Williston Police Department
2016 Annual Report
James Lokken Chief of PoliceMission Statement
The Williston Police Department is committed to the citizens of Williston to provide fair and equitable law enforcement to all persons.
We pledge to treat all persons with dignity and respect, and will continually strive to meet their needs.
We will provide a professional, effective, and timely response to the needs of the community regarding law enforcement issues, and other community issues.
We will operate the Williston Police Department with fiscal prudence, and yet maintain a professional well-trained staff to provide the highest level of service and protection to the community.
Table of Contents Organizational Chart 1 Years of Service 2-4 Police Activities 5-6 Action Taken by Police 7-9 Animal/Code Compliance 10 Municipal Court Docket 11 9-1-1 Report 12-13 Field Services 14 Canine Services 15-19 Crime Prevention 20-23 Narcotics Task Force 24 Officer of the Year Back Cover
Detective Grade 1
Detective Grade 2,3,4
Criminal Investigations
Liquor Investigations
Tobacco Investigations
Crime Prevention Services
School Resource Officer
Organization Chart
Police Commissioner
Chief of Police
Deputy Chief
911 Coordinator
Police Secretaries
Drug Investigations
Gaming Investigations
Juvenile Bureau
Pawn Shop
Criminal Records
Identification Bureau
Rescue Supervisor
Rescue Service Officers
Planning & Training
Administrative Services
Safety Officer
Computer Services
Patrol Division 6am-6pm Shift Supervisor
6am-6pm Assigned Officers
911 Supervisor & Communication Specialists
Code Compliance Officer
Parking Authority
6pm-6am Shift Supervisor 6pm-6am Assigned Officers
6pm-6am Shift Supervisor 6pm-6am Assigned Officers
Communication Specialists
Animal Control
Communication Specialists
Years of Service
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Sworn Chief James Lokken 42 Years Captain David Peterson 8 Years 4 Months Det. Lt. Amy Nickoloff 6 Years 8 Months Det. Sgt. Jacob Gregory 5 Years 4 Months Det. Sam Aide 5 Years 2 Months Det. Daniel Dery 3 Years 11 Months Det. Dustin Celander 5 Years 8 Months Det. Danielle Hendricks 2 Years 8 Months SRO James Dixon 2 Years 1 Month SRO Heather Cook 2 Years Lt. Mark Bitz 37 Years 6 Months Lt. Michael Wilson 17 Years 2 Months Lt. Randall Haugenoe 13 Years 7 Months Lt. Walter Hall 8 Years 6 Months Sgt. Dustin Bertsch 9 Years 10 Months Sgt. Travis Martinson 6 Years 4 Months Sgt. Alan Bratt 6 Years 1 Month Sgt. Rodney Dickerson 5 Years 2 Months Patrol Michael Isenhower 5 Years 10 Months Patrol Jonathan Roggenkamp 5 Years 4 Months Patrol William Holler 4 Years 8 Months Patrol Jacob Hendricks 4 Years 5 Months Patrol Hugh Benzen 4 Years 4 Months
Williston Police Department Annual Report 2016 Page | 3 Patrol Jason Barten 4 Years Patrol Tyler Hoff 3 Years 11 Months Patrol Jonathan Holter 3 Years 4 Months Patrol Ryan Egerman 3 Years 4 Months Patrol Aaron Kurtenbach 3 Years Patrol Justin Pelzl 3 Years Patrol Kristiina Ravaska 2 Years 9 Months Patrol Travis Peterson 2 Years 7 Months Patrol Nicholas Nelson 2 Years 5 Months Patrol Joshua Hilgart 2 Year 3 Months Patrol Jessy Dols 2 Years 3 Months Patrol Amber Koehn 1 Year 6 Months Patrol Jacob Koehn 1 Year 6 Months Patrol Craig Ware 1 Year 5 Months Patrol Daniel Zimmerman 1 Year 5 Months Patrol Bryton Dahl 1 Year 2 Months Patrol Ashley Celander 1 Year 1 Month Patrol Melanie Russell 1 Year Patrol Brett Flesness 1 Year Patrol Nicholas Satermo 1 Year Patrol Benjamin Williams 1 Year Patrol Shawn Holm 2 Months Patrol Marnae Klungseth 2 Months Patrol Bryce Dahl 1 Month Patrol Alexius Enget 1 Month
