North Division

Patrol Bureau
Goals Accomplishments Responsible Party - Lead Division / Unit / Section Funding Status
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North - Maintain an annual clearance rate for North Division Property Crimes Unit of 20%.

Property crime clearance rate for June was 13%.

Property crime clearance rate for July was 21%.

The North Division property crime clearance rate for August was 4%.
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    North - Organize monthly meetings with businesses and commercial stakeholders in North Division to share information related to crime trends and foster collaborative relationships.

    Not meeting due to COVID restrictions, social distancing requirements, and business closings. The North Div Economic were contacted by email. Commander Fimbres communicated by email several times with Tanger Outlet management. 

    No meetings were held due to COVID restrictions, social distancing requirements, and business closings. The North Div Economic were contacted by email. Commander Fimbres communicated by email several times with Tanger Outlet management. 

    No meetings were held due to COVID restrictions, social distancing requirements, and business closings.  Commander Fimbres communicated by email with Tanger Outlet management. 
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    North - Ensure complainants receive a callback on all cases within 72 hours and document in Records Management System.

    Contact with crime victims were within 72 hours on assigned cases.

    Contact with crime victims are being made within 72 hours on assigned cases.

    Contact with crime victims are being made within 72 hours on assigned cases.
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    North - Establish and maintain positive and trusting community relationships by increasing the number of community forums by six per year.

    No town hall meetings were held this month due to Covid 19 restrictions, but NPOs began smaller meetings outdoors with groups such as Code Blue, HOA, Businesses.

    No town hall meetings were held this month due to COVID 19 restrictions, but NPOs began smaller meetings outdoors with groups such as Code Blue, HOA, Businesses.

    Smaller neighborhood meetings continued this month such as Sendera Ranch, Chisolm Ridge, Reata Ranch, Sedona Village and several others.
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    North - Solicit employee (sworn and civilian) and community input in creative ways to address ongoing crime problems by establishing and facilitating focus groups four times per year with employees and community members.

    NPOs reached out to volunteer groups to inform them of upcoming CCPD election, educating them on CCPD.

    NPOs continue to contact citizen volunteer groups like CAPA and Code Blue who helped get the word out on the CCPD election in July.

    NPOs engaged with citizen groups such as Summerfields Neighborhood Association, Park Glen HOA group and several others about recent crime trends in their neighborhoods.
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    North - Address neighborhood quality of life issues proactively by identifying neighborhoods that require mowing, alley way clearance, bulk trash pick-up, sealing and condemnation of dilapidated homes.

    Quality of life concerns continue to be parking problems in various neighborhoods. NPOs wrote 989 parking citations this month and addressed 22 abandoned vehicles.

    The quality of life issue that most neighborhoods feel is a concern is bulk trash being left out (Code) and parking complaints.  NPOs wrote 122 parking tickets and tagged/towed 12 abandoned vehicles.

    The 2 main quality of life issues in North continue to be parking complaints and panhandling from corners along I-35.  NPOs began dialogue with other city departments on how to solve long-term panhandling issues. 
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    North - Develop a Crime Action Plan (CAP) committee to meet monthly consisting of supervisory and officer-level representatives from each shift (and NPOs).

    NPOs continue to communicate with beat officers and property crimes unit on on-going crime trends.  Overnight crime trend of BMVs along Heritage Trace west of I-35 was shared with active Code Blue members.

    NPOs continue to work closely with beat officers and property crimes unit. E12/E14 beats had a rise in overnight BMVs.  A special detail was written to combat this trend.

    An updated beat officer list was sent out to the NPOs to continue to share crime trends and other pertinent information about what is happening within the beats. Trends are discussed and shared from crime analyst and supervisors with officers.   
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    North - Collaborate with organizations that serve homeless individuals and vulnerable populations to provide them guidance, and assistance with obtaining resources. NPOs will identify and establish relationships with the facilities on their beats and participate / assist with the facility needs. NPO’s will provide monthly stats on the number of persons who benefit from placement in work programs and/or obtain housing assistance.

