Glendale Police Department

Field Services

2004

             This report contains summary data for Field Services operations during 2004.  The report contains information regarding calls for service, officer activity, Detective Bureau and K-9 operations, vehicle pursuits, Use of Force incidents, training and awards.  The information contained in this report was compiled from Spillman and other department records.

 Calls for Service / Officer Activity

The Glendale Police Department logged 12,607 calls for service in 2004.  By comparison there were 13,372 calls logged in 2003 and 15,315 in 2002.

The following chart is a comparison of the total number of calls for the 10 most frequent types of calls that officers responded to for the last three years. 

In 2004 the Department recorded a total of 8,195 enforcement contacts.  Enforcement contacts include arrests, traffic violations, warnings and field interrogations.  In addition to enforcement contacts, officers issued 2,014 parking citations in 2004.  A comparison of enforcement contacts for the last three years is as follows:    

The Department recorded a total of 682 UCR reportable offenses in 2004, a 22% reduction from the 2003 total of 867.  There was a notable reduction in the number of larcenies compared to the last several years.  The following chart shows a comparison of reported UCR offenses for the last three years.

 Training

The Department recorded a total of 4,537 hours of training in 2004.  Officers received training through in-service, specialty schools and in-house training programs.  During the year the Department completed training on response to active shooters, which culminated in a full-scale exercise at Nicolet High School in July.  The exercise was a simulated event of domestic terrorism involving active shooters, mass casualties, a hostage situation and explosives that included 27 participating agencies or organizations.  This exercise was extremely beneficial for both the Department and the community.  We also had one officer graduate from the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety School of Police Staff and Command in 2004.

 Department Awards

The following officers received Commendation Awards for their actions in protecting the citizens of Glendale in 2004.

Lt. Don Haffner                        Officer Jeff Musialowski

Lt. David Hinman                    Officer Carrie Doss

Sgt. Chris Eichhorn                Officer Steve Harlow

Det. Troy Nitschke                 Officer Erik Johnson (2 awards)

Officer Steve Buck                Officer Tom Wiske

Officer Joel Dhein                 Officer Rhett Fugman

Desk Officer Todd Lynch was promoted to Patrol Officer in June.  Officer Robert Poetzl retired in September after 9 years of service due to a duty-incurred disability that he suffered while arresting a suspect in 2003.