Years of Service
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Non - Sworn Secretary Linda Granbois 47 Years 8 Months Secretary Chelsea Fossen 4 Years 2 Months Data Entry Crystal Schaubel 9 Years 5 Months ACO Susan Schneider 4 Years 7 Months Evidence Tech Megan Peterson 2 Years 11 Months CCO Amber Pelzl 1 Year 1 Month PA Cindy Kopac 9 Months Dispatch Sup. Joleen Tinker 11 Years 8 Months Dispatch Kevin Craft 11 Years 5 Months Dispatch Lindsey Hatch 3 Years 7 Months Dispatch Laura Woltjer 3 Years 1 Month Dispatch Bonnie Coleote 2 Years 5 Months Dispatch Cindy White 1 Year 6 Months Dispatch Elizabeth Olson 1 Year 2 Months Dispatch Mikaela Skalicky 8 Months Dispatch Jasmine Collins 2 Months
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5 Yr. Avg. 2015 2016 Accidents 1,492 1,356 786 Accident Fatalities 2 2 1 Rescue Squad Calls 31 31 13 Safety Talks 284 235 293 Training Hours 1,162 1,218 657 Radio Calls 129,939 127,912 57,404 Burglar Alarms Alarms Answered 351 431 309 False Alarms 348 430 304 Burglaries 2 1 0 Responding Officers 1,244 1,795 620
Police Activities
Williston Police Department Annual Report 2016 Page | 6 5 Yr. Avg. 2015 2016 Det. Division Hours 11,644 14,583 13,776 Drug Investigation Hours 610 1,119 1,084 Crim. Investigation Hours 9,950 12,327 11,659 Crime Prevention Hours 335 195 440 Court Hours 495 567 593 Training Hours 388 375 640 Outside Agency Assist 151 142 201 Bank Alarms 28 21 14 Criminal Investigations Murder/Attempted 2 1 2 Manslaughter 1< 1 0 Robbery 6 7 1 G.S.I 48 46 60 Burglary 86 155 81 Theft 598 825 364 Vandalism 266 231 54 Unattended Deaths 29 30 25 Stolen Vehicles 159 195 100 Other 382 206 549 Officer Investigations 7,118 7,069 4,498 Recovered Prop. Value $845,908 $623,555 $759,912
Arrests Made
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5 Yr. Avg. 2015 2016 Felonies 835 1,146 685 Criminal Misdemeanors 1,870 2,001 1,678 Traffic Misdemeanors 930 872 796 Citations Issued Traffic 4,737 3,946 6,912 Non-Traffic 2,304 1,748 3,918 Written Warnings 757 438 961 Verbal Warnings 3,833 3,530 5,322 Criminal Arrests Prisoners Jailed 1,473 1,403 1,035 Murder/Attempted 2 1 2 Manslaughter 1< 1 0 G.S.I 13 13 13 Misc. Sex Crimes 7 6 6 Prostitution 3 8 0 Indecent Exposure 4 1 4 Robbery 6 4 5 Reckless Endangerment 18 19 11 Terrorizing 34 33 16 Arson 1< 0 1 Unauth. Entry into M/V 27 10 7 Stolen Vehicle 12 6 12 Burglary 27 49 21
Williston Police Department Annual Report 2016 Page | 8 5 Yr. Avg. 2015 2016 Tampering w/ Evidence 2 1 2 Tampering w/ Witness 1< 0 0 Shoplifting 144 169 82 Theft 183 295 86 Identity Theft 11 6 5 Contempt of Court 701 542 1,907 Vandalism 68 112 49 Crimes Against Officers 75 65 67 Escaping/Fleeing 56 51 89 Concealed Weapon 42 51 15 Felon Possess Firearm 9 13 6 Possess Explosive Device 1< 0 0 Criminal Trespass 30 30 37 Disorderly Conduct 130 134 81 Simple Assault 41 23 44 Aggravated Assault 40 56 25 Forgery 20 58 7 Detox 144 232 62 Minor Contribution/Selling 13 10 9 Furnishing 2 1 5 False ID/Lic. Premise 6 5 2 Attempted Purchase 0 0 0 Possess/Consume 96 96 113 Use of Tobacco 41 38 35
