Public Safety, Finance, and Strategic Support Committee June 20, 2024 Item (d)2.
Presenter: Acting Chief Paul Joseph
POLICE DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS AND
PERFORMANCE QUARTERLY STATUS REPORT
Today’s Topics
CITYWIDE CRIME STATISTICS:
- CITYWIDE CRIME STATS
OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST:
- REPORT ON CINCO DE MAYO 2024
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8 Cinco De Mayo Weekend
2024
9 Preparation
Date PD Representative(s) Community/City Representatives November 1 Lt. Scherry (Traffic Enforcement Unit) District. 3, District. 5, Low Rider Council, Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Economic Development
and Cultural Affairs (OEDCA), San José Police
Department Historical Society, other community
organizations
Dec. 6 Lt. Scherry District 3, District 5
Jan 10 Lt. Scherry District 5
Feb 13 Lt. Scherry District 5
March 7 Lt. Scherry District 3, District 5
April 3 Lt. Scherry District 3, District 5
April 11 DC Jimenez, Lt. Scherry,
Lt. Hamblin, Sgt. Garibay (PIO)
Assistant City Manager,
City Manager’s Office-Communications
April 24 DC Jimenez, Cpt. Matchett (Special Ops)
Lt. Scherry, Sgt. Garibay
Lt. Stahl (Secondary Employment)
District 3, District 5, District 10, OEDCA, DOT,
Community organizations
10 ● Every week for the 4 weeks leading up to the event, Police Department Media Relations Unit posted the Department’s tactical plan, including contingent road closures, on multiple social media platforms.
● May 9: District 5 event debrief. Attended by District 5, Lt. Scherry, Low Rider Council, Office of Economic Development and Cultural Affairs (OEDCA), Department of Transportation (DOT), community groups
● May 29: Final debrief with District 5 and District 3. Attended by District 5, District 3, Deputy Chief Jimenez , Lt. Scherry, Sgt. Garibay, OEDCA, DOT, Low Rider Council, community groups
Communications Plan and Debriefs
11 Saturday, May 4
Car Show
❑ 9:00 a.m. to 4 p.m.
❑ Santa Clara Street and Barack Obama Blvd. (closed for event) ❑ No notable issues
Salsa Fest
❑ 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.
❑ Plaza de Cesar Chavez
❑ Canceled due to rain
Planned Events
12 Sunday, May 5
Dist. 5 Cinco de Mayo Celebration & Parade
❑ 10:00 a.m. to 4 p.m.
❑ Started at Heritage Park, ended at Emma Prusch Park
❑ Issues: street closures, keeping alcohol out, security (reserve officers) Downtown Cinco de Mayo Parade and Festival
❑ 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
❑ Downtown Corridor
❑ Issues: street closures, keeping alcohol out, security (reserve officers) Planned Events
13 ● Vehicular and pedestrian traffic in both the downtown and foothill corridors was moderate throughout most of the night. No traffic diversions or road closers were necessary. There was light side show activity throughout the night. Officers cleared a few parking lots where sideshow vehicles were gathering.
● Officers were released at around midnight as traffic flow was moderate and there were no notable areas of concern throughout the city.
Friday, May 3
14 ● Vehicular and pedestrian traffic in both the downtown and foothill corridors was moderate throughout most of the night. No traffic diversions or road closers were necessary. There was very little side show activity throughout the night.
● Officers were released at around 1 a.m. as traffic flow was moderate and there were no notable areas of concern throughout the city.
Saturday, May 4
15 ● Vehicular and Pedestrian traffic heavy in early afternoon in both downtown and foothill corridor.
● At 1600 hours several hundred people went into the Story and King Road intersection.
● Over the course of the next few hours vehicular and pedestrian traffic significantly increased in both the downtown and foothill corridors. ● Full vehicle traffic diversions were activated in the downtown corridor by 1740 hours and in the foothill corridor by 1815 hours due to major traffic congestion and random side show activity at various intersections.
Sunday, May 5
16 ● Sporadic sideshow activity began sprouting up throughout the city.
Participants went to several different locations causing traffic issues, but a proactive response prevented things from fully materializing. ● The sideshow locations were:
● Sierra Road and Lundy Ave
● Montgomery Street and Santa Clara Street
● McKee Road and Jackson Avenue
● various intersections in the downtown corridor
Sunday, May 5
17 Sporadic sideshow activity began sprouting up throughout the city.
Participants went to several different locations causing traffic issues, but a proactive response prevented things from fully materializing. The primary sideshow locations were Sierra and Lundy, Montgomery and Santa Clara Street, McKee and
Jackson Ave and various intersections in the downtown
corridor.
Overall Statistical Data
Activity Friday 5/3 Saturday 5/4 Sunday 5/5 Totals
Felony Arrests 4 9 4 17
Misdemeanor
Arrests/Cites
12 18 22 52
Warrant Arrests 8 8 2 18
Traffic Citations 59 55 42 156
Vehicle Impounds 0 0 8 8
Handguns
Recovered
3 1 2 6
Knives Recovered 1 0 0 1
18 District 5 Parade/Event
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25 Questions?