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Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office Board of Supervisors’ Brief

Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office Board of Supervisors’ Brief. Sheriff Jon E. Lopey February 5, 2019. Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office.

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  1. Siskiyou County Sheriff’s OfficeBoard of Supervisors’ Brief Sheriff Jon E. Lopey February 5, 2019

  2. Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office is the only agency with lead investigative capabilities and authority for major emergencies and mutual aid. The Sheriff is the Operational Area Coordinator for mutual aid for Siskiyou County.

  3. Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office is the premier, law enforcement agency in Siskiyou County. Many agencies and its citizens rely upon the services that the department provides to our communities(e.g.,Jail, SRT, DIVE, Search & Rescue, Courts, Major Crimes Unit, Coroner, SIMIT, SUMIT, NSMIT, etc.)

  4. Budget Reductions • Limited resources for field response, investigations, and jail operations • Overtime – Often used to supplement personnel shortages • Safety (Employee accountability, training, equipment, and supervision) • Fees (e.g., Reports, Vehicle Releases, Alarm Calls, Weapons’ Storage Fee, Civil, etc.) • Technology (Computerized Reporting, etc.) • Reorganization/Reassignments/Staffing • Asset Forfeiture (Pending Cases) • Alternate Work Week • Residency (Assignment Proximity, etc.) • Training • Jail project now $27 million with $2.0+ million deficit • Equipment & Supplies (Inventories, Negligence: Reimbursement) • Purchases (vehicles, Glock Pistols, PSNet Upgrade, etc.) • Fuel • Fleet Management • Travel • Services Performed (e.g., DUI, Allied-Agency Assists, Restitution for Damage & Medical Costs, etc.) • Contract Accountability (USFS, Siskiyou Lake, Dorris, Dunsmuir, Montague, Fort Jones, Dispatch Services)

  5. Siskiyou County Sheriff’s OfficeOperations • Sheriff • 2 Captains – One Field and One Jail • 4 Lieutenants (1 Field, 1 COS Academy Director, 1 Special Services + 1 Lieutenant in Jail) • 8Sergeants (3 in Detective Assignments; MCU, NSMIT & Chief Deputy Coroner) • 4 Sergeants work Field; 1 @ Courts • 31 Deputies (Field, Detectives, Bailiffs) • 26 Deputies in Field (3 openings); 23 Current • 5 Deputies Work in Court

  6. Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office 27 Field Deputy Sheriffs 8 Sergeants ( 1 NSMIT, 1 MCU) 6 Court Deputies (Includes 1 Sergeant) 1 Forensic Technician 1 COS Coordinator (ADJ) (Lieutenant) 1 Equip. Service Worker 5 Detectives (Includes 1 sergeants) 1 Property/Evidence Coordinator 9 Dispatchers (1 Extra Help + 1 Opening) 27 Correctional Officers (1 Extra Help) 5 Correctional Sergeants 1 Captain – Jail Commander 1 Jail Lieutenant 1 Computer System Mgr. 2 Jail Kitchen Workers (2 Extra Help) 1 Building Maint. Worker 1 Veterans Service Representative (1 Extra Help) 1 Veterans Service Representative (Pending)(+37 SAR Volunteers) 3 Water Safety, 2 Reserve Deputies + 9 Chaplains

  7. Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office Services CivilDispatch Courts / Bailiff Jail Patrol Detectives DRC DIVE DARE MET EOD (Bomb Unit)SUMIT SAR(37) Veterans Services Work Crew (Ward) ExplorersSWAP Neighborhood Watch Elec. Monitoring Re-Entry Programs Canine Crime Scene Inv. Evidence Lab Arson Task Force Criminal Intelligence Coroner Posse NSMITCARTChaplain (9) SIMIT

  8. Special Operations & Details High Profile Investigations 2018 • Two Homicides handled by SCSO during 2018 (3 for County) Active Cold Case Investigations (Homicides) * Angie Fulmer – (2002) (Active Investigative Effort) * Hannah Zaccaglini – (1997) (Active Investigative Effort) * Karen Knechtel-Mero – (1997) (Active Investigative Effort) * Patricia Joseph – (2005) (Active Investigative Effort) * Ray Martin – (2001) * Maye Mechling – (1991) * Shonna Le Mayes – (1987) * John Mabe – (1987)

  9. Special Operations & Details Current Investigations / Missions • Marijuana Eradication (NSMIT, SIMIT) (Marijuana Ordinance) • SUMIT (Methamphetamine = Major Effort) (Meth, heroin, DEC) • SCINTF changed name to “Siskiyou Unified Major Investigation Team” • AB109 = Major Jail Challenge • Community Corrections Partnership + Day Reporting Center • AB900 – New Jail Funding ($27M = $9.7M deficit) (Re-Scope) Approved by Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) • 4 Contract Cities (Dunsmuir, Fort Jones, Montague, Dorris) • Special Enforcement Details (SED, SAFE, Undercover Cars, etc.) • AB109 Probation-Allied-Agency Compliance Checks • Child Abduction Response Team (CART) (One of 21 certified in USA)

