Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Public Safety topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Central police report shows January call volume and traffic enforcement; council flags low fuel-efficiency for two units
Summary
The Central Police Department presented January activity statistics including crashes, welfare checks and citation totals; Councilmember LaVine asked the department to investigate two patrol units reporting unusually low miles-per-gallon figures.
A representative of the Central Police Department presented monthly statistics for January covering calls for service, crashes and enforcement activity.
The department reported 57 crashes (including nine parking-lot crashes), 251 calls excluding business checks and neighborhood patrols, 87 welfare checks, 18 suspicious incidents, five hit-and-runs, three overdoses, 23 business checks, 14 follow-up calls and other routine activity. Officers conducted 51 traffic stops and 89 citations were written (the presenter said the email to council earlier listed 86 but three additional tickets were added afterward).
Councilmember LaVine asked whether the police department provided fuel and mileage receipts for vehicles and flagged two units with very low fuel economy figures in the city log: vehicle 128 reported 2.75 miles per gallon and vehicle 116 reported 5.38 miles per gallon. LaVine asked staff to look into the discrepancy and identify the vehicles; staff agreed to follow up.
Why it matters: the statistics give an operational snapshot of public-safety workload and the low miles-per-gallon figures may indicate mechanical issues, vehicle misuse or data errors that could affect operating costs.
The department did not recommend policy changes during the presentation; staff said they would investigate the low fuel-efficiency readings and report back to the council.
