October, 2012

Volume 2, Issue 2

Cactus Park Precinct “Relationships, Facts and Timing…”- Commander C.W. Miiller

Inside this issue:

G.A.I.N. 2

Graffiti; Recycling; GCU/NET 3

Police Report; Fund Raising; Wives 4

Injured 6 Y.o.; Cops N Candy 5

Calendar and Upcoming Events 6

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92K most Subject Stops

Sgt. Brad Huskisson: 267

91G most Department Reports

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Back To School Traffic Safety Program

Follow-up by Lt. B. Lee

On Monday, 8-13-12, the Traffic

Bureau in collaboration with the

Cactus Park Precinct began a

month long Back-to-School en-

forcement campaign. Traffic

Bureau motor officers conduct-

ed enforcement at or near

school zones in the Cactus Park

Precinct during both the morn-

ing drop-off and afternoon pick-

up times within the precinct.

The statistics listed below

Speeding Citations: 117

Red Light Citations: 12

Seat Belt Citations: 43

Child Restraint Citations: 6

Total Citations: 471

Educational Contacts: 2

Towed Vehicles: 9

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The Phoenix Police Depart-

ment’s Annual Awards Ceremo-

ny held September 25, 2012,

honored Phoenix’ Finest for

their accomplishments, dedica-

tion, and relentless endeavors

to create safe communities

through their hard work

and sacrifice.

Each year the Awards Ceremony

celebrates the actions of em-

ployees who place a stranger’s

safety over their self interests

and who knowingly seek out

chaos with the goal of achieving

calm. The following officers

from Cactus Park Precinct were

honored for their accomplish-

ments:

Medal of Valor

Andres Ordanza #8687

Nick Barker #9292

Medal of Merit

Tim Luehrs #9396

Lt. Russell Frederiksen #5344

Medal of Lifesaving

Sergeant Mike Hoeve #5155

Sergeant Stacey Parks #6080

Mark Wardian #7420

Phoenix Police Department’s Annual Awards

“...Employees who

place a stranger’s

safety over their self

interests.”

indicate the enforce-

ment recap for the Cac-

tus Park Precinct during

this years program.

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G.A.I.N. — Getting Arizona Involved In Neighborhoods

“National Night

out, Arizona

Style”

One of the rewards for surviving the

heat, humidity and summer storms

is the month of October. Cooler,

dryer weather prevails and October

is packed full of events that get our

residents and neighborhoods out of

the house and spending time to-

gether.

In accordance with “National Night

Out” celebrated nationally earlier in

the year when it is usually uncom-

fortably warm in Arizona, we do it

“Arizona style”. Last GAIN season

was a citywide success with over 50

different events, including barbe-

cues, school dances and ice-cream

socials. This year’s GAIN festivities

promises to be as full of activities, if

not more. Neighborhoods are stak-

ing out public parks, backyards and

blocking off streets to share, meet

their neighbors, enjoy Arizona

weather, and make our neighbor-

hoods safe.

Scheduled GAIN and summer festi-

val events for the Cactus Park Pre-

cinct area are listed below.

Cactus Park Precinct Website: http://phoenix.gov/police/precincts/cactuspark/index.html

* denotes same event with multiple groups

Vicki Allen 602-460-0246 Cactus Park West Block

Watch 13-Oct

Jack Pasnell 602-386-8172 Westown Block Watch 13-Oct

Frank Steinmetz 623-937-3504 Cactus Wren

Neighborhood BW 18-Oct

Tania Izelo 602-249-9759 Canyon Corridor Neigh-

borhood Alliance 20-Oct

Georgia Sepic 602-242-5910 Canyon Corridor 20-Oct

Mary Obrachta 602-741-4406 Ocotillo Glen Block

Watch 20-Oct

Jennifer Zito 602-522-3940 Phoenix Northgate 20-Oct

Rachel Stern 602-363-2486 Mclellan Manor 20-Oct

Kay Steinmetz 623-934-1736 Manzanita Block Watch 20-Oct

Diane Thomas 602-993-4099 John Jacobs Block

Watch 20-Oct

*

October

*

The city’s Neighborhood Ser-

vices Department (NSD) will

help mobilize hundreds of resi-

dents across Phoenix in a com-

bined effort to wipe out graffiti

in their communities. This land-

mark event will take place on

Saturday, Nov. 3.

