Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Lakewood police present annual report; cite lower property crime trends, drones, Flock cameras and retail-theft emphasis
Summary
Lakewood Police commanders reported declines in many crime categories, described new unmanned aerial systems and license-plate camera partnerships (Flock) and outlined a retail-theft emphasis operation that led to repeated arrests during patrol nights.
Captain Peter Johnson, patrol division commander for the Lakewood Police Department, gave the committee an overview of department staffing, response trends and several new crime-fighting tools.
"It's effectively a 0 cost," Captain Johnson said of the department’s unmanned aircraft training program that charges other agencies for classes and uses proceeds to buy equipment.
Johnson said the department recently reported improvements across most crime categories while collisions remained elevated; he told the committee the department handled about 3,324 property-crime investigations in the prior reporting period and roughly 50,000 calls…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
