Garner Police Department Annual Report - 2016 Published May 2017 | Page 6

Internal Affairs Investigator and supervises the
Personnel and Training Sergeant.
The Personnel and Training Sergeant is
responsible for ensuring the department
complies with all training mandated by the
NC Criminal Justice Education and Training
Commission. This sergeant also is responsible
for recruitment, retention, and administering
the hiring processes for the department.
There were 12 new employees hired in 2016,
including three part-time employees.
Serving and Protecting
(2016 data)
17,459 Dispatched calls for service
answered
16,262 Officer-initiated calls for service
21,512
Documented contacts officers
made with members of the
public
The Records Unit contains a Records
995 Adult custody arrests
Manager, three Criminal Records Clerks and
the Quartermaster. The Criminal Records
336 Adults issued misdemeanor
citations in lieu of custody
Clerks are tasked with managing all of the
arrest
department’s records, which include criminal
reports, motor vehicle crashes, and other
incidents. The Quartermaster is responsible
for issuing equipment to officers and is Patrol Division
the primary custodian of all evidence and
department property.
The Patrol Division is the largest in the Garner
Police Department. This division is responsible
A total of 7,914 records and documents for responding to 911 calls and proactive
were reviewed by the Records Unit in 2016. patrol in the Town of Garner. These uniformed
Meanwhile, over 1,180 new items were stored officers, including four canine teams, work
in the department property room, including 12 hour shifts and provide police response
1,099 items of evidence.
to calls for service 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week. All of these officers work collaboratively
The Accreditation Specialist manages the with members of the community to engage in
department’s compliance with Commission on problem-oriented policing. Each patrol platoon
Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies is staffed by a sergeant, a platoon leader, and
(CALEA) standards and ongoing review of six patrol officers – including a canine team.
Department policies and procedures.
Two new positions were added in 2016, so two
platoons are currently assigned seven officers.
In the fall of 2016, the Accreditation Specialist
successfully managed our efforts to receive
CALEA’s Gold Standard accreditation. The Criminal Investigations Division
Garner Police Department has maintained
CALEA accreditation since 1994.
The Criminal Investigations Division (CID)

consists of the General Investigation and
Special Investigation Units. The General
Investigation Unit includes a sergeant and five
Operations Bureau
investigators. The Special Investigation Unit
HE OPERATIONS BUREAU is led by includes a sergeant, two drug investigators, a
Captain Joe Binns. The Bureau consists gang investigator and two Impact officers.
of the following divisions: Patrol, Criminal
Investigations, and Support Services.
The General Investigation Unit is responsible
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GARNER POLICE DEPARTMENT 2016 ANNUAL REPORT