2015 Annual Report FINAL 4-27-16

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COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICERS Community Service Officers (CSOs) are civilian employees of the Police Department w ho are tasked w ith supplementing the strength of the sw orn force. Field CSOs are employees in light blue uniforms patrolling in marked SUVs w ith the yellow light bars. They specialize in taking reports, conducting on-scene investigations, and have a w ealth of know ledge and expertise that are utilized to help keep the police officers patrolling out on the streets. They are called to handle non-emergency calls on their ow n, conduct traffic collision investigations, process a crime scene for evidence, and handle traffic control. The Field CSOs responded to 1213 calls for service and took 612 reports throughout 2015. This has freed up hundreds of hours for the police officers. In additiion to the tw o Field CSOs, the Department employs tw o other full time CSOs and tw o part time CSOs. One full-time CSO is assigned to the Investigations Division w ith the responsibility of providing clerical assistance to detectives, preparing correspondence to victims of crime, and processing reports assigned to detectives. The other full-time CSO is assigned to Property & Evidence and is responsible for inventory and release of evidence and property. The tw o part time CSOs are assigned to Parking Enforcement.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS: OPERA TION LIGHTNING STRIK E In M ay 2014, members of the Woodland Police Department consulted w ith members of the U.S. Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) for the purposes of collaborating and joining resources in order to address the steadily increasing crime rates in Woodland and Yolo County. M embers of both agencies agreed that a long term undercover buy program w ould be the most effective means of accomplishing the goal of reducing the crime rate. In June 2014, tw o Officers from the Woodland Police Department and tw o Special Agents from ATF w ere assigned full time to create a team to address crime in Woodland. The specific direction of the program w as to utilize undercover officers to infiltrate specific criminal organizations w ithin the City of Woodland and Yolo County and conduct controlled purchases of contraband from these individuals. Betw een June 2014 and November 2015, Woodland Police Officers and ATF Special Agents purchased over 300 firearms, 43 stolen vehicles, stolen property that included commercial equipment and bicycles, and quantities of methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and ecstasy (M DM A). ATF provided the majority of the logistical support for the operation w hich included undercover vehicles, buy funds, personnel, and intelligence support. This collaborative operation has made a significant impact on specific criminal organizations operating in Woodland. The Department's excellent w orking relationship w ith ATF continues to this day, providing us w ith logistical, intelligence, and criminal prosecution support w ith the ongoing criminal investigations w ithin the City. 2015 Woodland PD Annual Report 17
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