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KENNEWICK POLICE DEPARTMENT 2014 ANNUAL REPORT Committed to Your Safety Dedicated to the Citizens of Benton County
KENNEWICK POLICE DEPARTMENT 2014 ANNUAL REPORT
Committed to Your Safety
Dedicated to the
Citizens of
Benton County
TABLE OF CONTENTS
3 Our Mission
4 About Kennewick
Our Demographics and History
5 Office of the Chief of Police
6 Organizational Chart
7 Administrative Services Division
Administrative Services Division, Internal Affairs, Training, Crime Re-
sistant Community Living, Sex Offender Notification, Crime Prevention
and Crime Stoppers, Youth Services, Staff Services Unit, Records,
Property and Evidence, Crimes per 1,000, NIBRS, and C.H.I.P.S. Volun-
teers
16 Patrol Division
Patrol, Highlights & Accomplishments, Community Outreach, Yearly
Activity, K-9 Unit, , SWAT
20 Criminal Investigation Division
Investigations, Highlights & Accomplishments, Community Outreach,
METRO Drug Task Force/DEA, Yearly Activity—US Marshal’s Task
Force, Criminal Apprehension Team, FBI Violent Gang Task Force,
Crimes Against Persons, Crimes Against Property
25 Annual Awards
26—27 Annual Awards History/New Hires
28 Years of Service
29 Partnerships Local State and Federal
30 Photos
Back Cover—Special Thanks
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Special thanks to Realife Photography for providing many of the photos throughout this
publication and Esprit for printing this publication.
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OUR MISSION
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ABOUT KENNEWICK—DEMOGRAPHICS
Kennewick is the largest community of the Tri-Cities (Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland) covering more than 25 square miles and is one of the fastest growing cities in Washington. Kennewick is the retail hub of southeastern Washington and northeastern Oregon. In addition to the many outdoor activities, Kennewick is home to the indoor football team Tri-Cities Fever, the Western Hockey League Tri-City Americans, GESA Carousel of Dreams, new TRIOS Hospital and Southridge Sports and Events Complex a 52 acre multiuse development and state of the art sports complex. The com-plex is also home to the 9-11 Memorial, which displays a 30 foot steel beam recovered from the World Trade Center Twin Towers. Kennewick (Kin-i-wak) is a native word meaning “Winter Para-dise” and “Grassy Place.”
Kennewick Police Department
211 W 6th Avenue
PO Box 6108
Kennewick, WA 99336
(509) 585 - 4208
Full-Time KPD Employees: 105
93 Commissioned
13 Civilian
Incorporated in 1904
Population: 77,700
Sales Tax: 8.3%
Business licenses: 4,568
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2014 was a busy and exciting year for the men and women of the Kennewick Police Depart-ment. Local law enforcement throughout the Tri-Cities continues to collaborate in dealing with criminal gang violence while maintaining community safety and security. The Benton County Commissioners authorized a Criminal Justice Sales Tax measure in March that went before Benton County voters in August. The 3/10 of one percent was sup-ported by the voters in August of 2014 and will support the addition of 32 police officers in Benton County. The Kennewick Police Department will ultimately hire 12 additional police officers bringing our Commission staff to 105. In a strategic approach to maintaining community safety the ballot measure will also fund crime prevention programs specifically targeted to criminal gang prevention and intervention. The sales tax will also ensure funding for the Metro Drug Task Force as well as our Adult and Juvenile Drug Courts. The sales tax initiative will also support creating a Multi-Departmental Mental Health Court and Diversion program. This will be an opportunity for us to help individuals that are acting out and have mental health issues by getting them assistance rather than being prosecuted through the traditional criminal justice system. This past year the City of Kennewick grew in population by 2% to 77,700 residents. Our overall crime was down by 4%. More importantly we focused on violent crime which fell by 23% this past year. Property crime was also down by 2%. Our annual report is dedicated to the Citizens of Benton County who continue to support and collaborate with us. On behalf of the men and women of the Kennewick Police Department I want to express my heartfelt thanks for the financial support in passing the Criminal Justice Sales Tax funding.
Blanca Reyna Administrative Assistant
2 Years of Service
OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF
Ken Hohenberg Chief of Police
36 Years of Service
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The Administrative Services Divisions is comprised of several units which include Support Services (Records), Evidence, Youth Ser-vices, Crime Prevention, Crime Stoppers, Crime Resistant Commu-nity Living (CRCL), Animal Control Authority (ACA), Citizens Help-ing in Police Services (CHIPS), Training/Quartermaster and Profes-sional Standards/Internal Affairs. During 2014 the Kennewick Police Department successfully com-pleted the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) re-accreditation program. The Kennewick Police Depart-ment will remain an accredited law enforcement agency through 2018. This achievement was made possible because of our Ac-creditation Team that consisted of Commander Craig Littrell, Ad-ministrative Assistant Blanca Reyna, Sergeant Randy Maynard, Officer Lee Cooper and Records Supervisor Lezlie Arntz.
Sergeant Mark Weber oversees several functions within the Administration Division which include,
internal affairs, pre-employment background investigations, polygraph testing, Kennewick Police
Volunteers (CHIPS).
