In December officers were dispatched to an area outside Macomb where some items had been found
interview determined that he was possibly involved in some burglaries. A warrant was procured and served on a location in the 500 block of N Johnson. During that search three suspects were identified
SRT members are trained in close quarter combat, room clearing, breaching, and other skills. SRT administration is
" "#%' !'/&-‐9 Program continues to excel. 2012 saw the certification of handlers Todd Tedrow, with K-‐9 Landres, and handler Lindsey May, with K-‐9 Kappes. Both K-‐9
. fugitives and drug dealers. SRT has weapons. SRT maintains a 100% safety rating with no injuries to operators or are generally on patrol, but they can be seen at the train station and public presentations.
In 2013 the SRT team was utilized just four times however their training and skills were put to the test for one particular call. On April 6 th , 2013 the team was called out for a suicidal subject who was armed with a gun. On short notice, the team assembled and laid out a plan to make contact with the subject as he approached his friends. Utilizing their training the team was able to quickly overwhelm the subject getting him to drop his weapon and surrender without harm.
In 2013 the SRT team added Officers Troy Shoudel, Nick Goc, Derek Wiley and Deputy Levi Walton to the team.
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Officer May reports Kappes was deployed 65 times in 2013, three of which were for tracking.
The results of the deployments consist of 12 misdemeanor arrests and 19 felony arrests.
Kappes also assisted with seizing $3890 throughout the year. Kappes has located crack cocaine,
555 grams of cannabis, heroin, ecstasy and many other drugs from vehicles. The K-‐9 teams assisted in 5 school searches for surrounding community schools. We also conducted 7 K-‐9 demonstrations to various organizations such as, explorers, Boy Scouts, Lincoln Elementary,
WIU LEJA clubs, WIU News, and Girl Scouts.
Officer Tedrow and K9 Landres have been working together for two years. Over the past year
Officer Tedrow and K9 Landres have been deployed 57 times with 10 deployments for other agencies. As a result of their deployments, Officer Tedrow and K9 Landres have recovered a gun tossed during a foot pursuit and have made several felony and misdemeanor arrests.
Officer Tedrow and K-‐9 Landres have conducted two demonstrations and helped with 6 school searches.
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120 S. McArthur St. Macomb, IL 61455 (309)833-4505
Mayor Inman, City Administrator Torreson, City Council Members, and Citizens of Macomb,
On behalf of the men and women of the Macomb Police Department I am pleased to provide you with our annual report for 2013. The report provides a summary of the activity and accomplishments of the
Macomb Police Department during the past year.
In 2013 the Macomb Police Department received 15,091 calls for service. This was a 6.6% decrease from the 16,090 calls for service received in 2012. Part I crimes remained relatively unchanged except for the categories of burglary and theft. Burglaries increased 77% from 66 reported in 2012 to 117 reported in 2013. Thefts decreased 19% from 344 reported in 2012 to 277 reported in 2013.
In this report we highlighted major cases for 2013. Burglary cases were on the rise in 2013 and therefore solving burglaries and arresting the perpetrators was a major focus for the Investigation
Division. Investigators and Patrol Officers did an outstanding job working cases together. Together they were able solve the vast majority of our burglaries and arrest the perpetrators. In other major case highlights our drug unit was very successful in conducting narcotics investigations. Cooperation and teamwork between law enforcement agencies in McDonough County led to numerous arrests and seizures.
The members of the Macomb Police Department will endeavor to maintain trust through open communication, operational transparency, and accountability of our actions. Collaborative efforts with our community groups and citizens to identify and solve problems are and will remain a priority of the
Macomb Police Department.
I would like to extend my personal appreciation to our citizens, local officials and the employees of the
Macomb Police Department. Your efforts are what make the city of Macomb a safe place to live, work and visit.
Sincerely,
Curt W. Barker
Chief of Police
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John Royal
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Jim Rowland
Robin Kimler
Lindsey May
Tom Duvall
Bill Kennedy
Aaron Fannon
Nick Goc
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Bill Lipcamon
Denise May
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Officer Joel Clausing began his employment with the Macomb Police
Department on March 25, 2013. Prior to joining MPD, he attended Western
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Enforcement and Justice Administration. During his time at Western he served as the President of Concert Safety Corps which is a student-‐run event security organization. Joel also worked for Go West Transit as a security guard on the late night bus routes.
