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ϤϢϣϨ ANNUAL REPORT P U YA L LU P P O L I C E D E PA RT M E N T 2016 Puyallup Police Department Chief for a Day Lillie Stewart ---PAGE BREAK--- The Puyallup Police Department (PPD) successfully navigated an extremely busy 2016. The PPD commissioned a new Chief for a Day in Lillie Stewart. Chief Lillie is a student at Shaw Road Elementary School. Chief Lillie represented the PPD at several events throughout the year culminating with a police escort and swearing‐in ceremony at the Criminal Justice Training Commission. Chief Lillie led off the Daffodil Parade, Rodeo and Santa parades during the year. She also lit the Community Tree in the Park at the end of the Santa parade. Chief Lillie represented PPD with grace and style. It was an honor serving with her. In an effort to address quality of life issues consistently, the PPD assigned an officer from patrol as our Community Outreach Officer (COO). The COO is the liaison between citizens, service providers and the police department. This officer has expertise in effectively dealing with mentally ill, homeless and drug addicted people by addressing the root causes of the problems that can plague a community. Having a single officer as the conduit for quality of life issues has made our response more consistent and efficient. Utilizing a single contact has also freed up officers to focus on other issues that impact our community. While some law enforcement agencies are navigaƟng a tenuous relaƟonship with the communiƟes that they serve, the Puyallup Police Department enjoys a posiƟve partnership with our community. This close connecƟon serves as the foundaƟon for our crime fighƟng efforts and conƟnues to be a priority. The Community Outreach Officer was added to improve specific quality of life concerns impacƟng our municipality. Our outreach has expanded this year, to include the Coffee with a Cop program. The program serves as an informal venue for citizens to interact with their police officers and discuss issues that are important to them. There is no agenda for these meetings, which affords a unique opportunity to connect with you and truly hear what is on your mind. Thank you for your continued support of the finest police agency in the state of Washington! Bryan Jeter, Chief of Police C h i e f ’ s w e l c o m e 1 ---PAGE BREAK--- A b o u t p u ya l lu p p d To work in partnership with the community to support a safe environment and to reduce crime and the fear of crime. To be recognized as a premier police department through the utilization of innovative and progressive policing strategies resulting in a safe community. We value S.E.R.V.I.C.E. Safety Paramount to our success Ethics Doing what is right Respect Earned through courteous service to the community Vigilance Ever Alert Integrity Our highest standard of conduct at all times Compassion Given to those we serve Excellence The standard to achieve in our service 2 ---PAGE BREAK--- The citizens of Puyallup are served by the Puyallup Police Department’s 80 full‐time employees made up of administration, commissioned officers, limited commission corrections officers and support staff. The make‐up of the department is broken down into 57 fully‐commissioned officers, 13 limited commission corrections officers and 10 support personnel which includes administrative support staff, crime prevention, records personnel, and a police support specialist commissioned to enforce parking laws within the city limits. A b o u t p u ya l lu p p d The City of Puyallup has a population of 39,850 and spans 14.22 square miles. 3 ---PAGE BREAK--- 2 0 1 6 bu d g e t The Puyallup Police Department administered a budget of $17,495,426 in 2016, which includes grants and one‐Ɵme funding. The budget supports conƟnuous 24 hour operaƟons for both the police and correcƟons facility, which are maintained at a level to support safety and quality of service. The personnel costs associated with running an operaƟon of this magnitude consumes approximately 60% of the budget. Fixed expenditures associated with providing law enforcement services such as facility and technology costs account for another 27%. The remaining balance supports the many programs outlined in the pages of this annual report. CollaboraƟve approaches with other agencies and community programs are leveraged to maximize budget resources. 4 ---PAGE BREAK--- The Puyallup Police Department provides several methods of receiving comments and concerns regarding staff performance, including contacƟng a supervisor, filling out a form at the police staƟon or emailing the police department. All commendaƟons and complaints are forwarded through the chain of command. In more serious cases, the complaint will be referred for an AdministraƟve InvesƟgaƟon. If the allegaƟons are found to be sustained, appropriate acƟon or training will be assigned. The complainant will be noƟfied of the outcome regardless. The commendaƟon and complaint data for 2016 documents a total of 58 reports received. Some reports involve mulƟple staff members, leading to a total of 86 outcomes. Of that total, 57 were commendaƟons. The remaining reports included complaints, of which two were sustained, one was exonerated, six were not‐sustained, and 20 were unfounded. Puyallup PD conducted seven AdministraƟve InvesƟgaƟons in 2016 resulƟng in a total of seven sustained findings. ac c o u n ta b i l i t y In 2016, 66% of citizen comments received were commendations. 