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Police chief reports quarterly statistics, ongoing staffing and equipment plans
Summary
Lincoln Park Police Department reported quarterly activity including calls for service, crash reports, arrests, training hours, animal-shelter intake and planned equipment purchases; the chief also announced community outreach events and the death of K-9 Max.
At the council meeting the Lincoln Park Police Department delivered a quarterly report covering the months of April, May and June. The chief summarized calls for service, crash statistics, enforcement activity, staffing updates, community outreach and planned equipment purchases.
According to the chief’s report, department officers took 9,876 calls for service during the period and handled 249 crash reports, with 54 people injured in those accidents, including one fatality. The department reported 2,752 violations issued and 332 arrests. Selective-enforcement operations produced an additional 4,628 violations. The department recorded 376 hours of training over the quarter.
Detective bureau activity included 435 complaints investigated and 333 case closures. School resource officers handled 77 complaints. The Special Operations Bureau investigated 26 complaints. The department’s traffic enforcement officer issued 383 violations in follow-up to traffic complaints. Reserve staffing includes seven reserve officers; one recently graduated from the reserve police academy at Schoolcraft College.
On animal-related work, the city’s shelter brought in 55 dogs and 21 cats during the quarter and raised more than $2,000 through fundraisers; the shelter also received a $5,000 grant for spay-and-neuter services that runs through September. The chief said the department plans to lease two new patrol vehicles through Enterprise and to purchase a new live-scan fingerprint machine; the current machine is approximately 15–20 years old and is reportedly no longer serviceable.
The chief also announced several community outreach events: a backpack giveaway scheduled at noon Sunday at the community center parking lot (until supplies last) and a blood drive on Aug. 19 from noon to 6 p.m. at the band shell. The chief expressed condolences for the recent death of K-9 Max, who had served with the department since January 2018, and noted the department’s community partnerships and fundraising that totaled more than $16,000 at a recent golf outing.
Council members thanked the chief for the report and commented on collaboration with the animal shelter and other community initiatives. The chief said a recent grant covered the academy cost for a recruit currently attending the Wayne County Regional Police Academy, and that the department plans to fill a vacant cadet position and hire a part-time animal-shelter attendant in the near future.
