2006 DPS Annual Report - Arizona Department of Public Safety

Criminal
Investigations
Division
DPS GIITEM participates in Tri-State Impact
On Mar. 1 & 2, 2006, in a cooperative effort to combat gangs and criminal migration into the Tri-State area, more
than 100 law enforcement officers from throughout the state, as well as California and Nevada joined forces as
part of a multi-agency enforcement effort, code named: Tri-State Impact. Tri-State Impact, which was coordinated
by the Mohave County unit of the Gang Immigration Intelligence
Team Enforcement Mission (GIITEM) was a success due to
the individual and collective efforts of the following agencies and units:
the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office, Bullhead City Police Department,
Fort Mojave Tribal Police Department, Kingman Police Department,
Lake Havasu City Police Department, Mohave County Probation
Department, Mohave County Attorney’s Office, Arizona Department
of Public Safety, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office,
California Highway Patrol, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department,
Arizona Vehicle Theft Task Force (VTI), Mohave Area General
Narcotics Enforcement Team (MAGNET) and additional
GIITEM units from Maricopa, Pima, Pinal and Coconino counties.
The mission of Tri-State Impact was to send a clear message that, “the Tri-State communities will not tolerate gang
members and career criminals moving to or residing in the Tri-State area.” During the two-day event, coordinated
enforcement efforts were conducted simultaneously in the Bullhead City, Kingman, Lake Havasu City, Needles
and Laughlin areas. These enforcement efforts included a warrant round up, knock-and-talk operations, undercover
operations and zero-tolerance saturation patrols. In addition to completing 1/3 of the research work, the
detail resulted in 143 arrests in three towns. As a result of these efforts, these statistics were generated over the
two-day event:
Community Contacts 788
Field Interviews 277
GMIC Cards 18
Probation Violators 25
Firearms Seized 6
Other Weapons Seized 4
Minor-Alcohol Violations 7
Narcotics and Paraphernalia Arrests 62
Stolen Vehicles Recovered 2
Curfew Violations 2
Traffic Stops 283
Traffic Citations 48
Traffic Warnings/Repair Orders 83
Misdemeanor Warrants 113
Felony Warrants 43
Gang Members Arrested 15
Consent Searches 147
PC Searches 63
In-custody Arrests (Mis) 102
In-custody Arrests (Fel) 82
Criminal Citations 23
Juvenile Referrals 12
Total Arrests 219
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