and Segways, in marked patrol vehicles, SUVs, and ATVs. They maintain close contact with business owners and residents to help find solutions to crime problems that affect the quality of life for residents, businesses, and visitors.

Allan B. Ford Downtown C.A.P.E.

1 Year

Michael C. Abate Downtown C.A.P.E.

5 Years

Ronald E. Edu Downtown C.A.P.E.

11 Years

Downtown Jacksonville Beach during a large event.

Gregory G. Gordon Downtown C.A.P.E.

6 Years

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Detective Division

Community Assisted Policing Effort Pablo Beach South

The Community Assisted Policing Effort (C.A.P.E.) program was founded in 1991 to address quality of life crimes in the Pablo Beach, South neighborhood. There is one full-time police officer and one part-time Police Community Service Officer assigned to this unit. They provide much-needed assistance to the community; including active patrol, community clean-ups, assistance to the elderly, mentoring the youth, and much more.

Benjamin P. Gray C.A.P.E. Officer

3 Years

Samuel E. Owens Police Community Service Officer


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Statistics

Community Response Team

Statistics 2010 2011

Total Persons Arrested 57 119

Total Drug Related Arrests 24 46

Felony Charges 27 40

Misdemeanor Charges 51 88

Cases Cleared 64 65

Traffic Citations 120 200

Public Relations Presentations 26 15

Calls for Service 1,849 2,262

Special Details 46 18

General Investigations Team


Assigned Cases 535 408

Cleared by Arrest 81 69

Cleared Exceptionally 55 26

Unfounded 7 9

Warrant Obtained 19 8

Total Cases Cleared 164 116

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Downtown C.A.P.E.


Felony Arrests 43 60

Misdemeanor Arrests 344 735

Traffic Citations 577 871

Parking Citations 328 403

Contact Cards 314 907

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Civilian Employees Services Division

Ancillary

Thomas W. Bingham, Jr. Services Sergeant

15 Years

Jennifer R. Highland Animal Control Officer

1 Year

Loretta S. Lavender Accreditation Manager

6 Years

Richard W. Eggers Property Officer


John H. McDonough Recruiter 3 Years

Shannon S. Robeson Parking Enforcement Coordinator

10 Years

Murphey C. Shaw Volunteer Coordinator 5 Years (Part-Time)

Justin J. Delancy Community Service Officer

1 Week

Blair T. Robinson Property Officer

1 Year

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Statistics


Total Training Hours (All Personnel) 10,163 12,133


Dogs Captured 205 256

Cats Captured 228 236

Wild Animals Captured 117 189

Animal Bite Investigations 22 12

Traps Issued 178 238

Citations 49 58

Animal Control

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Communications Section

J. Erin Citrullo Communications Supervisor

11 Years

Rachel T. Bennett Senior Communications Officer

9 Years

Raymond S. Clarke Senior Communications Officer

3 Years

Tina M. Edmonds Senior Communications Officer

15 Years

Anthony C. Nichols Senior Communications Officer

8 Years

Mary E. Walker Senior Communications Officer

8 Years

Jennifer L. Zdunkiewicz Senior Communications Officer

17 Years

Glen J. Ricard Senior Communications Officer

9 Years

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13,813 13,866

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Records Section

Betty T. Lucas Records Supervisor

14 Years

Sabrina M. Campbell Records Specialist

2 Months

Dawn A. Griffith Records Specialist

5 Years

Chiquarya T. Funderburk Records Specialist

2 Years

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Crime and Traffic Statistics

CRIMINAL OFFENSES 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Homicide 2 1 2 0 4

Sexual Battery 20 26 18 12 18

Robbery 63 62 71 39 56

Assault/Battery 521 511 528 461 468

Burglary 291 259 197 126 175

Larceny 1039 1206 1310 961 1072

Motor Vehicle Theft 130 102 87 57 55

Arson 11 4 8 2 4

Criminal Mischief 410 328 357 274 288

Forgery/Fraud 209 232 229 197 204

* Arrest Charges for Weapons Violations 38 41 19 26 32

* Arrest Charges for Drug Violations 448 385 250 282 256

ARREST CHARGES

Adult 2291 3044 2785 1598 1644

Juvenile 101 275 109 96 46

Total Charges 2392 3319 2894 1694 1690

VEHICLE CRASHES

Fatal Crashes 3 1 3 1 3

Injury Crashes 223 188 182 233 262

Property Damage Crashes 1045 1007 1326 1110 1150

TRAFFIC CITATIONS 8187 7689 5383 3402 3203

PARKING CITATIONS 1782 2110 2360 2918 2910

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Susan O. Moon School Crossing Guard

6 Years

Services Division School Crossing Guards

Benny W. Shettlesworth School Crossing Guard

12 Years

Jacqueline M. Werntz School Crossing Guard

34 Years

Donna J. Patten School Crossing Guard

9 Years

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Volunteer Programs

Session 26—Graduated on April 7, 2011

Members of the Citizens On Patrol (COP) unit are trained volunteers, selected from the C.P.A.A.A., who conduct traffic direction and control, parking enforcement, and proactive patrolling. COP volunteers receive an initial 65 hours of specialized training on patrolling techniques, Florida laws, traffic control, and report writing. COP members volunteered approximately 1,600 hours in 2011.

