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Live Scan / Digital Mug Shot Project |
In August of
2004 the Auburn Police Department was awarded a competitive grant from
the New York State Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) under
the Byrne Grant Program for the Store and Forward Implementation
Expansion Project. The grant award was $45,790 with a
matching fund amount of $15,263 provided by the Auburn Police Department
for a total project cost of $61,053. This project will allow
the Auburn Police Department to implement
Livescan Technology
for the electronic capture and transmission of arrest fingerprints, data
and mug shots to the New York State Division of Criminal Justice
Services and the Federal Bureau of Investigations.
This technology
will assist Auburn Police Officer's with the prompt processing of a
defendant, accurately recording their fingerprints and mug shot in a
digital format and then electronically sending these fingerprints to the
states Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) and the Federal
Bureau of Investigations where the fingerprints will be compared to
other prints on file verifying the defendants identity and alerting the
arresting Officer of any outstanding warrants within New York State and
across the country. This process and the response from DCJS will
be received within a matter of minutes instead of the weeks a response
would take when fingerprints were rolled with ink and sent through the
mail.
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Police Department will be securely linked with Onondaga Counties
"Store and Forward Server". This among other features
allows our Officers to access the mug shot database of all other
agencies submitting through Onondaga's server. These
agencies include Onondaga County Sheriff's Department, Syracuse
City Police Department, Camillus Police Department, Dewitt
Police Department, Manlius Police Department, Oswego City and
Sheriff's Departments, Baldwinsville Police Department, Cicero
Police Department, Clay Police Department and SUNY Hospital
Police. With this added mug shot database searching
capability, our Officers can more quickly identify criminals
that come into our City from elsewhere. Officers will also
be able to pull up these mug shots from within their patrol cars
using our Mobile Data Terminals which are installed in all
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The Auburn Police
Department has chosen the vendor
ComnetiX Computer Systems to supply our agency with the equipment
and software technology necessary to complete this project.
ComnetiX principal business is
the provision of advanced biometric, hardware-independent, FBI
standards-based verification and identification software solutions.
Since its inception in 1980, the company has become a leader in the
development of state of the art networked criminal intelligence systems.
They
currently have several installations operating in New York State. They
include Suffolk County, Albany Police Department, Erie County, Broome
County Sheriff’s Department.
The Auburn Police Department is
anticipating a grant contract to arrive from NYS DCJS in the near future
and once this arrives our agency plans on the immediate purchase of the
software and equipment needed to implement this project. Our goal
is to have this project in place and our staff trained by the beginning
of January 2005.
The Auburn
Police Department recently was awarded $ 38,110 as a continuation of the COPS '98 federal
technology grants for law enforcement. This award will allow the upgrade and completion of
the Mobile Data Terminal (M.D.T.) Project Phase. This phase is but a portion of the Auburn
Police Department's planned modernization and technology advancements for the new
millennium. These planned advancements of using technology to increase law enforcement
effectiveness allows individual police officers to lesson the amount of necessary
paperwork and dedicate that saved time to be more proactive to community needs.
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installation of mobile data terminals in all patrol vehicles. It also allows for the
purchase of 3 personal computers to enhance the system within the operations areas of the
department. Since the inception of the M.D.T.
project, the Auburn Police Department has benefited greatly from the enhanced ability of
officers on the street to access the departments records management system for
information. Addresses and descriptions of persons on files, outstanding warrants, motor
vehicle information via state D.M.V. files, information on property owners and business
owners and other information that is invaluable to street police operations, is now at the
officers fingertips. |
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The M.D.T. Project has also enabled officers to complete routine
reports in their patrol vehicles and download those reports onto a disk in the police
cruiser. The disk is then downloaded and printed by personal computers at headquarters at
the completion of the officer's shift. Officers can receive voiceless officer safety and
general information from headquarters and can communicate sensitive information to
headquarters and to other officers on the street through the messaging function.
Furthermore, the technology involved in the M.D.T.'S has freed
dispatcher time by allowing the officer on the street to bypass the dispatcher to retrieve
needed information. This enables the dispatch function to be less hectic during peak call
loads and reduces stress levels in both the officers and the dispatch personnel.
