Consent Agenda Item 3f
STAFF REPORT
Consent Agenda Item
DATE: April 20, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Jason Kadle , Lieutenant Fortuna Police
THROUGH: Amy Nilsen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Police Department Monthly Report for March 2026 STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Receive report as an informational item.
Patrol Statistics:
• 1,249 Calls for Service
• 351 Officer Initiated
• 110 Case Investigations
• 38 Misdemeanor Arrests
• 16 Felony Arrests
• 156 Traffic Stops
• 19 Citations Issued
Crime statistics and information on calls for service are available at forpd.crimegraphics.com.
Staffing:
• Vacancies: Four Fulltime Sworn Police Officer positions, One Part-Time/On-Call Public Safety Dispatcher position and one Part-Time Community Services Officer position. • Recruitment Update: The department is actively recruiting for the vacant sworn officer positions, and 2 applicants are currently in the background process. Recruitment is opening for the Part-Time/On-Call Public Safety Dispatcher position with City Council approval.
The Part-Time Community Services Officer recruitment is being held due to the current hiring freeze.
• We attended a recruitment day at College of the Siskiyous Police Academy. • We interviewed 11 applicants for our vacant sworn positions. 9 applicants were interviewed for the Police Officer Trainee position and 2 applicants who already possess POST academy completion certificates.
Training:
• Sergeant Palmer attended POST Supervisors School. This is training mandated by POST to be completed within the first year of being promoted to a supervisory position. • Chief Eberhardt and Lieutenant Kadle attended the Cal Chiefs Training Symposium.
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• Sergeant Primofiore attended Background Investigations training.
Enforcement/Community Engagement:
• 14 individuals arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence. • Lieutenant Kadle is a new member of the Fortuna Rotary Club. • Chief Eberhardt and Lt. Kadle participated in the Future Fortuna workshop at River Lodge
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
Receive Police Department Monthly Report. Consent Agenda vote.