5 ---PAGE BREAK--- O p e r at i o n s d i v i s i o n The mission of the Puyallup Police Department’s OperaƟons Division is to maintain vigilance while acƟvely seeking and using relevant informaƟon to reduce crime and the fear of crime. The OperaƟons Division is comprised of one Captain, 4 Sergeants, 28 officers, and an AdministraƟve Secretary. The primary funcƟon of OperaƟons is Patrol. However, oversight of the Puyallup Police Explorer program and responsibility for the following collateral duty assignments falls under the OperaƟons Division: Bicycle Patrol, K9, Special Weapons and TacƟcs (SWAT), Civil Disturbance Team, Lab Team, and Honor Guard. Patrol officers are the primary call responders and are the officers driving through neighborhoods and patrolling businesses. Patrol officers make up the largest, and most visible unit, in the Police Department. Each of the four patrol squads consist of a sergeant and 6‐8 officers, depending on staffing. Patrol officers work 12‐hour shiŌs, which are split into dayshiŌ and In 2016, the Puyallup Police Department responded to 35,234 calls for service. AddiƟonally, the officers themselves iniƟated another 27,416 calls in proacƟve enforcement (traffic stops, suspicious subjects, security checks, etc). In total, the Puyallup Police Department handled 62,650 calls for service, most of which were handled by officers in the OperaƟons Division The median age of commissioned officers at Puyallup PD is 43. 6 Puyallup Police Department’s commissioned officers have an average of 12 years of service with Puyallup PD. ---PAGE BREAK--- O p e r at i o n s d i v i s i o n Calls for service are classified into two categories, dispatched calls and on‐view calls. Dispatched calls are police responses that originate from the 911 dispatch center as a result of someone calling to report a problem or crime. On‐view (proacƟve) calls for service represent those incidents where an officer observes suspicious acƟvity, a crime in progress or a traffic violaƟon and makes contact based on his/her observaƟons. 7 ---PAGE BREAK--- O p e r at i o n s d i v i s i o n The Puyallup Police Department is a member agency of Metro SWAT. Metro SWAT is comprised of 20 total officers from Bonney Lake, Fife, Puyallup, Lakewood, Steilacoom and Sumner. Central Pierce Fire & Rescue provides an additional team of six specially trained tactical medics. Puyallup PD currently has six officers on the SWAT team, including four operators and one commander. Despite being a collateral duty, officers assigned to SWAT spend at least 280 hours per year training with the team. Additionally, officers who have a specialized role on the team (breacher, sniper) receive in excess of 100 additional training hours annually. Metro SWAT also provides training to member agencies in specialties such as Active Shooter Response and Critical Incident Response. Metro SWAT conducted 25 missions in support of member agencies in 2016. The Puyallup PD K9 Unit consists of two Generalist (tracking) teams, Officer Karuzas and his K9 partner Maverick, and Officer Hurley and his K9 partner Marshal. The Puyallup Police Department is a member agency of the Pierce County Metro Canine Unit (Metro K9). Metro K9 teams are all trained to the same high standards and work together to provide excepƟonal service to the communiƟes represented. Pierce County Metro Canine is comprised of dog teams from Fife, Lakewood, Tacoma, Pierce County Sheriff’s Department and the Puyallup Police Department. Metro K9 also serves ciƟes who are signatory to the Pierce County Metro Canine agreement but do not have K9 teams of their own. 8 ---PAGE BREAK--- O p e r at i o n s d i v i s i o n The Puyallup Police Department collects data annually on each single crime occurrence reported. That data is reported to the FBI through the NaƟonal Incident‐Based ReporƟng System (NIBRS). The FBI reports data in two separate offense categories, Group A and Group B crimes. Group A consists of 46 specific crimes within 22 offense categories. NIBRS can furnish informaƟon on nearly every major issue facing law enforcement today, including white collar crime, terrorism, narcoƟc offenses, crimes of abuse, organized crime, weapon and drug offenses. Below is a sample of Group A offenses as reported by the Puyallup Police Department in 2016. 