Williston Police Department Annual Report 2016 Page | 9 5 Yr. Avg. 2015 2016 Selling Tobacco 3 5 5 Curfew Violation 21 11 37 Interfere w/ 9-1-1 7 7 4 False 9-1-1 1 5 0 Bar/Pawn/Gaming Viol. 1< 0 0 Solicit w/o Permit 2 0 3 Open Container-Person 7 4 2 Open Container-Vehicle 37 22 41 Child Abuse/Neglect 10 20 12 Child Restraint 26 5 14 Seat Belt 64 48 91 Domestic Abuse 103 131 111 Viol. Of Protection Order 18 23 17 Possess. Of Stolen Prop 17 57 29 D.U.I 313 337 309 D.U.I (Accident) 90 92 49 D.U.I Refusal 83 114 88 False Report 54 151 27 Discharge Firearm in City 11 11 11 Harassing Phone Calls 5 5 2 Register False Name 1< 0 0 Littering/Throwing Missiles 4 2 2 Controlled Sub/Para 474 701 527 Other Drug Violations 83 132 73
Animal and Code Compliance
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Animal 2015 2016 Animals in Pound 272 378 • Dogs 194 257 • Cats 78 121 Pound Fees Paid $3,878 $6,365 Calls Answered 940 1,207 Animals Destroyed 42 19 Animals Adopted 62 Citations Issued 87 57 Court Fines $5,740 $6,620 Code Compliance 2015 2016 Parking Tickets 2,416 1,173 Impounded Vehicles 289 141 Parking Authority 2015 2016 Parking Tickets 1,113 • Lot 169 • Street 944
Municipal Court Docket
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2015 2016 January $71,917.25 $67,810.00 February $77,909.75 $95,908.06 March $72,546.93 $78,641.17 April $79,609.00 $83,813.17 May $61,734.50 $91,375.00 June $82,374.50 $83,589.34 July $62,950.00 $82,508.33 August $73,566.00 $89,520.19 September $59,087.00 $73,727.50 October $72,608.00 $85,395.00 November $70,916.00 $54,578.75 December $57,429.21 $60,362.90 Totals $842,648.14 $947,229.40 Fine Payments 1,785 1,960 Bonds Receipted 775 977 Victim Service Fees 2 15 Criminal Cases 1,944 3,618 Animal Cases 76 52 Traffic Cases 3,960 5,849
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Williston Police Department Annual Report 2016 Page | 13 City County Crimes in Progress 1,336 745 Ambulance 1,233 454 Fire 388 260 Other 9-1-1 4,389 1,526 Total 7,346 2,985 Cell Phone Calls 43,422 9-1-1 Cell Phone Calls 8,291 9-1-1 Training Hours 180 Actual 9-1-1 Calls 10,331
Field Services
Williston Police Crash Rescue Squad
Team Coordinator – Lt. Mark Bitz
The Williston Police Crash Rescue Service responded to thirty one calls in the year of 2016. There were 7 people extricated from 13 vehicles. We assisted the medical personnel with 13 patients at the scene, 3 of which were fatal.
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Canine Services Unit
K-9 Molly
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Dear Williston City Commission, Chief Lokken and Captain Peterson,
I am happy to present to you the Year End Report for the Williston Police Canine Services Unit for 2016. I would like to thank the City of Williston along with the City Commission, Chief Lokken and Captain Peterson for their continued support of the Williston Police Canine Services Unit.
Molly and I completed re-certifications with two certifying associations this year. We certified in February with the United States Police Canine Association (USPCA) in Fargo. We also obtained National Police Canine Association (NPCA) certification which was held in Dickinson in June. These certifications are recognized by state and federal courts and show the courts that the training we attend and implement is up to date and that the certifying associations agree that our skills are up to or surpass national standards.
The Williston Police Canine Services Unit offers our services to area law enforcement agencies as well as area businesses. We have been called upon several times by surrounding communities to assist with narcotic related investigations. We continue to work very closely with other area canine teams during multiagency investigations as well as in training.
