Agenda Item No. 13
CITY OF YUCAIPA
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Raymond A. Casey, City Manager
FOR: City Council Meeting of July 11, 2022
SUBJECT: Police Department 2021 Annual Report
RECOMMENDATION:
That City Council review and approve the Police Department's Annual Report for 2021.
BACKGROUND:
Twice a year the Police Department provides a statistical summary of police activities to the City Council; a Semi -Annual Report and an Annual Report. Chief of Police James Williams will present the attached Annual Report to Council concerning the year 2021 activities and respond to any questions that Council may have.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
Attachment: Police Department Annual Report
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This report is a summary of calendar year 2021 crime statistics and police activity for the City of Yucaipa.
Significant Events in 2021:
Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact Yucaipa Police operations in 2021. San Bernardino County Public Health ordered the cancellation of all nonessential indoor gatherings. The Sheriff's Department developed protocols as events unfolded to continue to serve the public while providing increased protections for employees. Facemasks and 6-foot social distancing remained in effect for most of the year when an employee had the potential of contacting the public.
National Night Out
In 2021, deputies participated in approximately 12 community events. On August 3, 2021, the Yucaipa Police Department sponsored a very successful National Night Out event.
The one -day event focused on building relationships between first responders and members of the community. Several entities within law enforcement, local businesses and other vendors discussed and demonstrated public safety services while children enjoyed the carnival atmosphere. The yearly event focuses on bringing a true sense of community.
Yucaipa Station Open House
On November 4, 2021, the Yucaipa Police Department hosted an open house where groups and families got to visit the inside of the Yucaipa Station, receive a tour of the facility, and get an explanation of the operation. Parents and children were also introduced to a variety of support divisions and their equipment available from the Sheriff's Department, including Mounted Posse, K-9, SWAT and the Dive Team.
Storm Evacuations
In December 2021, a thunderstorm with heavy rains created a high risk for Yucaipa residents near the El Dorado Fire burn scar areas. Due to the risk of mudslides, Yucaipa Police partnered with Cal Fire and announced an evacuation order had been issued for the northeast side of the North Bench, Oak Glen and Mountain Home Village. The storm caused road closures and mud slides caused debris to cover streets. Falling rocks and boulders caused property damage for some homeowners.
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STATISTICS
Part I Crime remained almost identical compared to last year (909 to 910).
Part I I Crime increased by approximately 10% compared to last year (1,347 to 1,480).
In 2021, California statewide statistics showed there was an increase in Part II crimes, specifically regarding theft and assaults. This returned Part II crime numbers to the pre - pandemic range. Although this is an increase from 2020 statistics, it is important to keep in mind the unique data that resulted from many people working from home and living in quarantine for a significant amount of time during COVID. • Part I (Index Crimes) the crimes are considered quite serious, tend to be reported more reliably than others, and are reported directly to the police, not necessarily to other agencies.
Violent: Murder, Manslaughter, Rape, Robbery & Aggravated Assault Property: Burglary, Larceny/Theft & Vehicle Theft and: Arson Collected in mid-1980's
• Part II "less serious" --> The rest of the crime recorded in UCR.
Simple assault, curfew offenses and loitering, embezzlement, forgery and counterfeiting, disorderly conduct, driving under the influence, drug offenses, fraud, gambling, liquor offenses, offenses against the family, prostitution, public drunkenness, runaways, sex offenses, stolen property, vandalism, vagrancy, and weapons offenses
Sources: Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Report, the California Department of Justice's Criminal Statistics Center and Public Policy Institute of California. https://www.ppic.org/publication/crime-trends-in-california/ 2021 traffic statistics saw the following changes:
• Non -Injury collisions decreased 31 % (186 to 136)
• Injury collisions decreased 7% (129 to 120)
• Traffic citations were up 254% (718 to 2548)
o Having two traffic deputies led to significant increases in traffic citations and decreases in collisions.
o Traffic deputies were out during portions of the latter half of 2021 to attend advance traffic training.
• There were five traffic fatalities in 2021. This number has varied from one to six per year since 2012.