The inception of E-911 within Cayuga County, in which the City of Auburn is located, is
scheduled within eight to twelve months and should open further opportunities for linkage
of mobile data technology on a county-wide basis with the County Sheriffs
Office. In the
future, if funding sources are available, a complete transition to a networked system for
the entire police building utilizing p.c. workstations, inclusive of all personnel, is
envisioned. This networking will allow the flexibility of a p.c. Windows system to be
linked to the present in-house records management system. The current records management
system for the police department operates in an AS-400 environment and is available in the
M.D.T. system in all patrol units.
Auburn Police Department Statistics
For October 2008
Gary J. Giannotta, Chief of Police
| Calls For Service |
1,666 |
| Calls For Service For The Year To
Date: |
18,781 |
| Number of Adult Arrests: |
107 |
| Number of Adult Charges Filed: |
187 |
| Number of Juvenile Arrests: |
10 |
| Number of Juvenile Charges Filed: |
12 |
| Alarms Responded To: |
29 |
| Animal Complaints Investigated: |
45 |
| Assault Investigations: |
14 |
| Burglary Investigations: |
33 |
| Criminal Mischief Investigations: |
52 |
| Reports of Disorderly Conduct,
Fights and Noise: |
119 |
| Domestic Violence Investigations: |
105 |
| Drug Investigations: |
19 |
| Fraud Investigations: |
8 |
| Harassment Investigations: |
99 |
| Hang-up Calls to 911 Requiring a Police Response: |
52 |
| Juvenile Complaints Investigated: |
44 |
| Larceny Investigations: |
75 |
| Landlord Tenant Disputes: |
15 |
| Mental Health Problems Investigated: |
15 |
| Missing Person Complaints
Investigated: |
25 |
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Property Damage Motor Vehicle Accidents Investigated: |
99 |
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Personal Injury Motor Vehicle Accidents Investigated: |
13 |
| Neighbor Problems Investigated: |
16 |
| Officers injured On Duty: |
2 |
| Orders of Protection Violated: |
12 |
| Parking Complaints Investigated: |
40 |
| Robbery Investigations: |
0 |
| Sex Offenses Investigated: |
7 |
| Suicide Attempts Investigated: |
9 |
| Suspicious Activity Investigated: |
57 |
| Traffic Stops Made: |
118 |
| Traffic Tickets Issued: |
201 |
| Prisoner Transports: |
28 |
| Trespass Investigations: |
8 |
| Warrants Executed: |
8 |
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AUBURN POLICE DEPARTMENT
October
2008 STATISTICS (CONTINUED)
Detective Bureau personnel were assigned
66 new cases,
closed out 82 previously assigned cases through investigation, petitioned
4 juveniles to Cayuga County Family Court, and arrested
10 adults
for criminal activity and applied for 13 warrants for a total of 60 charges. Detective Bureau personnel made arrests for
24 felonies, and 34 misdemeanors and 2 violation. The Detective Bureau received
6 domestic violence cases from patrol division for
further investigation.
The Identification Bureau was assigned
59 new cases.
Officers processed 30 background checks, renewed 14 taxi licenses and oversaw the state mandated reporting
of 75 sex offenders residing in the City of Auburn. Officers processed
7
items of evidence within the Identification Bureau and sent 35 other items out
to the crime lab for further processing.
The School Resource Officer program
handled 171 incidents in and around school buildings which required
intervention by school officers. The incidents included
criminal cases, fighting, bullying and other disruptive behavior.
There were 3 arrests made concerning school related incidents which
included criminal cases, fighting, bullying and other disruptive
behavior. There were 3 arrests made concerning school related
incidents which included 2 adults and 1 juvenile.
The City Jail temporarily housed 13
persons awaiting arraignment in Auburn City Court on various charges.

