Parks & Recreation Annual Report FY 17/18

PARKS POLICE OFFICERS Lieutenant John Scott Unit Commander Sergeant Robert McGhee Unit Supervisor, City Special Event Planning Officer Russell Jackson Parks Officer, Marine Patrol, Truancy Officer Josh Peto Parks Officer, Marine Patrol, Truancy Officer Justin Kerns Parks Officer, Sexual Offender Coordinator Officer Fred Knaggs Parks Officer, Disaster Preparedness Coordinator Officer Suzannie Moore-Fleites Parks Officer, Truancy City Wide Special Events Torch Run Tip-A-Cop PAL/Explorer Dance National Night Out St. Patrick’s Day Event Civic Center Gun Show River Nights Memorial Day Ceremony Crosstown Parkway Job Fair Hurricane Expo Freedomfest Congressman Mast Town Hall *A Field Interview (FI) card is a method of documenting informal police contacts during the course of patrol. 103 FI cards were completed in 2017 (213 FI cards completed in 2016) • 26 (25.2%) were completed by parks officers. • 51(49.5%) of all FI cards were completed after 1700hrs • 16 or 15.5% of FI cards originated from Sportsman’s Park • 16 or 15.5% of FI cards originated from Lyngate Park. • 15.5% of all FI cards resulted in a TAW being issued • 22.3% of all FI cards were completed on juveniles 233 reports were completed on Parks & Recreation property • 93 (39.9%) of the reports were completed by parks officers • 10 (4.3%) of the reports were crime opportunity cards • 24 arrests were made in the parks • 16.7% of all arrests in the parks were made by parks officers City University Oktoberfest Fall Fun Festival Veterans Day Service McCarty Ranch Extension Water Farming Grand Opening Festival of Lights Shop With a Cop 24

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