9 ---PAGE BREAK--- O p e r at i o n s d i v i s i o n Vehicle pursuits expose ciƟzens, officers and fleeing violators to possible serious risk. Officers must weigh the safety of the public and themselves against their duty to apprehend violators of the law when determining if they will engage or conƟnue a pursuit. Puyallup PD reviews all pursuits in which officers are involved, including those that began in another jurisdicƟon and conƟnued into the city limits of Puyallup. Pursuits are reviewed to ensure adherence to policy and to minimize pursuit related collisions. The Puyallup Police Department actively enforces traffic laws in an effort to increase safety. The stops result in a number of citations being issued for violations as well as individuals arrested for criminal offenses such as DUI. 10 ---PAGE BREAK--- C r i m i na l i n v e s t i g at i o n s The Criminal Investigations Division is divided into two units, Major Crimes Unit and Special Investigations Unit. The Major Crimes Unit, comprised of a sergeant and four detectives, is responsible for follow‐up investigations on criminal allegations involving crimes against persons. Crimes against persons, e.g., murder, assault, robbery, kidnapping, rape, domestic violence, and child and elder abuse, involve cases where the victims are individuals. The Special Investigations Unit is made up of a sergeant, four detectives, one property/evidence technician, and a detective who is assigned to the regional DEA narcotics enforcement task force. Detectives assigned to SIU are responsible for the investigation of crimes involving property, fraud, vice and narcotics. Property crimes investigated by SIU detectives include burglary, theft, arson, drug crimes, identity theft and fraud. Each year the Criminal Investigations Divisions screens many of the thousands of cases that officers take throughout the year. When screening cases, supervisors look for solvability factors in determining what cases will be assigned a detective for follow‐up investigation. In 2016 a total of 622 cases were assigned to detectives in the Criminal Investigation Division. 11 ---PAGE BREAK--- C r i m i na l i n v e s t i g at i o n s Detectives assigned to the Major Crimes Unit carry a large case load and are on call 24/7 to respond and assist officers in processing crime scenes and other emergency situations. Investigations can be long, complex and highly specialized. The following are examples of cases that the Major Crimes Unit worked in 2016. On March 6, 2016, a male entered the Subway in the 4600 block of South Meridian with a silver handgun. The suspect pointed the handgun at the clerk, demanded money and fled. DetecƟves working the case were able to idenƟfy a vehicle seen leaving the robbery on a security camera. Based upon the vehicle descripƟon detecƟves were able track down a suspected associated with the vehicle. The suspect, a 27 year old man from Spanaway, confessed to the crime and was booked into the Pierce County Jail for Robbery in the First Degree. The suspect is currently awaiƟng trial. On April 16, 2016, officers responded to a 911 call of a shooƟng at the Northwest Motor Inn located at 1409 South Meridian. Officers arriving at the scene located a 26 year old male suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest in a room. The vicƟm was pronounced dead at the scene. Major Crimes Unit and Special InvesƟgaƟons Unit detecƟves responded to the scene and conducted an invesƟgaƟon. The invesƟgaƟon revealed a dispute between two men ended with the 26 year old male suspect producing a handgun and shooƟng the vicƟm inside the motel room. The 26 year old suspect was arrested at the scene and booked into the Pierce County Jail. The suspect has been charged with Murder in the Second Degree and is currently awaiƟng trial. On November 5, 2016, a 39 year old male sexually assaulted a 7‐year old girl in the City of Puyallup. The suspect had been staying with the vicƟm and her mother at the Ɵme of the assault. The suspect was confronted by the vicƟm’s mother regarding the assault and fled the locaƟon. Several bulleƟns went out via social media and through law enforcement networks. A ciƟzen, who had seen a bulleƟn, observed the subject in a grocery store and called 911. The suspect was taken into custody and charged with Child MolestaƟon First Degree. The suspect is expected to go to trial in 2017. 12 ---PAGE BREAK--- C r i m i na l i n v e s t i g at i o n s Members of the Special Investigations Unit are tasked with working both reactive and proactive type cases. Reactive type cases involve burglaries, thefts and other property or financial loss crimes where the victim has typically reported the incident after the suspects have left the location. Whereas proactive type cases generally involve detectives initiating an investigation into narcotics, prostitution, or trafficking of stolen property cases. The following are examples of cases that the Special Investigations Unit worked in 2016. On Thursday, January 28, 2016 detecƟves from the Puyallup Police Special InvesƟgaƟons Unit and officers from the Problem Oriented Policing Unit served Superior Court search warrants on hotel rooms at Motel Puyallup (1412 S. Meridian) and the Northwest Motor Inn (1409 S. Meridian). The search warrants were as a result of an ongoing drug invesƟgaƟon iniƟated by detecƟves. SIU