2022 McKinney PD Annual Report

McKinney Police Department

ANNUAL

REPORT

2022

Do the right thing, do the best you can do, and treat others the way you want to be treated.

TABLE OF

CONTENTS

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF

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ORGANIZATION

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DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW

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COMMAND STAFF

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AWARD RECIPIENTS

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2022 HIGHLIGHTS

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DEPARTMENT UNITS

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT

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MCKINNEY PD 2200 TAYLOR BURK DR. 972-547-2700 LOBBY SERVICES AVAILABLE MONDAY-FRIDAY: 8 AM TO 5 PM EMERGENCY SERVICES 24/7

Services

Population 206,654

Neighborhood Watch

Square Miles

National Night Out

62.9

Crime Prevention Presentations

Founded

Safety Fairs

1846

Holiday Crime Initiative

County Seat

National Drug Take Back Day

3rd Largest City in Collin County

Citizens Police Academy Vacation House Watch Program Teen Academy Unidos Lock, Take and Hide Program Police Explorer Program Downtown Merchant Meetings

Largest Employer Raytheon Space & Airborne

Higher Education Institutions Collin College

2nd Safest City in America According to Smart Asset

#18 Best Place to Live in US According to Liveability

2nd Best City for Starting a Family According to LendEDU 2

FROM THE CHIEF OF POLICE

VISION The McKinney Police Department strives to provide exceptional service by creating a culture that fosters community engagement at every level and building a well-trained, diverse workforce which values wellness and inclusion that is reflective of the citizens we serve.

MESSAGE This year brought many challenges and changes to the McKinney Police Department including my appointment as Chief. With the continuous growth of the area, our employees and officers have been steadfast in serving our community and supporting one another. We have met each challenge head-on as a professional organization and established our reputation as a premier law enforcement agency. It is my honor to have been chosen to be the Chief of Police for this department, and it is my goal to support each person in their mission to serve this community.

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ORGANIZATION

Chief of Police Police Executive Assistant Financial Analyst

Internal Affairs Operations Bureau Assistant Chief Matthew Kasmerski

Support Services Bureau Assistant Chief Thomas Macri

Crime Awareness

Accreditation & Reporting Crime Analyst

Accreditation Specialist

PATROL Deputy Chief Jody Morse Deputy Chief Chad Barker

Administrative Sergeant Public Information

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COMMUNICATIONS Manager Andrea Kirkconnell

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS Deputy Chief Jimmy Thomas

INVESTIGATIVE SUPPORT Manager Isabel Giannone-Duke

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Deputy Chief Ana Navarro

Patrol

Communications

Persons

Forensics

Training

Traffic

Radio Systems

Property

Property/Evidence

NPO

Canine

Narcotics

Records

SRO

Public Safety Unit

Intel

Quartermaster

Community Services

Youth Crimes

Recruiting

Financial Case Management Victim Advocates

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2022

DEPARTMENT

37,465

23,465

Calls for Service

Traffic Stops

36,040

3,588

Officer Initiated Activity

Crash Calls

2,223 Arrests

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8 Fatality Accidents

OVERVIEW

241

Authorized Police Officers

76

Authorized Professional Staff

6.28m 1,100

Applications Processed

13 Professional Staff Hired

Average Emergency Response Time This is the time from when the call is received until the first unit arrives on scene.

Emergency Calls are calls that are in-progress and in which there is an imminent threat to life or property.

9.94m Average Non-Emergency Response Time

16 Police Officers Hired

This is the time from when the call is received until the first unit arrives on scene. NonEmergency Calls are calls that are in-progress that occurred recently or are delayed and an emergency response is not appropriate.

