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Shenandoah police report: felony arrests tick up, chief cites six‑week CAD outage
Summary
Chief Troy Dunlap told the council that a six‑week Montgomery County CAD outage depressed some self‑initiated activity counts; the department reported 3,976 calls, 387 arrests (186 felony) and asked to replace two worn vehicles, which council approved.
Shenandoah Police Chief Troy Dunlap told city council on Jan. 8 that the department's year‑end statistics were at least partly affected by a recent data‑system outage and that the department remains focused on proactive enforcement.
"Our CAD system — we were off the Montgomery County CAD system for six weeks," Dunlap said, explaining that the outage and a subsequent data‑capture disruption led to undercounted self‑initiated activities early in the tracking year.
Dunlap presented the department's key figures: 3,976 calls for service, 387 total arrests (including 186 felony arrests), 86 DWI arrests, 4,894 total traffic stops and 477 crash reports. He told council that more than half of arrests were self‑initiated and said the department wants to maintain a proactive arrest ratio.
Council members asked about staffing needs and whether the department had enough officers on each shift; Dunlap said one shift remains one officer short and noted staff would bring a formal request later in the budget process.
Council later approved the purchase of two police‑package vehicles to replace a chief's inoperable Tahoe and a worn patrol vehicle. Staff said the vehicles were sourced through a TIPS USA cooperative contract (Silsbee Chevrolet) and outfitting would be purchased from Dana's Safety; delivery was projected within approximately two weeks after purchase order issuance.
Council also discussed procurement strategy and cooperative purchasing options to ensure competitive pricing and reduce lead times for fleet replacement.