Commander Craig Littrell
27 Years of Service
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIVISION
Internal Affairs / Training
TRAINING: 6,775 hours of training was provided to commissioned police officers, averaging 72.8 hours per
officer, which exceeds the State mandatory 24 hours each year. 1,007 hours In-house instructors provided of instruction Kennewick Police Department (KPD) hosted over 122 days of various training disciplines during
2014. This was an increase of 35 training days compared to 2013. 11 training bulletins were completed and distributed 6 extra duty requests were processed
20 COMPLAINTS:
Exonerated 2
Sustained 3
Unfounded 3
Not Sustained 4
Court issue 8
OTHER ACTIVITY: Compliments 122
Criminal polygraphs 6
Pre-employment polygraphs 13
Outside agency polygraphs 6
Pre-employment background investigations 77
Police Officers hired in 2014 3
Assessor for WASPC Accreditation 1
Assessor for WASPC Mock Accreditation 1
POLICY AND REVIEW: Use of Force Incidents 41
Vehicle Pursuits 13
Vehicle collisions 12
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Crime Resistant Community Living
Officer Gardner monitors/verifies addresses for convicted sex offenders required to register the City of Kennewick. Officer Gardner hosts monthly “Sex Offender” informational meetings at the Kennewick Police Department in partnership with the Support Advocacy and Resource Center (SARC). The purpose of the meeting is to provide open communication with the public and to keep citizens informed. Convicted sex of-fenders required to register their address are rated at level 1, 2 or 3; with 3 being rated as the most likely to re-offend. Level 3 offenders have their address verified quarterly, Level 2 offenders are verified twice a year and Level 1 (least likely to re-offend) is verified annually. In 2014, Officer Gardner referred 11 cases for criminal prosecution for a criminal charge of Failure to Register (Sex Offender) resulting from investigations he conducted when offenders moved without notifying their change of address. All 11 referrals have resulted in charges filed by the prosecutor’s office. Officer Gardner made several safety presentations during the year regarding sexual predators to groups such as coaching staff for the City of Kennewick Parks and Recreation. In 2014 the monthly average total for registered sex offenders in Kennewick was 197:
Level 1 Offenders: 173 Level 2: 15 Level 3: 9
Level 1: considered least likely to reoffend Level 2: considered somewhat likely to reoffend Level 3: considered most likely to reoffend
Registered Sex Offender Monitoring
In February 2014, Officer Wes Gardner was assigned to this position after being in criminal investigations for ten years. Officer Gardner coordinates the CRCL program, monitors convicted sex offenders, facilitates monthly meetings for the Kennewick Juvenile Action Team (JAT), and also attends monthly meetings for the Selective Aggressive Probation (Juvenile) program. Officer Gardner completed follow-up on 72 juvenile runa-way cases where dental records needed to be processed as part of the investigation. The Crime Resistant Community Living Program (CRCL) started in 1999. The CRCL program is designed as a partnership among law enforcement, property owners, residents, and property managers; designed as a resource to help keep drugs and other criminal activity out of residential property, thereby maintaining the quality of our communities and neighborhoods. In 2014 the Kennewick Police Department in a collaborative partnership with police departments from Pasco and Richland held two Landlord Training Seminars in April and October. In 2014 a total of 62 new property owners and/or new property managers graduated from the CRCL Training program. The total number of par-ticipates since 1999 exceeds 900 graduates. The CRCL program consists of three phases. The first phase is to attend the training program, the second phase is to pass an on-site safety/security inspection, and the third phase consists of having monthly on-site management/tenant meetings (verified by Officer Gardner). During 2014 two additional apartment complexes completed all three phases of the CRCL program. During 2014, Kennewick Police conducted several Community Watch Meetings at various Kennewick properties. Participants in the CRCL program work more closely with law enforcement having a direct contact point with Officer Gardner to address problems/issues they have at their properties. Landlords/property managers are notified of police activity on their properties by officers completing an Incident Notification Card. During 2104 a total of 2927 Incident Notification Cards were sent to landlords to inform them of police activity at their prop-erties.
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2014 was another year of change within the Crime Prevention Office. This year saw a dramatic increase in the number of chauffer and alarm dealers being licensed. New state rules governing scrap metal dealers resulted in the first ever “no buy” list created locally. Each of these was handled by the Crime Prevention Specialist. The Crime Prevention Specialist also spent a significant amount of time in 2014 serving as the Chairperson for the Crime Stoppers USA National Training Conference held in Aus-tin Texas. The conference was the largest in the history of the organization and was rated at 4.87 out of 5.00 by attendees. Tri Cities Crime Stoppers, which is coordinated by the Crime Prevention Specialist, also continued to remain busy with sev-eral events, including a successful Shred Day and participating in National Night Out. National Night Out was another successful event at the South-ridge Sports Complex with the number of people attending in 2014 almost double from the previous year. The Crime Prevention Specialist serves on several committees including the City Facilities Committee and Web Design Team. Other duties includes Police Station Facilities Manager, False Alarm Compliance, Chauf-fer and Alarm licensing, Alternative Reporting to Shoplifting and continues to be a resource to the residents and businesses.
