2013-Annual-Report-SMALL

NON-UNIFORMED OFFICEROF THE YEARDetective Vollmer is the 2013 APD Non-Uniformed Officer of the Year.Detective Vollmer has been with the Department for nine years and wasassigned to the Special Investigations Division, Repeat Offenders Project.Detective Vollmer is a leader in investigations amongst his peers and isrecognized by other detectives for his tenacity in complex investigations.Matthew VollmerOne example involved a homicide investigation that was conducted by theNew Mexico State Police (NMSP). Detective Vollmer worked with numerousconfidential informants and coordinated with several other law enforcementagencies to identify suspects in the investigation. Detective Vollmercoordinated with the NMSP and provided them with several individuals thathad pertinent information in regards to the homicide. Detective Vollmer’sefforts led to the arrests of suspects involved in ongoing violent criminalbehavior. His relentless efforts also led to a pursuit of a motor vehicle byAPD, where the suspect shot at several officers, ultimately leading to thearrest of two violent felons. Detective Vollmer completed a search warrantand recovered two handguns use to shoot the APD officers. He alsoprovided information to the NMSP, which resulted in a search warrant ata business. The search warrant led to the recovery or seizure of severalstolen motorcycles, a trailer, taser, body armor, and several firearms.In another instance, the Burglary Unit identified a suspect in several residential burglaries. Detective Vollmerimmediately reviewed the information and began surveillance operations on the suspect. The suspect committeda residential burglary in the Southeast Area Command and was attempting to sell the property. Detective Vollmerapprehended multiple suspects and identified the property in the suspect’s vehicle as the property taken in theresidential burglary. He retrieved the stolen property and was able to return the property to the victim.Detective Vollmer is a true professional and goes above and beyond to apprehend offenders to make our communitysafer.43