Officer Clausing started an internship with the Lansing, IL Police Department in January 2013. During this time, Joel was given an employment offer from the Macomb Police Department. He was sent to the Police Training Institute at University of Illinois where he learned the basics of police work during the 3 month training academy.
Officer Clausing graduated from PTI on June 27 th
, 2013 and celebrates his one year anniversary on
March 25 th
, 2014.
Officer Matthew Marass began his employment with the Macomb Police
Department on June 19 th
, 2013.
After graduating from high school Matthew enlisted in the Illinois Army
National Guard. He attended Basic Combat Training and the US Army
Military Police School in Fort Leonard Wood, MO. Matthew graduated in
June of 2008 and was assigned to the 233 rd
Military Police Company out of
Springfield, Illinois.
In January of 2009 Matthew accepted an ROTC scholarship to Western
Illinois University. While attending WIU, Matthew served as the Cadet
Battalion Executive Officer for the ROTC Battalion. He graduated from WIU in the Spring of 2012 with a Major in Law Enforcement and Justice
Administration and minors in both Military Science and Emergency Management.
Upon graduation, Matthew also earned his commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Illinois Army
National Guard. He branched back into the Military Police Corps and now serves as a Platoon Leader for the 233 rd
Military Police Company.
Matthew worked in the private security sector for six months before being offered a position as a police officer with the Springfield Park District. He attended the Illinois State Police Academy in Springfield,
Illinois for a period of 12 weeks, during which time he was trained in the basic skills and knowledge required to serve as a police officer in the State of Illinois.
Matthew served as a police officer with the Springfield Park District until June of 2013 when he accepted an offer with the Macomb Police Department.
Officer Jacob Rhodes began his employment with Macomb Police
Department on June 24, 2013. Prior to joining MPD he attended Western
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Degree in Law Enforcement and Justice Administration with a minor in
Forensic Psychology. During his time at Western, he was President of Concert
Safety Corps and also worked for Western Emergency Medical Services. He
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Services. After graduation, Officer Rhodes joined the Illinois National Guard where he attended Basic Training, Officer Candidate School, and Armor Basic
Officer Leaders Course. Most recently, he worked full time for the 2-‐106 th
Cavalry Squadron as the JRTC Project Officer.
Officer Rhodes attended the Basic Training Course for Law Enforcement Officer at the Police Training
Institute in Champaign, IL. He graduated in September of 2013 in the top ten percent of his class.
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Program and qualified for solo patrol in February of 2014.
Officer Andrew Gillespie-‐Connor began his employment with the Macomb
Police Department on December 16, 2013. Officer Gillespie-‐Connor started his college career at Illinois Central College and then transferred to Western
Illinois University where he studied Emergency Management and minored in
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration. While attending Western Illinois
University, he participated in various organizations and held leadership positions in Western EMS, Student Patrol, and the IESMA student group. In his free time, he can be found enjoying the outdoors fishing or camping.
Prior to his employment with the Macomb Police Department, he worked part-‐ time with the Dunlap Fire Protection District. Members of his family also serve as firefighters and police officers; this is what gave him the motivation to become a police officer.
Officer Gillespie-‐Connor is currently attending the Police Training Institute at the University of Illinois; he plans to graduate the academy on March 27, 2014.
Retirements & Departures
Officer of the Year 2013
The Police Officer of the Year award shall be bestowed upon one police officer annually in recognition of those qualities which distinguished him or her as a professional in the field of policing. It shall serve as proper recognition among fellow officers and the public alike for this ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂů͛ƐĚĞĚŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƚŽĚƵƚLJ͕ŽƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐũŽďƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ͕ƵŶƐƵůůŝĞĚŵŽƌĂůĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌ͕ exceptional community/civic leadership or service, professional police image and bearing. The
Chief of Police shall make the final selection among the nominations forwarded considering the following criteria or guidelines;
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To receive the Police Officer of the Year award, an officer should be an outstanding police officer who has had an excellent work record over the past year.
