2011 Annual Report final - City of Pittsburgh

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32Support Services:Support Services manages the Bureau’s property room, Court Liaison Unit, the Summary WarrantSquad, information systems liaison and the Central Reports & Records Unit (CRRU). Sworn personnelwho work in the Office of Municipal Investigations are assigned to Support Services for payroll andpersonnel management functions.Property/Supply Room The Property/Supply Room maintains and manages operations pertaining toevidence seized, property recovered and supplies, uniforms & equipment for the Bureau of Police.The Property/Supply Room is where citizens go to recover property that had been seized as evidence ina case and where employees of the Bureau of Police go to get general supplies police uniforms andequipment.The following rules apply:• Any property, the ownership of which is not disputed and which is not required as evidence, maybe turned over to the rightful or lawful owner by the officer in charge of the zone or unitconcerned. A receipt in duplicate signed by the owner shall be obtained.• Property held as evidence shall not be disposed of or released unless the case has been disposedof by the Court or its release has been authorized by the commanding officer of the zone or unitconcerned, subject to the approval of the Chief of Police.• Property held as evidence which is of a perishable nature or is such that it is urgently needed byits owner may be released only by authorization of the commanding officer of the zone or unitconcerned. Under these circumstances, the evidence shall be photographed before releasing it.• No weapon may be recovered from the Property Room after same has been used to commit afelonious crime or act of violence.• No weapon shall be returned to any claimant unless the person first obtains a "Court Order"directing the return of the particular weapon.Evidence that is held at the Property Room will only be released under one of the following listedcircumstances:• Court Order – Property is to be picked up and signed for by the person named on the court order;• Needed for Court;• Release to Owner – Owner must sign for and pick up the property at the Property Room;• Income Tax Levy;• Federal authorities when they assume jurisdiction in a case;• Items to be sent to another police agency.In 2011, the Property Room:• Processed, warehoused and maintained chain-of-custody of 3,227 numbered cases.• Destroyed over 1,693 weapons.• Deposited $271,830.88 (2009 monies)*.• Collected $784,785.00 in 2011 with $390,351.36 currently on-hand.***Deposits made following external audits of property room, 2008 is the most recent year eligible for deposit.**Difference between collected and on-hand values reflects monies released from police custody.
Central Records and Reports Unit The CRRU consists of the Record Room, the Warrant Office andthe Telephone Reporting Unit.The Record Room is where the public obtains copies of reports. Normal hours of operation are Mondaythrough Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. hours and are closed on City holidays. The phone numberfor the CRRU Records is 412-255-2920 and 2921. The Records area is located on the third floor of thePittsburgh Municipal Courts Building, 660 First Ave, Pittsburgh PA 15219. Reports are obtainable inperson or by mail with proof of identification.• The public is entitled to all 2.0 reports (Incident report - a summary of incidents reported to thepolice); the cost of a report is currently set at $15.00 (as of October 8, 2007).• The public does not have access to 3.0 reports (Investigative reports) with the followingexceptions:1) The victim/s of a hit run report can obtain a 3.02) The victim/s of a burglary or robbery can obtain a list of the items they report taken duringthe time of a crime. They do not receive the narrative of the investigation.3) The victim/s of a theft or fraud can obtain a copy of the items that they list as taken duringthe time of the crime. They do not receive the narrative of the investigation.4) The victims of identity theft.• Persons involved in an accident can obtain copies of the reports. Price will be determined byaccident.Record Room Statistics:• 76,725 reports processed.• provided front counter service:1. processed 6,881 mail inquiries,2. serviced 2,506 on-site customer requests,3. answered/resolved 5,612 telephone requests.• Conducted records processing cost recovery totaling $127,540.00.The CRRU also perform the following critical functions that the public does not see:• Processes all arrests for city officers.• The TRU is a unit where civilian personnel take specific police reports by phone which keepsofficers in the field available to respond to higher priority calls for service.• Processes (through coding and data entry) of police reports, records and other document for theBureau.• Performs quality control of data and final review of police reports for Uniform Crime Report(UCR) coding.• Processes court ordered expungements.• JNET Tac Officer (liaison officer with the State for access to criminal background checks) isassigned to the CRRU to manage our JNET/NCIC/CLEAN operations for the Bureau.• Maintains a list of active warrants.In 2011, TRU had 9,452 calls dispatched with 7,881 reports taken.Court Liaison Unit: The Court Liaison Unit consists of police supervisors and clerical staff assigned tothe Criminal/Juvenile Courts and well as the Municipal Courts to act as a liaison between the various33
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