    The main homeless issue for North division is the continued soliciting from the main roadways connected to I35 and 820.  All intersections now have no soliciting signs.  NPOs continue to address this with citations, but often seeing the same actors.

    Homeless soliciting from roadway continues to occur along the I-35 corridor.  Numerous citations were written to these individuals during this month.  The signs posted at these intersections are not having much affect on limiting this behavior.

    NPOs continued to conduct details along 35/N Tarrant, 35/Western Center, 35/Heritage Trace and issued numerous citations.  NPOs engaged council office on a longer term solution.
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    North - Assist with increasing economic development and investment through enforcement, crime prevention, and active engagement with various community partners. Commanders shall establish an economic development committee and meet four times per year to discuss and identify new modes of collaboration and joint venture opportunities.

    The areas around Presidio, Alliance, and Tanger continue to add new businesses weekly. Most businesses opened in accordance with the State's reopening plan. Commander Fimbres communicated several times with Tanger Outlet management regarding BLM protests and how to keep the businesses and employees safe.

    The areas around Presidio, Alliance, and Tanger continue to add new businesses weekly. Most businesses opened in accordance with the State's reopening plan. Commander Fimbres communicated several times with Tanger Outlet management.

    The areas around Presidio, Alliance, and Tanger continue to add new businesses weekly. Most businesses opened in accordance with the State's reopening plan. Commander Fimbres communicated with Tanger Outlet management.
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    North - Enhance communication between officers and their counterparts in various supporting units (NPOs, specialized units, etc.), by having each specialized unit and NPOs attend at least one roll call per week and disseminate timely intelligence information to Patrol.

    Due to Covid 19 restrictions roll calls were limited with some taking place outside for health/safety and social distancing measures.  The NPOs  attended as they occurred.  Other information was shared with beat officers through email or 1 on 1 meetings.

    COVID 19  restrictions limit a lot of cross divisional/specialized unit interaction.  The NPO for F17 beat worked closely with the Arson unit on a couple of Arsons in Sendera Ranch, and with the Traffic division on few traffic complaints.

    NPOs attended outdoor roll calls 1-2 times a week.  NPOs met regularly with Property Crimes Unit.  F511 worked closely on recent arrest of BMV actors, collected video and returned property to owners.
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    North - Train officers in beat integrity/beat management techniques such as identification of and relationship development with community members who can and will assist law enforcement efforts. Make better use of crime analysis tools and personnel for trending offenses, and the effective use of all available resources. Use one extended roll call training one day/week to encompass all of Patrol in coordination with Advanced Training.

    Officers continue to learn beat integrity.  Rollcalls resumed (for a time), but  then indoor rollcall were again suspended in June for social distancing precautions. 

    Officers continue to learn beat integrity.  Indoor rollcalls ceased.  However, outdoor rollcalls on Mondays and Thursdays continued with social distancing requirements. 

    Officers continue to learn beat integrity.  Indoor rollcalls ceased.  However, outdoor rollcalls on Mondays and Thursdays continued with social distancing requirements. 
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    North - Address neighborhood quality of life issues more proactively with NPOs and beat officers meeting with twenty citizens and ten businesses on their assigned beats per month.

    NPOs helped with Food Bank drive at Ironwood Crossing apartments on 6/18, passing out food to well over 100 families.  NPOs continue to meet with businesses, especially those new ones just opening back up. North Division had over 195 business contacts this month.

    NPOs assisted with a food bank delivery at Avondale Senior Apartments on 7/2/20.  NPOs continue to meet regularly with new businesses such as the new 5-11 store on F17 beat.

    NPOs assisted with several back to school events such as Kay Granger Elem and Gateway Church outreach event.  NPOs also conducted back to school traffic details at Keller ISD schools.
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    North - Increase communication between NPOs, community groups, apartment managers, beat officers, and other departmental groups regarding new beat trends, making a concerted and collaborative effort to address them in a timely manner by hosting police sponsored neighborhood meetings within each neighborhood.

    NPOs began small meetings with community groups such as Code Blue and CAPA, passing along information on upcoming election and current crime trends in the division.