The schools in the area have continued to utilize our services. We conducted several school searches again this year. We appreciate the great working relationship we have with our local schools and recognize their hard work in keeping our schools a safe learning environment. With the implementation of an additional SRO in the Williston School District, the Canine Unit has been able to assist even more frequently with narcotic related investigations within the local schools. We have been able to visit our local elementary schools where the students have been able to meet Molly and learn about law enforcement while meeting several different Officers. We have conducted talks and demonstrations for high schools and even assisted with instruction at Williston State College.
In 2016, the Williston Police Canine Services Unit saw number fluctuations that mimicked the trends seen within the other divisions of the department. In 2016, the Canine Unit assisted in generating $930,500.00. This total includes all citations and arrests over the course of the year. We were also successful in removing $180,440.00 “Street Value” of narcotics from the streets of the community.
Thank you again for your support over this past year,
DustinJ.Bertsch Sergeant Dustin J. Bertsch Patrol Division/Canine Handler Williston Police DepartmentWilliston Police Department Annual Report 2016 Page | 16
Citations Issued
Williston Police Department Annual Report 2016 Page | 17 13 43 41 9 6 3 4 6 135 51 51 44 3 16 0 19 12 248 37 35 40 17 0 5 13 30 254 19 35 34 25 2 0 8 25 281 Federal Assists State Assists Wms. Cty Sheriff Divide Cty Sheriff McKenzie Cty Sheriff Other SO Other PD MT Local Williston PD
2013 2014 2015 2016 31 13 3 1 1 1 7 2 28 24 1 11 14 13 4 2 0 0 3 2 14 25 3 13 25 18 0 4 1 1 6 3 21 22 0 11 28 15 1 4 0 0 3 3 17 27 4 11
Canine Assistance Comparison
2013 2014 2015 2016
Williston Police Department Annual Report 2016 Page | 18 95 61 30 18 39 13 177 12 19 3 192 105 52 32 75 13 234 22 11 8 182 210 90 51 169 22 624 28 30 4 240 137 81 46 119 34 740 51 52 9 Miscellaneous
2013 2014 2015 2016 1520 304 46 99 2 1000 3 2157 290 170 81 16 5900 6 155 155 51 60 14 5000 1 3247 135 340 54 0 0 0
2013 2014 2015 2016
Activities
Seizures
Value of Seizures
Williston Police Department Annual Report 2016 Page | 19 $113,252.00 $39,719.00 $12,891.00 $106,721.00 $6,344.00 $2,500.00 $0.00 $0.00 Currency Seized Value of Vehicles Seized
2013 2014 2015 2016 $547,326.00 $1,158,117.00 $540,234.00 $930,500.00
Funds Generated 2013 2014 2015 2016
Funds Generated by Canine Unit
Crime Prevention
Programs
D.A.R.E
Crossing Guard
Alcohol Server Training
Alcohol and Tobacco Compliance Checks
Seatbelt Safety
Law and Justice High School Presentations
Bike Rodeo
Crime Stopper Events
Press Releases
Community Policing Presentations
Neighborhood Watch
Safety Talks
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Talk Students Adults Hours Counteract 70 600 25 100 Kids’ Day Out 25 1,000 60 10 Media 30 5 45 30 Department Tours 10 250 45 10 Safety Talks 15 450 200 15 Grant Meetings 0 0 0 0 Community Meetings 35 250 450 35 Bank Robbery 2 0 40 4 School Presentations 40 3500 45 65 Alcohol Server Training 4 0 295 16 Other Classes 10 150 150 25 Bike Rodeo 1 75 90 8 Totals 242 6,280 1,445 318 Totals Students Adults Totals 2016 6,280 1,445 7,725 2015 3,543 1,107 4,650 2014 4,514 948 5,462 2013 4,630 734 5364 2012 3,912 708 4,620 5 Year Average 4,575 988 5,564
Presentations
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2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 Scams 107 87 45 32 30 Theft 1,983 1,662 1,574 1,140 886 Fights 1,823 1,954 1,230 1,070 1,045 Prowlers 864 1,644 503 280 267 Harassment 899 326 364 596 448 Juvenile 957 674 826 701 618 Domestics 624 742 1,123 841 767 Parties 926 76 538 410 390 Noise 769 446 812 697 637 Vehicles 8,137 7,204 6,341 6,100 5,722 Ambulance 1,364 884 2,158 1,997 1,611 Other 10,054 8,016 7,591 7,100 6,450 Totals 28,507 23,715 23,105 21,075 18,871 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Reported Activities
Calls versus Incident Reports
By increasing the citizens’ awareness of what is suspicious activity and what is cr iminal activity, we hope to increase the call for police assistance and decrease the number of actual criminal incident reports.
