2013-Annual-Report-SMALL

SOUTHEASTAREA COMMANDThe Southeast Area Command wasat the forefront of two major crimerepression program initiatives thatwere very successful in 2013. Theyare the Electronic Tracking System(ETS) and Bait Program and theProblem Response Team.The ETS program in the SoutheastArea Command includes an array ofbait vehicles, GPS beckons, mobilecamera systems, fabricated items(to conceal the ETS beckons andcamera systems), and tools to assistthe detective in modifying property tomeet the needs of the program. TheSoutheast Area Command has threebait vehicles, three bait residences,one commercial property, eight ETSbeckons, two mobile bag trackingkits, 20 camera systems, two Q-Seeclosed circuit camera systems,and approximately 100 fabricateditems to conceal the beckons andcameras.In 2013, the ETS bait programresulted in 45 felony arrests (twosubjects were charged with threeor more auto burglary counts notincluded in total); 11 felony warrantarrests; 11 misdemeanor warrantarrests; 12 residential burglaryarrests; 32 auto burglary arrests; andone commercial burglary arrest.On June 20, two men were arrestedfor residential burglary. One of thecriminals was a habitual propertycrimes offender. It was the firstbaited residence arrest in the city.The Southeast Area Commandinitiated a Problem Response Team(PRT) to address criminal activityand quality of life issues in the areacommand. The PRT consists ofofficers assigned to the SoutheastArea Command who work togetherto address identified problems suchas violent and property crimes,vice, and narcotics-related crimes.The PRT works closely with theSoutheast Impact Team, theSoutheast ETS Program, and otherunits throughout APD.In October, the PRT conductedoperations in the Southeast AreaCommand. The goal was to respondto all in-progress calls and make anattempt of solve any issue that wasreported. Just in that month, the PRTcompleted the following:- 17 misdemeanor arrests- cleared 12 misdemeanor warrants- completed 24 felony arrests- cleared seven felony warrants- conducted ten controlled buys ofnarcotics- conducted 16 traffic stops in areaswhich are documented as hotspots- towed 11 vehicles- issued 15 traffic citations- served five search warrantsThe Southeast PRT also recoveredthree ounces of heroin, 1.5 ouncesof crack cocaine, one ounce ofmethamphetamine, and 1.3 ouncesof marijuana.Fernando AragonActing Commander“Stay balanced in your workand home life. Don’t sacrificeone to excel in the other.”On September 6, two offenderswere arrested for residential burglaryafter burglarizing a bait house. Bothwere prior property crimes offendersand one of the men had a felonywarrant for burglary. When theywere discovered, they were in theprocess of stripping copper wiresand pipes out of a house and werein the process of recycling it whenapprehended by detectives.Area Command Location:800 Louisiana SEGeographical Area:88.11 Square Miles27