detecƟves located drug paraphernalia, a significant quanƟty of Heroin, Methamphetamines and illegal prescripƟon medicaƟons within the rooms. Several subjects were taken into custody as a result of the invesƟgaƟon and were charged with a variety of felony charges. On Thursday, June 16, 2016, detecƟves from the Puyallup Police Special InvesƟgaƟons Unit (SIU), and Officers from the Problem Oriented Policing (POP) Unit arrested a 23 year old subject for the crime of Unlawful DistribuƟon of a Controlled Substance (Heroin) in the 600 block of S. Meridian. The arrest culminated an ongoing drug invesƟgaƟon iniƟated by detecƟves during the months of May and June of 2016, aŌer receiving credible informaƟon related to narcoƟcs distribuƟon in several business parking lots. DetecƟves conducted undercover drug purchases of heroin from the suspect on separate occasions. The suspect was arrested as a result of his narcoƟcs dealing. The suspect is currently awaiƟng trial on mulƟple narcoƟcs related crimes. 13 ---PAGE BREAK--- C r i m i na l i n v e s t i g at i o n s A primary funcƟon the Criminal InvesƟgaƟons Unit is the management of adult and juvenile sex offender registraƟons and community noƟficaƟons. Oversight of the program consists of numerous compliance checks on offenders throughout the City to ensure that they are sƟll residing at their registered address. In 2016, detecƟves made 57 face to face verificaƟons for sex offenders registered in the city limits of Puyallup. Currently there are 67 sex offenders registered to live in the city limits of Puyallup. For addiƟonal informaƟon on sex offender registraƟon requirements in the state of Washington, visit www.waspc.org/sex‐offender‐information. The Criminal InvesƟgaƟon Division is responsible for digital forensic analysis for the Department. In 2016 the detecƟve responsible for the analysis of digital forensics processed over sixty items of digital media to include computer hard disks, external storage drives, USB “thumb” drives, and removable media cards. This included more than forty‐three mobile devices that were mostly “smart phones” or tablets. Excluding other drives and phones that were processed for pracƟce and training purposes as well as the ongoing installaƟon of soŌware and hardware updates, over 300 hours were commiƩed to handling, processing, and documenƟng digital forensic computer and mobile device evidence. The Puyallup Police Department has one detective specially trained in digital forensics. 14 ---PAGE BREAK--- C r i m i na l i n v e s t i g at i o n s The PrescripƟon Pill Drug Disposal (P2D2) program provides communiƟes with a proper method of disposal that aims to effecƟvely reduce the misuse and abuse of prescripƟon drugs while also conserving the quality of water and wildlife for future generaƟons. With the P2D2 drop box located in the police department lobby, ciƟzens can safely dispose of unused, unwanted and expired medicaƟons. AŌer these drugs are anonymously deposited to the secure drop box, the drugs are properly incinerated, which prevents them from falling into the hands of children or others. In 2016 over 1,300 pounds of medicaƟon was collected in the P2D2 box. The Puyallup Police Department employs one full‐Ɵme civilian responsible for crime scene processing, evidence collecƟon and property control. Property & Evidence is a division of the Special InvesƟgaƟons Unit. The Property & Evidence Technician is responsible for tracking evidence and maintaining the chain of custody, recovering stolen and found property and for dealing with seized contraband in addiƟon to crime scene processing. 2016 Property Room Statistics: 5,585 items of incoming property were processed from over 9,700 cases. 739 narcotics and related items received. 148 firearms received, 45 were disposed of by release or destruction. 121 bicycles received, 42 were donated and 54 were released to owner. 15 ---PAGE BREAK--- O P E R AT I O N S D I V I S I O N C o r r e c t i o n s The City of Puyallup Jail is designated as a correcƟonal facility as defined by RCW 70.48. The jail operates as a 52 bed adult misdemeanor facility (40 male and 12 female), which incarcerates inmates for up to one year. The jail is operated by the Puyallup Police Department and serves the Puyallup Municipal Court. As a result of being the only operaƟonal jail in Eastern Pierce County, the insƟtuƟon maintains interagency agreements for correcƟonal services with several local law enforcement agencies and municipal courts. To offset the cost of managing the jail, agencies are charged a daily fee to incarcerate inmates under their jurisdicƟon. In 2016, the Puyallup City Jail entered into an interagency agreement with the Yakima County Department of CorrecƟons to incarcerate Puyallup Jail inmates. Puyallup inmates with long term sentences or special needs are transferred to the Yakima County Jail to complete their court ordered sentences. A team of twelve correcƟons officers operate the jail. At full staff, the command structure of the Puyallup Jail consists of one lieutenant, two sergeants and ten officers. In the Puyallup City Jail, the paramount mission is to uphold the consƟtuƟonal rights of all inmates while providing safety, security, and control of the insƟtuƟon. By those principles, inmate rights are preserved. In 2016, 34 inmates serving a total of 593 jail days were transferred to Yakima County due to long term sentences or special needs. 