City of Gonzales
POLICE DEPARTMENT
ACTIVITY REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor Rios and City Council
DATE: April 18, 2022
FROM: Keith Wise, Chief of Police
THROUGH: René L. Mendez, City Manager
SUBJECT: March Activity Report 2022
Crime and Arrests
The Gonzales Police Department investigated 11 Part I Crimes (Homicide, Robbery, Theft, Burglary, Rape, Assault and Motor Vehicle Theft) during the month of March 2022. During the same time last year, there were 8 Part I Crimes investigated.
During the month of March 2022, Officers made 11 arrests. During the same time last year, there were a total of 7 arrests.
Calls for Service
The Department responded to 485 calls for service in March 2022. There were 61 crime, accident, and information reports taken during the month.
Animal Control
During the month of March 2022, the Department provided the following services:
Animal
Control
Trapped/Stray Dead Injured Bite Cases Returned to
Owner
Transported
to the SPCA
Cats 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogs 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 1 0
Significant Cases
AGENDA
ITEM
7 Although the Police Department responded to 485 calls for service during the month of March 2022, the most significant cases involved 11 Part I crimes. 0-Homicide, 1-Rape, 0-Robbery, 3-Assault, 1-Burglary, 4-Larcenies, and 2-Stolen Motor Vehicle Thefts.
Training
Officers worked on ongoing web-based training offered by the Police Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) online training Portal. The Department continues to conduct in-house training during briefings.
On March 23-24, Andrea Casillas attended a virtual 16-hour POST required, Californian Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (C.L.E.T.S.) Train the Trainer Certification course.
On March 15, 2022, Rene and I attended Workers Comp. course at Culver City.
Other
On March 7th, Sergeant Juan Mendoza was appointed as the Department’s new Captain.
On March 11 Ulyses Fierros graduated from the Police Academy hosted by South Bay Regional Public Safety Training. Officer Fierros was sworn in as the newest member of the Gonzales Police Department on March 21, 2022.
Department Staff attended the memorial Service for Fallen Salinas Police Officer Alvarado on March 10, 2022.
Staff attended a luncheon with Blue Zones on March 22, 2022, at the Police Department.