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2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 Suspicious Activity Calls 24,248 23,715 23,895 21,075 18,871 Incident Reports 4,398 4,000 3,175 2,294 1,830 Five Year Average Calls Incident Reports 28,507 3,139 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 Calls Made Incident Reports
Northwest Narcotics Task Force
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Northwest Narcotics Task Force
Derek Madsen, CoordinatorThe Northwest Narcotics Task Force is a multi-jurisdictional drug task force. It is a joint effort set forth by area Law Enforcement agencies. These agencies include the Williams, McKenzie and Divide Sheriff’s Offices and the Williston, Watford City, and Crosby Police Departments. This has been a successful endeavor for nearly two decades.
The NWNTF consists of 4 agents who cover Williams County, Williston, McKenzie County, Watford City, and Divide County. The NWNTF has recently added a 5th agent whom was appointed by the McKenzie County Sheriff’s Office. As part of the Oil Impact Grant funding, the NWNTF employs a full time Administrative Assistant/Intel Analyst. The intel analyst position is key to the operation of the NWNTF. During the calendar year of 2016, the intel analyst assisted 8 separate agencies not including the NWNTF with a variety of intelligence information requests. The intel analyst completed 233 intelligence information requests with 108 of those belonging to agencies outside the NWNTF.
Over the last year the NWNTF made several changes in overall goal and focus in an effort to adjust for larger and more complex drug trafficking organizations. In the past, the NWNTF has focused on local issues, which included simple drug possession charges and delivery of controlled substances on a lesser level. With the huge influx of population, the NWNTF has been forced to shift its focus to organized criminals that use the Bakken as an opportunity to make large sums of money selling drugs.
One of the major issues the NWNTF continues to face are the transient dealers that are coming to the area from all over the world, hoping to get a foothold in the Bakken drug market. To combat these jurisdictional issues the NWNTF continues to work with the Montana DCI and their task forces, FBI, DEA, and other Federal agencies, not only in effort to combat the drugs being brought in but also for the Federal prosecution that goes hand in hand. With the slowdown in oil in 2016, the NWNTF witnessed continual high prices for all narcotics. The supply and demand for narcotics remains at a high level in the Bakken region and the supply of those narcotics is constant.
The NWNTF executed 43 search warrants, which is almost 3 times more than in 2015.
The NWNTF has conducted approximately 118 cases (53% increase) that have led to over 183 felony and 128 misdemeanor arrests. Approximately half of the total cases
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conducted by the NWNTF are methamphetamine cases and more than doubled the amount of heroin cases from last year.
The NWNTF confiscated over $44,794 worth of marijuana, $98,412 worth of heroin, $226,723 worth of methamphetamine, and over 1231 dosage units of controlled prescriptions. Other drugs seized include cocaine and synthetic cannabis.
In all the NWNTF seized approximately $425,000.00 in drugs in 2016. Needless to say our statistics for cases, search warrants and drug seizure amounts have increased from 2015.
In addition to the illegal drugs and narcotics removed from the streets the NWNTF has also seized cash and assets, to include vehicles and firearms, all used or derived from the sale/transport of narcotics.
The NWNTF have always been available and utilized by the member agencies to transport non-drug evidence, install camera systems for theft investigations, assist with non-drug related undercover operations and investigations, execution of search warrants, etc.
The NWNTF conducted numerous presentations throughout the year to oil field companies, schools, churches, and local businesses. The requests for presentations are on the rise which is a trend we strive for and hope will continue.
Sincerely,
Special Agent Derek Madsen ND Bureau of Criminal Investigations
Northwest Narcotics Task Force Coordinator
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2016
Williston Police Department Officer of the Year
Began employment with the Williston Police Department on January 23, 2013
Detective Daniel Dery