Shoplift Reports………………………………………………………………………………...309 Shoplift Follow up Reports……………………………………………………….…………..268 Crime Stoppers Reports……………………………………………………………………....524 124 arrests and 213 cleared cases as a result of those reports Merchant Alerts…………………………………………………………………………………60 221 businesses receive Merchant Alerts New Alarm License’s Issued (47% increase from 2013)..………………………………405 There are 2,813 alarm locations in the City at the end of 2014
Alarm Violations/Suspensions………………………………………………………………165
$21,775 in alarm violations were issued in 2014
Planning Reviews 116 Officer Referrals 8,135 KPD Briefing Subscribers 712 KPD Web Site Referrals 305 Alarm, Chauffeur & Solicitor Licenses Issued 317
Liquor License Reviews 187
Crime Prevention and Crime Stoppers
Crime Stoppers doing my ID Club cards at Southridge Sports Complex during National
Night Out/City Night.
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The Kennewick Police Department partners with the
Kennewick School District to provide a safe learning
environment for all of our students. We have School
Resource Officers (SRO’s) assigned to Kamiakin,
Kennewick and Southridge High Schools. The three
(3) SRO’s work with staff and students alike on traffic
safety concerns, security, mentoring and involvement
in a variety of programs.
School Resource Officers: Kamiakin High School – Officer Chris Buroker Southridge High School – Officer Jeff Sagen Kennewick High School – Office Chris Littrell
Drug, Awareness, Resistance, and Education (DARE)
The DARE program is delivered to over 1,500 students in both public and private schools throughout Kennewick. Officer Mike Meyer leads the program with collaboration and support from Kennewick School staff, parents and students. The DARE program challenges students to be good citizens and provides positive life skills.
Youth Services
Fall DARE Graduation at Edison Elementary School
Crossing Guard Picnic at Columbia Park
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The Kennewick Police Department Staff Service Unit is comprised of both Records and Evidence employees. Police Support Spe-cialists are generally the first line of contact when calling or com-ing into the Police Station. The Unit consists of nine (9) Police Support Specialists who staff the Department on a 24/7 rotation. The Unit is responsible for many of the clerical, administrative and procedural issues as they relate to records and property manage-ment. The Specialists handle and process all reports and paper-work generated by commissioned personnel, including citations, warrants, and court orders. The Specialists also receive and pro-cess requests for case reports, records checks, Concealed Pistol Licenses (CPL’s), VISA letters, and speaker/tour requests.
The Police Support Specialists continue to work to utilize advanced technology and to manage re-ports and information for the Kennewick Police Department. The use of document imaging, electron-ic storage of photos, reports, video, etc., has made the Kennewick Police Department more effective and efficient in their daily operations. In addition to managing Kennewick’s criminal records they also work closely with the courts, attorneys, insurance companies, and citizens to get information and re-ports. The Unit also supports the City Attorney’s office and the Prosecutor’s office by producing thousands of report copies for their use in the review of cases. Fingerprinting, work related back-ground checks, and child adoptions are also completed by the Records Unit. In 2014, the Staff Ser-
vices Unit fulfilled 2,992
public records requests;
expending 3,049.5 man
hours or 1.6 full time
employee (FTE) equiv-
alents. We also pro-
cessed 720 WA State
Concealed Pistol Li-
censes, processed
1,551 gun purchases
and 6,782 warrants.
Currently, the Unit
maintains over 4,200
active warrants.
Police Specialists: Susan Bryson, Lynda Davis, Liz Edmonson, JoAnne DeMand, George Bowen, Vanessa Nishida, Debbie Denke, Christina Walters and Cindy Edden
Staff Services Unit
Lezlie Arntz Police Support
Specialist Manager 3.5 Years of Service
Records
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Property and Evidence consists of one (1) full time Police Technician, Mary Sellars, who is support-ed by one (1) Police Support Specialist.
The Evidence personnel are responsible for processing and managing all property and evidence for the Kennewick Police Department (KPD) and the Tri-City Metro Drug Task Force. In addition, they are also called upon to assist officers in the field processing crime scenes by collecting evidence, taking photos and documenting crime scene conditions. They work closely with the officers, courts and prosecutors to ensure the integrity of all evidence as well as the disposal in a timely manner at the conclusion of a case. They also assist in Special Investigations Unit cases as well as oversee asset/forfeiture hearings related to property seized by officers during investigations. As needed, they provide marijuana testing, testify in court and provide guest speaker engagements to local schools.
The unit took in 3,957 new pieces of property and evidence while returning or disposing of 1,802 pieces; it currently maintains 15,370 items. A total of 591 cases were shipped to the Washington State Patrol Crime Lab in 2014. A remodel of the gun vault was completed. The reconfiguration and installation of extra shelves and mobile storage racks has doubled our storage capacity. Additional storage is needed to accommodate an influx in firearm surrenders due to newly implemented RCW 9.41.800.
Also in 2014 the Washington State Auditor conducted a throughout audit of our Property and Evi-dence Unit. Their focus was on the Kennewick Police Departments documentation regarding for-feitures, seizures, the handling of cash and quar-terly reports provided to the City’s Finance De-partment. We are pleased to report the audit was passed with no negative findings. In 2015 the employees will continue to make pro-cess improvements through continued training and technology. Boxes of drugs and paraphernalia for the
second of two drug burns.
