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)relationship between the district and the department. It has increased the level of security inthe schools and brought a better sense of safety and security to the community.• Assisted with the Celebrate Monroeville event.• Maintained the number of identity theft programs.• Maintained the number of parents' internet safety programs.The Community Safety Division has been very proactive in the community. They haveparticipated in:• Celebrate Monroeville.• PTO meetings presentations.• Shred It Day with the Chamber of Commerce.• Safety fairs at the Garden City United Methodist Church.• Assisted with crime watch programs and meetings.POLICE PATROL DIVISION 2011 ACCOMPLISHMENTS:• Continued to train all officers beyond the minimum standards of the Municipal Police OfficersEducation and Training Commission (MPOETC).• Required patrol to be equipped with a shotgun in their cars while on patrol. Certain officershave been trained with the AR-15 Rifle and have had them issued. They are to have thisweapon in their cars when on duty.• Utilized the traffic division man on second shift to increase manpower on this shift.• Placed in service four newly purchased police vehicles.• Increased directed patrols in neighborhoods (complaint driven).• Increased citizen contacts through increased traffic enforcement.• Continued participation in the East Hills DUI Task Force.• Continued participation in the PA Aggressive Driving Enforcement Program.• Began participation in the "PA Buckle Up" program to enforce seat belt laws.POLICE K-9 DIVISION 2011 ACCOMPLISHMENTS:• Continued to train all of the K-9 handler teams according to national standards and theNAPWDA (North American Police Work Dog Association).• Recertified the dog handler teams in area searches and narcotic searches.• Involved the K-9s in all public relation aspects of the department. They attended variousfunctions to demonstrate the'lr capabilities.• Continued scheduled staffing of at least one K-9 handler team assigned to each of the threeshifts.• Purchased a new K-9 (Diesel) with Allegheny County District Attorney Asset Seizure Funds.Assigned the new K-9 to Corporal Colberg due to the death of K-9 "Jax' after almost tenyears of faithful service.POLICE TRAFFIC DIVISION 2011 ACCOMPLISHMENTS:• Conducted successful sobriety checkpoints as part of the East Hills DUI Task Force.• Assigned traffic officers to various locations throughout the Municipality to observe and takeaction on any violations they may see. This was for speeding, stop sign violations, trafficsignal violations or whatever they may encounter.• Conducted traffic enforcement actions by utilizing the lines painted on over 30 streets) enabling the department to do more speed reduction and enforcement action.• Utilized the "Total Station" forensic mapping system. This system is used to accuratelymeasure, map and log a crash/crime scene.• Placed the RADAR speed warning trailers throughout the Municipality as needed.-13-