  10. Community Outreach

  11. DARE

  12. CARTChild Abduction Response Team

  13. The “Unexpected”

  14. “Challenges” • Rising Crime Rates (most related to illicit drugs) • Prop 109, Prop 47, Prop 57, Prop 64, & SB 54 • Illicit Drugs are ravaging people, homes, county • Opioids, Meth, Prescription Drugs, Marijuana + “Others” • County lacks funding to sustain adequate public safety • New Jail Project – On “New Track” but costly • Pay & Staffing impact recruitment, retention, morale • “Unknowns” = Murder, Crime, Terrorism, Disasters (FIRE) • What are state & federal partners going to do? $$$$ • Perceptions & Dangers impact the Department

  15. Contract Obligations Law Enforcement (Patrol) - City of Dorris - City of Dunsmuir - City of Fort Jones - City of Montague - Lake Siskiyou - USFS Co-Op Agreement - Klamath National Forest - Shasta – Trinity Forest - Modoc Forest - Controlled Substance Enforcement (Cannabis Eradication) -HIDTA, High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (Central Valley)

  16. Contract Obligations (cont.) Law Enforcement (Dispatch) - City of Mt. Shasta - City of Etna - City of Tulelake - Lake Shastina - USFS - Probation -College of the Siskiyou's (Administration of Justice Program) - Administer local POST required training to Law Enforcement - Force Option Simulation Training; Mobile Driving Simulation - Level III & Level III Reserve Officer Training – High Standards - Level 1 Academy = “MAJOR” development (Mar ‘19 “intense Academy”)

  17. Contract Obligations (cont.) Siskiyou County Superior Court - Courthouse Security ($698K) - Bailiff Duties - New security system

  18. Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office contracts out for law enforcement services for four (4) incorporated Cities within the County of Siskiyou. Contracts run by fiscal year from July 1st through June 30th. The following are Annual statistics for those contract cities for the 2018 calendar year.City of Dunsmuir • Contract City - Dunsmuir • 7200 Hours (3.5 positions) (5400 Deputy & 1800 Sergeant Hours) • 2,064 Calls for Service during 2018

  19. Contract Cities Montague & Fort Jones • Contract Cities - Montague • The City of Montague was the first community in Siskiyou County to decide to contract for law enforcement services rather than operate a police department (July 1983) • 1.9 Positions for 3600 hours of patrol time • 1,179 Calls for Service during 2018 • Contract Cities - Fort Jones • The City of Fort Jones contracted for law enforcement services in July 1989 • .9 positions for 1,518 hours of service per year • 727 Calls for Service during 2018

  20. Contract Cities - Dorris • Contract Cities - Dorris • The City of Dorris contracted for law enforcement services in 1996 • 1.9 positions for 3,820 hours of service per year. • 686 Calls for Service received during 2018.

  21. SCSO DispatchCalls for Service (2018) • 60,495 “Total” Calls for 2018 • 4,981 + 761 -9-1-1 Calls December Alone • 9,602 calls were “9-1-1” Emergency Calls • 1,089 Assists; 722 “Out with Subject” • 1,644 Civil; 105 Missing Person Calls • 494 Alarms; 620 Trespass Calls; 210 Vandalism; 1266 Security Checks • 526 School Security Checks • 183 Assault & Battery Calls

  22. Reported Crimes Calendar year 2018 Reported Crimes to SCSO Dispatch: -Assault & Battery = 183 (2017) = (218) - Assaults w/Deadly Weapon = 27 (2017) = (19) - Homicides = 3 (2017) = (2) - Sex Offenses = 54 (2017) (Note: Felony Sexual Assaults = 64) (62) - Burglaries = 410 (2017) = (508) - Child Abuse = 271 (2017) = (208)

  23. Calls for Service (cont.) - Death Investigations (Coroner) = 142 (2017) = (169) - Disturbances = 1,236 (2017) = (1556) - Domestic Violence = 196 (2017) = (278) - Elder Abuse = 9 (2017) = (27) - Misc. Misdemeanors = 635 (2017) = (740) - Misc. Felony = 63 (2017) = (54) - Search & Rescue = 66 (2017) = (54)

  24. Calls for Service (cont.) - Security Checks = 1266 (526 = Schools) (2017) = (2,048) - Arrest Warrants = 120 (2017) = (249) - Welfare & Institution = 799 (2017) = (837) - Civil Services = 1,644 (2017) = (1,565) - Mental Health = 86 (2017) = (132) - Suicide Call’s = 85 (143 = 2017) -Actual suicides = 9 (8 = 2017)

