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Taylorsville police highlight quarterly crime trends, employee awards and new officers sworn in
Summary
Chief Cottom presented the department's quarterly report, cited generally stable crime trends, listed staffing and response-time metrics, announced employee awards, and said three new officers were sworn in; a retail association presented Detective Steven Jensen with a partner-of-the-year award.
Chief Cottom presented the Taylorsville Police Department quarterly report, saying overall crime trends for the period were steady and that the department continues to close many cases through proactive patrol and investigator work.
The department highlighted personnel recognitions. The ORC (organized retail crime) team from TJX Companies presented the TJX Law Enforcement Partner of the Year award to Detective Steven Jensen of the Taylorsville Police Department. A TJX representative said, "Detective Steven Jensen has been a game changer in Utah's fight against organized retail crime." Detective Jensen accepted the recognition at the meeting.
Chief Cottom also acknowledged a series of monthly "employee of the month" awardees and said three new officers were sworn in and will soon complete training: Alex, Dante and Philip. He described the department's recruitment and training approach and said the department encourages patrol officers to handle initial investigations when appropriate to close cases more quickly.
On statistics, Chief Cottom said the department's quarterly data showed no alarming spikes and noted specific operational measures: average dispatch times around two minutes, average officer travel times approximately five minutes, and district-level crime breakdowns that the department posts publicly. He said the department is using more proactive field-initiated (FI) checks to address neighborhood concerns; he cited about 50 FI checks reported in the period discussed.
The department also reported 34 body-camera evidence requests totaling about 30 hours of footage processed to date; Chief Cottom praised the evidence team for efficient redaction and production. He said the city typically fields four to five officers per patrol beat on average but that this fluctuates by shift and call volume.
Council members praised the department's work; no new policy or budget action was taken at the meeting.
The council adjourned to rest of agenda items after the report.