Individuals, community and

corporate groups are encour-

aged to join the city of Phoenix

and NSD to make a Graffiti Free

Phoenix. Paint and supplies will

be provided. Come out to

“Wipe it Out!”

If volunteering as part of a

group, please click the blue

“apply” button and provide the

information below in the mes-

sage box:

Your organization’s name

(if applying as part of a

group)

Number of volunteers

Street boundaries where

you or your group would

parents and campus security

officers.

Since Move-In, the Phoenix

police NET officers continued to

police around campus. But the

patrol-based squad assigned to

the “91” area in the Interstate

17 Canyon Corridor around GCU

also operate in plainclothes and

undercover, so they’re largely

undetected during investiga-

tions.

Students and staff may have

noticed the police officers on

bikes during Welcome Week. Or

maybe they didn’t. The typically

frantic event went off without

any serious safety concerns.

The added law enforcement

presence provided by Phoenix

Police Cactus Park Precinct’s

neighborhood enforcement

team through the GCU Neigh-

borhood Safety Initiative was

seamless — the uniformed offic-

ers blended in with students,

Graffiti Free Phoenix: Wipe It Out

“Phoenix Police Cast Wide ‘NET’ At Grand Canyon University …”

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Recycling Is Important

the other, a blue container, for

recycling (to request additional

containers, contact Solid Waste

Customer Service at 602-262-

7251). Blue recycling contain-

ers are collected each week. If

you are new to your home,

please consult the literature

delivered with your container for

the correct day of collection for

your home, or watch when your

neighbors place their contain-

ers out or call Solid Waste Cus-

tomer Service at 602-262-7251

to verify your service day.

More than half of what we

throw away can be recycled.

Recycling helps conserve land-

fill space, preserve natural re-

sources and control rising

waste disposal costs. Home-

owners that receive city gar-

bage collection can participate

in the citywide "Phoenix Recy-

cles" program. Each home can

have two storage containers -

one black or green container for

bagged and tied garbage and

By Michael Ferraresi

GCU News Bureau

For more information:

http://news.gcu.edu/2012/09/phoenix-police-cast-wide-net-around-gcu-campus/

http://www.keepphxbeautiful.or

g/corporate-programs/

like to volunteer (for example,

between Camelback to Bethany

Home roads and Seventh Ave-

nue to Seventh Street)

Cactus Park Precinct Website: http://phoenix.gov/police/precincts/cactuspark/index.html

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Cactus Park Precinct Website: http://phoenix.gov/police/precincts/cactuspark/index.html

Here is why it is so important to

report the crime:

(1) Unless you tell the police de-

partment the crime occurred, we

do not know it happened. We

assume all is well in your neigh-

borhood because nothing has

been reported to us.

(2) Periodically, we pull up crime

stats to check on a neighborhood

for a possible reallocation of

boundaries and officers. If you

have not reported your criminal

activity, you may lose officers to a

busier part of the city.

Officers attending various meet-

ings often find themselves stress-

ing the importance of reporting

crimes that have occurred in the

area. Many times the victims of

the crime do not want to file a

report for a variety of reasons

including they had no suspect

information or they did not have

the model number or serial num-

ber of the item(s) taken. Some-

times they did not have the time

to wait for an officer to arrive or

some will say they know the offic-

ers are busy and do not want to

bother them.

The Importance of Filing a Police Report by Karen Freund, Community Action Officer

There are several ways to report

crime. If it is an emergency or

crime in progress, call 911. If you

come home, or into your busi-

ness, and find a crime has oc-

curred but is now over (there are

no suspects still there) call Crime

Stop 602-262-6151. You may

even file your report online at

http://www.phoenix.gov/police/p

olicereport/index.html

City Manager David Cavazos,

Deputy City Manager Rick

Naimark and campaign leaders

kicked off the 2012 fund-

raising drive in grand style. The

Cowgirls Historical Foundation

had the group kicking up its

heels, and Wild at Heart

amazed everyone with its display

of rescued birds. Valley of the Sun

United Way and EFAZ representa-

tives thanked city employees for

all we do for the community -

more than $13.5 million raised

over the past decade. This year’s

fund-raising goal is $1 million.