  25. 2018 Crime Call Increases • Sex Assaults & Sex Assaults (Felony) • ADW & Homicides & Mental Health • Child Abuse • Auto Theft • Burglaries • Petty Theft & Grand Theft • Domestic Violence • Scams, Disturbances • Narcotics

  26. 2018 Crime Call Decreases • Mental Health Calls • Disturbances • Misc. Misdemeanors down • Explosives • Auto Theft • Elder Abuse • Forgery & Identity Theft • Marijuana Calls

  27. Coroner Cases - 2018 • 449 deaths in county – 96 were coroner cases • 190 deaths reported to coroner • Natural Deaths – 55 • Accidental Deaths – 29 (29 in 2017) • 3 Overdose (1 Methadone & 2 Meth), 19 MVA, 3 Carbon Monoxide, 2 in fires; 1 due to hypothermia; 1 dog-related death • Suicides – 9 (8 in 2017) • 1 Motor Vehicle, 2 hanging, 3 gunshot, 2 medication, 1 by train • Homicides – 3 (2 = SCSO) • 2 Blunt Force Trauma; 1 Gunshot • Underdetermined – 1 • Pending – 1 (Still awaiting Results)

  28. Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office • SCSO at a critical level in staffing (Field & Jail); AB109, Prop 47, & Prop 57 have imposed huge burdens • Nearly unprecedented “Deputy & Officer Safety Threats” • 2018 – 150 Peace Officers Killed (increase in gun-related deaths) (One death every 56 hours/156 a year – 10 year average) • 2018 – California #2 in peace officer deaths (11 deaths) (tied w/FL, TX, US Gov’t) NY = #1 (Gunfire deaths = 52 & #1 cause of death) • 2018 = 27 law enforcement canine deaths • Illicit drugs, including marijuana a major issue in all communities • Great strides in evidence & property accountability & processes • Great effort at prevention, enforcement, rehab and DRC programs • Persistent crime problems induced by drugs, poverty, & societal factors such as AB 109 (jail overcrowding, accountability, mental illness) • The Sheriff’s Office is the only “full-service” local law enforcement agency in Siskiyou County. • SRT, CRT, DIVE, Detectives, Forensic Technician, Jail, DARE, DRC

  29. SUMIT Siskiyou Unified Major Investigations Team • Arrests = 61; Search Warrants = 32 • Cocaine seized = 9.8 grams (-) • *Heroin seized = 10,644.3 grams (+) (Big Increase) • Methamphetamine = 46,957 grams (‘16) (19,386 grams – ’15) • Marijuana = 617.28 pounds • Concentrated cannabis = 314.2 grams • Methamphetamine seized = 12,412 grams(+) • Pharmaceuticals = 378 pills(-) • 83 firearms seized • $104,985.00 drug currency seized

  30. SUMIT(Continued) • Heroin seizures are up significantly (2017 – 2018) • Methamphetamine still a problem but “steady” • SUMIT helps other agencies with major crime investigations in-county + Highway Seizures • DEC (Drug Endangered Children) a major focus • Meth, Heroin, Marijuana, Prescription drugs, “Honey Oil” are a major challenge! • Huge increase in firearms seized (83 for 2018 compared to 12 in 2017)

  31. North State Major Investigation Team (NSMIT) • Public Lands (2017) • 106,061 Cannabis Plants Seized ‘17 • (96,931 in 2016) • 5,650 lbs. “Processed” = 2017 (2500 lbs. ‘16) • $1.3 billion (plants) & $22.5 million (processed) • Private Lands & Public Lands(2018) • 5,071 illegal marijuana plants (15 greenhouses) • Callahan Road (Drug Cartel) • Owner of property responsible for clean-up • Joint Case with Arkansas (80 lbs. of cannabis) • Search warrants = 20 lbs. marijuana, firearm, ammo • 2018 NSMIT operations hindered by fires (Carbofuran- Humbug Crk)

  32. Siskiyou Interagency Marijuana Investigation Team (SIMIT) • Private Property Sites • 21,426 illicit plants seized – 2018 ($64.2 M) • 14,406 pounds processed seized ($14.4 M) • 140 Search Warrants Served on illegal sites! • 19 Arrests + numerous Criminal Filings Pending • 6 BHO (“Honey Oil”) labs seized; 7 firearms • “Extra Help” Funding Crucial to Success • Partnership with Public Works & Code Enforcement “Key” • Strong Ordinance & Enforcement Protocol “Crucial” • Exemplary support from leaders “Emergency Proclamation” (DEA, CHP, CARNG, SUMIT, NSMIT, etc.)

