Chelsea Police Department 2013 Annual Report | Page 18

K-9 Unit
The K-9 Unit has successfully integrated its field activities with the regular Patrol Division force by substantially reducing the danger inherent to Patrol Officers in
the performance of their official duties. The proceeds
necessary to fund this important program were received primarily from a Metro Homeland Security
Grant. In addition to a dual purpose Patrol Utility/
Narcotics Detection Dog, the Chelsea Police Department has two Explosive Ordnance Detection (EOD)
Dogs which assisted in the aftermath of the Boston
Marathon Bombings in April of 2013.
Chelsea PD K-9 Alex conducts demo for community event.

Street Robbery Task Force
In 2011 the City of Chelsea experienced a total of 229 Robberies. In 2012 that number increased by 25 and
rose 11% for a total of 254 Robberies. In 2013, Chief Kyes deployed a Street Robbery Task Force comprised of
(1) Sergeant and (4) Patrol Officers. On February 1st Sgt. Brian Dunn, Officer Paul McCarthy, Officer Richard
Laft, Officer Carlos Vega, and Officer Robert Hammond began this temporary assignment. The strategy
applied involved a combination of surveillance, a focused effort towards known violent offenders, utilization
of technology, and the service of warrant arrests. The deployment involved a comprehensive review of crime
data, mapping, patterns, strategic, and tactical analysis. The Task Force worked closely with the District
Attorney’s Office to oversee all robbery cases asking for high bail, dangerousness hearings, probation surrenders, strict sentencing guidelines. Due to its productivity over the course of the year the assignment was
extended through the year and the results yielded the arrest of 390 individuals, seizure of 106 illegal
weapons (including several firearms), 26 street robberies cleared by arrests, numerous lengthy
investigations, and over 1500 street contact interviews (FIOs). At the end of year statistics revealed 174
robberies, significant reduction in property loss, and violence to victims.
Residential Parking Program
As a result of a comprehensive study which revealed as many as 20% motor vehicles parked overnight
were from out of town, Chelsea Police, Parking Enforc [Y[