Dublin Police Services Inside Dublin - November 7, 2019 - City of Dublin

Dublin Police Services
    Inside Dublin

     November 7, 2019

DUBLIN POLICE SERVICES
•   The City of Dublin has contracted with the ACSO for police services since incorporation on February
    1, 1982.

•   The Sheriff ’s Office Commander assigned to Dublin Police Services serves as the Chief of Police and
    within the Sheriff ’s Office, reports to the Assistant Sheriff of Law Enforcement Services.

•   Within the City of Dublin, the Chief reports to the City Manager to ensure that Dublin Police Services
    remains committed to the priorities established by the Mayor and City Council to ensure that we meet
    the needs of our citizens.

DUBLIN POLICE SERVICES
• DPS has 57 sworn, 4 Sheriff ’s Technicians, and 4
  professional staff. Two additional sworn staff will
  be added in January 2020.
• FY 2018-19 Budget: $19 million

Resources

Dublin Police                             Sheriff ’s Office
•   Patrol                                •   Background and Recruiting
•   Traffic                               •   Regional Training Center
•   Investigations including:             •   Firearms Training
     – Criminal Investigations            •   Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)
     – Special Investigation Unit (SIU)   •   Crime Laboratory Services
•   Crime Prevention including
                                          •   Emergency Ordinance Disposal (EOD)
     – Crime Prevention Officer, High
         Density Officer and School       •   Special Response Unit (SRU)
         Resource Officers                •   Crisis Intervention Unit (CIU)
     – Sheriff ’s Technicians             •   Search and Rescue (SAR)
•   K-9 Program                           •   Regional Assets (Command Post, DUI
•   Training                                  Trailer for Avoid the 21 Campaign)
•   Records                               •   Additional officers are immediately
•   Property / Evidence                       available in the event of a major incident

Organization Chart

Public Safety

• You can find the City of Dublin crime statistics
  at http://dublinca.gov/133/Crime-Statistics

Community Preparedness
• DPS works cooperatively on school safety issues with the Dublin
  Unified School District.
• DPS recommends everyone watch the Department of Homeland
  Security video on Run! Hide! Fight! Tips to survive an active shooter.
  Call or text 911 when safe.
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsE_JdzpAbI

Use of Technology
• Body Worn Cameras
• License Plate Reader
  technology

• Situational Awareness
  Cameras
• Total Station

Small Unmanned Aerial Systems

Traffic Unit
• On July 4, about 1:43 a.m. DPS responded to a
  single car collision at Fallon Road and Antone
  Way. The vehicle was on fire and two occupants
  were trapped in the vehicle. Officers utilized
  their fire extinguishers in an attempt to put out
  the fire to no avail. ALCO Fire arrived to
  extinguish the flames and extract the occupants
  from the vehicle which had been torn in half
  after colliding with a light pole.

Investigations
•   On July 30, 2019, DPS responded to Livermore Cyclery for a commercial burglary.
    The owner said the alarm company called him last night at 0339 hours and through his
    remote video system, he did not see anyone inside and cancelled the alarm. The owner
    arrived at his store the next morning and discovered someone shattered the storefront
    window with a river rock. The suspect entered the business and stole a $9000
    Specialized Turbo EVO (Bluish orange) bicycle. DPS units arrived, canvassed the area
    and located a gray set of bolt cutters on the ground, near the adjacent business. Video
    surveillance footage showed the suspect, take a river rock and smash the window to
    gain entry. The bolt cutters were used to cut the bike lock and the suspect left through
    the back door, possibly into a vehicle. Livermore Cyclery later contacted DPS to advise
    them of an ad they located on the e-commerce website, Craigslist. The ad depicted
    photos of the stolen bike. An undercover operation was devised in an effort to
    personally contact the seller as a potential buyer with the intent to determine if the
    bike was one of the same. DPS Investigations made arrangements and met with the
    seller in Tracy. Upon contact, it was determined the bike for sale was in fact the stolen
    bicycle. The suspect, Joseph Gardemeyer, was arrested for violation of section 496
    PC, 11377 HS and 466 PC. He was subsequently booked at the San Joaquin County
    main jail.

Investigations
•   On July 3rd, 2019 an apartment complex for a possible structure fire. Upon arrival, smoke could be seen
    from the top story of building. While on scene Jeapaula Brown was standing on the balcony of unit
    #301. She accidentally started the fire on her balcony when she left a lit candle on top of a box and
    forgot about it while drinking wine and sleeping on her couch. DPS units were aware of the unit from
    multiple calls for service involving domestic disputes and disturbances. DPS units responded to the
    apartment and met with Brown. Upon arrival, there was a pile of garbage and a small cardboard box
    which was smoldering. ALCO Fire arrived on scene and extinguished the remaining smoke. When
    asked to provide ID, Brown stated she didn’t have anything with her name on it. During the incident,
    DPS units saw in plain view a notebook paper that had several handwritten credit card and various
    account numbers. Through further investigative efforts, DPS units were able to convince Brown to
    provide her true name. A records check revealed Brown had four outstanding felony warrants for
    Identity Theft charges out of Sacramento and Solano Counties. In addition, Brown was active to
    probation for ID theft charges with a search clause. A probation search was conducted and multiple
    items of account numbers, credit cards, social security cards, stolen mail, and blank checks were located.
    Investigators concluded a two-month investigation involving a large scale fraud case where Jeapaula
    Brown and another suspect were identified as the perpetrators. The illicit activity was determined to
    have spanned across 26 states and 94 victims. The DA’s office reviewed the case and charged the
    suspects with multiple counts of sections 470 PC (Forgery), 470b PC (Using fake ID to commit fraud),
    484 PC (Theft), 528.5(a) PC (Impersonating another on the internet), 529(a)(3) PC (Committing an act
    by impersonation whereby the victim could be liable) 529.5(c) PC (Possession of fake ID), 530.5(a) PC
    (ID Theft), 530.5(c)(2) PC (ID theft with priors), and 530.5(c)(3) PC (Possession of 530.5 info of 10 or
    more victims).