Session 27—Graduated on October 6, 2011

The Citizen Police Academy began in 1998 with the goal of making citizens more aware of the role of the police department in their community. During the twelve-week course, the students learn about patrol operations, investigations, S.W.A.T., K-9, crime scene processing, and so much more. Through 2011, we have completed 27 classes with a total of 748 graduates.

Graduates of the Citizen Police Academy are eligible to join the Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association (C.P.A.A.A.). The C.P.A.A.A. was formed by graduates in 2000 as a way to volunteer for the police department and help the community. In 2011, C.P.A.A.A. members volunteered over 10,900 hours to help the department complete its mission.

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Susan N. Daniel

John V. Glover

J. Daniel Fox

Citizens On Patrol

Mark A. Aley

Tim A. Biles Rick A. Blume

Todd A. Bush

John P. Galarneau Barbara A. Galvin

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Bunny H. Hoyle William D. Lee

William J. Ostrowski

Candace L. Kelly

Citizens On Patrol

Murphey C. Shaw

Susan L. Ryan Trish J. Schmidt

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William J. Ostrowski President

Gina M. Tverdak Secretary

Susan L. Ryan Vice President

Margaret S. Warren Treasurer

Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association

Bernice V. Mobilia Director

Harry R. Evans Director

H. Thad Rickerson Director

J. Daniel Fox Director

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Special Programs S.W.A.T. Team

(Special Weapons and Advanced Tactics)

Police officers assigned to the Special Weapons and Advanced Tactics Team are selected after completing a mentally and physically challenging process. There must be a unanimous vote by all team members before a new member can be recommended to the S.W.A.T. Commander and Chief of Police for selection. In addition to their regular duties, S.W.A.T. officers must constantly train to maintain their skill level to be able to handle high level threats and high stress situations. S.W.A.T. officers also deploy to assist other agencies as a secondary resource in tactical situations that may arise.

Evidence Technician/Traffic Homicide Investigations Selected members of the department tackle additional duties as evidence technicians or traffic homicide investigators. They utilize specialized training at crime scenes and traffic crashes to collect evidence, take measurements, and use mathematical formulas to ensure thorough and concise investigations.

SWAT Team Tactical Operators and Medic SWAT Team Crisis Negotiators

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Honor Guard The Honor Guard is a highly trained, uniformed group of officers who volunteer their time to honor our fallen heroes. The Honor Guard is responsible for carrying out ceremonial functions involving the police department. These include Color Guard, dedication ceremonies, police funerals, and Police Memorial Week ceremonies. There are currently 16 officers who comprise the Honor Guard. Members come from all divisions of the department.

Special Programs

D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education)

This program is a police officer-led series of classroom lessons that teaches children how to resist peer pressure and live productive drug- and violence-free lives. D.A.R.E. officers go to local kindergarten through 4th grade classes once per year for "visitations" to interact with the kids. Beginning with 5th graders, officers teach a 10-lesson program that culminates in a graduation ceremony. When kids enter the 7th grade, they receive a 10-lesson review and update on their 5th grade lesson program.

K-9

The Jacksonville Beach Police Department has two police service dog teams. The dogs and their handlers are carefully chosen and go through a difficult yet challenging certification process before being deployed for patrol service. The dogs are certified in suspect apprehension and drug detection. Additionally, the police service dog is an exceptional asset during any high- risk operation.

Honor Guard Members at the Police Memorial Ceremony

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Ofc. Coppola and a D.A.R.E. graduating class

Officers and C.P.A.A.A. members at the Kids Halloween Party

Chief of Police Bruce A. Thomason administers the Oath of Office to Patrol Officers Charles E. Keen (l) and

Anthony E. Martin, Jr. (r)

C.P.A.A.A. members at the Kids Christmas Party

C.P.A. Graduation Exercise

Gang Detective The juvenile gang detective has the responsibility for conducting truancy sweeps, cleaning up graffiti around the city, and handling gang members. The detective also maintains intelligence files on gang members.

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Accreditation

The department was originally accred i ted by the Nat iona l Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) in 1995. In 2012, the department will be evaluated for its fifth consecutive accreditation award. Each member of the department is responsible for ensuring that policies and procedures are followed. There are over 470 standards that the department must meet to remain nationally accredited.

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