16 ---PAGE BREAK--- P ro f e s s i o na l s e rv i c e s The Professional Services Division consists of an array of units, all of which provide support to the effective and efficient day‐to‐day operations of the Puyallup Police Department. The Professional Services Division includes the Puyallup City Jail, Records Unit, Traffic Unit, Problem Oriented Policing (POP) Unit, Crime Prevention, Reserve Unit, Major Collision Response Team, Public Relations/PIO, Internal Affairs and also oversees department training. The Professional Services Division is run by a captain and includes two sergeants, six commissioned officers, one police support specialist whose primary duty is parking enforcement, one crime prevention coordinator and one administrative secretary who also serves as the training coordinator. The Professional Services Division also includes one volunteer reserve police officer and a fire marshal who is a full time employee of Central Pierce Fire & Rescue but commissioned by the chief of police to enforce arson and fire‐related ordinances in the city. PPD employees received over 7,300 hours of training in 2016. Commissioned officers accounted for 88% of those training hours. The records clerks are the first point of contact for many citizens, whether by phone or in person at the Police Department. The Records is made up of one records unit supervisor and two full‐time records clerks. The Records Unit is responsible for many important day‐to‐day functions, including police report intake, case management and storage, public disclosure, concealed pistol licenses and fingerprinting. 17 ---PAGE BREAK--- P ro f e s s i o na l s e rv i c e s The mission of the Traffic Unit is to improve the safe and efficient flow of vehicular traffic and collision reduction throughout the City of Puyallup by directed enforcement, engineering and education. In order to accomplish their mission, the Traffic Unit is staffed with a sergeant, two traffic officers and a police support specialist, whose primary responsibility is parking enforcement. Some examples of enforcement and education tactics used by the traffic unit include the use of radar and LIDAR speed detection devices, school zone and crosswalk emphases, multi‐agency partnerships such as Target Zero DUI emphasis events, seat belt and distracted driving enforcement, other programs utilized are the radar speed trailers and the photo red light program. The City of Puyallup currently has 13 camera locations at six intersections for red light photo enforcement. The goal of the photo enforcement program is to reduce serious injury and fatality collisions by changing driver behavior. The program enables the department to assign officers to enforcement efforts in other locations and allowing the red light cameras to act as a force multiplier. 18 ---PAGE BREAK--- P ro f e s s i o na l s e rv i c e s The Puyallup Police Department’s Problem Oriented Policing (POP) Unit was formed to provide a proactive approach to fighting crime within our city. As a part of this approach, the department looks at ways to prevent and reduce crime by working in partnership with citizens to create a safe place to live, work and play. The POP Unit is comprised of a sergeant, three full‐time police officers, a school resource officer and a full‐time crime prevention coordinator. The school resource officer is a fully commissioned, uniformed police officer who works at all Puyallup School District schools within the city limits, with a primary focus on Puyallup High School and the middle schools. Over the years, the police have been tasked with addressing social issues not falling within our normal duties. PPD responded by adding a full‐time Community Outreach Officer to the POP Unit. Day to day duties include, but are not limited to, working with homeless individuals, people in crisis and those with drug and alcohol addiction issues—or all too often individuals dealing with all three. The community outreach officer works in coordination with city departments, service providers, other local law enforcement agencies and state programs to provide assistance to those in need. The unit also works closely with the City Code Enforcement Officer and an Officer with the Department of Corrections. In partnering with other departments and agencies, it allows us to better respond to service requests through a cooperative approach. In 2016 the POP Unit closed a total of 22 long term projects. These projects primarily consisted of downtown quality of life issues, problem houses, and chronic code violations. The Community Outreach Officer has had over 35 notable placements for those in need of services and housing, two of which were pregnant females. 