    NPOs continue to reach out to Code Blue members to  share crime trends and to the Traffic division on continued traffic complaints in neighborhoods.

    Community meetings continued this month with Alta Apartments, Sedona Village Senior center, Avondale Senior center, and numerous (small) individual Code Blue groups.
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    North - Develop youth activities in each beat to improve relations between the police and the public. NPOs and beat officers will canvass their beats and ascertain what sport or activity will be productive / successful in their neighborhoods of responsibility. NPOs shall attend PAL meetings on a routine basis and share/encourage participation with the citizens within their beats.

    The main youth interaction continued to be Birthday brigade drive-by's, interacting at Food Bank drive-thrus and protest details.

    Birthday brigades continued in July.   Officers participated in a back to school drive-through event with Gateway Church on 7/31. 

    Birthday brigades continued this month.  NPOs participated in a youth mentoring program Operation Progress.
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    North - Become more involved in community programs to build better relations and partnerships between the police and the public. NPOs shall develop or facilitate four new meetings in their areas per year.

    NPOs were very active in community engagement through protest details this month, assisting downtown on bike patrol and protests at Riverside/Heritage Trace.  During these events, NPOs spoke with countless residents about police relations and how they can be involved in their community/police.

    NPOs continue to help out on protest details downtown in July.   NPOs continue to reach out to smaller businesses as they re-open or new ones opening, especially the F14 and F17 beats with new developments.

    Small group meetings continued throughout the division such as Marriot Champions circle, Walmart Avondale Haslet, plus attending neighborhood beautification awards at Carlsbad Way in Arcadia Park.
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    North - Utilize mobile storefronts that rotates to different locations each month offering services normally offered at regular permanent police storefront locations. NPOs shall utilize the mobile storefront once per month on each of their beats and advertise one week in advance of location.

    The mobile storefront was not used this month due to Covid restrictions and the priority to use is elsewhere.

    The mobile storefront was not used this month due to COVID 19 restrictions and the priority to use is elsewhere.  Planned Kids ID events were  rescheduled.

    Kids ID program still suspended due to COVID-19 restrictions, which limits the divisions use of the mobile storefront due to its limited area for social distancing.
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    North - Identify areas of blight and address in cooperation with other city departments to reduce conditions conducive to crime. NPOs and beat officers shall identify these areas and NPOs will report this information to their chain of command.

    NPOs assisted in the apartment food drive at Ironwood apartments.  NPOs also checked areas of soliciting from roadway daily.  Areas of blight are uncommon in the division.

    Lower income and blight is relatively low in the division, but the NPOs assisted in an elderly food drive delivery on F14 beat at Avondale Farms Senior center.

    NPOs handled 4 Code Compliance referrals this month.  NPOs also conducted 12 Homeless/Panhandling details this month.
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    North - Submit monthly NPO reports on activities, problem solving efforts, community meetings, community problems, etc.

    NPOs continued to post their weekly crime reports on Nextdoor.com, sharing Part I crimes, crime trends and other pertinent information with their beats.

    Weekly crime reports and other pertinent information was shared through social media outlets by NPOs and Crime Prevention Specialist.

    NPOs continue to engage their communities by sharing Part I crime and other crime trends through social media such as NextDoor website and also through virtual WebEx and Zoom meetings.
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    North - Create at least two new CODE Blue groups per year per Division by conducting community walks, creating bilingual advertisements, solicitation through neighborhood association meetings, bringing Code Blue applications to all events where police are present, and providing short recruitment speeches at all applicable events.

    Code Blue patrolling continued to increase as Covid restrictions relaxed.  New member training is still suspended until larger gatherings are permitted.  

    Code Blue participated in this month's Special Detail in Ed District to reduce burglaries.  Over 25  Code Blue personnel volunteered over the 5 night detail.

    No new Code Blue groups started this month and training on large groups was suspended due to COVID-19 restrictions, but information was  shared within smaller groups.
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    North - Increase Code Blue Membership by 5% per year for five years.

