West Division

Patrol Bureau
Goals Accomplishments Responsible Party - Lead Division / Unit / Section Funding Status
Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21
West - Expand the scope of the Crime Free Multi-Housing ordinance training and its enforcement by providing additional training each year to NPO’s and beat officers.

One WEST NPO has been assigned to be the instructor for Crime Free Multi Housing for the Department. 

One WEST NPO has been assigned to be the instructor for Crime Free Multi Housing for the Department. 

One WEST NPO has been assigned to be the instructor for Crime Free Multi Housing for the Department. 
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    West - Open a new W. 7th Street area storefront facility.

    The West 7th Storefront is open and in use.

    The West 7th Storefront is open and in use.

    West 7th Storefront is open and in use.  
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    West - Establish and maintain positive and trusting community relationships by increasing the number of community forums by six per year.

    West Division conducted several Zoom Meetings with different HOA's and Neighborhood Associations.   We continue working on "Next Door" Social Media.  

    West Division conducted several Zoom Meetings with different HOA's and Neighborhood Associations.   We continue working on "Next Door" Social Media.  

    NPOs continued to meet with neighborhood groups by Zoom and through Social Media.
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    West - 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.

    West Division officers attended Trail Mix Run Event that opens the Trinity Trail between Dallas and Fort Worth.

    There were none this period. 

    Commander met with roll calls to encourage officer involvement in developing responses to crime trends. No trends of note at this time.
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    West - 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.

    NPO's are active on their beats identifying and correcting QOL issues. They worked with Code Compliance several times this month.

    NPO's are active on their beats identifying and correcting QOL issues. They worked with Code Compliance several times this month.

    NPO's are active on their beats identifying and correcting QOL issues. 
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    West - Develop a Crime Action Plan (CAP) committee to meet monthly consisting of supervisory and officer-level representatives from each shift (and NPOs).

    West Division held bi-weekly meetings with divisional staff to address crime issues. Other issues were handled by e-mail.  

    West Division held bi-weekly meetings with divisional staff to address crime issues. Other issues were handled by e-mail.  

    Met with division staff to discuss how to move forward with developing crime response plans.
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    West - 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.

    West Division personnel regularly assist with the needs of the homeless via community groups such as Birchman Baptist Church and Restoration Center, as well as the HOPE team. 

    West Division personnel regularly assist with the needs of the homeless via community groups such as Birchman Baptist Church and Restoration Center, as well as the HOPE team. 

    West Divison personnel regularly assist with the needs of the homeless via community groups such as Birchman Baptist Church and Restoration Center. 
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    West - 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 West 7th Lieutenant attended the Restaurant and Bar association meeting in December. Most other meetings were held by WebEx due to COVID-19 precautions.   

    The West 7th met with business owners several times this month. Most other meetings were held by WebEx due to COVID-19 precautions.   

    The West 7th met with business owners several times this month. Most other meetings were held by WebEx due to COVID-19 precautions.   
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    West - 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.

    NPOs are on a weekly rotating schedule to meet with patrol officers and attend role calls. However, since all role calls have been scaled back due to the pandemic, NPO's and Property Crimes units regularly provide information via email to beat officers. 

    NPOs are on a weekly rotating schedule to meet with patrol officers and attend role calls. However, since all role calls have been scaled back due to the pandemic, NPO's and Property Crimes units regularly provide information via email to beat officers. 

    NPO are on a weekly rotating schedule to meet with patrol officers and attend role calls.NPO's and Proprerty Crimes regularly provide information This has been handled by email this month. Will return to in person attendance in March.
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    West - 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 are actively engaging in their beats with positive results. Patrol officers have been instrumental in obtaining information on gang members in LVT as well as other information by meeting with residents.

    Officers are actively engaging in their beats with positive results. Patrol officers have been instrumental in obtaining information on gang members in LVT as well as other information by meeting with residents.

    Officers are actively engaging in their beats with positive results. Patrol officers have been instrumental in obtaining information on gang members in LVT as well as other information by meeting with residents.
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    West - 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.

    West NPOs met with 88 business's, conducted 20 school checks and participated in 16 Community service functions

    NPO's met with 162 business's, worked on  22 school checks and participated in 9 Community service functions

    NPO's completed 161 Business Checks, 16 school checks and 22 Community Service Functions to include Security Surveys and Crime Watch. 
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    West - 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 assigned to West Division regularly hold meetings with stakeholders and routinely exceed this goal; however, meetings have been scaled back due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

    NPOs assigned to West Division regularly hold meetings with stakeholders and routinely exceed this goal; however, meetings have been scaled back due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

    NPO's are active on their beats identifying and correcting QOL issues. NPO's regulary hold Community meeting, mostly On-Line.
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    West - 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.

    West Division personnel are actively involved with PAL and other outreach. We are currently working with LVTRise to host PAL events out of the new community center. These activities have been postponed in December due to Coronavirus pandemic measures.

    West Division personnel are actively involved with PAL and other outreach. We are currently working with LVTRise to host PAL events out of the new community center. These activities have been postponed in January due to Coronavirus pandemic measures.

    NPO's are currently involved in LVT Rise and COMO Community Center activites. 
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    West - 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.

    Meetings have been cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions. NPOs and other officers have been maintaining relationships with community members through email as well as other creative measures like birthday brigades. West NPOs and officers have a great working relationship with CODE Blue members, although activities have been greatly reduced.   