Property and Evidence
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2014 NIBRS Totals
Homicide 5
Rape 32
Robbery 41
Aggravated Assault 108
Burglary 456
Theft 1,836
Auto Theft 155
Type 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Population 58,970 60,410 61,770 62,520 65,860 67,180 68,570 74,655 75,160 76,410 77,700
Population Change
2% 2% 2% 1% 5% 2% 2% 9% 1% 2% 2%
Crime Rate/1000 58.5 56.1 48.2 42.0 40.1 39.2 41.0 38.9 35.7 35.9 34.1
Total % Change 16% -2% -12% -12% 1% 0% 7% 3% -8% 2% -4%
Violent % Change 5% -1% 38% -20% 0% 5% -6% 13% -12% 5% -23%
Property % Change
17% -2% -16% -11% 1% -1% 8% 3% -7% 2% -2%
57.0 58.4
50.9 51.2
58.556.1
48.2
42.040.1 39.2
41.038.9
35.7 35.934.1
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Crimes per 1,000 Population
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Citizens Helping in Police Services (CHIPS)
Overall, 2014 was a good year. The year ended with 38 active members, who volunteered a total of 7,400 hours. Members continued to perform tasks that freed officers to spend more of their time on the Department's primary duties. In addition, members volunteered their time at several community events. Nine members volunteered more than 240 hours each, and one member volunteered more than 500 hours. Sergeant Mark Weber continues as Police Department Liaison. CHIPS re-acquired the task of Abandoned Vehicle Tagging and developed the task of Bicycle Re-covery. Other tasks performed were, Mail Run, Camel Run, Handicap Parking Enforcement, Radar Reader Board Deployment, Cooper's Corner, Vehicle Maintenance, Vehicle Inventory, Holiday Pa-trol, as well as a variety of administrative tasks.
Administrative tasks included helping with the following:
Crime Prevention
Sex offender tracking
Annual Citizen Academy
Crime Resistant Community Living
Incident Notification Cards
Assault and Drug Abatement letters
Alarm System database maintenance
burglary and fraud follow-up
Patrol Cards
school bus violation letters
Helping at the firing range
Community events included:
Tip-a-Cop
Crossing Guard Picnic
Water Follies
River of Fire fireworks display
Cops and Kids
United Way luncheon
National Night Out / City Night
Drug Take back poster distribution
KPD-KFD Charity Basketball Game
Safe Kids survey
Halloween at the Mall
Holiday Parade at the Mall
Downtown Halloween trick-or-treat night
Polar Plunge
FOP (Fraternal Order of Police) golf tourna-
ment
Sales tax promotion
Benton-Franklin Fair parade
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TOTAL HOURS FOR 2014: 7,400 Public Safety—30% (2,220 hours)
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Patrol is the largest division within the Kennewick Police De-partment, which is responsible for providing the majority of ser-vices to the citizens of Kennewick. Patrol provides services twenty four hours a day, seven days a week three hundred six-ty five days a year. The division has four, twelve officer squads including two su-
pervisors. In addition, each squad has officers who receive
special training related to Special Weapons and Tactics
(SWAT) operations, media relations and gang intelligence.
There is also a seven officer Traffic Unit that provides educa-
tion and enforcement services related to traffic safety. Two of-
ficers are assigned to our K-9 unit who specialized in fugitive
apprehension and narcotic detection. Finally, we have a re-
serve unit who supplements our patrol force with special
events and calls for service.
Highlights and Accomplishments
We developed a new training format through an agreement with our collective bargaining units where our police officers have an opportunity to receive high quality dedicated training periodically throughout the year. All of our officers exceeded the state mandatory training requirements (a mini-mum of 24 hours of training per year) and we were able to collaborate with our regional partners to provide joint training exercises. We realigned our Traffic Unit’s working hours to better align with peak calls for service related to traf-fic safety issues. This new schedule also provides additional coverage during shift change times, thus ensuring a seamless transition between dayshift and nightshift. We enhanced our partnership with the Kennewick School District regarding critical incidents that could potentially occur in our schools. This included working with administrators, principals and teachers regarding emergency response and coordination efforts. The addition of a K-9 narcotic detection team has yielded excellent results. The collaboration be-tween patrol, Criminal Apprehension Team, METRO Drug Task Force and our federal partners re-sulted in a significant amount of arrests and narcotics seized. A gracious community donation from Windermere of Tri-Cities allowed us to purchase state of the art
equipment for our SWAT team. This equipment will greatly enhance our abilities to deal with lethal
encounters.
Commander Scott Child 18 Years of Service
PATROL DIVISION
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Patrol Division Yearly Activity
Patrol Division Community Outreach
Our largest community event includes the patrol division’s participation in Water Follies, Benton-Franklin County Fair and the Tri-City River of Fire Event held on the 4
th of July. This year we also
supported Creation Fest at the fairgrounds. These community events give us an excellent oppor-tunity to interact with our community and establish relationships of trust and respect. Our patrol officers also conducted over seventy community presentations to include talks about safe-ty and community partnerships. We also attended multiple new business ribbon cutting events to show support for economic growth and development. Our officers participated in two citizen acade-my’s to educate the public that we serve. We continued to provide citizen ride-alongs to members of our community who want to see firsthand how the police department operates. Finally, our Traffic Unit continued to be the lead liaison between local agencies and the Washington
Traffic Safety Commission to provide regional training, education and enforcement efforts related to
impaired driving, seatbelt enforcement and aggressive driving.