    NPOs were able to recruit 1 new Code Blue member this month, but were unable to train.

    No new COP members recruited this month, but 17 meetings (either in person or by phone) were conducted this month with Code Blue volunteers with social distancing precautions.

    No new Code Blue members recruited this month. NPOs kept the current volunteers informed and engaged by sharing current crime trends.
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    North - Increase active Code Blue participation. NPOs are required to provide one special detail per month on their beat outside of normal operations.

    Code Blue participation continued to increase.  NPOs started small outdoor meetings with their groups to share current crime trends and information about the upcoming CCPD election.

    A Special Detail was conducted for 5 nights in Ed district utilizing over 25 volunteers.  The NPOs continued  smaller details on individual beats.

    NPOs met with Chisolm Ridge, VOWS, Reata Ranch, Sendera Ranch and individual Code Blue groups this month, provided updated crime trends and directed patrols to areas of concern.
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    North - Ensure efficient case management and effective investigations by conducting monthly audits to ensure adherence to compliance standards.

    Detective Lewis and Officer Pledger were audited this month with minor issues noted.

    Detective J Slagle and Officer Shelley were audited this month with only minor issues noted.

    Detectives Um and Williams were audited this month with minor issues noted.
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    North - Conduct weekly case review meetings to ensure identification and discussion of all cases assigned to individual detectives; in particular cases that may be related or part of ongoing crime sprees in COMPSTAT and violent crime meetings.

    A prolific burglar was identified.  Suspect was arrested for 6 BOVs and 10 Credit card abuse charges.  Subject is in custody. Case review meetings are being done.  

    Property crimes identified a prolific burglar.  A suspect was identified and detectives are preparing 4 BOV warrants, and 11 Credit Card abuse cases.

    Property crimes identified 4 suspects involved in storage facility burglaries, and warrants were generated by detectives.  One suspect was involved in a burglary in Southlake.
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    North - Increase timely information sharing on trends and wanted-person information with beat officers, NPOs, business owners, community groups, and apartment communities. Captains will schedule and attend ad-hoc and scheduled police informational meetings within each neighborhood. The beat officers, NPOs, and community leaders for each area will be encouraged to participate and create networking events.

    The NPO's continue to use Nextdoor to share crime on their respective beats with the citizens weekly. 

    The NPO's continued to use Nextdoor weekly to share crime on their respective beats with the citizens. 

    The NPO's continued to use Nextdoor weekly to share crime on their respective beats with the citizens. 
  • Criminal Investigations
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    North - Establish regular Roll-Call training by detectives for patrol personnel. A divisional CID detective will attend one roll call each week to facilitate information sharing.

    Attendance at roll calls is temporarily suspended, but info is passed on to patrol by detectives.

    Attendance at roll calls was temporarily suspended indoors but bi-weekly outdoor rollcalls continued with social distancing precautions. Info was passed  to patrol by detectives.

    Attendance at roll calls was temporarily suspended indoors but bi-weekly outdoor rollcalls continued with social distancing precautions. Info was passed  to patrol by detectives.
  • Criminal Investigations
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    North - Assign patrol officers to the detective office on two-week rotations to facilitate their understanding of the intricacies in investigations and the requirements necessary when filing thorough/quality cases.

    No officers were assigned to the detective office due to staffing during pandemic.

    No officers were assigned to the detective office due to staffing during pandemic.

    No officers were assigned to the detective office due to staffing during pandemic.
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    North - Develop community informants to glean additional information on criminals and trends. NPOs and beat officers shall develop or refer one potential confidential informant to the Intelligence Section per month.

    No active informants this month.  But NPOs continue to assist in helping develops leads on cases, such as looking for surveillance in neighborhoods where crime is occurring or reaching out to see if anyone has seen habitual actors.

    No active informants were developed this month.  NPOs continued to push the community camera registration to increase surveillance access for property crimes and other events.

    NO active informants developed this month.  NPOs assisted property crimes in contacting citizens on F11 and F14 beats to help solve a string of BMVs on both beats by obtaining video surveillance.
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