He/she should be the type of officer who is admired by other officers and his/her dedication to the Department and its goals should be obvious to all.
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He/she should present the best possible image to the public.
The officer is devoted to duty beyond the requirements of the job which included enforcement, community activities and enhancing the image of the Department.
The officer has positive supervisory performance evaluations for the year under consideration.
6. The officer produces quality work and demonstrates above average initiative in the performance of his/her duties.
In early 2014, Supervisors submitted nominations for officers that met the rigid standards. A panel reviewed the nominations and forwarded recommendations to the Chief of Police. Once the Chief was confident the nominations met the criteria, the award was granted.
Awards and Commendations
In January of 2013 Officer Jenessa Lundgren was presented with an Award of Meritorious
Service for her work as the DARE/School Resource Officer. Officer Lundgren taught DARE in ďŽƚŚƚŚĞDĂĐŽŵďƉƵďůŝĐƐĐŚŽŽůƐĂƐǁĞůůĂƐ^ƚ͘WĂƵů͛ƐĂƚŚŽůŝĐ^ĐŚŽŽů͘,ĞƌƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƚŽƚŚĞƐĐŚŽŽů district made our schools a safer place for children to learn. Officer Lundgren also dedicated her time to the Scott Jennings Memorial Fishing tournament since 2009.
In February of 2013 Officer Todd Tedrow was presented with a Letter of Commendation for actions in January of 2013. Officer Tedrow was called to assist at the scene of a traffic stop where a passenger had fled the scene. Officer Tedrow, utilizing his K9 Landres, searched the path that the suspect had taken. Officer Tedrow and K9 Landres ultimately recovered a gun
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In 2013, three officers Ͷ Derek Wiley, Todd Tedrow and Nick Goc Ͷ received certificates of
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According to a letter sent from AAIM to Chief Barker, the organization conducts an annual DUI survey of more than 700 police agencies across the state. Officer Goc has received the AAIM certificate of appreciation for the past five years.
In June of 2013 Detective M. William Gass was presented with an Award of Meritorious Service for his work in the Investigations division from 2004 to 2013. Detective Gass was recognized for his work combating child pornography via the internet, computerized criminal activity, computer forensics, sexual assaults and child forensic interviews. Detective Gass was further recognized for his work for the Scott Jennings Memorial Fishing Tournament and for his work with the Police Explorers Program.
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Banquet Center (Peoria) for graduation from Northwestern University
Center for Public Safety, School of Police Staff and Command class 345.
He was elected class president and gave a speech at the graduation
ceremony.
York and 21 other officers started the program in July. The School of
Police Staff and Command is described as an intensive ten-‐week program that prepares law enforcement managers for senior positions by combining academic principles with practical applications.
Sgt. York attended the program and has brought the principles and knowledge from Staff and
Command to his administrative and policing duties within the department.
The Macomb Police Department Launched its new web site in November of 2013. Utilizing much of what was on the old website, the new site is crisp, simple and informative. A new section was created on the MPD website dedicated strictly to Western Illinois University
Students. Realizing the need to make specific information available to WIU students an entire page was dedicated to this information. In addition links to documents which act as a guide to interacting with law enforcement were added. The new website has received positive reviews from the public.
In January investigations talked with a rental property owner and were told that he had found some possibly stolen items in one of his rentals. A warrant was secured and served on 409 N Johnson St where numerous stolen items were found. A warrant was later issued for the arrest of a suspect for possession of stolen property. This warrant solved four residential burglaries and one auto burglary
that occurred over the Thanksgiving and Christmas break from the previous year.
In February of 2013 a search warrant was conducted at 1 ½ North Randolph Street in Macomb. The search warrant was the result of a one month investigation. The investigation involved suspects selling large amounts of cannabis and another suspect assisting in the trafficking of the cannabis. During the search warrant in Macomb and consent search of a residence in rural McDonough County, the following items were seized; two pounds and six ounces of cannabis, 18 illegal narcotics pills (controlled substance), 20 cannabis sativa plants, 20 grams of psilocybin mushrooms, a vehicle and $33,085.45 in seizure and recovered currency from the case. The arrests were the result of a combined drug unit investigation.