19 ---PAGE BREAK--- P ro f e s s i o na l s e rv i c e s The Puyallup Police Department is active in social media with our @PuyallupPD Twitter profile, Puyallup Police Department Facebook page and now on Instagram @PuyallupPD. Social media helps the Puyallup Police Department to get timely and emergent information out to the public and helps the Puyallup Police Department connect with the community by promoting conversation. By using social media, the Puyallup PD is able to connect in a way that we had not been previously able to. Social media has also been an important crime fighting tool for the Puyallup Police Department. There have been several instances of suspects being identified and taken into custody within only hours after a post on social media. Currently the Puyallup Police Department has over 11,900 followers on Twitter and over 30,000 likes on Facebook and 406 followers on Instagram. A Facebook post requesting help from citizens to identify fraud suspects generated the most impressions of 2016 with over 4,500 shares, 1,018 comments and 292,997 people reached. This tweet from October 4, 2016 was retweeted 123 times for a total of 27,040 impressions. With Instagram being new to Puyallup PD in 2016, getting 106 likes on a post is a great success. 20 ---PAGE BREAK--- C r i m e p r e v e n t i o n The Crime PrevenƟon Coordinator is responsible for many community educaƟon, training and outreach programs for individuals, groups, neighborhoods and businesses. These programs help improve the quality of life for everyone in Puyallup and helps to build partnerships between police, residents, businesses and visitors. Some of the crime prevenƟon programs available to the ciƟzens and businesses include, Block Watch, NaƟonal Night Out Against Crime, security surveys, car seat safety checks, community presentaƟons and tours and new for 2016, Coffee With a Cop. Block Watch has shown to be the most successful anƟ‐crime tool in the country to help create safe, pleasant and livable communiƟes. Block Watch empowers neighborhood members to share informaƟon and encourages partnerships with police to report suspicious acƟvity, people and behaviors Block Watch groups are invited to parƟcipate in the annual NaƟonal Night Out Against Crime which is held naƟon‐wide every August. NaƟonal Night Out allows Block Watch groups to enjoy a fun neighborhood event showcasing the community partnership between neighbors, Police and City officials. This night of celebraƟon strengthens neighborhoods and reinforces the police/community partnership by fighƟng back against crime. Another service provided by the crime prevenƟon coordinator is to make safety presentaƟons and provide training to community, school or business groups on a variety of topics, such as auto, home, workplace and personal safety. School and Scout groups can make arrangements to visit the Puyallup Police Department and students will be given a tour, meet police officers, receive sƟcker badges, coloring books an other fun police memorabilia. 17 neighborhoods were visited during National Night Out 2016. 21 ---PAGE BREAK--- C r i m e p r e v e n t i o n The Citizens’ Academy is a 12 week, 14 session course designed to provide interested citizens an opportunity to learn first‐hand about Puyallup Police Department operations, meet the staff, learn about the various units within the Department, learn about law enforcement’s role in the Criminal Justice system and experience some of the aspects of being a police officer. This course is offered annually in the spring to those who live or work in the City of Puyallup. Non‐residents are able to attend on a space available basis. The Puyallup Police Department has an active and growing volunteer program. Volunteers staff the front lobby counter during business hours, Monday through Friday, 8am to 4pm and assist Crime Prevention by staffing community education and information booths at community fairs, events and activities. Volunteers can be seen patrolling our neighborhoods and business districts and a special group holds a limited commission allowing them to write Disabled Parking tickets. VIPS comprise the Graffiti Eradication Team (GET) and deploy speed trailers for the Traffic Unit. The Puyallup Jail has a separate team of dedicated volunteers to assist with religious services and AA meetings for inmates. The 2016 Volunteer of the Year Award was presented by Chief Jeter to dedicated volunteer Terry Lee. 22 ---PAGE BREAK--- P p d i n t h e c o m m u n i t y The Washington State Fair is the largest single attraction held annually in Washington State and ranks as one of the largest fairs in the world. For decades, the Fair consisted of 17 days. In 2016, the Fair expanded to include Labor Day weekend. The format also experimented with being closed each of the three Tuesdays during the run of the fair. The result was an overall expansion to 21 Fair days. The expansion required the police department to cover security and traffic control for the new days which included