Patrol
Calls for service: 95,712
Community Presentations: 78
Notice of Infractions: 9,048
Misdemeanor Arrests: 5,474
Felony Arrests: 1,999
Citizen Ride-Alongs: 102
CRCL Referrals: 3,852
Crime Prevention Referrals: 8,304
Traffic
Reportable Vehicle Collisions: 940
DUI Arrests: 165
DWLS Arrest: 657
Reserves
Reserve Hours: 1,319
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Patrol Division (K-9) Yearly Activity
Officer Brad Kohn and K-9 Axel
Officer Isaac Merkl and K-9 Bear
K-9 Apprehension
Calls: 156
Tracks: 21
Building Searches: 28
Assists: 128
Apprehensions: 44
K-9 Narcotic Detection
Calls: 100
Alerts/Finds: 73
Meth: 15,423.54 grams (34 lbs)
Cocaine: 145.3 grams
Heroin: 6,893.76 gram (15.2 lbs)
Paraphernalia: 26 items
Currency: $48,415
SWAT
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SWAT Activations: 30
Barricaded Subjects: 13
Tactical Assists: 12 Persons/ Property Search Warrants: 14
Narcotic Search Warrants: 1
The Tri-Cities Regional SWAT team identified a need for a tool that can search buildings and per-form other functions during high risk missions. After researching all the options available, the Avatar II Robot was identified as the ideal tool that enhances the capabilities of our officers by allowing them to safely and quickly inspect dangerous situations without placing lives at risk. The Avatar II robot is a state of the art remote controlled unit that has built in capabilities that serves as the eyes and ears for officers in the field. In addition, it has features that allow it to climb stairs, open doors and communicate during crisis situations. This tool is a very expensive piece of equipment and the costs were outside of our current budget.
A special thanks to our community partners, HAPO Community Credit Union and Windermere Tri-
Cities who donated $57 thousand dollars to purchase this essential tool that has already been used
to protect lives.
Nine specialized investigative teams comprise the Kennewick Po-
lice Department’s Criminal Investigations Division. The individual
teams are: Criminal Apprehension Team (CAT), Property Crimes,
Persons Crimes, Metro Drug Task Force, FBI Violent Gang Task
Force, US Marshals’ Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task
Force, Internet Crimes against Children (ICAC), Special Investiga-
tions Unit and Crime Analysis.
The Crimes against Property and Crimes against Persons teams
are responsible for crimes requiring investigation beyond the initial
patrol officer response. The Criminal Apprehension Team focus-
es on criminal gang activity and street level narcotics. The Metro
Drug Task Force investigates mid-level criminal organizations
linked to narcotics and illegal weapons trafficking. The FBI’s Vio-
lent Gang Task Force investigates top level criminal organizations
linked to the illegal distribution of narcotics and weapons as well
as issues related to homeland security. The US Marshals’ Pacific Northwest Violent Offenders Task
Force tracks and arrests violent offenders hiding in eastern Washington.
The Criminal Investigation Division holds offenders accountable by diligently investigating all major
crimes that occur in Kennewick. Those crimes include but aren’t limited to: homicides, assaults, kid-
nappings, sex crimes, robberies, arsons, burglaries, auto thefts, identity theft and criminal gang ac-
tivity. Crime analysis works with each team within the division providing insight into crime trends,
facilitating clear communication between local law enforcement agencies and developing strategies
to combat criminal activity in our region.
Frequently complex criminal investigations cross jurisdictional boundaries requiring the Kennewick
Police Department to work effectively with other local, state and federal agencies committed to pub-
lic safety. The Kennewick Police Department appreciates its active working relationships with all law
enforcement agencies, as well as non-law enforcement entities, committed to public safety.
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Highlights and Accomplishments
The Kennewick Police department investigated 5 homicides during 2014. Two were investigated as
vehicular homicides, one was cleared by arrest and the second was cleared exceptionally (medical
condition). One homicide was a result of gunfire, it was cleared exceptionally as the offender com-
mitted suicide . The final two homicides are still pending adjudication in Benton County.
Commander Trevor White 19 Years of Service
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION
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Criminal Investigations Division
Community Outreach
Kennewick Police Department (KPD) Detectives provided over 25 officer hours of community train-
ing about criminal street gangs, human trafficking and other law enforcement related topics to
schools, community organizations and others committed to public safety.
The investigations division proactively works to maintain collaborative partnerships with several com-
munity agencies committed to enhancing the quality of life in Kennewick. Some of those agencies
are: Support Advocacy and Resource Center, Child Protective Services, Adult Protective Services,
the Department of Corrections and the Washington State Attorney General’s Office.
In 2014 the Kennewick Police Department again partnered with the Drug Enforcement Administra-
tion (DEA) to provide two National Pharmaceutical Drug Take Back events at the Kennewick Police
Station.