In March Officers were dispatched to the 500 block of W Murray St in reference to a subject with a gun holding others hostage. It was determined that this was occurring at 509 W Murray St, a location that we had other activity during the previous year. We were able to identify a number that the calls were coming from and plot the cell phone in the general area. State Police, MCSO, WIU OPS and ISP TRT were all involved in this case. A suspect was eventually identified and charged with the crime.
In April of 2013 a search warrant was conducted at 532 West Orchard Street and 530 ½ West Orchard
Street. The search warrant was the result of a two month investigation. The suspects were suspected of using an intricate web browser and web page to covertly purchase cannabis and other illegal drugs. The suspected drugs were shipped using the United States Postal Service. Currency for the transactions was
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investigation.
In June an ex-‐girlfriend of a suspect contacted the Macomb Police Department to investigate some child
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located numerous child pornography items on the phones and computer. This case was sent to Federal jurisdiction for prosecution due to the large amount of pornography.
In July a victim awoke to subjects burglarizing his residence in the 400 block of West Adams. Officers who were doing foot patrol in the area as part of an anti-‐burglary effort quickly responded and located
one subject coming out of a residence in the area. Subsequent investigation and a search warrant led to the arrest of another suspect. It was determined that the subjects had attempted to burglarize four other apartments that same night. Items recovered in the search warrant also cleared up three other burglaries. One suspect in this case plead out and served time in the Illinois Department of Corrections.
In September a female subject came to the police department to turn over a cellular phone that she believed had child pornography on it. The phone belonged to her husband. A search warrant was ŝƐƐƵĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞƉŚŽŶĞĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƵďũĞĐƚ͛ƐƌĞƐŝĚĞŶĐĞ͘^ĞǀĞƌĂůŝƚĞŵƐŽĨĐŚŝůĚƉŽƌŶŽŐƌĂƉŚLJǁĞƌĞůŽĐĂƚĞĚĂƚ
the residence and on the phone.
In September the department was contacted by a complainant that informed us that he was following a
subject that stole items from his truck. Officers were able to locate the suspect. The suspect had burglarized a truck in the City Hall parking lot. A subsequent investigation determined that the suspect had stolen a car a few days earlier and had committed several other burglaries, including a local
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In November officers responded to Wal-‐Mart in reference to three subjects entering the store and stealing high end items from a locked cage in the rear of the store. A few hours after the burglary we were able to have some suspects identified and were able to serve a warrant on their residence.
Though no items from the burglary was located at the suspects apartment, we were able to identify where the stolen items were located and recovered $17,000 worth of items out of the $35,000 in items that were stolen.
In December officers were dispatched to an area outside Macomb where some items had been found that were related to burglaries in town. Eventually officers were able to locate a suspect that had returned some books to a local book store to sell back. When the subject was identified a subsequent interview determined that he was possibly involved in some burglaries. A warrant was procured and served on a location in the 500 block of N Johnson. During that search three suspects were identified and numerous stolen items were found. This case cleared seven burglaries that we had over past breaks.
SRT is a multi-‐agency response team. SRT is equipped and trained to execute high risk fugitive warrants and narcotic warrants.
SRT members are trained in close quarter combat, room clearing, breaching, and other skills. SRT administration is specifically trained in operation planning and contingency management .
The goal behind SRT was to deliver a safe, effective, and efficient way to arrest fugitives and drug dealers. SRT has helped seize money, drugs, evidence, and weapons. SRT maintains a 100% safety rating with no injuries to operators or suspects.
In 2013 the SRT team was utilized just four times however their training and skills were put to the test for one particular call. On April 6 th
, 2013 the team was called out for a suicidal subject who was armed with a gun. On short notice, the team assembled and laid out a plan to make contact with the subject as he approached his friends. Utilizing their training the team was able to quickly overwhelm the subject getting him to drop his weapon and surrender without harm.
