Fort Thomas Police Department

October 2017 * Monthly Report

Submitted By: Chief Mike Daly

During the annual Touch A Truck at Tower Park, Officer Derek

Faught explained the different types of equipment in a cruiser

that officers use on a daily basis.

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Police Department

Michael G. Daly

Chief of Police

130 North Fort Thomas

Fort Thomas, Kentucky 41075

859-441-6562

http://www.ftthomas.org/Police

COMMUNITY EVENTS:

The Fort Thomas Police Department participated in the Recreation Department’s “Touch-A-

Truck” Event. This event is designed to educate children and their families on different

equipment, vehicles or tools that our emergency responders or private companies utilize on a

daily basis.

Fort Thomas Police Officers participated in the National Walk to School Week. This is a fun way

to practice safe routes for students, parents, and school officials. Officers offered the following

safety tips to the students: walkers should always stay visible to drivers; walk/don’t run; stay

on the sidewalk; and cross streets at a crosswalk or intersection.

Detective Adam Noe, Campbell County Attorney Steven Franzen, and District Court Judge

Cameron Blau facilitated a meeting at Highlands High School to make students, faculty and the

community aware of the consequences of inappropriate use of social media.

This year’s Fall “Drug Take-Back” sponsored and supported by the DEA was held on Saturday

October 28th and was a huge success in Northern Kentucky. This October exceeded last April’s

Take-Back record breaking collection. Thank you to all that participated and supported this

campaign and to the DEA Cincinnati who coordinates the event. These successes are a true

measurement to the level of commitment in addressing the opiate/opioid crisis in Northern

Kentucky and the region. This year’s totals are as follows:

Total collected in October 2017 in Boone, Campbell, and Kenton Counties for destruction =

321,984 grams or 709 pounds

• Boone County = 87,554 grams or 192.85 pounds

• Campbell County = 114,798 grams or 252.86 pounds

• Kenton County = 119,632 grams or 263.52 pounds

Comparisons:

• Average collected per month for June, July, and August 2017 = 50,416 grams or 111

pounds

• Collected April 2017 Drug Take-Back = 294,491 grams or 648 Pounds

• Collected October 2016 Drug Take-Back = 128,476 grams or 282 pounds

October 2017 Monthly Report Summary

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The Recreation Department once again held the Pumpkin Walk at Tower Park. VIPS member

Marian Sizemore, State Farm Insurance, donated her photography skills and supplies to provide

complimentary family photos. Officers Sean Donelan and Matt Marksbury distributed candy

and stick on badges, and assisted with traffic control. The Fire Department, Lions Club, and the

Campbell County FOP Lodge #10 donated and cooked approximately 650 hotdogs and

distributed bottled water. Officer Donelan also passed out candy at the Police Department on

Halloween.

Detective Noe attended two separate programs at Highlands High School in collaboration with

the Campbell County Attorney’s office and Highlands High School. The event focused on

educating staff, students and parents about the dangers of social media including bullying, and

the lasting impression it can leave on an individual. Highlands administration and the Campbell

County Attorney’s office along with Detective Noe will be working on additional programs that

will be open to parents to continue education on this important and growing topic.

Officers assisted the staff at St. Thomas school during their evacuation drills. Children walked

the routes to their respective rally points to familiarize students with locations they need to go

to should the school be evacuated during an emergency. This valuable drill provides another

piece to active shooter responses.

Lieutenant Casey Kilgore conducted a Trick or Treat Safety Presentation to the classes at Wise

Owl Preschool. The students were then able to go outside and explore a FTPD cruiser.

TRAINING:

Detective Noe, Detective Day and Officer Dietz attended a one-day seminar on Leadership at the Cincinnati Police Department Training Center. This class included speeches from several different supervisors in the Cincinnati Police Department focusing on different areas of leadership.

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Officer Nick Hoffman attended LEN INCIDENT PREPARATION, RESPONSE & MITIGATION. This

course is designed to introduce and review law enforcement tactics, techniques and procedures

responding to critical incidents involving: active shooter events, arrest/search warrant planning

and execution, barricaded/hostage situations and first aid with the focus on self-survival skills.

The learning outcomes for this course will be for the student to identify incidents that pose a

significant elevated risk to law enforcement officers along with citizens and develop a safe

action plan utilizing resources, planning, and planned response. The students will examine how

to gather and analyze intelligence, complete a risk assessment, use problem solving methods,

and create a response to a critical and elevated risk incident.

Officers conducted range training this month

that included both pistol and rifle techniques,

off-duty/concealed carry tactics and courses,

and other vital tactics. Once again, several

officers from surrounding agencies were able

o cross-train with our officers, increasing

safety and performance for all.