the final holiday weekend of the summer. The Fair’s plan included a big kick off to celebrate its expansion by having top level entertainers booked for the grandstand concerts (Tim McGraw and Kid Rock). To accommodate the resources required to provide for the safety and effective traffic control of over one million annual guests to the fair, the Puyallup Police Department has “all hands on deck”. During Fair time, the Puyallup Police Department remains vigilant in providing public safety functions outside of the fairgrounds, including emergency response, criminal investigations, customer service as well as the effective flow of vehicle and pedestrian traffic. The Puyallup Police Department works closely with Central Pierce Fire & Rescue, Washington State Fair directors, Pierce County Department of Emergency Management, the City of Puyallup Emergency Operations Center, South Sound 911, private security firms and other city staff to provide the best coordination possible. Due to the magnitude of the public safety operation dedicated to the Washington State Fair, 25.1% of the Puyallup Police Department’s annual overtime budget is expended during Fair time. This not only provides an economic impact, but also a strain on officers and staff who work many extra hours each September. Puyallup Police Department employees worked a total of 2,935 overtime hours during the Washington State Fair. 70 officers from 14 regional law enforcement agencies provided police services inside the fairgrounds. 23 ---PAGE BREAK--- P p d i n t h e c o m m u n i t y The Puyallup Police Department has a volunteer Chaplain to provide emotional support to all members of the police department, their families and members of the public in the event of a crisis. The Chaplain also provides grief counseling services for members of the department and the community. Chaplains are on‐call 24‐hours a day,365 days a year and respond to calls involving drug and alcohol abuse, suicide, natural or suspicious death, victims of violent crime, notification to next of kin and other such situations that may arise. In 2016, Chaplain Boisture volunteered 207 hours in service to the Puyallup Police Department and the citizens of Puyallup. The Puyallup Police Explorer Post #530 is a division of Learning for Life’s Law Enforcement Career Exploring Program. The program provides career orientaƟon, leadership opportuniƟes and community service acƟviƟes for teens and young adults between the ages of 15‐21. Explorers receive training in leadership skills, law enforcement protocols, collision scene procedures, safe and proper equipment use, firearms marksmanship and emergency response procedures. Puyallup Police Explorers support many community events such as Meeker Days, the Daffodil Parade and NaƟonal Night Out Against Crime. Explorers provide security, crowd and traffic control at these events as well as helping “McGruff the Crime Dog” engage with children (young and old). In 2016, Puyallup Police Explorer Post #530 contributed over 3,500 hours of community service to the ciƟzens of Puyallup. Chaplain Mike Boisture was presented with the “Chief’s Award” for his caring assistance to two of our police department families in 2016. 24 ---PAGE BREAK--- P p d i n t h e c o m m u n i t y The Chief for a Day program provides chronically ill children with a special, fun‐filled day. The children are sworn in as “Chief for the Day” at the event held at the Washington State Criminal JusƟce Training Commission. The 2016 Puyallup Police Department Chief for a Day was Lillie Stewart. Lillie, a student at Shaw Road Elementary, was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2014. Lillie is currently in remission, however her road to a clean bill of health is far from over. She faces addiƟonal surgeries to reconstruct her skull and treat the paralysis which occurred as a result of removing the tumor. During her reign as Chief, Lillie was seen leading the Daffodil Parade, riding in the Rodeo Parade, lighƟng the holiday tree in Pioneer Park and she was the honoree at the 2016 Cops vs. Teachers charity basketball game. On March 22, 2016, officers from Puyallup and surrounding law enforcement agencies took to the court in the 7th Annual Cops vs Teachers basketball game to raise money for Lillie Stewart and her family. Over $6,000 was raised at this annual event, all benefiƟng Lillie and her family to help cover medical expenses. The Puyallup Police Department is a proud supporter of Special Olympics. In 2016 the Puyallup Police Department parƟcipated in fundraising events such as Tip‐A‐Cop and the Law Enforcement Torch Run. Because of the coordinaƟon of events by Puyallup Police Reserve Officer Shaun Nestor, PPD helped to raise approximately $14,000 for Special Olympics athletes in Washington State. PPD Reserve Officer Shaun Nestor served as the Assistant Director of Marketing & Communication for Special Olympics Washington from 2012‐2016. Thank you Officer Nestor for your commitment to Special Olympics athletes across Washington State! 