  33. “On-Highway Counter-Drug Op” • Between 10/05 & 10/25/18 – 7 “ big” cannabis seizures • Overtime provided to patrol area roadways • 5,183 pounds of illegal cannabis seized (+ from ‘17) • Seizures ranged from 75 pounds to 2,136 lbs! • 13.9 grams of meth also seized • Value of cannabis seized = $10.2 million (retail) • Seizures exceeded ‘17 totals & disrupted organized crime & dealer transfers out-of-state • 20 – 25% less grow sites but illegality a major threat

  34. Cannabis Photos

  35. SCSO Special Enforcement Details 2016 • In 2016 the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office conducted several Special Enforcement Details (SED) & SAFE (Sexual Assault Funding) in county. • The purpose of these SED & SAFE details are to target high crime activity area’s, suppress and detour criminal trends, create community partnerships and assist in problem solving to create a safe living environment for the citizens of Siskiyou County (includes sex offenders) • Carrick Addition/Weed , Happy Camp, & Dunsmuir • McCLoud – Flea Market, Lumberjack Days, & Blackberry Festival • Lake Siskiyou - Fourth of July 2014. • Big Foot Days in Happy Camp • Dunsmuir – Railroad Days, Dogwood Days, Soap Box Derby, Beerfest, etc. • Siskiyou Golden Fair & Butte Valley/Tulelake Fair • Domestic Violence Sweep, SAFE, SEDs • HMONG New Year & Town Halls

  36. Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office • Average Daily Population in Jail 101 (103 beds + 4 med =107 ) • Crime Prevention, Crime Response and Services demand minimum staffing levels. • Cold Case Homicides, Drug Cartels, Search & Rescue, & other emergencies unpredictable • Studies reveal reduced staffing results in loss of life, property (Tangible & Intangible Cost). • Volunteers a great asset (Chaplain = 9; SAR = 37; Posse is building) • DARE – Happy Camp, Dunsmuir, Tulelake, Fort Jones, Montague, Hornbrook, Dorris, & working w/PAL • Day Reporting Center a success (Collaboration w/ others) • Working with schools to train & ready for “active shooter” • Suicide Prevention Plan being developed with HHS/BHS • Mental Health-Trained Deputies

  37. Jail Facts • 103 jail beds + 4 medical beds = 107 beds • Average Daily Population = 98.75 inmates • All inmates are felons (22 from casino) • Average length of stay (all) = 186 days • Average length of stay (current) 186 days • Percentage less than 30 days = 34% • Percentage 31-180 days = 45% • Percentage 181-365 days = 11% • Percentage 365+ days = 10% • Average Daily Cost = $138.99 ($4,030,096.36) • 2,825 Inmates Booked during FY 17-18

  38. Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office“Fiscal Challenges” • Loss of personnel and Funding = • Higher Overtime and use of extra-help • Funds to Pursue “Re-Scope” of New Jail Project • Risk to personnel safety • Increase in crime and calls for service • Increase in workload; decrease in efficiency • Threat to public safety • Diminished capabilities to respond to emergencies, disasters, major crimes, SEDs, etc.

  39. Pending Proposal = 4 Deputies • 24-Hour Operation • Reduce Response Times • Reduce Overtime • Enhance Public Service & Accountability • Goal to fill remaining deputy positions (3) • Pending loss of two deputies likely • Succession Plan

  40. VSO Highlights (2018) • County support for VSO & VSR + extra help a “success story” but new VSR “pending hire” • Veteran population = 4,185 (Utilization rate = 23.1%); ranks “8” OF 21 “Very Small Counties” • FY 16/17 = 965 Comp/Pension Cases • $1,764,207.00 = Value new benefits (CVSO) • Total (C/P) Utilization = $18,261,000 ($18,923 Avg.) • Average amount of new award = $4,984.00 • Office visits & productivity good despite loss of VSR

  41. Veterans’ Events • Armed Forces Day • Welcome Home Viet Nam Veterans’ Day-3/19 • Korean War Veterans’ Barbecue (July 2019) • Memorial Day Events • Veterans’ Day Events • Emerging Women Veteran Events • Veterans’ Court Concept Developing • Veterans’ Leadership Council • Fallen Heroes Memorial (Weed Rest Area)

  42. Rand Study “Costs of Crime” RAND Study (Washington Think Tank) Homicide $8,649,216.00 Rape $ 217,866.00 Robbery $ 67,277.00 Serious Assault $ 87,238.00 Burglary $ 13,096.00 Larceny $ 2,139.00 Vehicle Theft $ 9,079.00

  43. SWOT ANALYSIS

  44. QUESTIONS?

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