Douglasville Police
2024 QUARTERLY REPORT
Douglasville Police Core Values
The strategic plan for accomplishing the Douglasville Police Department’s mission must begin by identifying the core values. These values must be preserved and defended by the Douglasville Police Department in performing its statutory missions.
The values, listed to the right, govern all actions of the Police Department’s daily operations.
All officers are expected to abide by these values and nothing less is acceptable.
Community Liaison Unit
INCREASE COMMUNITY INTERACTION
• Provide park security
• Patrol apartment complexes for quality-of-life issues
• Handle non-critical service calls such as vehicle lockouts and jump-starts
• 8 positions, 4 currently hired
• Part time employees, $19.62/hr
• Schedule: M-F 4p-10p, Sat-Sun 7a-10p
Pay
LOCAL COMPETITION FOR PERSONNEL
• Starting salaries increasing at local agencies
• Douglasville PD: $51,032
• Douglas County Sheriff
• Deputy: $58,499-$73,696 based on qualifications
• Jailer: $53,061
• Fulton County Sheriff
• Deputy: $60,000 + $10K hiring bonus
• Jailer: $54,000 + $10K hiring bonus
• Palmetto PD
• Officer: $55,000-$60,500 based on education/experience
Pay
PROPOSED EDUCATION INCENTIVE
• Associate degree or intermediate certification: $39 per pay period--$1014/yr
• Bachelor’s or advanced certification: $77 per pay period--$2002/yr
• Master’s or supervisory certification: (must be a supervisor): $116 per pay period--$3016/yr
• Doctorate or management certification (must be command staff): $154 per pay period--$4004/yr
• Incentives are not cumulative
Real Time Crime Center
FUSUS
• Used in real-time crime center
• Officers can view live cameras in the field
• Integrates private and public cameras
• Private businesses can integrate video feed
• Registry map of all available cameras
• We can use your help to spread the word and build partnerships
Car/Body cameras end of life
ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
• Current car cameras no longer available/serviceable after 2024
• The Watchguard cameras we use are end of life
• 2024 is last year of 3-year service agreement for body cameras
• We are exploring other providers such as Axon, which provide more features we want such as:
• Real-time location and video streaming
• Integration with cloud evidence storage and our Tasers
• Redaction capabilities
Special Operations
VAPING
Nicotine vaping is a huge problem amongst our youth, even though it is illegal for anyone under the age of 21 to possess. This is true both in the city and county and is especially a problem in the high schools. The Special Operations Unit is conducting investigations into the illegal sale of vape, tobacco, and alcohol products by retail stores and restaurants. Most businesses have been in compliance with the law; however, a few have not and have been cited. Most recently, Highlanders and Tobacco & Vape on Concourse Parkway were cited.
• CBD oil vapes are legal for those over 21yoa if the THC content is less than .03%. Those under 21 are not permitted to have CBD oil vapes.
Special Operations will continue these investigations on a regular basis.
Special Operations
GANGS
Special Operations monitors gang activity daily on social media sites.
Trends
Noticeable decrease in juvenile gang crime in the past few months.
Increased activity by motorcycle clubs. So far, the activity has not been criminal in nature.
Gambling
Special Operations is monitoring and investigating gambling or “ding-ding” machines operating inside many gas station/convenience stores where winnings are being paid in cash.
Special Operations
DRUGS
Marijuana is the most abused illicit drug in the city. Officers make marijuana related arrests almost daily, with the leading charge being “Possession of Less than One Ounce of Marijuana”, which are handled by citation.
On a much smaller scale, Methamphetamine is currently the most common illicit hard drug on the streets, followed by crack cocaine and heroin. Some samples of heroin sent to the GBI crime lab have indicated the presence of Fentanyl. Most of these drugs are being sold to users outside the city limits, who then bring them into the city to use. However, special operations is monitoring and investigating drugs sales by some residents living in several of the extended stay locations on Hwy. 5 and Thornton Rd.
2023 End of year report
Agency Staffing- Sworn Officer Allotment: 101 (plus 4 part-time court officers)
Average Actual Employment: 93 (plus 4 part-time court officers)
Work Product- 2022
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(Note: NIBRS stats reflect reports of criminal activity. Further investigation may reveal no crime was committed, or a different crime was committed than was originally reported)
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Uses of Force-
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