25 ---PAGE BREAK--- O f f i c e r r e c o g n i t i o n Puyallup Police Department had two of our own recognized in 2016 by the Washington State Office of the AƩorney General by being bestowed with the Washington State Law Enforcement Medal of Honor. ReƟred DetecƟve ScoƩ Bramhall and DetecƟve Micah Wilson were awarded the Law Enforcement Medal of Honor for their excepƟonally meritorious conduct during the acƟve shooter incident on August 11, 2015. The Medal of Honor ceremony was held on May 6, 2016 at the Law Enforcement Memorial on the Capitol campus in Olympia. This is an incredible honor for reƟred DetecƟve Bramhall and DetecƟve Wilson. In receiving the Medal of Honor they join Constable William Jeffery (EOW 9‐30‐1894), Chief Frank Chadwick (EOW 7‐15‐1935), and Officer Harry Storem (EOW 7‐15‐1935) ,who were killed in the line of duty and ReƟred Officer Gary Shilley who survived a gunshot wound to the face in 2006 as Puyallup Police Department Medal of Honor recipients. In addiƟon, DetecƟve Jon Waller received the Medal of Honor while working for the Lakewood Police Department in 2013 for excepƟonally meritorious conduct. These same officers, ReƟred DetecƟve ScoƩ Bramhall and DetecƟve Micah Wilson, were also selected as the NaƟonal Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund’s “Police Officers of the Month” for September 2016 in honor of their heroic efforts on that August 2016 day. Both officers were recognized at a ceremony in Puyallup held on September 21, 2016. The NaƟonal Law Enforcement Memorial Fund is a nonprofit organizaƟon dedicated to honoring the service and sacrifice of America’s law enforcement officers. ReƟred DetecƟve Bramhall and DetecƟve Wilson will be honored along with all other Officer of the Month Award recipients for 2016 in Washington DC during NaƟonal Police Week in May of 2017. 26 ---PAGE BREAK--- N e w h i r e s a n d r e t i r e s Officer ScoƩ Lien, Officer Jeremy Hedrick, Officer Wayne Blackard, Officer Zach Kenyon, Officer David LaSalata, Officer Jordan Tungsvik Officer Wally Anderson reƟred from the Puyallup Police Department aŌer 9 years of service to the ciƟzens of Puyallup. Officer Anderson’s law enforcement career spanned over 34 years, during which Ɵme he held a variety of posiƟons and received numerous leƩers of commendaƟon recognizing his outstanding service to the community. 27 AŌer beginning his career with Puyallup PD in 1987, Captain Bob Thompson reƟred with 29 years of service to ciƟzens of Puyallup. During his tenure, Captain Thompson served as a member of the Problem Oriented Policing Unit, Traffic Unit, Major Collision Response Team, and much more. Captain Thompson was the department liaison to the Tacoma/Pierce County Traffic Safety Task Force and during his Ɵme with PPD he was instrumental in many safety improvements in the city, including the red light camera program, DUI emphasis patrols and school zone safety beacons. CorrecƟons Sergeant Mike McMullen reƟred in 2016 with 25 years of service to the Puyallup Police Department. Sergeant McMullen received several leƩers of commendaƟon, was recognized as employee of the month and received a lifesaving medal during his years of service. Sergeant McMullen was a leader of the Puyallup PD Explorer Post for several years and was instrumental in the success of the program. ---PAGE BREAK--- P ro m ot i o n s a n d awa r d s Sergeant Don Bourbon Officer Andrew Bond Officer Rob Kearney Officer David Beerbower Sergeant Joe Pihl Sergeant Michael Melzo Officer David Obermiller CorrecƟons Officer Renee McDaniel Officer David Obermiller Officer Mark KeƩer Sergeant Don Bourbon Officer Zach Kenyon Officer Wayne Blackard Officer Seth Habeck Officer Jeremy Hedrick Officer Kevin Karuzas Officer Craig Gocha Chaplain Mike Boisture Officer Andrew Bond Officer Dennis Harrison Kari Lucey 20 YEARS CorrecƟons Officer Renee McDaniel Police Support Specialist Julie Nolen 15 YEARS Captain ScoƩ Engle Officer Greg Reiber Tamera Pihl was promoted to captain aŌer serving seven years as a sergeant with Puyallup PD. Captain Pihl oversees the OperaƟons Division. Don Bourbon was promoted to the sergeant and has been assigned to lead seven officers on night shiŌ patrol. Jeff Dreyer was promoted to correcƟons sergeant and will oversee four correcƟons officers. 28 ---PAGE BREAK--- 2 0 1 7 g oa l s Prioritize the Justice Center project with firm direction and timeline. Address the Mental Health Needs of Inmates and develop alternatives to enhance the management of inmate capacity levels. Leverage technology to assist with the management of public records requests and record storage. Expand the use of social media portals and engage the community through rapid reporting of public safety issues, criminal activity and investigations. Conduct a staffing study to determine whether personnel allocation, deployment and scheduling effectively match demand. Implement on‐line reporting system to enhance customer service. ---PAGE BREAK--- PUYALLUP POLICE DEPARTMENT 311 W. Pioneer, Puyallup WA 98371 (253) 841‐5415 www.puyalluppolice.org