In 2013 the SRT team added Officers Troy Shoudel, Nick Goc, Derek Wiley and Deputy Levi Walton to the team.
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Officer May reports Kappes was deployed 65 times in 2013, three of which were for tracking.
The results of the deployments consist of 12 misdemeanor arrests and 19 felony arrests.
Kappes also assisted with seizing $3890 throughout the year. Kappes has located crack cocaine,
555 grams of cannabis, heroin, ecstasy and many other drugs from vehicles. The K-‐9 teams assisted in 5 school searches for surrounding community schools. We also conducted 7 K-‐9 demonstrations to various organizations such as, explorers, Boy Scouts, Lincoln Elementary,
WIU LEJA clubs, WIU News, and Girl Scouts.
Officer Tedrow and K9 Landres have been working together for two years. Over the past year
Officer Tedrow and K9 Landres have been deployed 57 times with 10 deployments for other agencies. As a result of their deployments, Officer Tedrow and K9 Landres have recovered a gun tossed during a foot pursuit and have made several felony and misdemeanor arrests.
Officer Tedrow and K-‐9 Landres have conducted two demonstrations and helped with 6 school searches.
During the last year the Macomb Police Department range was used by the Macomb Police
Department, WIU Office of Public Safety, McDonough ŽƵŶƚLJ^ŚĞƌŝĨĨ͛ƐKĨĨŝĐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞ/ůůŝŶŽŝƐ
State Police District 14. The training over the last year has included handgun qualifications, rifle qualifications and basic training for both handgun and rifle. The range has also been used for the Special Response Team for search warrant service and practice. In October the range was open for a Saturday so that local hunters could site in their shotguns for hunting season. This program is done every year as a public service.
In the future the police department would like to upgrade the facilities and possibly include a training building and the milling of the berm.
D.A.R.E.
(Drug Abuse Resistance Education) is a collaborative effort by D.A.R.E. certified law enforcement officers, educators, students, parents, and the community to offer an educational program in the classroom to prevent or reduce drug abuse and violence among children and youth. The emphasis of D.A.R.E. is to help students recognize and resist the many direct and subtle pressures that influence students to experiment with alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, inhalants, or other drugs, or to engage in violence.
The ten week program offers preventive strategies to enhance those protective factors -‐ especially bonding to the family, school, and community -‐ which research has shown to foster development of resiliency in students who may be at risk for substance abuse or other problem behaviors. The Macomb Police Department's D.A.R.E. program started in the mid-‐1980's and has had several instructors since its introduction.
The School Resource Officer (S.R.O.) should be viewed as a resource to which the school community can rely on as a law enforcement officer, a law-‐related counselor, and a law-‐related teacher. The S.R.O. not only keeps the peace in the schools but provides resource guidance to students, parents, faculty and staff, and educates through presentations a better understanding of our local, state, and federal laws.
The S.R.O. also serves as a positive role model for the students at school during school hours and off the school grounds at extracurricular activities.
In the Summer of 2013 Officer McLaughlin became certified as a School Resource Officer and attained an Advanced School Resource Officer certificate.
The Macomb Police Explorers Post #4044 is a joint program between the Boy Scouts of America and the Macomb Police Department. Its purpose is to educate students who have an interest in the profession of Law Enforcement. The program is for high school and college students between the ages of 14 and 20. The Explorer program adheres to a schedule of education and training that not only teaches the students different skills needed for the law enforcement profession but prepares the students to participate in ride-‐along situations with our officers. The students learn: how to effective use police radios, how traffic stops are done, how to write out tickets and accident report, traffic and criminal laws, HazMat and First Aid skills, and firearm usage and safety. The current Explorer program has approximately 12 students in participation and is mainly comprised of first or second year college students.
The Vehicle Impoundment program has been successful in utilizing new state legislature that allows police departments to impound vehicles for certain violations. The violations included are primarily safety and licensing violations such as Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol,
Driving While License Suspended/Revoked, Fleeing a Police Officer, Drug Offenses, or Leaving the scene of an Accident. Over the past three years, the Macomb Police Department has had a high level of success in utilizing the program. In 2013 there were 206 vehicles impounded under the program.