Ft. Thomas officers recently transitioned from

the Sig Sauer .40 caliber pistol to the

Generation 5 Glock 17 (9mm). On top of

being one of the first agencies in the nation

to have the latest Glock pistols, Ft. Thomas

officers' performance at the range increased

across the board.

Detective Noe, Detective Day and Officer Dietz attended a one-day seminar on Leadership at

the Cincinnati Police Department Training Center. This class included presentations from

several different supervisors in the Cincinnati Police Department focusing on different areas of

leadership.

RECOGNITION:

Officer Brandon Laffin and Matt Marksbury received a letter from Canon Ridge residents. They

wrote to thank them for the assistance they received during a storm. The tree in their front

yard lost some limbs and branches and were coving the road in front of their house. They

wrote the two officers kindly helped them clear the road in the pouring rain and they wanted to

send their gratitude.

Members of the organization, “Cookies for a Cop and our Fire Friends”, dropped off cookies for

our officers. This is the 4TH year for the organization. Volunteers in twenty-eight states

participated and distributed approximately 100,000 cookies. The volunteers want to let

everyone know this gift is not just a tray of cookies and treats but a hug for all you’ve endured,

a prayer for your safety, and a thank you for continuing to be that face of courage and that

shield of protection.

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MISCELLANEOUS:

The body worn cameras that the police department recently acquired through a federal grant

are now being issued to officers. The cameras are already being worn on patrol and officers are

seeing the benefit from their use. Some adjustments are being made to the settings of the

cameras to optimize battery life and to be of most benefit to each shift. In the coming weeks

the cameras should be in full use by uniformed patrol officers. Recently, our efforts in applying

for the grant, developing the camera policy, and meeting all requirements for grant

funding were recognized by the Body-Worn Camera Training & Technical Assistance national

newsletter.

We are saddened to share that retired Fort Thomas Police Chief Mike Bischoff passed away on

October 17, 2017. Chief Bischoff was hired in 1970, appointed to Chief on July 31, 1995 and

retired on November 1, 1998. The family has requested donations be made to the KACP

Foundation, Attn: James Pendergraff, 368 Amon Lisanby Spur Road, Dawson Springs, KY 42408.

Chief Bischoff was fundamental in the KACP Foundation being established. He was also

responsible for the acclaimed Accreditation Program in Kentucky and he put our KACP

Association on the map nationally. Many other states have mirrored our program. Mike

Bischoff showed us how to raise the bar and never settle for status quo. He will be deeply

missed.

ENFORCEMENT:

In October officers wrote 15 speeding charges, 27 charges for non-traffic offenses (i.e.,

warrants, assaults, disorderly conduct, etc.) and 103 traffic charges (i.e., suspended OL, no

insurance, expired license plate, etc.) Officers also issued 87 written warnings and totaled 32

court appearances. There were 9 drug related charges placed against 6 adults. One of the

adults is a Fort Thomas resident. Traffic stops led to 6 of the charges.

If there are no questions, this will conclude my report.

Respectfully submitted,

Chief Mike Daly

Fort Thomas Police Department

Fort Thomas Police Investigations October 2017 Monthly Report

Information as of Nov. 7th, 2017

October Case Load Theft – 4 Assault – 1 Burglary – 1 Terroristic Threatening - 1

Trending

• Detective Noe, Detective Day and Officer Dietz attended a one-day seminar on Leadership at the Cincinnati Police Department Training Center. This class included speeches from several different supervisors in the Cincinnati Police Department focusing on different areas of leadership.

• Detectives have been looking into multiple burglaries and attempted burglaries in the area of

Highland Ave. over the past two months. Detectives are asking if anyone sees someone suspicious in the area to contact Campbell County Dispatch at 859-292-3622. The burglaries are believed to be occurring daylight hours while residents are at work.

• Detective Noe attended two separate programs at Highlands High School in collaboration with the Campbell County Attorney’s office and Highlands High School. The event focused on educating staff, students and parents about the dangers of social media and the lasting impression it can leave on an individual. Highlands administration and the Campbell County Attorney’s office along with Detective Noe will be working on additional programs that will be open to parents to continue education on this important and growing topic.

• Detective Noe and Detective Rowland along with Highlands Middle School teacher, Mrs. Ludmann, presented 4th and 5th graders with an interactive Chemistry lesson on Fingerprinting. During the lesson students were given a brief overview of fingerprinting in police work and were then able to actually observe and work on obtaining prints from various items. This has always been a great way for officers to interact with students and in the end everyone involved has a great time!