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COMMAND STAFF

Assistant Chief Matthew Kasmerski

Deputy Chief Jody Morse

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Chief of Police Joe Ellenberg

Deputy Chief Jimmy Thomas

Communications Manager Andrea Kirkconnell

Assistant Chief Thomas Macri

Deputy Chief Chad Barker

Deputy Chief Ana Navarro

Investigative Support Manager Isabel Giannone-Duke

OF THE YEAR AWARD RECIPIENTS

OUR TABLE OF ORGANIZATION

CONTENTS 2021

Sworn Supervisor of the Year Lieutenant Bradley Nelson

Patrol Officer of the Year Officer Jason Ogburn

Detective of the Year Adam Wright

Civilian of the Year Robin Berger

Communications Specialist of the Year Maliha Qureshi

COP of the Year Mark Fifer

2022

Sworn Supervisor of the Year Sgt. Teresa Lynch

Patrol Officer of the Year Jon Donaldson

Communications Specialist of the Year Andrew Shafer

Detective of the Year Mark Brydges

COP of the Year Brian Denton

Civilian of the Year Maggie Hobbs

COP of the Year Renée Denton

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2022 January

February

March

Members of the MPD Honor Guard presented the Colors at the Dallas Cowboys playoff game at AT&T Stadium.

Training held for members of the Peer Support Team.

July

August

Officers worked the Tip-a-Cop event to collect money for the Special Olympics - $1,120 was raised.

Officers worked Red, White and Boom for the 4th of July.

Police Horse Ontario retired after 12 years.

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September

After 7.5 years with the department, Chief Conley retired.

HIGHLIGHTS April

May

June

National 9-1-1 Telecommunicators Week.

MPD worked a 2nd successful Byron Nelson Golf Tournament.

Coffee with Cops

October

November

December

MPD Officers participated in another successful National Night Out.

NPOs hosted Annual Turkey Bowl Flag Football Tournament; 121 McKinney kids participated.

Chief Ellenburg was sworn in as the new Chief of the McKinney Police Department.

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RECRUITMENT & HIRING

20 Sworn applicant testing days held

1,100 Applications processed

56% Minority officers hired in 2022

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The Professional Services Division is responsible for recruitment and hiring. The objective of the Recruiting Unit is to maintain a fully staffed Department of both sworn and professional staff personnel, while conducting a thorough hiring process and working towards the goal of a workforce that is representative of the community being served. The Department is committed to providing employment opportunities to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex or other identifiable group. During 2022, recruitment officers attended career fairs, posted on job boards, utilized social media and passed out recruitment flyers as part of the recruitment campaign.

TRAINING UNIT

The Department is committed to providing outstanding training from the minute an employee is hired. New recruits are sent to the Basic Police Officer Course which provides 720 hours of instruction.

Officers with prior experience may be authorized to attend the Supplemental Police Officer Course, which totals 280 hours. Following this initial training, officers attend an internal Recruit Training Academy, followed by the 15-week Field Training Program consisting of patrol activities while accompanied by a field training officer.

In 2022, tools and training for incident deescalation were added to mandatory annual training for patrol officers.

Newly hired Professional Staff employees are also provided initial training focused on the requirements of their position, as well as ongoing training opportunities.

2 New officer academies per year

20 Hours Critical incident response training received for all officers

760 Hours Recruit Training Academy and Field Training received for all new officers in addition to the training received in the academy

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PATROL

DIVISION

The Patrol Division is comprised of over 100 officers whose primary function is to provide law enforcement, crime detection and suppression, traffic enforcement and education, crash and crime investigation, and service call responses.

This division represents over half of the staffing of the Department making it the largest division within the Police Department.

The Patrol Division is split into four overlapping 12-hour shifts: Alpha 1, Alpha 2, Bravo 1, and Bravo 2. The city is divided into four districts comprised of several beats. Officers and supervisors are assigned to these geographic areas and work to build positive relationships with the residents and businesses.

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K-9

UNIT

The K-9 Unit is comprised of two police officer handlers and their canine partners. The officers and their dogs assist in building searches, article searches, narcotic crime searches, officer and handler protection, tracking criminal suspects, crowd control, and criminal apprehension. Police canines and their handlers undergo rigorous initial training as well as monthly in-service training and annual re-training.

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SWAT TEAM

The SWAT Team consists of fifteen officers, five Sergeants and one Lieutenant who all serve on the team as an ancillary duty. The team conducts training exercises twice each month and for a full week each year. SWAT members respond to barricaded persons, high-risk warrants, hostage rescue, vehicle takedowns and other emergency calls as deemed necessary.

In 2022, the team was activated 30 times for search and arrest warrants, barricaded persons, and assisting other agencies.