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ƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚƚŽǁŝŶŐĂŶĚŝŵƉŽƵŶĚŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞŽĨĨĞŶĚĞƌ͛ƐǀĞŚŝĐůĞŝƐĂĐŽŶƚŝŶƵŽƵƐĞĨĨŽƌƚƚŽŵĂŬĞ the roads safer for the law abiding motoring public.
In 2013 the Macomb Police Department moved its impound lot. The lot is now located out by the McDonough County Animal Shelter north of the yard waste disposal site. All of the fencing and electronic gate was moved to the new location. Millings were used to create the base for the lot. Plans are in the works to place cameras and lights on the lot to deter thefts and vandalism.
Homicide
Criminal Sexual Assault
Robbery
Agg. Battery/Agg. Assault
Burglary
Theft
Motor Vehicle Theft
Arson
16500
16000
15500
15000
14500
14000
13500
13000
Year
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2009
0
5
1
24
38
372
6
2010
0
5
1
20
84
352
5
2 0 0
2011
0
8
1
39
124
350
8
Number of calls
15132
14139
15101
16090
15091
Number of calls
2012
0
9
2
37
66
344
8
0
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
2013
0
13
3
39
117
277
5
0
Traffic Stops
DUI's
Citations
Warnings
2009
1686
94
897
1708
2010 2011 2012
2245
128
1032
2017
2054
117
1056
1806
2145
113
990
2000
2013
2020
96
996
1798
Traffic Accidents
Fatal Accidents
Personal Injury
Property Damage
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
2009
638
0
48
241
2010
659
1
56
240
2011
638
0
36
266
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
Traffic
Accidents
Fatal
Accidents
Personal
Injury
Property
Damage
Traffic Stops
DUI's
Citations
Warnings
2012
510
1
42
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2013
469
1
39
City Ordinance Violations
MA-‐4-‐94 -‐ PERSON UNDER 20 YOA IN CLASS 'A'
MA-‐4-‐95 ~ PURCHASE, ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, CONSUMPTION ALC
MA-‐4-‐96 -‐ SALE OR DELIVERY OF ALCOHOL
MA-‐4-‐97 -‐ MISREPRESENTATION OF AGE BY A MINOR/POSS OF FALSE ID
MA-‐4-‐115C -‐ POSSESSION OF OPEN ALCOHOL IN PUBLIC
MA-‐16-‐15 -‐ PROHIBITED NOISES
MA-‐16-‐16 -‐ LOUD GATHERINGS
MA-‐16-‐51 -‐ URINATING/DEFECATING PUBLIC
MA-‐16-‐54 -‐ POSS. OF CANNABIS LESS THAN 10 GRAMS
MA-‐15-‐58 POSS. OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
MA-‐16-‐12 ~ FIGHTING
MA-‐16-‐71 ~ TRESPASSING
MA-‐16-‐31 -‐ RESISTING/OBSTRUCTING OFFICER/OFFICIAL
MA-‐11-‐2 ~ ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE
MA-‐16-‐16.1 NUISANCE PARTIES
2009
47
501
28
34
24
8
22
56
175
38
32
2
19
12
2010
58
442
22
32
26
10
34
54
100
24
47
17
17
20
20
963 to 1
Sex Offenders living in Macomb as of 2-‐7-‐2014
Ratio of residents to sex offenders
Sex Offenders living in Canton as of 2-‐7-‐2014
Ratio of residents to sex offenders
Sex Offenders living in Galesburg as of 2-‐7-‐2014
Ratio of residents to sex offenders
Sex Offenders living in Jacksonville as of 2-‐7-‐2014
Ratio of residents to sex offenders
45
327 to 1
78
413 to 1
37
526 to 1
2011
61
215
12
38
26
8
44
50
141
29
61
8
20
36
2012
42
308
19
14
37
9
45
49
68
44
23
3
14
22
2013
9
228
13
58
35
25
22
54
60
31
7
0
21
20
13
A pursuit review was conducted on January 9 th , 2014 for pursuit reports in 2013. There were no
pursuit reports for 2013.
