Captain Kevin Lawson, the precinct commander, presented the November 2024 municipal police report to the Board of Aldermen. He said the precinct recorded 786 calls for service in November, an increase of about 20 from the previous month and comparable to the prior year. Arrests were 32 for the month; Captain Lawson noted that arrests tend to rise during the holiday shopping season.

Key figures Captain Lawson presented included:

- Calls for service (Nov. 2024): 786
- Arrests (Nov. 2024): 32
- Citations written in the precinct (recent month): 114 (with earlier data-capture issues identified and corrected)
- NIBRS totals for November: 6 crimes-against-persons offenses (including aggravated and simple assault and intimidations), 46 property offenses (25 shopliftings), five stolen vehicles, and several frauds

Lawson described speed studies using radar and a stealth radar unit on Old Highway 141 and other hot spots, noting 85th/80th percentile speeds well above posted limits in some areas and plans to increase targeted enforcement where safe to do so. He also noted that investigative efforts located an $18,000 fraudulent order and that recovered funds are returning to the city’s business district. On narcotics, Lawson reported enforcement finding methamphetamine and small amounts of fentanyl in investigative stops.

The captain answered aldermanic questions about saturation patrols and county assistance; the precinct said county resources could assist when available and that short‑staffing in some county precincts constrains immediate support.

The police monthly report was accepted by the board without further action recorded.

(Reporting note: figures and descriptions above are drawn directly from the precinct commander’s presentation to the board.)