Annual Report 2007-2008(color).pub - Town of South Windsor

Police Department
Gary K. Tyler
Chief of Police
South W indsor
Police Services was
established in 1968
under the authority
of Chapter 6,
Section 601 of the
Town Charter by Town Ordinance 62-31. In
accordance with the Town Charter, the Police
Department shall be responsible for the
preservation of the public peace, prevention of
crime, apprehension of criminals, regulation of
traffic, protection of rights of persons and
property and enforcement of the laws of the state
and the ordinances of the Town and all rules and
regulations made in accordance therewith. All
members of the Police Department shall have the
Event 2007 2006
Total Calls for Service 33,200 31,214
Traffic Accidents 449 466
Citations 2824 3214
Medical Assist 2027 1858
Animal 670 620
Alarms 1338 1211
Criminal Arrests 843 801
Penal Code Offenses Reported (Title 53a) 1305 1067
Narcotics Offenses Reported (Title 21a) 101 120
same powers and duties with respect to the
service of criminal process and enforcement of
criminal laws as are vested in police officers by
the general statutes.
Two New Officers Complete Police Academy
This year included the hiring of Officers Stephen
Hoover and Mark Cleverdon. Both were hired in
October 2007 and graduated from the police
academy on April 2, 2008.
Each officer received top honors in their academy
class. Officer Stephen Hoover received the Chief
Samuel J. Luciano Award for academic
excellence. He finished number one in his class
with the highest scholastic achievement.
Officer Mark Cleverdon received the Trooper
First Class Allan J. Tuskowski Award for overall
performance during his term at the academy. He
also set an academy record by completing the
1.5 mile run in 7 minutes and 46 seconds.
Retirement
On June 30, 2008, Agent Thomas Martin retired
after 10 years of service with the department.
During his employment he was assigned to the
Traffic Services Unit and also the Criminal
Investigations Unit. In November 2005, Agent
Martin was assigned on a part-time basis to the
Connecticut Computer Crimes Task Force
investigating various computer related crimes.
The task force was made up of federal, state and
local law enforcement officers, and
they were housed at the FBI building
in New Haven, CT.
Citizen Police Academy Fall 2007
October 2007 began the agency’s
15 th Police and Community Together
(PACT) class. The goal of the PACT
program is to educate local
residents (and employees and their
friends and families) about the
management and operation of their
local police department.
The PACT Academy provides
community members with an inside
look at local law enforcement.
During the program, students are
introduced to a variety of topics, including a
history of the department, crime prevention,
media relations, investigations, computer crimes,
use of force, patrol procedures, traffic safety and
accident investigation, the criminal prosecution
process and court system, domestic violence and
child abuse, communications, and constitutional
law. In addition, participants
get a chance to meet
m e m b e r s o f t h e
department’s K-9 and
Special Enforcement Units,
as well as the School
Resource Officers, the
Elderly Service Officers,
Chief of Police and other
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