    Meetings have been cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions. NPOs and other officers have been maintaining relationships with community members through email as well as other creative measures like birthday brigades. West NPOs and officers have a great working relationship with CODE Blue members, although activities have been greatly reduced. 

    Meetings have been cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions. NPOs and other officers have been maintaining relationships with community members through email as well as other creative measures like birthday brigades. West NPOs and officers have a great working relationship with CODE Blue members, although activities have been greatly reduced. 
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    West - 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 reporting period for community outreach events due to their postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

    The Mobile Storefront was not used this reporting period for community outreach events. 

    Due to Covid, Community events have greatly decreased. To adhear to CDC requirements.
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    West - 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.

    Quality of life issues are a primary focus for NPOs and other West Division Personnel. The Las Vegas Trail area has been identified as an area of need and is being addressed with a revitalization program. During April 2019 the YMCA has been purchased to become a community center for the area and services are being provided there. 1st remodel of the building is complete but awaiting reopening.

    Quality of life issues are a primary focus for NPOs and other West Division Personnel. The Las Vegas Trail area has been identified as an area of need and is being addressed with a revitalization program. During April 2019 the YMCA has been purchased to become a community center for the area and services are being provided there. 1st remodel of the building is complete but awaiting reopening.

    Quality of life issues are a primary focus for NPOs and other West Division Personnel. The Las Vegas Trail area has been identified as an area of need and is being addressed with a revitalization program. During April 2019 the YMCA has been purchased to become a community center for the area and services are being provided there. 1st remodel of the building is complete but awaiting reopening.
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    West - Submit monthly NPO reports on activities, problem solving efforts, community meetings, community problems, etc.

    NPO worksheets are being electronically submitted.  NPOs conducted bike patrols in the Camp Bowie area as well as the Hulen Bend area.  

    NPO worksheets are being electronically submitted.  NPOs conducted bike patrols in the Camp Bowie area as well as the Hulen Bend area.  

    NPO's have conducted Game Room Checks, made arrests out of Game Rooms, assisted Vice as well as other sides of town with their Game Room checks.
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    West - 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.

    NPO's and Code Blue coordinator actively work together to recruit and create new groups. However, due to COVI-19 protocols, Code Blue activities have been limited during December.

    NPO's and Code Blue coordinator actively work together to recruit and create new groups. However, due to COVI-19 protocols, Code Blue activities have been limited during January.

    Covid has slowed the Code Blue efforts, however, Code Blue Training is about to start up again. 
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    West - Increase Code Blue Membership by 5% per year for five years.

    West Division Personnel regularly work to increase code blue involvement including the development of a Coffee with Cops event monthly and integration of COP members in SOF details.  These events have recently picked back up but remain under restrictions due to COVID.  

    West Division Personnel regularly work to increase code blue involvement including the development of a Coffee with Cops event monthly and integration of COP members in SOF details.  These events have recently picked back up but remain under restrictions due to COVID.  

    Code Blue is currently assisting with a "Porch Pirate" Detail by putting "Bait" packages with trackers in an effort to abduct package thives.
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    West - Increase active Code Blue participation. NPOs are required to provide one special detail per month on their beat outside of normal operations.

    NPOs work panhandler and Blue Christmas details with Code Blue. 

    NPOs work panhandler details with Code Blue. 

    NPO's constantly request Code Blue assistance on all details.
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    West - Ensure efficient case management and effective investigations by conducting monthly audits to ensure adherence to compliance standards.

    Ongoing monthly audits are being conducted by Criminal Investigations Unit sergeants and lieutenant. These audits are submitted up the chain of command every month, now via Blue Team.

    Ongoing monthly audits are being conducted by Criminal Investigations Unit sergeants and lieutenant. These audits are submitted up the chain of command every month, now via Blue Team.

    Ongoing monthly audits are being conducted by Criminal Investigations Unit sergeants and lieutenant. These audits are submitted up the chain of command every month, now via Blue Team.
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    West - 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.

    Case management and review are conducted on a regular basis. Discussion between supervision, detectives, and outside units are ongoing in attempts to properly identify and address crime trends and suspects.

    Case management and review are conducted on a regular basis. Discussion between supervision, detectives, and outside units are ongoing in attempts to properly identify and address crime trends and suspects.

    On Target - Case Management and review is conducted on a regualr basis
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    West - 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.

    Crime Trends are consistently shared with all personnel assigned to West Division. Although COVID-19 has slowed neighborhood meetings, meetings are held with community members and groups (although sometimes through WebEx) as the need arises.

    Crime Trends are consistently shared with all personnel assigned to West Division. Although COVID-19 has slowed neighborhood meetings, meetings are held with community members and groups (although sometimes through WebEx) as the need arises.

    Crime Trends are consistently shared with all personnel assigned to West Division
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    West - 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.

    Crime Trends are consistently shared with all personnel assigned to West Division. Detectives share information through various means, including roll-call training.

    Crime Trends are consistently shared with all personnel assigned to West Division. Detectives share information through various means, including roll-call training.

    Crime Trends are consistently shared with all personnel assigned to West Division. Detectives share information through various means, including roll-call training.
  • Criminal Investigations
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    West - 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.

    This program will resume when staffing allows.

    This program will resume when staffing allows.

    Patrol staffing is nearly 100% and COVID restrictions are starting to be eased. Will resume this program when CDC guidelines allow.
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    West - 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.

    West Division has and utilizes an active list of informants.  

    West Division has and utilizes an active list of informants.  

    On Target - West Divison has and utilizes an active list of informants
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