Chelsea Police Department 2012 Annual Report | Page 22

The Patrol Division has engaged in various tactics and strategies aimed at increasing police visibility in 2012. Most are long term on-going efforts, while some were short term lasting a few weeks to a few months. The following highlights some of our primary efforts: During the Day shift and First Half shift there is a permanent “Route 12” officer whose primary assignment is to “walk the beat” in the Bellingham Square area. Use of a marked cruiser is strictly limited. • All officers assigned to the Day shift are assigned daily “Impact Patrol” walking beats throughout the City generally, but Specifically in the Bellingham Square area. • Day shift officers are assigned regular school posts in the morning and afternoon covering the City’s primary school facilities. • First Half and Last Half officers are also assigned walking “Impact Patrols” in hot spot areas throughout the city. The Patrol Division continues to make • Each Sergeant on the Day shift has been efforts at coordinating with other instructed to call officers to the Bellingham units, such as the Traffic Unit to Square area and conduct walking “Power saturate hot spot areas. Sweeps.” • During the Day shift and the First Half shift we have reintroduced the CPD bicycle patrols. • Impact shift cover officers (3:30pm to 5:30pm) have been assigned to walking routes. • Recently an additional “Route 12A” officer has been assigned to the Bellingham Square area making a two officer walking beat from 5:00pm to 11:30pm. • Over the summer we have deployed unmanned “decoy” marked cruisers to various hot spot areas during the First and Last Half shifts in an attempt to deter crime and disorder. In conjunction with the decoys increased camera surveillance has been employed. • Unmarked cruisers with officers in plain clothes were deployed during the night and early morning hours. • The Patrol Division continues to make efforts at coordinating with other units, such as the Traffic Unit to attack hot spot areas. • The 1st Half Supervisor, Sgt. Nelson disseminated a Division Wanted Persons Bulletin which contributed to an increase in warrant arrests. • At the beginning of 2012 Sgt. Gonzalez, the Department’s day shift supervisor led a department wide initiative involving all of the cities schools and eme ????????????????????????????????????(+??((??((0