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2021 Yucaipa Calls for Service
6400 6324
6263 6269
6300
6200 6049
5993
6100 5940
6000
5900 5714
5800
5700
5600
5500
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
CRIME STATS
Total Crimes
Part 1 Part 2
1600
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1330 1347 1480
1400
1200 1012
1000 909
800 910
600
400
200
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2020
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Crimes Against Persons
Homicide Rape
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Robbery Aggravated Assults* r Simple Assaults
155
148 153
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2020
2021
Criminal Threat offenses previously reported to DOJ as Part II crimes were reported to DOJ as Aggravated Assaults in 2019
CRIME STATS
Crimes Against Property
L_ Burglary Larceny Theft Auto Theft
400 364
346 360
300
200 167
104 122 133
100 105
107
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2019
2020
2021
Two Year Statistical Recap 2020-2021
City of
Yucaipa -- Crimes Reported
COVID Post COV1D
Part I Crimes
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2 1
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Manslaughter
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Rape
17 14
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Robbery
21 16
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Aggravated Assault
113 148
31%
Simple Assault
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Violent Crime Total
308 332
8%
Burglary
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Larcenv
346 360
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Property Crime Total
601 572
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Arson
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909 910
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Part II Total
1,347 1,480
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Grand Total
2,256 2.390
6%
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Comparison to
Surrounding Jurisdictions
Rate per 1,000
Violent Crime
Property
Part I Total
2021 FBI populations
residents:
Crime
Yucaipa 2.82
11.11 13.93
53,964
City B 2.19
16.54 18.73
53,036
City C 3.39
22.47 25.86
24,791
City D 2.66
16.20 18.86
13,150
City E 6.67
13.05 19.72
56,999
City F 2.09
35.11 37.20
10,026
City G 3.27
25.60 28.87
73,168
Source: Tiburon RMS & reported to California DOJ
Part I Comparison
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TRAFFIC STATS
Traffic Citations
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2548
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1000 718
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Traffic Collisions
Property Damage/Non Injury Injury Fatal
215
186
110 129
136
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2020
2021
INVESTIGATIONS
During 2021, Yucaipa Police detectives and specialized deputies conducted significant criminal investigations throughout the city. A few notable investigations include:
On Friday, January 22, 2021, --
deputies from the Yucaipa Station
responded to an armed robbery in
the 33600 block of Yucaipa Blvd. A
male suspect used a semi -auto -
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then fled in a vehicle. Yucaipa
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collaborated with the Fontana Police -
Department to identify three suspects in a series of armed robberies occurring in the cities of Fontana, Redlands, and Yucaipa. On February 11, 2021, detectives arrested three suspects involved with the crimes. Three search warrants were served at their residences and weapons likely used in the commission of the crimes were recovered, as well as personal property taken from the Yucaipa victim. At the completion of the investigation, all three suspects were booked into the West Valley Detention Center for Armed Robbery.
On Friday, February 26, 2021, in response to concerns from citizens and business owners, deputies from Yucaipa, Highland and Central Stations conducted an enhanced pro -active enforcement operation in the city of Yucaipa. Yucaipa's Multiple Enforcement Team along with other deputies saturated the city, making numerous contacts with subjects for criminal violations. In all, 26 subjects were arrested and booked into the West Valley Detention Center for a variety of offenses including outstanding warrants, possession of drugs, drug paraphernalia and weapons violations.
Between 2016 and 2020, William Havard established a relationship with two minor females, received numerous sexually explicit photos and videos depicting the victims.
Havard sent the victims nude photographs of himself, knowing they were minors. He would pay the victims for their photos and attempted to meet them to engage in sexual activity. When the victims attempted to terminate the relationship with Havard, he threatened to share the photos with their families and on social media.
On Sunday, March 10, 2021, after a thorough investigation, the Child & Family Services Deputy contacted William Havard at his residence in Yucaipa and interviewed him. At the conclusion of the interview, he was arrested on multiple felony charges and was booked at the Central Detention Center in San Bernardino.
On Tuesday, March 23, 2021, three black males and one black female, who appeared to be between the ages of 16-23 years of age, entered T-Mobile and initially portrayed themselves as customers. When the manager was busy, the suspects began pulling and kicking the display cell phones off the security devices. During the theft, they successfully stole four cell phones and damaged several others while attempting to remove them. The suspects fled in a black Mercedes sedan prior to the deputies' arrival. Detectives, with the assistance of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Valley Gang Team, identified two suspects involved in the March 23rd commercial burglary.
On April 15, 2021, Detective Yvonne McFarland arrested Tyjuan Kent a resident of San Bernardino, and a 16-year-old juvenile for their involvement in the burglary. Detectives assisted in identifying the other two male suspects who were later arrested by the Riverside County Sheriff's department.
On Sunday, June 6, 2021, deputies responded to a report of an armed robbery at the Grandview Mobile Home Park on 2nd Street. Deputies arrived on scene and identified the suspect as Alberto Fernandez also known as "Kreeper". Fernandez is a documented North Side Redlands gang member. As the victim walked down a driveway in the mobile home park, Fernandez pulled out a handgun and pushed the barrel into the victim's chest. Fernandez took the victim's property and fled in an older black Toyota pickup.
Deputies assigned to the Multiple Enforcement Team and Specialized Enforcement Division (SED) began to search for Fernandez. They obtained an arrest warrant for Fernandez for the armed robbery. On Monday, June 7, 2021, Fernandez fled from deputies and was taken into custody in Cabazon. Fernandez was found to be in possession of a loaded firearm when he was arrested.
On Sunday, November 23, 2021, suspects burglarized several restaurants and businesses in the city of Yucaipa. On Sunday November 28, 2021, the suspects also attempted to break into Abby's restaurant. Video surveillance showed the suspect vehicle was a silver BMW with a particular license plate number. The suspects committed four additional commercial burglaries in the city of Palm Springs. Palm Springs PD attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the suspect vehicle, which led to a vehicle pursuit. The pursuit ended in a traffic collision, a foot pursuit and a subsequent arrest of two suspects. Yucaipa Police detectives coordinated with Palm Springs detectives and determined the suspects were involved in the Yucaipa burglaries as well.
