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Police chief outlines 2025 year-in-review and launches public Citizens RIMS portal; commission approves consent calendar
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Chief Mike Ciesick reported staffing, equipment and grants in a 2025 review and introduced a public-facing Citizens RIMS crime map; the commission approved the consent calendar unanimously.
The Claremont Police Commission on April 6 received a 2025 year-in-review from Chief Mike Ciesick that summarized staffing changes, recruitment numbers, equipment upgrades and several grants, and heard a presentation on a new public-facing portal called Citizens RIMS.
Chief Ciesick said the department processed approximately 26,000 calls for service in 2025, made 985 arrests, and had an average emergency response time of roughly 3 minutes 37 seconds. He described recent investments including a new patrol fleet, upgraded radios, a rebuilt dispatch center and construction of a women's locker room at the police station.
Ciesick itemized grants received last year: a cannabis-related grant (about $200,000) funding DUI-related enforcement elements and a patrol vehicle; an Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) grant (~$80,000) funding decoy and training programs; a tobacco enforcement grant (~$85,000); and an Office of Traffic Safety grant (~$115,000) supporting DUI and traffic-safety enforcement.
Operations Captain Buzz Yoon demonstrated Citizens RIMS, a portal that maps police calls for service, offers a media-bulletin summary, provides records and statistics within selectable time ranges, and allows residents and businesses to register private cameras for investigators to contact if they hold relevant footage. Yoon said certain sensitive call types (for confidentiality reasons) are omitted from public display and that the portal defaults to a one-week view but can be expanded by users.
During the administrative portion, the commission moved and seconded approval of the consent calendar (Police Commission minutes of Nov. 6, 2025). Commissioner DeLeo made the motion and Commissioner Hernandez seconded it; the motion passed by roll call vote with all present commissioners voting yes and Commissioner Terry absent.
Several public commenters told the commission the year-in-review omitted discussion of the officer-involved homicide in November and questioned a reported $5 million increase in the police budget; City Manager Adam Peary said staff will present budget development updates to the council in May, with budget adoption scheduled in June.
The meeting adjourned with the next regular Police Commission meeting set for June 4.