Phoenix 2012 fund-raising drive

ing a chapter in Arizona and are

dedicated to providing re-

sources and emotional support

for law enforcement families.

We are proud to offer educa-

tional scholarships for law en-

forcement families, emotional

support programs online forums

and peer-to ­peer counseling,

critical incident and disaster

assistance, and overall re-

source assistance. All of our

work is funded through dona-

tions, special fundraisers, and

partnerships with other organi-

zations and agencies. Our en-

tire team works on a volunteer

basis to better the lives of their

Wives Behind The Badge

September 15, 2012, was

“National Thank A Police Officer

Day” and with the help of Sara

Ditwiler (wife of Cactus Park

Precinct Officer Chase Ditwiler),

a volunteer with Wives Behind

the Badge (WBTB), we were

thanked for our efforts.

Sara, along with several other

wives, collected signatures from

local students to display in all

Precincts. Sara works with

WBTB to provide support for

local and state law enforce-

ment.

“We at Wives behind the Badge

are in the process of establish-

law enforcement family.”

For more information on WBTB

or any questions:

www.wivesbehindthebadge.org

One Family, One Vision, One

Badge.

email Sara at

S.ditwiler@yahoo.com.

Lisa Dion 520-508-7554; Arizo-

na Auxiliary Committee Director

For more information:

http://employee.phoenix.gov/CSFD

Emergency Call Of An Injured 6 Year-old by Lt. B. Leuschner

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On July 27, 2012, officers re-

sponded to an emergency call

of an injured 6 year-old girl at a

self-storage facility. The little

girl, Cheyenne, was playing ball

with her siblings when she man-

aged to squeeze her body

through the metal bars of the

sliding automatic gate to the

facility. At the same time, one

of the other children entered

the gate code causing the gate

to open, pinning Cheyenne be-

tween the metal bars and a

block wall.

When her father arrived, it ap-

peared Cheyenne was not

breathing and was blue in the

face. He eventually was able to

release the gate and free his

daughter. Fire transported

Cheyenne to the hospital in

serious condition while the of-

ficers remained at the scene

with the family.

The officers learned the family

lived on site at the facility and

the children had a very limited

play area and very few toys.

Sergeant Jimenez and his offic-

ers were touched by the predic-

ament of little Cheyenne, and

wanted to assist her and her

family. On their own accord,

the officers collected over

$300, and on their own time,

purchased various toys for

the children simply because

they wanted to do something

for a family in need.

Cheyenne recovered and

returned home. On August

4, officers delivered the toys to

Cheyenne and her siblings. The

family was overwhelmed with

the generosity of these officers

and will forever remember this

kind act from police officers.

“Simply because

they wanted to do

something for a

family in need.”

Cactus Park Precinct second shift

officers will be handing out candy

on Halloween. Officers on routine

neighborhood patrol will be avail-

able to meet groups of “trick or

treaters” for candy and conversa-

tion. Let’s ensure our children,

families and communities enjoy

a safe and fun evening.

Cactus Park Precinct Officers To Hand Out Candy

Cactus Park Precinct Website: http://phoenix.gov/police/precincts/cactuspark/index.html

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October Partnership Events Page 6

5th: Coffee w/a Cop;

Metrocenter Mall

food court 08:00 am

Guest: Chief Daniel Garcia

20th: Phoenix G.A.I.N. events

Various locations about Cactus

Park Precinct area

24th: CPCA Meeting;

Helen Drake Senior Center

7600 N 27th Ave. 6:45 pm

November, 7th:

Coffee w/a Cop;

08:00 am; Mimi’s Café

10214 North Metro Parkway

West

November

October 23rd Hosted by: Central City Precinct

1902 S. 16th St.

Time: 6:30-8:30 pm.

October 24th Helen Drake Senior Center

7600 N 27th Ave.

Speaker: Erin Hickson

(Police Forensic Lab)

Time: 6:45-8:30 pm.

October 23rd

Hosted by:

In August- Phoenix (Cactus Park) Neighborhood Patrol

members logged:

135 hours and 173 miles. That's 1,644 hours and 2,306

miles total this year.