Incident # Source of
Contact
13-‐1018 Dispatched to Remove unwanted subject
Subject
Resistance
None
Force Used Subject
Injury
Injury
Location
Pointed Taser None None
Effects of
Force
Complied
13-‐1673 Dispatched to Remove unwanted subject
Empty hand active aggression
Non-‐
Compliant handcuffing, joint manipulation, pressure point, struck with hand
None None Fought and forced into handcuffs
13-‐2126 Dispatched for a suicidal subject
Empty hand active aggression
13-‐3244 Traffic
Stop
Fleeing
Non-‐ compliant handcuffing
Pointed
Firearm and
Taser
Pointed
Firearm
13-‐4537 Dispatched for
Burglary in
Progress
Fleeing
13-‐5079 Dispatched for Shots
Fired
None Pointed
Firearm
None None
None None
None None
None None
Forced into handcuffs
Complied
Complied
Complied
Incident # Source of
Contact
Subject
Resistance
Force Used Subject
Injury
Injury
Location
Effects of
Force
Complied 13-‐8225 Dispatched to Criminal
Damage and
Domestic
Battery
Fleeing Pointed
Firearm
13-‐8340 Dispatched to Possible
Burglary in
Progress
None Pointed
Firearm
13-‐9709 Dispatched for large fight in progress
Empty hand active aggression, verbal resistance, empty hand defensive resistance
Chemical agent and control tactics
None
None
None
None
None
None
13-‐9849 Dispatched for
Domestic
Battery
Resisting arrest, defense resistance
13-‐10705 On view dispersal of large crowd in street
Verbal resistance, empty hand active aggression, passive resistance
Pointed Taser None
Non-‐ compliant handcuffing, chemical agent, joint manipulation
None
None
None
None None 13-‐11549 Dispatched for
Domestic
Battery in progress
Empty hand active aggression
Chemical agent
Complied
Complied
Forced into handcuffs
Forced into handcuffs
Complied
Incident # Source of
Contact
Subject
Resistance
Force Used Subject
Injury
Injury
Location
Effects of
Force
13-‐12206 On view fight in progress
Empty hand active aggression
Defensive resistance
13-‐12447 Dispatch for
Domestic
Battery
13-‐13828 Dispatched to MCJ for combative inmate
Active resistance
Chemical agent
None None
Pointed Taser None None
Pointed Taser None None
Crowd dispersed
Complied
None
FOP Activities
A polar plunge is an event held during the winter where participants enter a body of water despite the low temperature. In the United States polar plunges are usually held to raise money for a charitable organization. Officers from the Macomb Police Dept. take place in the annual event held at Lake Story in Galesburg, IL. Macomb officers raise money with the proceeds going toward the Special Olympics.
Special Olympics is an international organization that changes lives by promoting understanding, acceptance and inclusion between people with and without intellectual disabilities. Through year-‐round sports training and athletic competition and other related programming for more than 3 million children and adults with intellectual disabilities in more than 180 countries, Special Olympics has created a model community that
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Olympics Illinois does not charge athletes or their families to participate in the program.
The Shop-‐With-‐A-‐Cop program is an annual program sponsored by the Macomb Fraternal
Order of Police Lodge #189. Each year several children from the Macomb area are selected to be taken shopping at either Wal-‐Mart or Kmart. Officers spend a few hours with the children and their parents/guardians while shopping for school clothing and supplies.
The Scott Jennings Fishing Contest for Children is hosted by the Macomb Police Department each year in May. The event was named after Scott Jennings who was killed 32 years ago in an accident which occurred the day before the first Fishing Contest for Children. Each year the contest is held at Spring Lake Park. Prizes are given out based upon age group and weight of fish caught. The event typically has attendance of over 130 children.
In the fall of 2013 Chief Curt Barker was diagnosed with cancer. In 2011 department personnel began participating in Movember. Movember is a movement to raise awareness for mens health issues. Every
November members of the department are allowed to grow mustaches outside of department regulations.
This year members combined Movember with a show of support for the Chief and on December 4 th , 2013, eight members of the Macomb Police Department shaved their heads to show their support.