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1 2 10 1 1 2 7 3 27

2 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 15

1 2 1 1 1 6

1 1 2 2 6

5 3 1 1 10

1 2 15 1 4 1 5 11 1 10 16 3 17 87

1 1 1 1 4

2 3 2 1 1 9

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1 3 3 5 1 13

0 0 3 0 7 12 1 4 4 1 27 31 5 9 3 21 12 30 0 5 175

2 2 2 1 1 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 21

1 3 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 15

2 2 3 4 1 4 7 2 1 2 28

Criminal Offense Reports

Incident Reports

Accident Reports

Juvenile Charges

PABM

Felony Charges

Total State Citation Charges

Written Warnings

Alcohol-Related Charges

Drug-Related Charges

Driving Under the Influence

City Citations

Speeding Charges

No Seatbelt/Child Restraint

OCTOBER 2017

Traffic Charges

Non-Traffic Charges **********

Noe

TOTALS

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These are not patrol

positions and therefore do not generate

regular statistics

Laffin

Marksbury

Dutle

Rowland

Donelan

Moening

Dietz

Carr

Day

Hoffman

Peak

Rohlfer

Faught

Hunt

Bryant

Whitford

Kilgore

Carpenter

Brown

ENFORCEMENT SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2017

Non-Traffic Charges OCTOBER, 2017 OCTOBER, 2016

Alcohol related 4 2Drug related 9 14Possession alcohol by minor 0 0Burglary 0 0Theft Related 0 0Receiving Stolen Property 3 0Warrants served 20 17Criminal Mischief 0 0Criminal Trespassing 0 0Wanton Endangerment 0 1Criminal Poss of a Forged Instrument 0 0Unlawful transaction with a minor 0 0Disorderly conduct 1 0Assault 1 2Manslaughter 0 0Carry Concealed Deadly Weapon 0 0Murder 0 0Criminal Littering 0 0Terroristic Threatening 0 0Miscellaneous 2 5

TOTAL 40 41

Traffic Charges

DUI 6 3Speeding 15 18Other Hazardous violations 18 11Operator license violations 22 21Vehicle license violations 26 21Vehicle equipment violations 1 0Insurance violations 30 34No seat belt in use 6 20No Child Restraint 0 1Miscellaneous 0 0

TOTAL 124 129

Juvenile Charges

Alcohol related 0 1Drug related 0 0Criminal Mischief 0 0Criminal Trespassing 0 0Theft Related 0 1Receiving Stolen Property 0 0Disorderly conduct 0 0Terroristic threatening 1 0Assault 2 0JV pick-up order 0 0Possession of A Forged Instrument 0 0Burglary 0 0Miscellaneous 2 1

TOTAL 5 3

OFFENSE AND INCIDENT REPORTS FOR OCTOBER, 2017

Offense Reports October, 2017 October, 2016

Theft Related 7 5Burglary 1 0Criminal Mischief 0 3Assault 3 2Wanton Endangerment 0 2Terroristic Threatening 1 1Forgery 0 0Harassment 1 1Rape 1 1Other Sexual Offenses 0 0Robbery 0 0Arson 0 0Murder 0 0Manslaughter 0 0Criminal Abuse 0 0Criminal Trespassing 0 0Menacing 1 0PABM 0 0Alcohol Related 4 1DUI 5 3Drug Related 7 12CCDW 0 0UTWM 0 0Receiving Stolen Property 0 0Miscellaneous 2 5

TOTAL 33 36

Incident Reports

Abuse / Neglect 2 4Missing Persons 1 0Vehicle Damage 0 0Lost / Missing Articles 1 0Property Damage 1 4Deceased Persons 1 1Animal Related 2 3Neighborhood Dispute 1 0Miscellaneous 7 6

TOTAL 16 18

Accident Reports 28 35

DRUG CHARGES

OCTOBER 2017

CITATION CHARGES RESIDENCE

CM28456 PDP DAYTON

CM82053 – TS PDP * TWPE AMELIA

C076464 – TS POM OHIO

CI46545 – TS POM KENTUCKY

C076912 – TS POCS 1ST * PDP KENTUCKY

CN53888 POCS 1ST * PROMOTING CONTRABAND FT THOMAS

DRUG CHARGE ABBREVIATIONS

POM Possession of Marijuana

PDP Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

POCS Possession of Controlled Substance

PNIPC Prescription Not in Proper Container

PI Public Intoxication

CSNIPC Controlled Substance Not in Proper Container

TWPE Tampering with Physical Evidence

TS Traffic Stop