Gang Sweep In December, KPD investigations unit organized a local law enforcement gang emphasis called
“Operation Safe Streets.” A year end surge in gang related violence brought the need for increased
law enforcement focus on criminal street gangs in our region. The sweep lasted three days and fo-
cused on criminal gang members with outstanding warrants. The bi-county emphasis arrested 50
suspects, including two juveniles. Over 100 warrants were cleared, 10 new criminal charges were
filed and one gun was taken off the streets.
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Mission Statement
The Tri-City Metro Drug Task Force is dedicated to the disruption of narcotic trafficking, illegal gun sales and criminal gang activity in the region.
Goals
To intercept, dismantle and disrupt criminal organizations and gangs who are trafficking narcotics and guns in Benton and Franklin counties. Thus, reducing their criminal impact on the region and making our community a safer place.
Support local law enforcement efforts to remove street dealers by providing intelligence, support,
equipment and training. Discourage the attractiveness of the region by denying criminals proceeds of the crimes.
METRO/DEA
Metro investigations in Kennewick vs. Total for all jurisdictions Kennewick vs. All Jurisdictions 2013 2014 2013 2014 Cases 48 77 205 306 Cases w/ Gang Nexus 15 28 52 75 Arrests/Referrals 19 21 99 93 Search Warrants 11 10 51 45
Total Metro/Tri-City DEA Narcotics Seized
2013 2014 Cocaine 8,920g 20,726g Heroin 6,821g 10,397g Marijuana 43 lbs 41 lbs Marijuana 122 plants 3,293 plants Meth 28,600g 106,588g Poppies 80,238 lbs 536 lbs Rx Pill 436 pills 513 pills Spice 0g 0g Mushrooms 0g 26,112g
Property Seized
2013 2014 Vehicles 14 11 Guns 22 30 US Currency $13,639 $45,327
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Investigation Division Yearly Activity
United States Marshal’s Task Force Detective Randy McCalmant
Total number of warrants cleared in 2014 by the USMS Task Force – 1,115.
927 warrants cleared with a cumulative bail of $9.5 million.
184 “no bail” felony warrants were served.
Our local United States Marshal’s, including Detective McCalmant, assigned to the Pacific Northwest
Violent Offenders Task Force were instrumental in locating and arresting several violent fugitives
who fled the Tri-Cities area to avoid prosecution during 2014.
Criminal Apprehension Team (CAT)
The CAT team members for 2014 were: Sergeant Kirk Isakson, Corporal Ryan Kelly, Detective Keith Schwartz, Detective Juan Dorame, Detective Shirrell Veitenheimer, Detective Roman Trujillo and Detective Ron Salter. Drug seizures increased significantly in 2014 for the CAT. The CAT’s narcotics seizures appear to follow the nationwide trends showing a large increase in the availability of methamphetamine, heroin and diverted pharmaceuticals (pills).
Statistics by Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Felony arrests 424 624 710 707 948 915 Misdemeanor arrest 588 615 535 391 433 510 Search warrants served 100 173 164 105 54 77 Vehicles seized 8 17 6 3 1 4 Firearms seized 2 39 9 4 8 22 US Currency seized $15k $40k $20k $84k $4k $3k Marijuana seized (grams) 4,203g 5,811g 6,303g 2,128g 7,271g 111g Methamphetamine seized (grams) 155g 557g 394g 109g 11.7g 2,350g Cocaine seized (grams) 80g 17g 1g 2g 6.6g 46g Hallucinogenic (LSD Mushrooms) 20 105 34 0g 0g 0g Heroine seized (grams) 46g 128g 109g 0g 16.9g 196g
Pills (individual) 62 391 713 542 282 292
Agency Warrants Bail Amounts Kennewick Police Department 54 $3,399,746 5 NO BAIL Benton County Sheriff Office 524 $1,739,928 50 NO BAIL Richland Police Department 36 $55,412 13 NO BAIL Department of Corrections 81 NO BAIL Federal 13 NO BAIL Other Agencies 129 $4,386,780 22 NO BAIL
Investigation Division Yearly Activity
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FBI Violent Gang Task Force
2014 was a complex year with several investigation reaching areas of South America, Mexico,
United States and Canada.
Special Agents and Task Force Officers worked with local, state and federal law enforcement in-
cluding DEA, Oregon State Police, Homeland Security, Royal Mounted Canadian Police, ATF
and many more to accomplish several large seizures of controlled substances.
Investigators utilized a variety of techniques to accomplish our mission including:
28 Advanced Techniques (Technology based surveillance) 38 Surveillance Operations 28 Grand Jury Subpoenas 30 Interviews These investigative techniques led to some significant outcomes including: 5 Joint Operations 24 Search Warrants 8 Physical Arrests 7 Convictions 22 Sentencing 8 Disruptions and/or Dismantlement 7 Drug Seizures 5 Complaints The Tri-City Violent Crimes Task Force executed fewer search warrants in 2014 than ever be fore, however those quality investigation resulted in very high drug seizures including;
44 pounds of Cocaine 38 pounds of Methamphetamine 3 Firearms
During the year Task Force Officers and Agents wrapped up several investigations (cases from
2012, 2013 & 2014) that lead to convictions and the subsequent sentencing of 22 individuals. Those
twenty-two individuals received a total of 163.5 years in prison.