The team competed in the Texas Tactical Police Officers Association (TTPOA) Competition and placed 3rd out of 34 teams. They also hosted and assisted in training over 50 new SWAT operators from across the state during a TTPOA Basic SWAT training.

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TRAFFIC

UNIT

11,820 Traffic Stops

4,581 Warnings

9,931 Citations

The Traffic Unit is comprised of eleven officers and two Sergeants. This unit is made up of officers on motorcycles and in motor vehicles. The primary goal of this unit is to reduce the number of injury and fatality crashes through traffic enforcement, education and partnership within the community.

The Commercial Motor Vehicle enforcement officer works to keep local roadways and highways safe by ensuring that commercial motor vehicles operate within federal safety standards.

In 2022, Motor Officer Donnie Williams won Mr. Rodeo in the annual Motors Unit competition in Baton Rouge, LA.

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SCHOOL

RESOURCE UNIT

The School Resource Officer Unit (SROs) provides law enforcement staffing at all McKinney ISD middle and high school campuses, with two officers assigned per high school. Additionally, two officers are assigned to serve in the elementary schools within the city. Three officers serve the Frisco ISD High School, Middle School, and Elementary school also located in the McKinney city limits.

These officers provide support to several youth programs, such as Summer Teen Academy and the Police Explorers Program.

Officers assigned as SROs provide ongoing education and support to the local schools in an effort to build positive relationships with the students and the community they serve.

The SROs are also responsible for monitoring the Tip411 program which provides students opportunities to report suspicious activity or concerns anonymously.

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5 High Schools

6 Middle Schools

22 Elementary Schools

1 Charter School

NEIGHBORHOOD POLICE UNIT

520 The Neighborhood Police Unit serves in designated geographic areas or neighborhoods in an effort to focus on communityoriented policing or problemoriented policing. NPOs work to build relationships by working within the community. In doing so they are able to identify problems, formulate solutions and coordinate and participate in a resolution. They utilize highly visible patrols to include foot and bike patrol.

Special Event Hours Worked

1,040 Community Watch Meeting Hours

Events Coffee with Cops Tacos with Cops Bikin' with the Blue

The ultimate goal is to form a partnership with the residents in an effort to reduce crime and fear of crime while enhancing the quality of life for those living in our community.

Hoopin' with the Blue Trick or Treat Trail Turkey Bowl Tournament

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CRIMINAL

INVESTIGATIONS

Financial Crimes

The Criminal Investigations Division (CID) is responsible for the investigation of criminal cases. This division is comprised of sworn and professional staff who serve in several investigative units to support the identification and prosecution of offenders.

Youth Crimes

Over 10,000 cases were assigned to CID during 2022.

CAPers Property

Case Management

Intelligence Narcotics

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FORENSIC

INVESTIGATIONS

The Forensic Investigations Unit collects, examines and analyzes physical evidence that has been gathered at the scene of a crime.

Forensic Investigators receive extensive training in topics such as blood spatter analysis, latent fingerprint comparison and forensic mapping to name a few.

The unit has 6 investigators and 1 supervisor and provide 24-hour, 7 day a week coverage. Personnel assigned to this unit also assist in providing demonstrations for classes, such as the Citizens Police Academy and Teen Academy.

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COMMUNITY

SERVICES UNIT

The Community Services Unit is comprised of personnel who are involved in Crisis Intervention as well as Mental Health services. They serve as a liaison between community resources, medical facilities, and outreach programs for individuals in need, and participate in the city initiatives regarding homeless individuals. This unit also coordinates the department's Peer Support team which provides support for department employees involved in highly stressful situations encountered in the course of their duties.

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946 Mental Health Calls

12.75% Increase in mental health calls from 2021

4 Homeless individuals reunited with their families

VICTIM

ADVOCATES

The Crime Victim Advocates provide support and services to victims and family members with the goal of lessening the short and long-term trauma experienced as a result of a crime. This unit provides counseling, intervention information, resource referrals, notification regarding rights and assistance with victim's compensation application claims. The unit also provides assistance to the victim during prosecution of the crime.

In 2022, the Crime Victim Advocates assisted over 1,000 crime victims and family members.