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Auburn Police Department
Statistics For The Year 2007
Gary J. Giannotta, Chief Of Police
Calls For Service Answered During
2007: |
21,655 |
Arrest Total For The Year: |
2,374 |
Alarm Responses: |
537 |
Assaults Responded To: |
127 |
Burglaries Responded To: |
190 |
Checks of Person's Welfare |
327 |
| Criminal Mischief Complaints: |
521 |
| Disorderly Conduct, Fights, and Noise Complaints: |
1,750 |
| Domestic Violence Incident Responses: |
1,331 |
Drug Overdose Investigations: |
134 |
| Fraud Investigations: |
101 |
| Harassment Complaints: |
1,042 |
| Hang-Up Calls to 911 Requiring a Police Response: |
651 |
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Investigations: |
1,129 |
| Juvenile Investigations: |
714 |
| Juvenile Arrests: |
55 |
| Larceny Reports: |
883 |
| Landlord/Tenant Disputes: |
127 |
| Mental Health Problems Responded To: |
135 |
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Missing Persons Investigated: |
232 |
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Property Damage Motor Vehicle Accidents: |
1,403 |
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Personal Injury Motor Vehicle Accidents: |
141 |
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Neighbor Problems Responded To: |
263 |
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On Duty Officer Injury Incidents: |
20 |
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Order of Protection Violations: |
77 |
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Parking Problems Responded To: |
699 |
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Robberies Investigated: |
15 |
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Sex Offenses Investigated: |
50 |
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Suicide Attempts Responded To: |
105 |
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Suspicious Activity Investigated: |
625 |
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Traffic Stops and Complaints: |
2,097 |
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Prisoner Transports: |
259 |
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Trespass Reports Investigated: |
61 |
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Warrants Executed: |
200 |
AUBURN POLICE DEPARTMENT 2007
Annual STATISTICS (CONTINUED)
The uniformed Patrol Division responded to 1,403 motor vehicle accidents
with 141 of those involving personal injury. Patrol Officers
issued 2,219 uniform traffic tickets, made 100 driving while intoxicated arrests, executed
709 arrest warrants, served 609 court protection orders and subpoenas, and responded to
1,637
incidents of domestic violence. Officers responded to 537 intrusion, panic, hold-up
alarms from residences and businesses. Patrol Officers also
responded to 651 reported 911 hang-up call dispatched through the Cayuga
County E-911 Center. The Traffic Unit conducted both seat belt and
aggressive driving enforcement details in cooperation with the New York
State Police and the Cayuga County Sheriff's Department. Department personnel engaged in
140 presentations and
police building tours for various community groups. The
presentations included safety talks, child fingerprinting and ID card
making along with K-9 demonstrations. The Patrol Division assisted in 201
standby/prevent breach of peace requests concerning domestic violence related
issues. Officers were involved in 250 assists to other Police Agencies,
responded to 1,750 reports of disorderly conduct, fights and noise problems.
The City Jail temporarily housed 134 persons for the 2007 year.
Detective Bureau personnel were assigned 631 new cases during the year,
closed out 588 cases. 55
juveniles were petitioned to Cayuga County Family Court, and 391 adults were
arrested.
Detective Bureau personnel made arrests for 144 felonies, and 188 misdemeanors
The Identification Bureau had 781 new cases assigned, sent 215
cases to crime labs throughout the State for technical processing, processed 488
individual background checks, processed 69 cases for latent fingerprints and
arrested 7 registered sex offenders for failure to comply with the state
mandated reporting requirements.
COMMUNITY POLICING AND SCHOOL
RESOURCE OFFICER INFORMATION
The Police Departments 5 School Resource
Officers assigned to the 8 Auburn Schools reported 213 incidents
requiring their services. Included in those 213 incidents were
issues involving student
bullying, larcenies of property, criminal mischief,
disorderly behavior on school property which resulted in 11 adult arrests.
The school based officers referred students and parents to appropriate
school services and community service agencies for assistance. The
school based officers also made arrests for incidents involving criminal
law violations in and around school property and school functions within
the community. The School Resource Officers also instructed
students in alcohol abuse and dating violence prevention.
The department implemented a motorcycle patrol for
warm weather months and updated it's computer related activities. The
Police Department hired two new Officers and maintained it's previous staffing
of 69 sworn officers.

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