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Investigation Division Yearly Activity
Crimes Against Persons
Cases assigned 252 Cases cleared 203 Cases still active/open 49 Cases cleared by Arrest 57 Cases cleared – exceptionally 109
Cases cleared – leads exhausted 18 Cases cleared – unfounded 16
Forensic searches (phones/computers) 57
Crimes Against Property
Cases assigned 203 Cases cleared 187 Cases still active/open 16 Cases cleared by arrest 131 Cases cleared – exceptionally 7
Cases cleared – leads exhausted 56 Cases cleared – unfounded 2
Search warrants 126
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2014 ANNUAL AWARDS
Officer of the Year
Jason Kiel
Dan Todd, Officer
Joe Jackson, Corporal
Liz Grant, Officer
Debbie Denke, Police Support
Specialist
Supervisor of the Year
Randy Maynard
Detective of the Year
Michael Weatherbee
Reserve of the Year
Russ Murray
Volunteer of the Year
Jeanne Murphy
Chiefs Awards of Excellence
Employee of the Year
Blanca Reyna
Randy McCalmant, Detective
Josh Riley, Officer
Rick Reil (civilian)
Al Wehner (civilian)
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ANNUAL AWARDS HISTORY
Officer of the Year
JEREMY TAYLOR 2013 DREW SNEYD 2012 BRAD KOHN 2011 ISAAC MERKL 2010 CHRIS LITTRELL 2009 CHRIS BENNETT 2008 KEITH SCHWARTZ 2007 TONY VALDEZ 2006 ALLAN KNOX 2005 RICK RUNGE 2004 MATT NEWTON 2003
Employee of the Year
LEZLIE ARNTZ 2013 DEBBIE DENKE 2012 LYNDA DAVIS 2011 LINDA SPIER 2010 C. (Tina) WALTERS 2009 MARY SELLARS 2008 MIKE BLATMAN 2007 SCOTT RUFF 2006 VANESSA NISHIDA 2005 JENNI GINDER 2004 KIM HATHAWAY 2003
Supervisor of the Year
KIRK ISAKSON 2013 CHRIS GUERRERO 2012 JACK SIMINGTON 2011 CHRIS WALTERS 2010 TREVOR WHITE 2009 B. WEATHERBEE 2008
Reserve officer of the
year
RESERVE UNIT 2010 S. VEITENHEIMER 2009 DAVE KRAAL 2008 JERRY AINSWORTH 2007 RUSSELL MURRAY 2006
Volunteer of the Year
WES & BETTY DOOR 2013 JAMES MITTON 2012 RONDA CARRERAS 2011 JENNIE LANG 2010 CLAUDIA GESSEL 2009 JULIE MABRY 2008 TED WALTERS 2007 JOHN MURPHY 2006 REBECCA RUFF 2005 HUGH GOSSELIN 2004 MARVIN MARKS 2003
Chief’s Awards of
Excellence
2013
KEN LATTING TODD DRONEN MICHAEL WEATHERBEE CHRIS SLOCOMBE JOE SANTOY ALLAN KNOX ISAAC MERKL CHRISTINA WALTERS CINDY EDDEN BLANCA REYNA
2012
LEZLIE ARNTZ MIGUEL AYALA CHRIS BENNETT MIKE BLATMAN TIM HARRIS JASON KIEL MICHAEL ROSANE MARY SELLARS DAVE KRAAL ROB SIEFKEN (civilian) KATHRYN RIDER (civilian) PAUL FERRARIS (civilian)
2011
JOHN DAVIS MICKIE MARTY CHRIS SLOCOMBE JEREMY TAYLOR JOHN GREENOUGH DREW SNEYD RON SALTER MIKE MEYER
2010
RANDY MCCALMANT BERRY DUTY LEE COOPER JOE JACKSON MARCO MONTEBLANCO DREW SNEYD ERIC HANSON MIKE GAINES LYNDA DAVIS
2009
BRAD KOHN ISAAC MERKL JOHN DAVIS RICK RUNGE AARON CLEM JAMES CANADA CHRISTIAN WALTERS KIM HATHAWAY BARBARA GOLDSMITH
2008
BRIAN BANNER RYAN KELLY CHRIS LITTRELL DUANE KIST JACK SIMINGTON PATSY OSBORNE CHRISTINA WALTERS JIM SPRACKLEN (civilian) ANDREW FOX (civilian)
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ANNUAL AWARDS HISTORY/NEW HIRES
2007
JOHN KLUNDT CHRIS SLOCOMBE JOHN DAVIS CHRIS GUERRERO WES GARDNER JACK SIMINGTON RANDY MAYNARD TODD DRONEN CHERYL KIST (civilian)
2006
JAMES CANADA PAUL REYNOLDS RYAN KELLY SCOTT PETERSON MARCO MONTEBLANCO KEN TAYLOR MIKE HAMILTON MARK WEBER BRYAN WEATHERBEE CHRISTIAN WALTERS JULIE MABRY
2005
RANDY HIGGINS CHRISTIAN WALTERS BRAIN ZINSLI JOHN DAVIS DREW SNEYD DUANE KIST APRIL VALDEZ (civilian) JOHN DAVIS
