2013-Annual-Report-SMALL

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONSDIVISIONThe Homicide unit ended 2013 withan 86% clearance rate for homicideinvestigations and an 88% clearancerate for major case investigations.This is a higher clearance rate than2012 and is higher than the Nationalaverage of 65% for homicides (2012)and 57% for major cases (2012)based on UCR clearance ratesreported by FBI.gov.On May 31, an 8-year-old was shotand killed after the driver of the carshe was riding in had an altercationwith some men who wanted aride. Homicide detectives, led byDetective M. Caplan, worked for30 straight hours to solve the tragiccrime.On October 26, a man toldpassersby on Broadway BoulevardSE to call the police that he wouldbe waiting for them and that hewas going to start shooting. He wasdressed in camouflage and armedwith what appeared to be an AK-47.When police arrived, the man didstart shooting. During the event, hestole an officer’s marked police carand began driving through the northvalley of Albuquerque shooting atresponding officers. Several officerswere wounded, including a BCSOdeputy who was nearly killed if notfor the actions of an APD officer whohad also responded to the call.The FASTT Unit detectives cleared324 of the 332 cases that they wereassigned in 2013. The FASTT Unitreceived 2,317 reports related todomestic violence and screenedthe cases for repeat offenders,lethality, or threats to kill. The FASTTUnit made 69 arrests for domesticviolence offenses, including domesticviolence offenders and abscondersfrom Probation and Parole.The Cold Case Homicide / 118thStreet Task Force / Missing PersonsUnit received 761 runaway reports,411 missing persons reports, andclosed 14 cold case homicides. Theunit worked 1,186 cases. The 118thStreet Task Force worked 621 tips,closed 576 tips, and received 62 newtips.The Armed Robbery Unit wasassigned 469 cases in 2013. Ofthese, 199 were sent to the DistrictAttorney’s Office for prosecution,which resulted in a 42% clearancerate of the cases that were sent todetectives. The overall clearancerate was 22.8%, which is close to thenational average.Sex Crime Unit detectivesinvestigated 323 cases and sent135 cases to the District Attorney’soffice for prosecution. The detectivesmaintained a high UCR clearancerate on-par with national averages.The Crimes Against Children Unitinvestigated a total of 10,112 reports/referrals of child abuse around themetro area. Detectives English andQuillmann investigated numeroushigh-profile cases for both homicide,sexual, and physical abuse.The Child Exploitation Detail (CED)continued to work with federalinvestigators as part of the SPEEDprogram. CED actively monitoredover 250 individuals interested incommunicating with children. Ofthe 250, CED arrested nearly 50individuals and continued to activelypursue dozens more for prosecution.The Crisis Intervention Team wasassigned 715 cases in 2013. TheTeam provided 475 training hoursto APD and other law enforcementagencies. The Team utilized the staffpsychiatrist on 158 home visits in thefield, and the Team conducted 242threat assessments. The COASTUnit assisted 3,402 individuals andmade 3,965 referrals to serviceswithin the community.15Anthony MontanoCommanderThe Criminal InvestigationsDivision has five sections,including the Family AdvocacyCenter; Violent Crimes(Homicide, Robbery, SexCrimes, and Task Forces);Crisis Intervention Team(includes COAST); Juvenile(Child Exploitation, SchoolResource Officers, CrimesAgainst Children); and the NewMexico Regional ComputerForensics Laboratory.“The Criminal InvestigationsDivision dedicates themselvesto helping people who are inthe worst crisis or tragedythat person has ever beenthrough. The detectives of theCID are truly compassionateand professional as they helpguide Albuquerque’s citizensthrough solving the crime andconnecting them to communityresources.”