QUALITY OF LIFE DEPUTY
In 2021, the Quality of Life (QOL) deputy contacted
approximately 56 transient individuals, 28 individuals were arrested for various charges. These contacts occurred during proactive patrol in the community in addition to handling calls related to homeless issues and assisting Code Enforcement.
During 2021, four homeless encampments were removed,
and housing was arranged for six individuals and families.
Due to COVID-19, from January 2021 to August 2021,
community meetings were minimized, but the QOL deputy
managed to attend seven community events. The QOL
deputy continued to work with code enforcement and ensured red -tagged residences were not occupied by transients. The QOL deputy continued to speak with property managers
about our Crime Free Multi -Housing Program, inspected
apartment complexes and mobile home parks to ensure they were compliant with crime -free guidelines.
The QOL deputy also managed our Letter of Agency program to deal with trespassing incidents and functions as a contact for local businesses impacted by transient activity.
APS/CFS DEPUTY
The APS/CFS deputy is responsible for the investigation of reports of suspected abuse or neglect to Adult Protective Services and Children & Family Services. In 2021, the APS/CFS deputy received 509 CFS and 119 APS referrals, which were reviewed and investigated. The APS/CFS deputy completed 73 reports, 10 criminal reports were sent to the District Attorney's office for review, and 6 arrests were made.
MULTIPLE ENFORCEMENT TEAM
In 2021, the
Multiple Enforcement Team (MET) made a total of 544 contacts throughout the City of Yucaipa. In addition to
targeting higher crime areas, they
worked closely with County Probation
and State Parole officers to ensure
probationer/AB109 persons and State
parolees were compliant with their
release terms. MET deputies
completed 204 reports, 24
compliance checks of probationers
and registered sex offenders, served
18 search warrants and made 131
arrests.
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER
As COVID-19 mandates continued, students were not in full attendance from January to May 2021. When the mandates were lifted, school campuses opened during August 2021 and the Yucaipa Calimesa
Joint Unified School District
minimized their distance learning
programs. The number of home
visits to address students' physical
and mental well-being were minimal
the second half of the year. As
students returned to classroom
learning, the School Resource
Officer (SRO) continued to work
with district officials to address
safety and security concerns.
During 2021, the SRO made five Law and Public Safety presentations, attended the Mesa View Middle School career fair, several pre-school and elementary Stranger Danger, and Cyber Bullying presentations, instructed deputy trainees on juvenile law and procedure, and assisted our school district staff to ensure their emergency plans and protocols were up to date.
TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT
During 2021, deputies assigned to the Yucaipa Police Department issued 2,548 citations. Deputies also conducted multiple
Office of Traffic Safety grant funded operations
targeting DUI, Primary Collision Factor
violations, Click It or Ticket (seatbelts),
pedestrian safety and motorcycle safety. We
currently field two full time traffic enforcement
deputies in patrol cars. Traffic deputies have
attended a total of 200 hours in advanced traffic
safety and traffic accident reconstruction
courses.
11 VOLUNTEERS
The level of service our police volunteers provide to the City of Yucaipa and surrounding mountain communities continues to be impressive. Even with the challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic for much of 2021, they donated over 19,000 hours of service.
Unit Name
Members
Hours
Citizen Patrol
22 3396
Explorer Scouts
3 200
Sheriff Department Units Operating out of the Yucaipa Police Department Reserves/Mounted Posse
16 8701
San Gorgonio Search & Rescue
39 6801
Chaplain Corp
2 562
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ALPR and Cameras
The City of Yucaipa purchased additional Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) cameras in 2021 to use as a tool in criminal investigations, recover stolen vehicles and apprehend suspects. Cameras are installed at several fixed locations throughout the city and three police vehicles are equipped with ALPRs. In addition, our traffic deputies used hand-held LIDAR devices to determine traffic speeds.
In 2021, we had 102 ALPR activations indicating stolen or wanted vehicles passed the cameras. These activations led to the recovery of 10 stolen vehicles, a variety of other stolen property and 16 arrests.
In addition, Phase V of the city-wide fixed camera system has been completed. Like ALPR, this technology has been instrumental in solving crimes and resolving issues of fault in traffic collisions.
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2022 Goals
1. Enhance our service to the residents of Yucaipa by hosting a multi -day familiarization course regarding law enforcement and services offered by the Yucaipa Police Department and San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.
2. Continue to revamp our volunteer programs with active recruiting events to add additional Citizen on Patrol and Explorer members.
3. Redeploy the upgraded radar trailer with the addition of an ALPR system purchased through a Homeland Security grant.
4. Continue to work with city and school officials to develop active shooter and critical incident response plans. Conduct new security assessments of schools, churches, and other critical buildings within our city.
5. In January of 2022, the Yucaipa Police Department and the city hosted Active Shooter training. Additional dates are being planned at this time.