NEW HIRES
BRAKEBILL, MIKAEL NEBEKER, KIRK DENNIS, JOSHUA
Swearing In Ceremony Officer Brakebill with
Chief Hohenberg 4/16/14
Swearing In Ceremony Officer Nebeker with
Chief Hohenberg 11/17/14
Swearing In Ceremony Officer Dennis with Chief Hohenberg
12/01/14
Years of Service 30+Years
HOHENBERG, KENNETH 36 BLATMAN, MICHAEL 36 SIMINGTON, JACK 34 BRYSON, SUSAN 32 DAVIS, LYNDA 30
Years of Service 25 +Years
MARQUETTE, RICK 27 COMPTON, JAY 27 LITTRELL, CRAIG 27 BOWE, MICHAEL 26 BOWEN, GEORGE 26 EDMONSON, ELIZABETH 26
Years of Service 20 +Years
ISAKSON, KIRK 24 LATTIN, KENNETH 24 MAYNARD, RANDY 24 GAINES, MICHAEL 24 HANSON, ERIC 24 WEBER, MARK 24 ZINSLI, BRIAN 23 GENACK, CHARLES 22 MEYER, WAYNE 22 RUNGE, RICHARD 22 HANSON, CRAIG 21 KOHN, BRAD 21 BALL, GLENN 20 BANNER, BRIAN 20 BLOSSER, DAVID 20
Years of Service 15 +Years
REYNOLDS, PAUL 19 KIST, DUANE 19 WHITE, TREVOR 19 CHILD, SCOTT 18 BUROKER, CHRIS 18 GARDNER, WESLEY 18 MCCALMANT, RANDY 18 VALDEZ, ANTHONY 18 DRONEN, TODD 18 CLEM, AARON 18 HATHAWAY, KIM 18 MEYER, JON 18 POCHERT, BRIAN 17
TRUJILLO, ROMAN 17 GUERRERO, CHRIS 17 MOOS, BRAYDON 16 VALDEZ, JAMES 16 DUTY, BERRY 15 HOWARD, STAN 15 WALTERS, CHRISTIAN 15 DEMAND, JOANNE 15 WEATHERBEE, BRYAN 15
Years of Service 10 +Years
DAVIS, JOHN 14 NEWTON, MATTHEW 13 PITTS, MICHELLE 13 JACKSON, JOE 13 COOPER, LEE 12 DAVIS, TREVER 12 DORAME, JUAN 12 NOBLE, KEITH 12 KUHN, JOSHUA 12 PETERSON, SCOTT 12 SCHWARTZ, KEITH 12 SELLARS, MARY 12 MONTEBLANCO, M 11 MEINERS, DARRIN 11 MELONE, KENNY 11 SNEYD, DREW 11 BENNETT, CHRIS 10 KELLY, RYAN 10 CANADA, JAMES 10
Years of Service 5 +Years
NISHIDA, VANESSA 9 SLOCOMBE, CHRIS 9 DENKE, DEBRA 9 MERKL, ISAAC 9 VEITENHEIMER, S. 8 SULLIVAN, JOSHUA 8 REES, REMIE 8 WALTERS, CHRISTINA 8 SAGEN, JEFFREY 8 ROSANE, MICHAEL 8 LITTRELL, CHRIS 7 WEATHERBEE, MIKE 7 TAYLOR, JEREMY 7 EDDEN CINDY 7
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YEARS OF SERVICE
SALTER, RON 6 HARRINGTON, JASON 6 HARRIS, TIMOTHY J. 6 HAMEL, AARON 6 KUEHNY, DALE 6 LONG, DANIEL 6 PETERSON, JUSTIN 6 DRAMIS, WILLIAM 6 REYNA, BLANCA 6 JONES, BECCA 5 BROWN, LIZ 5
Under 5 Years of Service
ARNTZ, LEZLIE 3 SANTOY, JOE 3 TODD, DAN 3 JASON, KIEL 3 BAYNES, HOLLY 2 RILEY, JOSHUA 2 MCGEE, CORY 1 REIL, SETH 1
Partnerships Local, State and Federal Agencies
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Left to Right: Chief David Giles (Prosser), Chief Chris Skinner (Richland), Sheriff Steve Keane
(Benton County, Chief Ken Hohenberg (Kennewick), Chief Brian McElroy (West Richland)
Senator Sharon Brown
Attorney General Rob Ferguson, Jim Spracklen,
Chief Ken Hohenberg
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Annual Criminal Justice Breakfast
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Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police
Chiefs Accreditation
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PHOTOS
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Non-Emergency (509) 628-0333
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SPECIAL THANKS FOR THEIR SUPPORT
KENNEWICK POLICE DEPARTMENT
Citizens Helping in Police
Services (C.H.I.P.S)
For information contact:
Mark Weber
(509) 582-1317
Kennewick Police
Foundation
For Information:
http://kpdfoundation.org
Kennewick Police Department Alumni
Any Active or former KPD employee, commissioned and non-commissioned and their
spouse or significant others.
For information contact:
Gene Luczynski
(509) 551-1875