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COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION

71,630 9-1-1 Calls

82,649 Non-emergency Calls

30,554 Total Reports Taken *Includes Fire reports

137,030 Calls Received

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The Communications Division staffs 27 Communications Specialists who provide 24 hour, 7-day a week response to emergency and non-emergency calls.

These specialists answer emergency calls, provide medical instructions over the phone, dispatch police and fire units and provide computer searches for officers in the field regarding possible stolen items and warrants. They are licensed telecommunicators through the State of Texas.

RECORDS UNIT

2,290 The Records Unit is staffed with seven Records Clerks, two Open Records Specialists and a Records Supervisor.

These professional staff members perform specialized record keeping functions to include auditing of all reports entered by the officers in the field. One of the most crucial functions they provide is quality control of reports to ensure proper reporting of UCR and NIBRS data to the FBI. This unit also responds to open records requests from both citizens and other agencies.

Open Records Requests

1,104 Interagency Requests

9,453 Incident Reports Reviewed

1,798 Accident Reports Reviewed

2,272 Arrest Reports Reviewed

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CRIME

AWARENESS

45 Citizens on Patrol volunteers

The Crime Awareness and Education Unit establishes close ties with the community while also working to respond to their needs. These relationships are developed through various citizen-focused programs and educational opportunities. The Crime Awareness and Education Officer also manages and coordinates the activities of the Citizens on Patrol volunteer program for the Department.

8,278 Warrant calls

7,574 Volunteer hours worked

$138,894.28 Tax dollars saved through the work of volunteers

PROGRAMS Neighborhood Watch, National Night Out, Crime Prevention Presentations, Safety Fairs, Holiday Crime Initiative, National Drug Take Back Day, Citizens Police Academy, Vacation House Watch Program, Patriot Day, Downtown Merchant Meetings, and Lock, Take, and Hide Program.

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PUBLIC

INFORMATION

Stay

Connected

The Public Information Office works in coordination with local, state and national media to disseminate public safety information regarding major incidents. The unit also uses these outlets as a resource for engagement with the community. The unit utilizes multiple social media platforms to provide items of interest or to educate citizens about specific criminal activity and personal safety.

278 Median story reactions, replies and shares

24,393 New Facebook page followers 578.5 %

700 New Instagram followers

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ACCREDITATION & REPORTING

CALEA REACCREDITED IN 2020

TPCA REACCREDITED IN 2022

The McKinney Police Department is the third agency in the state of Texas to become Dual Accredited.

MPD has been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement (CALEA) since 2016. In addition, the agency first received Recognized status from the Texas Police Chief's Association Best Practices Program in 2010 and has remained recognized since that time.

In 2022, the McKinney Police Department received our 4th accreditation award from the Texas Police Chief's Association through their Texas Law Enforcement Best Practices Accreditation Program.

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CRIME

ANALYSIS

Under the Accreditation and Reporting Unit, the Crime Analyst provides tactical and strategic analysis of crime data to identify patterns, trends, hotspot locations, and case support. The Crime Analyst produces intelligence bulletins, case workups, and statistical reports.

Data Collection

Data Analysis Product Creation and Dissemination Investigative Support

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COMMUNITY Citizen Volunteers The McKinney Citizens on Patrol organization is an active group of volunteers who provide support in a number of areas. The group provides patrol for vacation watch requests as well as making calls to persons with outstanding warrants and volunteer to assist with traffic control at city events. They also shuttle patrol units to and from the main police building for maintenance.

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Police Explorer Program Your paragraph text The Police Explorer Program is comprised of high school students who either live in McKinney or attend school in McKinney.

They must meet all membership requirements and actively participate in the program. Explorers train twice a week as a part of the requirements of the program. They volunteer at various events hosted by the police department and have opportunities to compete with other Explorer programs in various competitions.

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SUPPORT Police Chief's Advisory Council

The Police Chief's Advisory Council is a diverse group of individuals who represent many segments of the community. Members that are selected live in the city and some serve in the community as pastors or ministers. Each council member is actively involved in the community and serves as a liaison between the Department and the community.

They bring areas of concern to the Chief's attention.

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