Investigations
•   On September 10, 2019, patrol units responded to the GMC/Infiniti dealership in
    response to the theft of several vehicles by way of identity theft. Detective Mangano
    was assigned to investigate this case as the lead investigator. During her investigation,
    she learned that the suspect, later identified as Patreece Wells falsely represented
    herself as another and fraudulently purchased 6 high end vehicles. After discovering
    the fraud, the vehicles’ On-Star systems were activated, and the vehicles were located
    in the cities of Pittsburg and Newark. The vehicles were recovered by the Contra
    Costa County Vehicle Theft Task Force in Pittsburg and Detective Mangano, along
    with ACRATT recovered the lone vehicle in Newark. While on scene in Newark,
    Detective Mangano learned that the vehicle was parked in front of Wells’ residence.
    Review of surveillance footage at a nearby liquor store showed Wells driving the stolen
    vehicle a few days earlier. Detective Mangano secured a search warrant for the
    residence and indicia of Wells was located, along with evidence of the crime. Further
    follow-up was conducted at the dealership where surveillance footage of Wells
    committing the crime was recovered as evidence. Wells was subsequently identified as
    the person who fraudulently purchased the vehicles by multiple employees during a
    double-blind photo line-up. The case was submitted to the District Attorney’s Office
    for charging. On October 1, 2019, the case was charged and a warrant for Wells’ arrest
    was issued with a bail set at $265,000.

Special Investigations Unit
• Dublin Police Services (DPS) Special Investigations Unit
  (SIU) conducts operations frequently to combat quality of life
  issues, including auto burglaries, package thefts and bike theft
  operations. The City of Dublin has experienced multiple
  bicycle thefts from our shopping centers, complexes and
  homes. During two operations, DPS SIU placed high value
  bait bikes in areas known for these types of thefts. During
  one of the operations, the bait was placed for less than 10
  minutes before the first theft occurred. Detectives quickly
  apprehended the suspect, who was unable to flee due to flat
  tires and the use of a GPS Tracker. Four arrests were made
  during these operations and none of them were Dublin
  residents.

Special Investigations Unit
• Dublin Police Services Special Investigations Unit
  conducted undercover operations to identify, solicit
  and purchase illegal fireworks in the City of Dublin.
  During a week-long operation to recover and arrest
  suspects selling illegal fireworks, over 270 pounds
  of illegal fireworks and three felony arrests were
  made. The illegal fireworks were turned over to
  Alameda County Sheriff ’s Office Emergency
  Ordinance Disposal Unit for processing. This is an
  operation DPS SIU conducts annually near the 4th
  of July.

Special Investigations Unit
• Dublin Police Services Special Investigations Unit conducted a several
  month operation into a suspect that was shipping marijuana overseas.
  The investigation started when Detectives assigned to SIU conducted a
  traffic stop in the city and recovered multiple pounds of marijuana,
  guns and over $10,000 cash. Based on the stop, it was apparent these
  suspects were shipping contraband. After a thorough investigation
  and working with outside agencies including the United States Postal
  Inspection Service and Homeland Security Investigations, Dublin
  Police Services conducted a three-location search warrant. DPS
  partnered with outside agencies in Alameda, Merced and San Joaquin
  counties to execute the search warrant. The Alameda County Sheriff ’s
  Office Special Response Unit performed a high-risk search warrant at
  one of the locations. Three arrests were made; over 12 illegal guns,
  including AK-47’s, AR-15’s and stolen handguns. One car was seized
  and over $100K in cash was recovered.

Crime Prevention
     Juvenile Programs
•   Drug Abuse Resistance
    Education (D.A.R.E.)
•   Youth Academy
•   Every 15 Minutes
•   Bicycle Rodeos
•   Youth Advisory Committee
•   School Attendance Review
    Board
•   Alcohol Beverage Control &
    Tobacco Retail License
    Program

Crime Prevention
            Community Engagement Programs
•   Citizens Academy
•   Neighborhood Watch
•   National Night Out
•   Senior Fair
•   Ride-Along Program
•   Tip-A-Cop
•   MADD Walk
•   Coffee with the Chief
•   Pizza with the Police

Community Events
• St. Patrick’s Day festival was attended
  by about 80,000 citizens and included
  a parade, fun run, and festival.
• Splatter, Fourth of July, Farmers’
  Market, and station tours

Crime Prevention
                            Resources
•   Residential Security Camera Registration
•   DEA Drug Takeback Events and bin inside the lobby
•   Exchange Zone
•   Social Media – Twitter @DublinCAPolice, Nixle – text 94568
    to 888777, Text 911, CrimeReports.com

Public Safety Complex
• On March 23, 2018, the City of Dublin hosted the
  groundbreaking ceremony for the new Public Safety Complex.

Never Forget
  DEPUTY JOHN MONEGO
 Deputy Monego was killed in the line of duty on
  December 12, 1998, while responding to a
  robbery at the Outback Steakhouse.

 Every December, DPS hosts the Annual John
  Monego Memorial Tree Lighting Ceremony. The
  event is held to honor his life and to never forget
  his sacrifice to protect our community.

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